Shooting Sports

2018-19 Shooting Sports Schedule/Results

Roster

Date Event Location Results
Sept. 15-16 Fort Hays State Intercollegiate Shoot Hays, Kan. Results
Sept. 22-23 ACUI Western International Championship Colorado Springs, Colo. Recap
Sept. 29-30 Prairie Circuit Classic Fall Championship North Platte, Neb. Results
Oct. 6-7 Bulldog Sporting Classic Brainard, Neb. Results
Oct. 13-14 Bronco Invitational Grand Island, Neb. Results
Nov. 3-4 ACUI Midwest Championship Grand Island, Neb. Results
Jan. 23-27 ACUI Super Shoot Tucson, Ariz. Recap
March 9-10 Doane Tiger Shooting Invitational Lincoln, Neb. Recap
March 25-30 ACUI National Championships San Antonio, Texas Recap

2018-19 Roster

Name Year Hometown Previous School
Bryon Baca Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. Manitou Springs HS
Katelyn Bowers Fr. Hamel, Ill. Metro East Lutheran HS
Nicole Breese Fr. Solon, Iowa Solon HS
Daniel Cahoon Jr. Seward, Neb. Seward HS
Mitchell Charron Sr. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln Southwest HS
Luke Comstock So. Bigfork, Mont. Home Schooled
Ethan Cradick Sr. York, Neb. York HS
Monica Dale Jr. Burlington, Wis. Wilmot Union HS / Simpson College
Wyatt Eriksen So. Grand Island, Neb. Grand Island Northwest HS
Kate Esser Jr. Mayer, Minn. Mayer Lutheran HS
Graham Friske Fr. Waconia, Minn. Mayer Lutheran HS
Wyatt Hambly Fr. Passo Robles, Calif. Paso Robles HS
Sydni Kroll Fr. Gibbon, Neb. Gibbon HS
Erin Lokke Sr. Saint Francis, Minn. Saint Francis HS
Russell Malterud Fr. North Branch, Minn. North Branch Area HS
Sabra Moore Jr. Shelby, Neb. David City Public Schools
Mackenze Origer So. Willow, Ark. Houston HS
Tia Pawloski Jr. Gann Valley, S.D. Miller HS
Tristian Peter Fr. Nebraska City, Neb. Lourdes Central Catholic HS
Sam Philson Fr. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln Southwest HS
Emily Rasmussen Fr. Union Grove, Wis. Union Grove HS
Cally Rogers Fr. Bellevue, Neb. Platteview HS
Sara Schwacher Fr. Waterford, Wis. Waterford Union HS
Thomas Sosso Fr. Papillion, Neb. Papillion La Vista HS
Tanner Sovereign Jr. Elkhorn, Neb. Elkhorn HS
Damien Stewart Fr. Glenwood Springs, Colo. Glenwood Springs HS
Rebecca Tierney So. Charles City, Iowa Charles City HS / Simpson College
Colten Uitermarkt Fr. Otley, Iowa Pella Christian HS
Emma Van Donselaar So. Oskaloosa, Iowa Pella Christian HS / Simpson College
Brook Wagner Jr. Plattsmouth, Neb. Conestoga HS
Grace Weber Fr. Edwardsville, Ill. Metro East Lutheran HS
Hannah Wiedebush So. Mansfield, S.D. Warner HS
Autumn Wildfeuer Jr. Truman, Minn. Martin Luther HS

Scott Moniot, Head Coach

Moniot to lead trap and skeet program

Jun. 27, 2018

SEWARD, Neb. – The 2018-19 campaign will mark a new era for Concordia University’s trap and skeet programs in more ways than one. On Wednesday (June 27), Scott Moniot was announced as the team’s new head coach. Moniot will lead a program that will now be administered within the athletic department and will be officially recognized as an intercollegiate varsity sport at Concordia.

Trap and skeet began at Concordia as a club team starting in the 2015-16 academic year. Dr. Joel Helmer, who serves as professor of geography and social sciences department chair, held the role of trap and skeet head coach for the first four seasons of the program’s existence. He will aid Moniot as an assistant in 2018-19.

