WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball continued nonconference play this evening with an 84-63 win over Bethany Lutheran College. Four Knights finished with double-digit scoring figures and both Ethan Yungtum and Cael Schramm recorded double doubles.
 
Wartburg is now 9-2 overall, while Bethany Lutheran moves to 7-4 overall.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • Both Gabe Trujillo and Cael Schramm each scored in the paint to put Wartburg ahead 4-2 after two minutes of play
  • Each team scored seven points over the next three minutes of play as both teams took leads before Ethan Yungtum scored five-straight points to give Wartburg a 15-11 lead
  • Both Luke Ladwig and Yungtum each scored for the Knights, but the Vikings were able to close the lead and tie the game at 19-19 with 11:19 left in the half
  • Wartburg ripped off a 15-2 lead sparked by back-to-back three pointers from Mason Matson and Jamison Poe to retake a 34-21 lead with 6:12 left before halftime
  • Bethany Lutheran cut the deficit to nine points with just over three minutes remaining in the half, but the Knights outscored the Vikings 9-5 in the final minutes of the half to make the score 45-32 at the break
    • Bienemann and Yungtum each added four points during the run
• Second Half
  • Bethany Lutheran got the second half started on an 8-2 run that brought the Vikings back within seven points after three minutes of play
  • Schramm and Bienemann combined to score the next eight points to give Wartburg a 15-point lead with 14:28 remaining in the game
  • The Vikings continued to fight and once again cut the lead back to 10 minutes later despite scores from Bienemann and Matson
  • A Ladwig three pointer followed by scores from Gabe Trujillo, Bienemann and Schramm put the Knights in front 69-52 with just under seven minutes left to play
  • Wartburg outscored Bethany Lutheran 15-11 in the final five minutes of play to secure a 84-63 win at home
    • Ladwig found both Bienemann and Trujillo on emphatic alley-oop slams in the final minutes of play

 
Top Performers

• Austin Bienemann
  • 21 points
  • Five rebounds
  • Five assists
  • Four steals
  • One block
• Ethan Yungtum
  • 20 points
  • 14 rebounds
  • One block
• Cael Schramm
  • 16 points
  • 11 rebounds
  • Three blocks
  • One steal

 
Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg moves to 9-4 all time against BLC
  • 5-2 at home
• Fifth game this season with 50% shooting from the field as a team for Wartburg
• Ninth double double of the season for Yungtum
  • Sixth game this season with 20+ points
• Fifth double double of the season for Schramm
• Third 20-point game for Bienemann this season
  • Seventh game this season with multiple steals
• Five-straight games with five or more assists for Ladwig
• Tied a season-high eight blocks as a team
  • Career-high three from Schramm
  • Ladwig, Poe, Yungtum, Trujillo and Bienemann all recorded one block

 
Next Time Out
The Knights will be in action next on Wednesday, Dec. 31 on the road against Cornell College at 2 p.m.