Falkenberg, a 5-foot-10 sophomore guard from Wadsworth, Ohio, averaged 29.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.5 assists as the Cougars went 2-0 during the week with a pair of conference victories. In a 91-82 win at Malone College, the former Wadsworth High School star tossed in a game-high 26 points and nailed six three-pointers. Then, in a 94-80 victory over the University of Rio Grande, Falkenberg again led all scorers by pouring in 33 points with five more three-pointers. For the week, he went 17-for-44 from the field (38.6 percent), 11-for-24 from three-point range (45.8 percent), and 14-for-15 at the free throw line (93.3 percent).

On the season, Falkenberg ranks third among NAIA Division II players with a 25.1 points per game scoring average. He leads the nation in three-pointers made per game (3.9) and he ranks second in free throw percentage (89.5 percent). He has also recorded 67 assists, 24 steals and 35 rebounds, and he has gone 97-for-207 from three-point range (46.9 percent).

Falkenberg currently needs just 12 more points to match the MVNU record for most points scored by a player in his first two seasons. Former Cougar great Ron Holmes holds the record as he scored 1,229 points in his first two seasons at MVNU.

The Cougars, who remained 12th in the latest NAIA Division II poll released on Wednesday afternoon, are currently 21-4 overall and in sole possession of first place in the AMC South Division with a 13-2 conference mark. MVNU will return to action on Saturday with an important conference game at Shawnee State University that will tip off at 3:00 p.m. With a victory, the Cougars would set a new school record for most conference wins as they have already tied the current record which had been accomplished twice before.