WLC Runs Winning Streak To 11 Behind Broeckel's Season-High 33 Points

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WLCSports.com) - Graduate Ryan Broeckel (Chilton, Wis.) led all scorers with a season-high 33 points and No. 7 Wisconsin Lutheran College won its 11th consecutive game following a 93-83 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference victory at Rockford on Saturday at Seaver Center.

The Warriors (18-1, 11-1 NACC), who scored at least 90 points for the fifth time in their last six games, outscored the Regents 21-4 off turnovers while committing a season-low four of their own.

WLC trailed 7-4 just over two minutes into the game before rattling off 15 straight points for its largest scoring run of the afternoon. Graduate Jacob Stoltz (Kewaskum, Wis.) netted seven points during the stretch, which saw Wisconsin Lutheran build a 12-point lead. The Warriors maintained a lead between nine and 12 points for the next five minutes of game time. A jumper from Broeckel capped a quick 5-0 spurt that gave WLC its biggest advantage of the first half at 36-23 with 6:49 remaining. RU came within six points twice over the final two-plus minutes of the half before five straight between Stoltz and graduate Jacob Hefle (Germantown, Wis.) put Wisconsin Lutheran ahead 50-39 at intermission. Broeckel finished the opening half with 14 points, while Stoltz and senior AJ Vos (Lombard, Ill.) added 12 each.

Rockford chipped its double-digit halftime deficit down to just three points at 58-55 just over four minutes into the second half. Vos answered with his fifth three-pointer of the game and Broeckel followed with a layup for an eight-point advantage. More than six minutes later, the Warriors capped off a 14-4 scoring run to take their largest lead of the game, 82-66, with 8:27 left. WLC was able to hold a double-digit margin for the final 10:43 of the game, as the Regents came no closer than 10 points during that time frame. Broeckel scored 19 second-half points, while graduate Grayson Goetz (Aurora, Ill.) tallied 11.

Broeckel paced four players in double figures with a season-high 33 points and four blocks. He also led the team with eight rebounds. Stotlz finished with 17 points and a season-high six assists, Goetz added 16 points and six assists, while Vos chipped in 15 points, five rebounds, four steals, and two blocks. Wisconsin Lutheran shot at least 50 percent for the game for the sixth time this year, finishing at 53.1 percent (34-for-64). The Warriors shot 45.5 percent (10-for-22) from three-point range, marking the sixth time making at least 10 triples in a game.

Jaden Bell scored 20 points and Micah Swanson added a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds for RU (11-8, 6-6 NACC), which shot 52.3 percent (34-for-65) from the floor. 

WLC returns to Time of Grace Center for two home games next week, first hosting Dominican (7-12, 4-8 NACC) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Live coverage links can be found at WLCSports.com.