Said Moniot in a statement, “I am very excited to join the Concordia family and am so grateful for the opportunity and the warmth and welcome extended to me by the administration and athletic staff. I am looking forward to the continuing development and success of the Trap and Skeet program as it transitions from a club sport to a varsity athletic program. I count it a privilege to partner with Concordia and to invest in the lives of young people as they pursue their faith, education and personal goals.”

Said Director of Athletics Devin Smith in a statement, “Coach Moniot has extensive experience and expertise in recruitment, promotion, coaching instruction (strategic mental approach) and program development. His relationship with Jesus became so evident in our time pursuing Scott for this position as the new leader of the Bulldog Trap and Skeet Team. Concordia University, Nebraska and Bulldog Athletics is blessed to have a person of this caliber joining our family to optimize the resources and maximize the relationships with our current and prospective students. Angela Muller (Associate AD) and I am convinced that he will develop champions in the classroom, community and competitive setting.”

As someone with a background in youth ministry, Moniot has long been passionate about positively impacting the lives of young people. Most recently, Moniot spent two years as the head coach for the shooting sports program at Simpson College, an NCAA Division III institution located in Indianola, Iowa. Originally from Michigan, Moniot made an immediate impact with the Storm to a Division IV International Trap national title at the 2017 Association of College Unions International Championships in San Antonio, Texas. At that same event, Simpson finished second in the Division IV High Over All (HOA) and team member Tom Miller won the individual Division IV B Class ACUI trap national championship.

Moniot has tutored several other standout individuals in his short time at Simpson. Maddy Bernau shot her way onto Team USA Shooting’s National Junior Team. A total of six of Moniot’s Storm shooters have qualified for the Junior Olympics. Additionally, Moniot’s student-athletes have excelled at high levels in the classroom.

Prior to joining the staff at Simpson, Moniot worked as the Scholastic Clay Target Program’s National Director of Development as an employee of the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF). The SSSF is a not-for-profit organization and is a national leader in the youth shooting sports program. Their mission is to enhance the growth and personal development of student-athletes throughout the nation via shooting sports.

A Vennard College (Iowa) alum, Moniot brings many other qualifications. He has served as a coach and administrator for SCTP Junior Olympic Development Camps at the Olympic Training Center (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and as a National Coach Development Staff (NCDS) shotgun instructor and is certified as a level 3 advanced shotgun coach. He is a member of USA Shooting with more than eight years of experience in starting, developing and multiplying shooting sports programs from grade school through college.

Heavily involved in the communities in which he has lived, Moniot has spent more than 25 years combined in roles as a Christian education director, a children’s church coordinator, teacher and pastor. He has also volunteered his services as a fireman and as a little league and youth coach for various sports.

Scott and his wife Donna have three children: Stephanie, Jaci and Clay. Moniot graduated from Vennard with degrees in youth and camp ministry and theology.

Season preview: shooting sports opens new era this weekend

Sept. 13, 2018

t is now year five of existence for Concordia University’s shooting sports programs (formerly referred to as trap & skeet). Bulldog shooting sports now has more upperclassmen and experience than it has ever had before, something that will serve it well in a new era. Change has blown through the program in ways that will transform it in years to come.

For starters, shooting sports officially moved under the umbrella of the athletic department this past summer. For the first-time, Concordia shooting sports also has a full-time head coach. Previously the head coach at Simpson College (Iowa), Scott Moniot now takes the reins of the program. Dr. Joel Helmer, who started shooting sports at Concordia, will continue to serve the team, but in a new role as an assistant.

“I can’t tell you how very excited I am to be under the athletic department of Concordia University,” Moniot said. “(Director of Athletics) Devin (Smith) and (Associated Athletics Director) Angela (Muller) have been instrumental and extremely helpful in making adjustments and putting this together to make us successful. I can’t say enough about how appreciative I am of the whole staff and environment. I’m hearing from the kids already about how this is a great fit for them. A lot of the freshmen have said how the people here are wonderful and they love the environment and what Concordia stands for.”

Perhaps it won’t be long before it also stands for excellence in shooting sports. This season’s roster has exploded from 14 in 2017-18 to 33 in 2018-19. Thirteen of those roster members competed for the Bulldogs at this past spring’s Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Clay Targets Championships. The most accomplished of the group is senior Erin Lokke, who has twice earned a spot on the Collegiate USA Skeet Team.

