MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Feb. 9, 2008) – Wisconsin Lutheran sunk 14 three-pointers and dominated the glass as the Warriors defeated Edgewood College 105-86 in a Northern Athletics Conference men’s basketball game. The Warriors took a ten-point lead with 6:30 left in the first half and held a double-digit lead the remainder of the game. Jon Ciche led the Eagles in scoring, pouring in a season-high 21 points.
Wisconsin Lutheran went on an 11-3 run in the first half to extend a 24-20 lead into a 12-point advantage with 5:42 remaining in the half. The Warriors would lead by as many as 15 in the first half as they took a 46-33 lead into halftime. In the second half the Warriors continued to build on their lead as they led by as many as 26 points as they coasted to the 105-86 victory.
Jon Ciche had a season-high 21 points, shooting eight-for-12 from the field to lead the Eagles. Chris DeMarco chipped in 17 points while Charlie Averkamp added 12 points. Aaron Ritschard came off the bench and scored 14 points along with six assists. Wisconsin Lutheran’s starting five all ended the game scoring in double figures with Kyle Plath leading the way with a game-high 25 points. Plath was deadly from three-point range, sinking seven threes and shooting 63.3 percent from beyond the arc. Marcus Zondag made 11 free throws and ended the night with 20 points. Nate Sorum, Kyle Madson and Danny Behm added 15, 14 and 10 points respectively with Zondag two boards shy of a double-double.
The Eagles shot well from the field during the game (50 percent) but could not stop the Warriors who shot 48.3 percent from three-point range, sinking 14 threes. Edgewood College, the best rebounding team in the NAC, struggled on the boards getting out-rebounded 42-32 by Wisconsin Lutheran.
The loss snaps a three-game Eagle win streak and drops the Eagles to 12-9 overall and 9-5 in the NAC while Wisconsin Lutheran improves to 15-5 overall and 9-4 in conference play. The game concluded the Eagles three-game road trip as Edgewood College returns to the Edgedome on Tuesday February 12 for a game against Marian College. Game time is 7 p.m. and the game will be webcast live on EdgewoodCollegeEagles.com.
Summary by Mark Albanese, Sports Information
