HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Nebraska Wesleyan was able to earn their third win of the season against Luther College 72-48. The Prairie Wolf defense was stiffening holding the Norse to 30.2% from the the field while the NWU shot 41.1%.
• The Prairie Wolf offense exploded in the second half of the game shooting 6-11 from behind the three point line. The Prairie Wolves shot 90% from the free throw line going 18-20.
• Peter Lash tallied 25 points to lead things offensively for Nebraska Wesleyan. Landon Torneten added 12 points including 6-6 from the free throw line. Connor Riekenberg contributed 10 points off the bench. 
• The Prairie Wolf defense gathered 11 steals throughout the contest as Elijah Thatch and Walker Andrew each had 2..
• Connor Riekenberg dished out 4 of the 14 Nebraska Wesleyan assists. Peter Lash was one rebound away from recording a double-double with 9. Landon Torneten was also a force on the boards adding 8 to the total.
• The Prairie Wolves never trailed in the contest as they lead for 38 minutes and 26 seconds. 
• The Nebraska Wesleyan bench was able to earn some valuable minutes as every player on the roster entered the game. The bench contributed 23 points in the game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Peter Lash: 25 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 8-14 FG, 4-6 3PT, 5-6 FT
• Landon Torneten 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal 2-3 FG, 2-3 3PT, 6-6 FT
• Connor Riekenberg: 10 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists 3-4 FG, 2-3 3PT, 2-2 FT
• Nebraska Wesleyan
  • FG: 41.1%
  • 3PT: 38.1%
  • FT: 90.0%
• Luther College
  • FG: 30.2%
  • 3PT: 28.6%
  • FT: 71.4%

COACH WELLMAN'S COMMENTS

• "One thing we needed to do after last game was improve our defense. I thought we really got after for 40 minutes and played the whole game. We were able to see some shots go down from the three point line. We've been shooting great in practice and it hadn't translated into the games until today which is the right game, headed into another tough conference week."

• The Prairie Wolves will travel to Storm Lake on Wednesday, December 7th to take on Buena Vista. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30, following the Women's game.