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luke vs lfc
Dennis Cotton
58
Lake Forest LFC 6-9,3-3 Midwest Conference
74
Winner Ripon RC 6-9,3-3 Midwest Conference
Lake Forest LFC
6-9,3-3 Midwest Conference
58
Final
74
Ripon RC
6-9,3-3 Midwest Conference
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lake Forest LFC 25 33 58
Ripon RC 41 33 74

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Meinholz Stars as Red Hawks Dispatch Lake Forest

RIPON, Wisconsin – Luke Meinholz of the Ripon men's basketball program tied a career-high with 27 points and broke the program's career steals mark in a 74-58 home win over Lake Forest on Tuesday night inside Weiske Gymnasium.
 
Needing six steals to surpass David McMullen's mark of 211 that had stood since 2007, Meinholz swiped four in the first half and a pair in the second as Ripon (6-9, 3-3 MWC) forced Lake Forest (6-9, 3-3 MWC) into 20 turnovers and won its fourth consecutive meeting with the Foresters.
 
STANDOUT HAWKS
  • Senior guard/forward Luke Meinholz led all scorers by tying a career-high with 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting. He made a trio of three-pointers, adding six steals, three rebounds and three assists.
  • Senior guard Cade Tackmier contributed 13 points, four rebounds and three assists.
  • Junior forward Kolby Williams chipped in 10 points, five rebounds and two assists off the bench.
  • Junior guard CJ Brown added 10 points.
PLAY-BY-PLAY
Lake Forest held an early 7-6 lead, but Ripon countered with an 8-0 run to pull in front by seven with 12 minutes left in the half. Six consecutive points pushed the Red Hawk lead to 20-9, but the Foresters closed to within three with 7:55 remaining. Ripon's lead ballooned to double digits again, though a 12-point edge turned into seven in the last three minutes. Leading 32-25, the Red Hawks ended the half with nine consecutive points – including a half-ending triple by Seth Bunders – to command a 41-25 advantage at the break.
 
Lake Forest opened the second half scoring, but Ripon turned a 14-point lead into a 20-point margin with six consecutive points, grabbing a 51-31 lead. After the Foresters cut their deficit to 16, Meinholz went on a 5-0 run of his own to give Ripon a 59-38 cushion. A 5-0 spurt for Lake Forest brought the visitors within 13 with under 10 minutes to play, but that would be the closest they would come the rest of the night. Meinholz connected on a triple to put Ripon in front by 18 with four minutes to play, and Lake Forest only mustered two made field goals in the final three and a half minutes as Ripon salted the victory away at the free throw line. 
 
KEY STATS
  • Ripon was 26-of-51 (51.0%) from the floor on Tuesday, making at least seven three-pointers for the third consecutive game.
  • The Red Hawks scored 25 points off turnovers and had a 32-22 edge in paint points.
  • Half of Ripon's made field goals were assisted.
  • The Red Hawks were 15-of-21 from the free throw line, while Lake Forest only attempted 14 free throws.
  • Alex Forowycz led Lake Forest with a team-high 16 points.
UP NEXT
Ripon heads to Monmouth on Saturday (January 18) for a 3 p.m. tipoff.
 
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