The Lowdown: No. 12 Hastings College at (RV) Friends University
Location: Garvey Center
When: Wednesday, Nov. 5 @ 5:00 pm
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Flying with the Falcons: The (RV) Friends University Falcons are off to a 2-0 start following solid victories over (RV) Mid-America Christian University and at Baker University to start the season.
Rayland Garner has started the 2025-26 season on fire with team-highs in points (26.0 ppg) and rebounds (9.5 rpg) through two games. Abigail Barr is second in scoring with 14.5 ppg, while Lauryn McIver averages 13.5 ppg and KK Peeler leads the way with five assists per game. Katie Weiss has nailed a team-high six threes on the season for the Falcons.
Scouting the Broncos: The No. 12-ranked Hastings College Broncos are 2-1, with wins over Mayville State and at Bethany before losing 94-91 at KCAC member Sterling College.
Ann Bose is leading four Broncos averaging double-figure scoring with 13.3 ppg, with Bailey Kissinger scoring 10.7 ppg with team-highs in both rebounding (7.3 rpg) and assists (5.3 apg).
The Series: The Falcons fell 73-47 at Hastings in the most recent matchup between the schools back on Oct. 28, 2023 and are 4-5 in the series since 2007. Friends is also 1-3 against the Broncos in Wichita, with the last home matchup a 61-55 setback in the 2016-17 season.
Model of Consistency: The Falcons have finished no lower than fourth in the KCAC in three of the last four seasons under head coach Dean Jaderston.
Major Conference Recognition: The Falcons returned an All-KCAC duo in Lauryn McIver and Abigail Barr this season. McIver was a unanimous first-team all-conference selection, while Barr earned honorable-mention honors. Read the full All-KCAC release HERE.
Promo Depot: We are proud to have Promo Depot as a sponsor of Friends University Athletics this season! Click HERE for more info on the services Promo Depot can offer!
Kansas Army National Guard: We are thrilled to have the Kansas Army National Guard on board with us this year as an official sponsor! Click HERE to visit their website.
Falcons by the Numbers
Overall record: 2-0
KCAC: 0-0
Home: 1-0
Road: 1-0
Neutral: 0-0
When scoring:
Under 50 points: 0-0
50-59 points: 0-0
60-69 points: 0-0
70-79 points: 0-0
80-89 points: 2-0
90+ points: 0-0
When allowing:
Under 50 points: 0-0
50-59 points: 0-0
60-69 points: 2-0
70-79 points: 0-0
80-89 points: 0-0
90+ points: 0-0
When leading at halftime: 1-0
When trailing at halftime: 1-0
When tied at halftime: 0-0
When committing fewer turnovers: 0-0
When committing more turnovers: 2-0
When turnovers are even: 0-0
When leading in field-goal percentage: 2-0
When trailing in field-goal percentage: 0-0
When field-goal percentage is even: 0-0
When leading in three-point percentage: 2-0
When trailing in three-point percentage: 0-0
When leading in rebounding: 2-0
When trailing in rebounding: 0-0
When rebounding is even: 0-0
When leading in assists: 2-0
When trailing in assists: 0-0
When assists are even: 0-0
In OT: 0-0
The Coaches:
Dean Jaderston is in his seventh season at the helm of the Friends University Falcons. 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 an 81-43 record over the past four years, including two trips to the KCAC championship game in the past three seasons.
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.
Jina Douglas is in her 11th season as head coach of the Hastings College women's basketball program. She has guided the Broncos to the NAIA National Tournament in six of her 10 seasons at the helm.
Prior to Hastings, Douglas coached at the University of Dallas and led the program to their most winning seasons in school history.
Douglas also has had assistant coaching stops at Augustana College, Southwest Minnesota State University along with a graduate assistant coach position at South Dakota State University.
Collegiately, Douglas played three years at the University of Nebraska and earned Big 12 Honorable Mention honors during her senior season
Up Next: The Falcons will play at Haskell Indian Nations University next Tuesday (Nov. 11) at 6 pm in Lawrence, Kan.