A native of Saint Francis, Minn., Lokke again paced the Bulldogs on the national stage. Among all men’s and women’s competitors, Lokke (348/400) finished 194th on the overall leaderboard at the ACUI Championships. In an invitation only competition, Lokke finished third in ISO Skeet. Next in line behind Lokke, in terms of high overall, were teammates in Mackenze Origer (340/400), Ethan Cradick (334/400) and Mitchell Charron (329/400).

The returners on join on this season’s team by 20 newcomers. That list includes several who were either coached by Moniot at Simpson or had seriously considered shooting at Simpson. Moniot has already made mention of freshman Graham Friske (Waconia, Minn.) for his rapid improvement in just a short time on campus. Friske is also one of the least experienced shooters on the roster.

“Graham is out there starting to crush targets,” Moniot said. “He’s not the only one. He’s probably the one we’ve changed the most this quickly. He’s seeing huge success and has a smile on his face. That’s a win for everybody. That can happen for each one of them. I think they’re really enjoying the opportunity to compete.”

Since school began, Moniot has held four practices each week at the team’s home facility, Oak Creek Sporting Club (Brainard, Neb.), which Moniot calls one of the top courses in the nation. Each shooter is required to make at least two practices each week but can attend up to three per week by maintaining a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Because of the volume of shooters, Moniot and Helmer are able to give them more personal attention by splitting up their competitors throughout the week at practice.

So far, Moniot has been pleased with the attitude and the progress shown by his shooters. The returners are adapting quickly to new techniques and ways of doing things. Moniot’s been especially happy to see the way that Lokke has bought in.

“Her willingness to take instruction from a new coach has been refreshing,” Moniot said. “She’s a senior and she’s been working on her skillset for a while. She’s been coached totally different than how I’m coaching. She’s been very open to new ways and new styles and techniques that we’re working on with everybody. All of them have been really good about that. It’s been a great transition. They are applying themselves and I think we’re starting to see the results.”

While at Simpson, Moniot trained Maddy Bernau, who shot her way onto Team USA Shooting’s National Junior Team. As someone who has served as a coach and administrator for SCTP Junior Olympic Development Camps at the Olympic Training Center, Moniot knows talent when he sees it. The good news is that he sees talent right here at Concordia.

Says Moniot, “Every coach wants to come in and have a program and a regimen that help these kids understand the concept and take it to whatever level they decide to go to. It doesn’t work if a coach tries to push a kid who really doesn’t have that end goal. We have a couple kids here already who are thinking about Paris in 2024, which is the Olympics. We have a couple kids coming in here now that have the potential to do that if they apply themselves and learn their trade.”

It's time for this new era of Concordia shooting sports to get started. Every shooter on the roster will be traveling to Hays, Kan., for the Fort Hays State Fall Intercollegiate Shoot this Saturday and Sunday. For this first event, Moniot wants to accomplish more than just hitting a lot of targets. This is an event that will help lay the groundwork for what’s to come.

It’s a long season with the most significant event – the ACUI National Championships – coming up next spring. That gives Moniot and company time to develop before appearing on the national stage.

“The first event you’re hoping for cohesiveness,” Moniot said. “When we get down there, everybody will compete in two events and some will get to compete in the high overall and see how high we can place as a team. I’m not concerned about that. All of these events while they’re great in the fall, it’s more about getting better.”

Bulldogs turn in 16 scores in 90s in season opening shooting sports event

Sept. 18, 2018

HAYS, Kan. – The opening of the fifth season of Concordia University’s shooting sports programs (first as a varsity sport administered by the athletic department) got started with the Bulldogs placing sixth high overall among 12 teams at the Fort Hays State University Fall Intercollegiate Shoot (Sept. 15-16) in Hays, Kan. While making his debut as Concordia’s head coach, Scott Moniot showcased the largest roster in program history. All 33 Bulldogs competed at the event.

The Fort Hays State Shoot featured some of the top programs in the country, including national powerhouse Lindenwood University (Mo.). Moniot’s bunch showed they could be competitive. Concordia shooters combined to post 16 scores of 90 or better.

