SUPERIOR, Wis. – After losing to Bethany Lutheran Friday, the Yellowjacket men's basketball team were back in action Saturday taking on Martin Luther. Friday's contest against the Vikings started with the 'Jackets falling behind early due to a strong defense output and couldn't find a way to capitalize.
 
Saturday the Knights took an early 10-2 lead, but the Yellowjackets responded right away after J'Vaun Walker (Rosharon, Texas/Manvel) and Josef Fahrenholtz (Chatfield, Minn./Chatfield) took control. From there the 'Jackets took a lead halfway into the first half and never gave it up. After outscoring the Knights 38-29 in the first half, the 'Jackets took advantage of Knight turnovers in the second half and secured the 72-51 victory.
 
UW-Superior was paced by Walker and Andrew Kunelius (Caledonia, Minn./Caledonia), who finished with 19 and 14 points, respectively. Both players also grabbed four rebounds, while Joey Barker (Superior, Wis./Superior Senior) led the defensive charge with six boards and ten points of his own.
 
Game Notes

• Walker finished his evening with a 58.3 percentage from field goal range, while nailing all four of his attempted three-pointers.
• Kunelius saw the most time on the hardwood tonight, playing 32 minutes and owning a 46.1 percentage from inside the arc.
• Max Briggs (Woodbury, Minn./New Life Academy) was checked in for 27 minutes Saturday, the most of his Yellowjacket career to date. He contributed nine points and four assists in the contest while also playing solid defense.
• Luke Fehrenbacher (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) checked in for 13 minutes, grabbing four rebounds and faring well in the contest.
• The Yellowjacket bench came alive once again, scoring 33 points.
• The Knights saw three players reach double digits in the points category, in Micah Kieselhorst, Thomas Balge and Seth Veers (11, 11, 10, respectively).
• UWS held Martin Luther to just eight converted shots from field goal range in the second half.

 
After Saturday's win, the Yellowjackets (11-6) sit in fourth place in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) standings at 4-3. They return to action Monday in their final non-conference game against Marian. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. inside Sadoff Gymnasium.
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