Listen as Niemuth goes for No. 500

The Simpson basketball teams travel to Dubuque on Saturday to take on Loras in important games for both squads.

Live Video (from Loras) | Live Audio (from Simpson)

Women's Preview
Simpson (21-1, 11-1) wrapped up its record-tying sixth straight Iowa Conference title on Wednesday with a 67-59 win at Wartburg, but still has plenty to play for when it meets Loras on Saturday.

For starters, head Coach Brian Niemuth, in his 26th season at Simpson, will get his first shot at career win No. 500. He enters the game with a career record of 499-194 and looks to become the 20th head coach in Division III history to reach the milestone.

The Storm are also trying to become just the fourth team in Iowa Conference history to finish the regular season undefeated, joining the 1991-92 Wartburg Knights, the 1998-99 Simpson Storm and the 2004-05 Buena Vista Beavers.

Loras (16-6, 6-5) comes into the game tied for second place in the league with Wartburg, but have lost three in a row. The Duhawks lost to Coe 57-42 on Wednesday.

Men's Preview
Simpson (6-16, 2-9) is stuck in a dog fight for the sixth and final spot in the Iowa Conference Tournament. The Storm are tied with Central and Loras going into Saturday's action.

The Storm are looking to snap a four-game losing streak, which included back-to-back overtime losses to conference front-runners Luther and Buena Vista. The Duhawks (7-15, 2-9) have lost their last two.