ST. BONIFACIUS, Minn. --- Crown Men's Basketball fell to the UW-Superior Yellowjackets on Wednesday evening 95-76 as the Yellowjackets continued their undefeated streak in conference play. UW-Superior is now 5-0 with key wins over the Storm, Bethany Lutheran, and St. Scholastica.
Senior forward
Tim Wendel was the game's high-point man with 26 points on 8/14 shooting from the field. Besides the scoring, Wendel added nine rebounds, two blocks, and a steal. Senior point guard
Zach Skorik added a career-high 14 points with nine boards and four assists in the contest, and senior wing
Gunnar Ledin added 14 points as well despite battling foul trouble. Senior wing
Torry Ledin added 11 points with three made three-point attempts in the contest.
Superior led in all scoring percentages, leading Crown .567 to .441 in field goal percentage, .385 to .321 in three-point percentage, and .815 to .714 in free throw percentage.
Also reaching the scoring column for the Storm were
Christian Moore (six points, five rebounds, three assists),
Seth Royston (two points),
Jay Smith (two points), and
Austin Barton (one point).
The Storm move on to an important contest with the North Central Rams on Saturday, 3 p.m. in downtown Minneapolis.