Ippensen Posts Career-High 16 Points in Chargers’ Loss to MATC

  Aaron Frey
  Monday, March 8, 2021 7:30 PM
  Athletics

Galesburg, IL

Lane Ippensen (LaPrairie, Ill./Camp Point Central) notched a career-high in points for the second straight game, but Milwaukee Area Tech had a scorching shooting night to hand the Chargers a 120-86 loss Monday at John M. Lewis Gymnasium.

KEY MOMENTS

• MATC (6-3) opened up a 17-4 lead to start the game and shot 56 percent in the first half to have a 56-37 advantage at intermission.
• A Jean Luc Wilson (East Moline, Ill./United Township) three-point play followed by a free throw from Brock Bower-Preece (Mapleton, Ill./Illini Bluffs) pulled the Chargers (1-4) to within 65-51 less than 4 minutes into the second half, but the Stormers scored 12 of the next 14 to extend their lead again.
• MATC finished 54 percent from the field, 52 percent from 3-point range and 94 percent from the free-throw line. 

SANDBURG STANDOUT
Ippensen, coming off a 13-point night the Chargers’ last time out, scored a career-best 16 while going 7 of 10 from the field. The sophomore forward added six rebounds and two assists.

OTHER TOP CHARGERS

• Wilson, fresh of a career-best 33-point outing Friday at Highland, led all players with 27 points on 9-for-17 shooting. Wilson also led Sandburg with eight rebounds and had a team-leading two steals.
• Sophomore Vaughn Toyne (Petersburg, Ill./PORTA) and freshman Gabe Mason (Metamora, Ill./Metamora) each scored 14.

FOR THE STORMERS

• Ozzie Johnson 25 points
• Babatunde Otukoya 20 points
• Bansi King 17 points
• Mason Johnson 14 points

UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
2 p.m. Saturday vs. No. 5 South Suburban

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