Box Score RIVER FOREST, Ill. (WLCSports.com) – Sophomore Ryan Broeckel (Chilton, Wis.) scored a career-high 18 points to lead four players in double figures, as the Wisconsin Lutheran College men's basketball team rolled past Dominican 103-64 on Saturday afternoon inside the Igini Sports Forum. The win marked the Warriors' largest margin of victory since February 2, 2008, a then 46-point win over Maranatha.
- Final Score: Wisconsin Lutheran 103, Dominican 64
- Records: Wisconsin Lutheran (11-3, 6-2 NACC), Dominican (1-13, 0-8 NACC)
- Location: Igini Sports Forum, River Forest, Ill.
- The Warriors stormed out to an 11-0 lead over the Stars in the first two-and-a-half minutes of the game behind threes from senior Alex VanCrete (Green Lake, Wis.), junior Trevor Stiede (Pulaski, Wis.), and sophomore Jacob Stoltz (Kewaskum, Wis.).
- WLC continued its fast start following a three-point play from Broeckel for a 32-8 advantage with just over 11 minutes to play in the first half.
- Wisconsin Lutheran's first-half lead reached 30 points for the first time after a layup by senior Isaiah Lenz (Oconomowoc, Wis.) with 6:43 left until halftime.
- The lead ballooned to a first-half high of 33 points at 49-16 when junior Simeon Strauss (Chicago, Ill.) knocked down one of the team's 11 three-pointers with 3:50 remaining before intermission.
- The Green and White went into the locker room holding a 54-25 lead, forcing 11 turnovers and turning them into 19 points.
- The Warriors' second-half lead went above 33 points for the first time with 14:14 left in the game on a three from senior Braden Beiermann (Lincoln, Neb.) to make the score 72-37.
- Beiermann gave WLC a 40-point lead when he knocked down his second triple of the game with 12:27 left to play.
- Freshman Jaxon Borchardt (Aurora, Colo.) put Wisconsin Lutheran past the century mark for the second time this season following a layup with 1:21 on the clock.
- Broeckel led four players in double figures with a career-high 18 points on 8-for-9 shooting in just 16 minutes of action.
- VanCrete (15), Stoltz (12), and Stiede (11) rounded out the double-figure scorers.
- Lenz corralled a career- and game-high 10 rebounds as the Green and White dominated the glass 55-38.
- The Warriors shot 47.6 percent for the game, their second-best mark of the season. WLC also outscored DU 54-26 in the paint and 24-6 off turnovers.
- The Warriors play their third straight road game on Monday, a makeup against Aurora (3-8, 2-3 NACC) from December 18. Tip-off time is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. Live coverage links will be available for the game at WLCSports.com.
