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Yellowjackets Fall to North Central Despite Schradle’s Double-Double

Box Score

North Central 84, Yellowjackets 71
 
The Yellowjacket men's basketball team was in action Friday when they went on the road to take on UMAC foe North Central University. The Yellowjackets were looking to make some noise in the UMAC, by pulling off a win against the top team in the conference.

The Rams had other plans, as they used a second half comeback to defeat the Yellowjackets by a score of 84-71.

Things looked like they might get out of hand early in this matchup, as the Yellowjackets quickly found themselves in a 9-3 hole. They fought back over the next two minutes to cut the deficit to 10-8 on an Andreas Preisler (Solrod, Denmark/Solrod Gymnasium) 3-pointer. The Yellowjackets were unable to overtake North Central, as they continued to cling to the lead for most of the half.

That changed in the last three minutes of the half. Marquise Slay (Detroit, Mich./Ferndale) turned into a one-man wrecking crew, as he scored six straight points to put the Yellowjackets in front 31-29 with 2:28 remaining in the half. North Central retook the lead on the next possession, but the Yellowjackets took it right back thanks to a jumper from Zach Schradle (Clayton, Wis./Clayton) and a 3-pointer from Nate Kalien (Chippewa Falls, Wis./Chippewa Falls). Schradle hit one of two free throws at the end of the half to put the Yellowjackets up 37-34 going into the break.

The Yellowjackets shooting went cold in the second half, as North Central took back the lead with 17:48 remaining in the half. The Rams then started to slowly build up their lead, watching it grow to 64-52 with 9:53 remaining. The Yellowjackets then went on a 6-0 run, capped off by a Montroy Scott (Fridley, Minn./Columbia Heights) jumper to cut the North Central lead to 64-58 with 8:07 remaining. Six points was all the closer that the Yellowjackets were able to get the rest of the way as they fell on the road to North Central.

Schradle continued his strong play in this matchup, finishing with a game-high 26 points and 10 rebounds to go along with a team leading four assists and two steals.

Brian Lindblom (Spooner, Wis./Spooner) was the only other Yellowjacket in double figures, finishing with 11 points and six rebounds.

North Central was led by travis Voight, who finished with 19 points and six rebounds. Cody Martin had 16 points, four assists, and three steals. Joel Cline had 15 points and nine rebounds, while Jared High finished with 14 points off the bench.

The Yellowjackets shot 38.7% from the field, going 5-21 from beyond the 3-point arc, while hitting 18-20 from the free throw line.

North Central shot 45.2% from the field, going 9-21 from beyond the 3-point arc, while hitting 19-25 from the free throw line.

The Yellowjackets finished with 15 turnovers. The Rams finished with 10.

Next up for the Yellowjackets (7-8, 4-3 UMAC) is a road matchup Saturday, January 16 against Northwestern. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Marquise Slay

#44 Marquise Slay

F
6' 3"
Senior
Nate Kalien

#12 Nate Kalien

G
6' 2"
Sophomore
Brian Lindblom

#33 Brian Lindblom

F
6' 6"
Senior
Andreas Preisler

#35 Andreas Preisler

F
6' 6"
Sophomore
Zach Schradle

#24 Zach Schradle

G
6' 5"
Junior
Montroy Scott

#2 Montroy Scott

G
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Marquise Slay

#44 Marquise Slay

6' 3"
Senior
F
Nate Kalien

#12 Nate Kalien

6' 2"
Sophomore
G
Brian Lindblom

#33 Brian Lindblom

6' 6"
Senior
F
Andreas Preisler

#35 Andreas Preisler

6' 6"
Sophomore
F
Zach Schradle

#24 Zach Schradle

6' 5"
Junior
G
Montroy Scott

#2 Montroy Scott

6' 2"
Freshman
G