“I was really happy with some of the personal performances,” Moniot said. “We faced some adversity. We started out late because we had a kid go to a hospital. It kind of put the whole thing in motion late. Everybody did their jobs. We came home and I think everyone is pretty determined to get to work. They saw where we need to be if we want to be in contention. They saw they could do it. Two weeks from now we’re really going to get a good test to see where we’re going to be. I’m excited to see what happens.”

In terms of high overall, the top Bulldog performer in Hays was freshman Bryon Bacca, who shot 90/100 in both double trap and wobble. He finished the event by hitting 346 total targets. The top five high overall for Concordia included freshman Wyatt Hambly (343/400), senior Erin Lokke (337/400), freshmen Emily Rassmussen (335/400) and Colten Uitermarkt (334/400). A native of Saint Francis, Minn., Lokke is the most accomplished shooter in the young history of the program. She did her best work in wobble (92/100).

The highest total turned in by a Bulldog in any single event was the 98/100 from junior Monica Dale in wobble. Not only did Hambly shoot a 96 in trap, he also scored 90/100 in wobble. Baca (90 in both double trap and wobble), sophomore Wyatt Eriksen (93 in wobble, 93 in trap) and freshman Sam Philson (92 in wobble, 91 in trap) also turned in multiple scores of 90 or better.

One of the highlights for Moniot was also seeing his teammates rally behind freshman Damien Stewart, who suffered an ankle injury on Saturday, but still competed. Stewart shot off a swivel stool and was helped to the other stations by Bulldog teammates. Said Moniot, “People said that was the highlight of their weekend, seeing that kind of team bonding. I was pretty proud of those kids.”

Half of the team’s scores in the 90s came in wobble. As a team, Concordia placed sixth high overall in wobble.

The next event is coming up this weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Bulldogs will compete at the ACUI Western International Championship on Saturday and Sunday. Encouraged so far, Moniot has high hopes for what’s to come.

Said Moniot, “It was fun to take some of the talent we already had and mix it with the new talent. As a team we shot the highest score we ever shot in some of the events. It will be really interesting in two weeks when we go to our conference championship. I have a feeling if we do our job, people are going to take notice. That will give us a good barometer of how our talent compares, and I think we’re going to be in a pretty good spot.”

Dale, Lokke take gold at ACUI Western International Championship

Sept. 25, 2018

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Over the weekend (Sept. 22-23), members of the Concordia University shooting sports program rubbed elbows with resident athletes at the U.S. Olympic Training Center and even Caitlin Connor, 2018 ISSF world champion in women’s skeet. The Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Western International Championship held in Colorado Springs, Colo., featured 11 Bulldog competitors, including four who came away with top-three finishes required to reach the podium.

This marked the second event this fall for head coach Scott Moniot’s program. It was a fruitful weekend. Senior Erin Lokke won the women’s international skeet competition while junior Monica Dale did the same in women’s international trap.

“The team really jelled,” Moniot said. “Any time you break it down and you have kids shoot the same disciplines, it’s cool to see them encouraging each other. We went with the idea that we had some stuff we needed to work on. Everybody wants to compete and everybody wants to win. We went with a mindset that we needed to discipline ourselves and practice what we need to work on to continue the path of getting better. If we take care of business and perfect the fundamentals, then we’re in a position where we’ll see success happening.”

Lokke and her teammates actually swept the podium in international skeet. Sophomore Emma Van Donselaar (Otley, Iowa) and freshman Sara Schwacher (Waterford, Wis.) took silver and bronze medals, respectively. Another Concordia freshman in Emily Rasmussen of Union Grove, Wis., placed fourth in the event.

Of the 11 shooters who represented the Bulldogs, only Lokke and sophomore Wyatt Eriksen are returners from the 2017-18 team. They were joined in Colorado Springs by three transfers from Simpson College (Iowa), including Dale, and six freshmen. On the men’s side, Colten Uitermarkt (Otley, Iowa) also advanced to the finals of an event.

For a young team, Lokke’s leadership is invaluable. She knocked out a perfect round (25/25) at one point in Colorado Springs and was recognized with a special USA shooting jacket for her third place finish in international skeet at this past spring’s ACUI national championships. Lokke’s performance at the national event earned her a spot on the USA collegiate national team.

