The Lowdown: Southwestern College at Friends University

Location: Garvey Center

When: Wednesday, Jan. 15 @ 6:00 pm

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Flying with the Falcons: The Friends University Falcons dominated the Oklahoma Wesleyan University Eagles 89-45 last Saturday (Jan. 11) for their fifth straight KCAC victory. The Falcons are now 10-6 overall and 8-2 in the KCAC, just one game behind Kansas Wesleyan University for the top spot in the league.  Read the full recap vs. OKWU HERE!  

Lauryn McIver is tops on the Falcons in both scoring (14.8 ppg) and assists (3.4 apg), with Taylor Jackson averaging a double-double of 13.2 ppg and a KCAC-leading 12.2 rebounds this season along with a league-leading 1.9 blocks per game.

Abigail Barr (11.9 ppg) and Kori Babcock (11.8 ppg) are also averaging double-figure points, with Babcock leading the Falcons with 37 threes and Barr ranking second on the team and fourth in the KCAC in rebounds (8.3 rpg).

Scouting the Lady Builders: The Southwestern College Lady Builders are 2-10 overall and 2-7 in the KCAC, with both wins coming over McPherson College, including at last Saturday.

Christy Wiebe leads the Lady Builders in both points (15.0 ppg) and rebounds (7.8 rpg), followed by Macey Pond with 11.6 ppg. Jerranay Echols has recorded a team-leading 2.2 assists per game for Southwestern.

The Series: The Falcons have dominated the Lady Builders, winning the past 18 meetings overall and the last 10 meetings in Wichita. Prior to the Falcons' 18-game winning streak, Southwestern had won six straight matchups.                

Quoting Head Coach Dean Jaderston 

"Now that we're into the heart of the conference season, every game matters. Southwestern is better than their record indicates. They play hard and take care of the ball. We want to continue to guard well, rebound well, and get out and run. Our size should be a major difference in the game."

Streaking Falcons: The Falcons have won their past five KCAC games and are now just one game out of first place with an 8-2 league record.

She's so defensive: Taylor Jackson is the Falcons' modern-era blocks leader with 308 career swats and is at it again this season, ranking first in the KCAC in both blocks (1.9 bpg) and rebounds (12.2 rpg).

Make or Miss League: The Falcons are 10-2 when outshooting the opposition but have lost all four games that the opponent holds a higher shooting percentage.

Boarding School: The Falcons have controlled the glass this season, outrebounding the opposition in 13 of 16 games thus far, including 13 of 15 games when Taylor Jackson plays.

SCHEELS: We are proud to have Scheels as a sponsor of Friends University Athletics this season!  Click HERE for more info on the Scheels store in Wichita.

Falcons by the Numbers

Overall record: 10-6

KCAC: 8-2

Home: 5-3

Road: 4-3

Neutral: 1-0

When scoring:                                         

Under 50 points: 1-2

50-59 points: 0-0

60-69 points: 3-4

70-79 points: 1-0

80-89 points: 5-0

90+ points: 0-0

When allowing:

Under 50 points: 2-0

50-59 points: 4-2

60-69 points: 1-1

70-79 points: 2-3

80-89 points: 1-0

90+ points: 0-0 

When leading at halftime: 8-2

When trailing at halftime: 1-4

When tied at halftime: 1-0

When committing fewer turnovers: 1-1

When committing more turnovers: 8-3

When turnovers are even: 1-2

When leading in field-goal percentage: 10-2

When trailing in field-goal percentage: 0-4

When field-goal percentage is even: 0-0

When leading in three-point percentage: 6-1

When trailing in three-point percentage: 4-5

When leading in rebounding: 10-3

When trailing in rebounding: 0-3

When rebounding is even: 0-0

When leading in assists: 7-2

When trailing in assists: 2-3

When assists are even: 1-1

In OT: 1-0

The Coaches:

Dean Jaderston is in his sixth season at the helm of the Friends University women's basketball program. The Falcon women's basketball program has seen considerable growth under his leadership both on and off the court. Their consistency and competitiveness have led to a 62-31 record over the past three years, including a trip to the KCAC tournament championship game in 2023.

Jaderston brought a wealth of experience to Friends University, having coached for over 30 years (24 years in college and 13 years in high school). On December 13, 2022 he recorded his 300th career collegiate win vs. Tabor College.

As a men's basketball coach Jaderston was a two-time KCAC Coach of the Year. He coached six NAIA All-America performers during his tenure at Sterling College. He also led his teams to two KCAC championships and one KCAC tournament championship.

Prior to taking over at Sterling, Jaderston served in the dual role of men's basketball head coach and assistant athletic director at Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL for five seasons.

Before entering the college ranks, he spent eight seasons as both the head girls' basketball and head girls' and boys' tennis coach at Rosemount High School in Rosemount, MN, and 4 years as the head boys' basketball coach at Eastview High School in Apple Valley, MN.

As an athlete Jaderston was a successful college basketball player at Crown College in St. Bonifacius, MN.  He was a four-time all-conference selection while helping the team advance to four national tournaments. He also earned All-America and Academic All-America during his college career. He also competed in tennis for three years at Crown and was a two-time conference singles and three-time conference doubles champion. In 2024 he was inducted into the Crown College Athletic Hall of Fame.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts in History/Secondary Education from Crown College in 1989 and then completed a Master of Arts in Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy from Adler Graduate School in 1998.

Jaderston and his wife Julie have been married for 37 years and are active in youth and camping ministries. They currently serve as executive directors of a premier summer Christian family conference called Northern Pines of Minnesota. They have three married sons and eight grandchildren.

Chardonnae Parker is in her second season as head coach of the Southwestern College Lady Builders.

Prior to taking over as head coach, Parker was an assistant coach for the Lady Builders after spending two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Missouri Valley College. 

Up Next: The Falcons will hit the road and play at Bethany College Saturday evening (Jan. 18) at 5 pm in Lindsborg, Kan.