Falkenberg, a 5-foot-11 junior guard from Wadsworth, Ohio, averaged 24.0 points, 4.0 assists, 2.5 steals, and 2.0 rebounds as the Cougars began the year with a pair of victories. In a 103-69 win over previously unbeaten Cincinnati Christian University, the former Wadsworth High School star scored a game-high 27 points in just 23 minutes as he went 7-for-9 from three-point range. He added 21 points and five steals in a 73-61 victory over Spring Arbor (Mich.) University as MVNU rallied from a 10-point first-half deficit to hand Spring Arbor its first loss of the year.

On the season, Falkenberg is averaging 20.7 points, 4.0 assists, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game. He is shooting 54.5 percent from the field (24-for-44) and 50.0 percent from three-point range (14-for-28). He has also moved into ninth place in school history with 242 career three-pointers made.

The Cougars are currently 3-0 overall and ranked 19th in the NAIA Division II preseason poll. MVNU will return to action on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. when the Cougars will host NCAA Division II Ashland University in non-conference action in the Physical Education Center.