Box Score MILWAUKEE (WLCSports.com) – Sophomore Jacob Stoltz (Kewaskum, Wis.) scored a game-high 19 points to lead three players in double figures, as the Wisconsin Lutheran College men's basketball team coasted to an 81-57 win over Dominican on Saturday afternoon inside the Recreation Complex. The Warriors improved to 8-2 overall en route to winning their 13th straight home game.
- Final Score: Wisconsin Lutheran 81, Dominican 57
- Records: Wisconsin Lutheran (8-2, 3-1 NACC), Dominican (1-8, 0-4 NACC)
- Location: Recreation Complex, Milwaukee, Wis.
- The Warriors attacked the Stars right from the opening tip, starting the game with an impressive 18-0 run paced by sophomores Stoltz and Ryan Broeckel (Chilton, Wis.).
- WLC could not be stopped in the paint, with senior Jon Bailey (Milwaukee, Wis.) capitalizing on four opportunities under the basket including a three-point play.
- Stoltz continued right where he left off from Wednesday's game, scoring 10 points in the first 10 minutes of the contest.
- Senior Alex VanCrete (Green Lake, Wis.) put together a run of his own, scoring six straight points for the Warriors to give them a 31-17 lead with 7:19 left in the opening half.
- Wisconsin Lutheran ended the first half with a banked in three from VanCrete, giving the hosts a 44-24 lead at halftime.
- Bailey continued his stellar play in the second half with multiple blocks on the defensive end. Stoltz kept scoring the ball at will, making his third three-pointer of the game with 13:00 left in the game.
- Sophomore Grayson Goetz (Aurora, Ill.) got going on the offensive end, scoring a layup in addition to a three-point play with 8:15 remaining.
- Wisconsin Lutheran built a game-high 33-point lead with just over five minutes left following a jumper from junior Simeon Strauss (Chicago, Ill.).
- Three Warriors reached double-figure scoring in the contest, with Stoltz leading the way with 19, while VanCrete and Goetz chipped in 15 points and 12 points, respectively.
- Goetz led the Warriors with seven rebounds, while VanCrete and Broeckel grabbed six apiece.
- Senior Drew Bernhagen (Markesan, Wis.) collected four assists and three steals for WLC.
- The Warriors shot 44.2 percent from the floor for the game and grabbed a season-high 51 rebounds.
- The Warriors will next travel to Aurora (3-6, 2-2 NACC) on Saturday, December 18 for a 4 p.m. tip-off against the Spartans. Live coverage links will be available for the NACC matchup at WLCSports.com.
