Falkenberg, a 5-foot-10 sophomore guard from Wadsworth, Ohio, averaged 38.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 steals as MVNU posted a 2-0 record for the week with a pair of wins at the Grand Canyon Classic in Phoenix, Arizona. The former Wadsworth High School star shot 63.4 percent from the field (26-for-41), 57.1 percent from three-point range (12-for-21), and nailed all 12 of his free throw attempts during the week.

In the Cougars’ 77-71 victory over NAIA Division I Biola (Calif.) University, Falkenberg tossed in a career-high 39 points to go with four rebounds as he led MVNU back from a 10-point first-half deficit. Then, in a 121-83 win over NCAA Division III Hanover (Ind.) College, he scored 37 points with four assists as the Cougars rallied from an 11-point first-half deficit. The 76 combined points in consecutive games set a new school record and it also gave Falkenberg 113 points in three straight games - another school record.

On the season, Falkenberg leads MVNU and ranks third among all NAIA Division II players in scoring at 25.2 points per game. He is shooting 53.4 percent from the field (132-for-247), 47.7 percent from three-point range (62-for-130), and ranks second in NAIA Division II in free throw percentage at 92.9 percent (52-for-56). He also leads all NAIA Division II players by averaging 4.1 three-pointers made per game.

The Cougars, who have won five straight games, are currently 12-3 overall and ranked 16th in the latest NAIA Division II poll. MVNU is tied with three other teams for first place in the AMC South Division with a 4-1 mark and will host one of those teams, Shawnee State University, on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Falkenberg enters that contest needing just 33 points to become only the fourth sophomore in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark in what would be only his 52nd career game.