Bears fall in battle of state-rated teams
After dropping a tough matchup to Osmond on the road, LCC bounced back with two wins and opened Lewis & Clark Conference tournament play Monday with an easy win.
Last Tuesday, the Bears hooked up with undefeated Osmond in a dandy of a game that saw the host Tigers pull away in the final period for a 55-46 victory.
Noah Schutte yet another double-double with a gamehigh 27 points and 12 rebounds against the powerful Tigers.
Ty Erwin added nine points, Evan Haisch had five, Austin Hall scored three points and had six boards, and Cael Hartung added two points.
LCC bounced back in a big way on Thursday, burning up the nets for 51 first-half points on their way to an easy 82-36 home win over Wakefield.
Schutte had another doubledouble with 28 points and 10 rebounds, and also led the team in assists (6) and steals (6).
Erwin (19), Haisch (13) and Deagan Puppe (10) all finished in double figures for LCC. Wilton Roberts added five points, Hall had four and Lucas Rasmussen scored three. Erwin had seven rebounds and Hall grabbed six.
The Bears kept the hot hand going the following night at Creighton, blowing out the Bulldogs in an 84-43 decision.
LCC had three players in double figures in the win, led by Schutte’s 19 points and 14 rebounds. Erwin added 17 and Hall had 16. Puppe, Schmitt and Haisch each had nine points and Landen Boysen scored two.
Erwin had six assists and five rebounds, Hall had five boards and Schutte has five assists and three steals.
In Monday’s opening round of the Lewis & Clark Conference tournament, the host Bears had no problem with Wausa, posting an easy 78-40 win.
For the second time in three games, the Bears put 50-plus on the board in the first half, racing to a 52-19 lead on their way to the easy win.
Haisch scored a game-high 23 points and had eight rebounds to lead LCC. Schutte had 16 points and 15 rebounds, Erwin added 16 points, Puppe scored seven, Schmitt had six, Roberts had four and Hall, Rasmussen and Jake Rath each had two.
Haisch had eight rebounds, Erwin had four assists and five steals and Schutte had four steals and three assists.
LCC continues Lewis & Clark Conference tournament play on Thursday, with the semifinals set for Saturday and the finals Monday at LCC.
LCC 8 18 9 11— 46 Osmond 16 11 11 17— 55
LCC Osmond FG 12-26 19-45 3PT 2-15 4-13 FT 16-21 5-5 Reb 28 31 TOs 12 10 Fouls 10 18
SCORING
LCC — Noah Schutte, 27; Evan Haisch, 5; Ty Erwin, 9, Austin Hall, 3; Cael Hartung, 2. Osmond — Timmerman, 20; Schultze, 15; Schmit, 10; Maertins, 8; Chishiba, 2.
REBOUNDS
LCC - Noah Schutte, 12; A Hall, 6; Ty Erwin,4;Evan Haisch,4;Cael Hartung, 1; Wilton Roberts, 1.
ASSISTS
LCC - Ty Erwin, 2; Evan Schmitt, 1.
STEALS
LCC- Noah Schutte, 2; Evan Haisch, 1; Ty Erwin, 1; Austin Hall, 1.
LCC 24 27 16 15— 82 Wakefield 12 10 11 3 — 36
SCORING
LCC — Noah Schutte, 28; Ty Erwin, 19; Evan Haisch, 13; Deagan Puppe, 10; Wilton Roberts, 5; Austin Hall, 4; Rasmussen, 3,
REBOUNDS
LCC— Noah Schutte, 10; Ty Erwin, 7; Austin Hall, 6; Deagan Puppe, 4; Evan Haisch, 3; Evan Schmitt, 3; Lucas Rasmussen, 1; Dillon Olsen, 1.
ASSISTS
LCC - Noah Schutte, 6; Evan Schmitt, 3; Ty Erwin, 3; Austin Hall, 2; Evan Haisch, 1; Landen Boysen, 1; Grant Erwin, 1.
STEALS
LCC - Noah Schutte, 6; Ty Erwin, 2; Wilton Roberts, 2; Austin Hall, 1; Evan Schmitt, 1.
LCC 24 16 23 21— 84 Creighton 10 7 14 12 — 43 LCC — Schmitt 9, Boysen 2, Schutte 19, Haisch 9, Erwin 17, Puppe 9, Rasmussen 3, Hall 16.
LCC 27 25 16 10— 78 Wausa 15 4 8 13 — 40
SCORING
LCC — Evan Haisch, 23; Noah Schutte, 16; Erwin 16, Deagan Puppe, 7; Evan Schmitt, 6; Wilton Roberts, 4; Rasmussen, 2; Austin Hall, 2; Jake Rath, 2.
REBOUNDS
LCC - Noah Schutte, 15; Evan Haisch, 8; Landen Boysen, 5; Austin Hall, 4; Ty Erwin, 3; Deagan Puppe,3; Evan Schmitt, 2; Wilton Roberts, 1; Jake Rath, 1;
