With three starters out, the 0-5 Lincoln Cardinals ran 9 players in and out in a 60-38 win over Concordia at the W-K Holiday Shootout in Sedalia at State Fair on Wednesday night.
Coach Tyler Burke commented, "We looked like Lincoln tonight. We forced turnovers and we were aggressive on both ends. I was very proud of our team tonight."
It was 13-10 in favor of the Orioles after one. However, the Cardinals stayed composed and led 26-22 at the half.
The sophomore laden Cardinals came out firing led by the athletic sophomore Anthony Srader, who had 12 of his game high 16 points and junior Cam Everhart had 7 of his 11 points in the third period. It was 49-31 and Lincoln could taste the sweet victory.
Coach Burke added, "We missed a lot of layups but our free throw shooting was better (10 for 19). We have work to do but we are heading in the right direction."
Lincoln moved to 1-5 while Concordia fell to 2-5.
LINCOLN (60): Everhart, 11; Eckhoff, 12; Cole, 8; Srader, 16; Young, 7; Lyon, 4; Benham, 2.
CONCORDIA (38): Deorge, 4; Bermumedic, 2; Furbring, 6; Langkrew, 3; Fiene, 12; Brown, 9; Inman, 2.
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On Monday night, Lincoln had faced a Stover team with two 6'6" players and a quick guard. The end result was a 52-37 defeat on their home court to remain winless and they are still looking for answers.
It was 15-6 after one, 29-10 at half and 40-25 after three.
Lincoln seemed very tentative with their shot selection but Coach Burke explained, "They played good defense in their zone and we had a hard time running our offense. We didn't get back in transition very well."
STOVER (52): Edinger, 10; Karlsens, 2; Black, 4; Welmer, 8; Masher, 12; Belt. 6; Mortroe, 10.
LINCOLN (37): Everhart, 10; Smith, 5; Benham, 6; Srader, 6; Eckhoff, 7; Harmes, 2.
