Falkenberg, a 5-foot-10 sophomore guard from Wadsworth, Ohio, scored a career-high 37 points in the Cougars’ only game of the week - a 92-73 non-conference victory at NAIA Division I Spalding (Ky.) University. The former Wadsworth High School star was 13-for-21 from the field overall and 9-for-13 from three-point range. He scored 25 points in the first half as MVNU led just 48-47 at the break, and he did not play in the final seven-plus minutes of the second half as he played just 28 minutes in the game.

For the season, Falkenberg leads the Cougars and ranks sixth among NAIA Division II players in scoring with a 23.2 points per game average. He is shooting 52.5 percent from the field (96-for-183), 47.5 percent from three-point range (47-for-99), and 93.0 percent at the free throw line (40-for-43). He has also recorded 14 rebounds, 14 steals, and 27 assists.

MVNU is currently 9-3 overall and ranked 22nd in the latest NAIA Division II poll. The Cougars will return to action on December 28-29 at the Grand Canyon Shootout in Phoenix, Arizona. MVNU will take on Biola (Calif.) University, who is receiving votes in the NAIA Division I poll, on December 28 at 6:00 p.m. and Hanover (Ind.) College, an NCAA Division III school, on December 29 at 3:15 p.m.