vs. Syracuse

1/7/11 At Wahoo

Wahoo 69
Syracuse 50

The Wahoo Warriors defeated Capitol Conference rival Syracuse 69-50 on Friday night. The Warriors got off to a very poor start. Syracuse jumped out to an 11-0 lead as Wahoo had turnovers on 4 of it?s first 5 possessions. A Casey Brown basket opened the scoring for Wahoo, but following a Garrett Sand three point play, Syracuse led 14-2 midway through the first quarter. Wahoo then went on a 13-0 run on baskets from Max Cook, Sean Lindgren and two baskets a piece from Greg Milliken and Cole Barry, to take a 15-14 lead. The quarter ended with the score tied at 15.

Wahoo was able to open up a 7 point lead at 31-24 toward the end of the first half, but Syracuse responded by scoring the final 7 points of the half to tie the score at 31.

The score was still tied at 40 midway through the third quarter, when Wahoo was finally able to break things open with an 11-0 run. A Casey Brown trey, a Josh Discher basket and three lay ups from Greg Milliken gave Wahoo a 51-40 lead. Another three point play from the Rockets? Garrett Sand made the score 51-43 after 3 quarters.

The lead was still 8 at 56-48, when a Greg Milliken basket, a Cole Barry basket, and two free throws from Max Cook pushed the lead to 14 at 62-48. The Warriors would go on to the 19 point win, 69-50.

Coach Scheef: “The game could not have started out much worse for us than it did. But, we were able to overcome a very poor start. The second half we played much better, and it is always good to get a win over Syracuse, who has an excellent basketball tradition. Greg Milliken really got us going in the second half, and I thought Cole Barry and Sean Lindgren played well for us.”

The Warriors forced 29 Syracuse turnovers, compared to 17 Warrior turnovers, which was a big factor in the game. Greg Milliken led Wahoo with 21 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals, and 4 assists. Max Cook added 14 points and 8 steals. Cole Barry contributed 11 points, 5 steals, and 4 assists.

Wahoo improves to 7-2, and will face Crete on Saturday afternoon, while Syracuse drops to 4-7.


1/17/11