Box Score AURORA, Ill. (WLCSports.com) – Sophomore Jacob Stoltz (Kewaskum, Wis.) scored a career-high 37 points to lead the Wisconsin Lutheran College men's basketball team to its fourth straight win, a 90-81 triumph over Aurora on Monday night inside Thornton Gymnasium. The Warriors shot a season-high 58.9 percent from the floor in the victory.
- Final Score: Wisconsin Lutheran 90, Aurora 81
- Records: Wisconsin Lutheran (12-3, 7-2 NACC), Aurora (3-9, 2-4 NACC)
- Location: Thornton Gymnasium, Aurora, Ill.
- The Warriors stormed out to an 11-2 lead over the Spartans three-and-a-half minutes into the game behind seven points from Stoltz.
- WLC's lead reached double-digits for the first time when Stoltz knocked down one of his four three-pointers for an 18-8 lead at the 13:01 mark.
- Wisconsin Lutheran extended its lead to a game-high 14 points after a three-point play from senior Alex VanCrete (Green Lake, Wis.) with just over 10 minutes left.
- AU used a 9-1 scoring run to take its first and only lead of the contest at 40-39 with 1:11 remaining before halftime.
- The Green and White closed the half on a quick run, scoring nine straight points over the final 0:54 seconds for a 48-40 advantage at intermission.
- The Warriors' lead reached 10 points less than two minutes into the second half and the visitors led 60-51 before Aurora started to climb back in it.
- A 17-8 Spartans run over a four-and-half minute span tied the game at 68-68 with 8:35 left.
- WLC broke open the tie contest with a 12-3 scoring run, capped by a jumper from Stoltz, to take a nine-point lead with five-and-a-half minutes to play.
- The margin grew to 11 points three times before the final score read 90-81.
- Stoltz finished with a career-high 37 points on 12-for-17 shooting to go along with five rebounds and four steals.
- VanCrete added 19 points and six rebounds, while senior Zach Zuleger (West Bend, Wis.) led all players with nine boards in his first game of the season.
- Wisconsin Lutheran shot a season-high 58.9 percent from the floor and outrebounded the Spartans 34-28.
- The Warriors play their final non-conference game on Wednesday when they travel to Michigan's Upper Peninsula for a matchup with Finlandia (2-17). Tip time is set for 5:30 p.m. CT. Live coverage links will be available for the game at WLCSports.com.