“Erin Lokke is the senior leader and the one who’s been at the forefront in leading the team,” Moniot said. “She bounced back from FHSU strong with a great attitude. She was willing to change things at a competition that meant a lot to her. This is where she wants to go. She was willing to work on things there. Second round in the wind out there, she blows out a perfect round. She didn’t miss a target – one of the few all week to run a perfect score on one of the rounds.”

The early returns across the board have been encouraging for Moniot, who was just named the program’s head coach in late June. He says his athletes are responding well to new ways of thinking.

Said Moniot, “Sara Schwacher from Wisconsin stepped up and the light bulb went on. She started putting things together. We tweaked a few things. We did that with all the kids. Every one of them had an unbelievable attitude. As a coach, this is the kind of weekend you dream about. You put in all this hard work and then you see these kids go out there and take care of business. We had a great weekend. We got noticed.”

Coming up this Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 29-30) is the Prairie Circuit Classic Fall Championship, essentially the conference championships. The event will take place in North Platte, Neb.

Lokke places second, three Bulldogs land on freshman all-conference team

Oct. 2, 2018

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – The season rolled on for the Concordia University shooting sports team with an appearance over the weekend (Sept. 29-30) at the Prairie Circuit Classic Fall Championship in North Platte, Neb. What essentially served as the fall conference championships involving squads from five different states, the Bulldogs placed sixth high overall among 10 teams, including shooting sports heavyweights in Fort Hays State University and Midland.

First-year head coach Scott Moniot’s program emerged from the event with several standout individual performances. Once again, senior Erin Lokke headlined Concordia’s efforts by cracking 430 targets (over five events) for a women’s second high overall finish.

“With a lineup of 15 freshmen, we held our own,” said Moniot at Tuesday (Oct. 2)’s Bulldog Athletic Association luncheon. “Erin came out and absolutely rocked it. She was only four targets out of winning the female division. We also had some of our freshmen step up. They really produced well this weekend. Wyatt Hambly was only beat by one other freshman. We missed making the podium on a couple of events by two-to-four targets. For a young team, it was pretty impressive.”

Lokke scored in the 90s in trap (96), skeet (94) and skeet doubles (93). The performance came a week after the Saint Francis, Minn., native took gold in international skeet at the ACUI Western International Championship in Colorado Springs. Said Moniot, “Erin is a dominant competitor, not just for our school, but in the country. She showed true grit out there this past weekend in tough conditions.”

A total of 27 Bulldogs made the trip to North Platte. A very freshman-laden team showed that it belonged. Concordia turned its highest team finish in super sporting (310), placing third. In addition to Hambly earning a spot on the all-conference freshman men’s team, Bulldogs Emily Rasmussen and Sara Schwacher made their way on to an exclusive five-member all-conference freshman women’s team.

Concordia’s top five shooters, in terms of high overall, at the Prairie Circuit Classic were Hambly (431), Lokke (430), freshmen Colten Uitermarkt (408) and Sam Philson (398) and sophomore Mackenze Origer (385). Hambly also hit more than 90 targets in three separate events.

“All-in-all, we had a really successful weekend,” Moniot said. "The kids are learning what it means to shoot in a college tournament. We have a lot of steam moving forward.”

Now it’s Concordia’s chance to host. The program will welcome 13 colleges from seven different states to this Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 6-7)’s Bulldog Sporting Classic. Concordia’s home venue is Oak Creek Sporting Club in Brainerd, Neb.

Hambly tops Bulldogs on home turf at Oak Creek

Oct. 8, 2018

BRAINARD, Neb. – The Concordia University shooting program welcomed competitors from 10 other institutions to its home course while playing the role of host for the first time this season. Among the 11 squads at the Bulldog Sporting Classic this past weekend (Oct. 6-7), the Bulldogs placed seventh high overall by cracking 1,251 targets.

Shooters from top programs from around the nation such as Fort Hays State University (Kan.) convened on the event that took place at Oak Creek Sporting Club in Brainard, Neb. There 160 shooters in attendance.

“I think it ran really smooth,” said first-year head coach Scott Moniot. “For a sporting clay-super sporting tournament, we had all positive comments. Some of the coaches from the other colleges said, don’t change a thing. They loved it. It ran really well for the first time hosting. It went off without a major hiccup.

“We performed pretty well. Some of our younger kids are starting to settle in. Almost everybody’s scores have been consistently marching upwards.”

