MILWAUKEE (WLCSports.com) - Sixteenth-ranked Wisconsin Lutheran College clinched at least a share of its third straight Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference regular season title and fifth in the last six years following a 90-59 Senior Night win over Concordia Wisconsin on Wednesday at Time of Grace Center.
The Warriors (22-2, 15-2 NACC), who wrapped up the No. 1 seed in next week's NACC Tournament, won their 27th consecutive game on Catalyst Court.Â
WLC never trailed after senior
Sam Ziebell (Waukesha, Wis.) opened the game with a three-pointer. A slam from senior
AJ Vos (Lombard, Ill.) capped a 7-0 scoring run, giving Wisconsin Lutheran a 16-9 advantage with 13 minutes remaining in the first half. The Warriors used a 9-1 run to pull ahead by double digits, 28-14, with just under nine minutes left until intermission. A pair of threes from graduate
Jacob Hefle (Germantown, Wis.) sparked another 8-0 run, putting WLC up 41-21 with five minutes left to play. CUW netted the final seven points of the opening half to cut Wisconsin Lutheran's lead to 43-30 at halftime.Â
Both teams exchanged buckets to begin the second half, with the Warriors maintaining a 54-40 lead with 15:33 remaining. An 18-0 run, 11 of which came from graduate
Ryan Broeckel (Chilton, Wis.), put WLC up 75-42 with just under eight minutes left. Concordia Wisconsin never pulled within 25 points the rest of the way, as Wisconsin Lutheran picked up the 90-59 victory.
Broeckel secured his eighth double-double of the season, recording game-highs of 21 points, 14 rebounds, and three blocks. Graduate
Jacob Stoltz (Kewaskum, Wis.) flirted with a triple-double, tallying 19 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds. Junior
Ja'Quell Chisom (Milwaukee, Wis.) tied his career high with 19 points. Hefle was the fourth double figure scorer with 11 points. The Warriors, who honored seniors Ziebell,
Carson Robaidek (Bonduel, Wis.), and
Jaxon Borchardt (Aurora, Colo.) during a pregame ceremony, shot 47.1 percent (32-for-68) from the floor and 42.9 percent (12-for-28) from downtown.
Matt Merlo scored 20 points to pace the Falcons (13-11, 10-7 NACC), who shot shot 42.6 percent (23-for-54) from the floor.
WLC heads to Plymouth for its final regular season game on Saturday against Lakeland (7-17, 6-11 NACC). Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. Live coverage links can be found at WLCSports.com.
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