ELSAH, IL - Career win 100 was probably the easiest victory of the season for Webster head coach Chris Bunch.
The Gorloks turned up the defense during a game-deciding 24-8 run that concluded the first half en route to the 89-64 win over Principia Tuesday in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action. The solid defensive effort extended for the rest of the game as they held the Panthers to a season best 39.4 percent shooting from the field.
By the time Principia netted its first second-half basket, more than six minutes had expired and they trailed by 24 points.
Senior
Ryan Turk tallied a game-high 19 points in moving to with 21 points of the 1,000-point plateau. He added five assists, five rebounds, one block and one steal in the contest.
Seniors
Steve Hrdlicka and
Tyler Tiemann added 13 and 12 points, respectively, in the victory.
Webster (7-8 overall, 4-3 SLIAC) will travel to Greenville Saturday.
NOTES
- Junior John Ortwerth tied a career-high of five rebounds, tying a feat he achieved twice this season.
- Senior Tyler Tiemann recorded a career-high 12 points.
- Freshmen Burton Wong and Mark Roettger scored their first varsity points of the season.
QUOTES
Head Coach Chris Bunch
on career win 100
"The success is because of a lot of people, my assistant coach - Mike Siener - has played a huge role. The players here on this bus and past players have all played a huge part in having this success"
on their defense
"We talked about getting on track. We needed to get back on track defensively. We made a little run with our starters, getting steals and forcing bad shots. Hopefully, it gives us a little confidence going into the Greenville game."
on reserves gaining experience
"It's good for guys like (Justin) Endo, Burt (Wong), Mark (Roettger), Brad Cookson and Richard (Ogunsalu) to get out there. The practice hard and work hard everyday against our starters and sometimes make them look bad."