Moniot knew he would have to exercise some degree of patience considering the wealth of freshmen on the roster. The Bulldogs were without two of their top shooters with Erin Lokke and Emma Van Donselaar off shooting at the USA national championships in Colorado Springs, Colo. At the Bulldog Sporting Classic, three of the top five and six of the top 10 spots for Concordia, in terms of high overall, were held down by freshmen. Rookie Wyatt Hambly hit 254 targets to pace the Bulldogs.

The rest of the team’s top five high overall were sophomores Mackenze Origer (248) and Rebecca Tierney (244) and freshmen Emily Rasmussen (243) and Colten Uitermarkt (240). Concordia unleashed 29 competitors into the field that was bested by Austin Svoboda (282) of Fort Hays State. Moniot continues to put his team up against the top collegiate shooting programs in the country. The Bulldog Sporting Classic also included Nebraska schools such as Doane, Hastings and Midland.

“You have to keep things in perspective with a young team,” Moniot said. “You’re going up against kids for Fort Hays State that are fifth or sixth-year college students. They’ve been at this game longer than our freshmen. They are some of the very best in the whole nation. It gives them a really good indication of where they need to go if they want to climb to the top. We’re getting better. I think it was a solid performance. I don’t think we had as much nerves.”

Many of Concordia’s top performances came in super sporting with six individuals busting at least 87 targets in the event: Origer (91), Hambly (90), Rasmussen (89), freshmen Russell Malterud (88) and Byron Baca (87) and junior Sabra Moore (87). Uitermarkt hit 87 targets in sporting clay (red).

At the conclusion of the tournament, Moniot handed out awards and ammo to the top male and female shooters in each event, both collegiate and high school, to the high overall winners and to the top three teams at the event (Fort Hays State, Midland and Oklahoma State University). President Brian Friedrich opened the tournament on Saturday morning with a prayer.

Next up is this weekend (Oct. 13-14)’s Scholastic Clay Target Program Regional Championship in Grand Island, Neb.

Lokke places runner up high overall at Bronco Invitational

Oct. 15, 2018

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – After competing underneath beautiful sunny skies on day one of this past weekend’s Bronco Invitational (Oct. 13-14), the Concordia University shooting sports squad endured snowy and chilly conditions on the second day. From an individual perspective, the Bulldogs were led by dependable senior Erin Lokke on the women’s side and sophomore Mack Origer and freshman Wyatt Hambly on the men’s side. Shooters from eight college institutions and from the high school level were present at the event in Grand Island, Neb.

This marked the fifth-straight week that head coach Scott Moniot’s program has competed at a Saturday-Sunday event. Concordia was fresh off its own Bulldog Sporting Class in Brainard, Neb., a week earlier.

Lokke got back to competing for the Bulldogs after recently representing her school at the USA Shooting National Championships alongside Emma Van Donselaar in Colorado Springs, Colo. In action at the Bronco Invitational, Lokke (435) finished two targets off Heather Gordon (437) of Fort Hays State University (Kan.) for the honor of high overall female. Despite a malfunction with her gun, Lokke produced impressive results across the board. Among females, she placed first in sporting clays, second in both American skeet and wobble trap and fourth in skeet doubles.

On the men’s side, Hambly and Origer led the way for the Bulldogs by cracking 416 targets apiece. Hambly hit 96 out of 100 targets in America trap. The native of Paso Robles, Calif., was the team’s high overall a week ago at the Bulldog Sporting Classic. The rest of the top five Concordia shooters on the men’s side included freshmen Sam Philson (409), Colten Uitermarkt (403) and Bryon Baca (400).

The Bulldog produced many other top five event finishes, including freshman Nicole Breese in sporting clays (third), junior Monica Dale in American trap (fourth) and in wobble trap (fifth) and freshman Sarah Schwacher in American Skeet (fifth). In terms of high overall, Lokke was followed on the women’s side by Schwacher (406), Breese (400), Dale (395) and freshman Emily Rasmussen (393).

The next competition is a couple weeks away. Concordia will be back in Grand Island on Nov. 3-4 for the ACUI Midwest Championship. It will be the final event of the 2018 calendar year for the Bulldogs, who are also looking forward to a tournament in Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 23-27.