Box Score MILWAUKEE (WLCSports.com) – Junior Trevor Stiede (Pulaski, Wis.) scored a career-high 22 points to pace four players in double figures as the Wisconsin Lutheran College men's basketball team rolled to a 90-67 win over Aurora on Saturday on Winterfest inside the Recreation Complex. The Warriors, who improved to 9-1 on Catalyst Court this season, maintained their lead atop the NACC standings with the victory.
- Final Score: Wisconsin Lutheran 90, Aurora 67
- Records: Wisconsin Lutheran (15-5, 10-4 NACC), Aurora (4-14, 3-9 NACC)
- Location: Recreation Complex, Milwaukee, Wis.
- A slow start saw the Warriors trailing 8-7 up until the 13:18 mark of the first half when sophomore Jacob Hefle (Germantown, Wis.) drained a three.
- WLC overcame 10 lead changes and four ties through the first 13 minutes of the first half by using a 14-0 run to break away from a 19-19 knotted score.
- Another 11-0 scoring run capped by a layup from senior Alex VanCrete (Green Lake, Wis.) gave Wisconsin Lutheran a commanding 44-22 lead with 1:33 left before halftime. The Green and White more than doubled up their lead going into the break after Hefle beat the buzzer on a layup to send the hosts into the locker room ahead 51-25.
- The Warriors' lead never dipped below 24 points through the first four minutes of the second half and the margin reached 30 points for the first time when Stiede buried one of his six threes for a 68-37 lead with 11:57 remaining.
- WLC extended its advantage to a game-high 35 points at the 9:09 mark on a triple from Helfe.
- A late 13-2 run by the Spartans saw the lead dip down to 19 points with 1:29 left, but Wisconsin Lutheran had the contest well in hand.
- Stiede finished with a career-high 22 points on 8-for-10 shooting, including 6-for-8 from three-point range. VanCrete followed with 15 points, seven steals, and four rebounds, while senior Drew Bernhagen (Markesan, Wis.) tallied 14 points, and Hefle added 13 off the bench.
- Senior Zach Zuleger (West Bend, Wis.) collected a team-high seven rebounds and sophomores Jacob Stoltz (Kewaskum, Wis.) and Grayson Goetz (Aurora, Ill.), and Helfe had four assists each.
- The Green and White attempted a season-high 42 threes, making 14 of them for their second-most of the season.
- The Warriors turned over the Spartans 25 times and converted them into 34 points.
- The Warriors travel to De Pere on Wednesday for a matchup with St. Norbert (13-8, 9-5 NACC), one of three teams one game back of WLC in the conference standings. Live coverage links will be available for the game at WLCSports.com.
