The Lutes opened the season on Nov. 19 with a 106-87 loss to La Verne at the University of Puget Sound Tip-Off Classic.
The Lutes trailed at halftime of today's game, 46-40, but shot 52.6 percent from the field in the second half (20-38) and held the Leopards to 34.2 percent (13-38) to claim the win. Both teams are now 2-4 on the season.
John Stark led the way for the Lutes with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Brian Jochim scored 15 points, Sudon DeSuze 14, Jake Carstensen 13 and Kurt Oliver 11. Jason Greenlee paced La Verne with 20 points.
The Lutes will now meet Northwest Conference rival Whitman at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday for the consolation title. Whitman won their first game of the season today in four outings, topping UC Santa Cruz 91-85.
Newspaper Box Score La Verne vs Pacific Lutheran 12/03/04 4:00 p.m. at Redlands, Calif. (Currier Gym) At Redlands, Calif. (Currier Gym) PACIFIC LUTHERAN 97, LA VERNE 91 LA VERNE (2-4) Greenlee, Jason 5-16 8-10 20; Franzen, Jake 5-8 1-1 14; Newte, Brandon 4-7 2-2 12; Mallon, Bryan 5-10 1-3 11; Holmquist, Marc 3-7 4-7 11; Brown, Lanier 2-7 2-2 7; Stephens, Danny 1-3 2-2 4; Jackson, Chris 1-3 1-4 4; Ferrera, Adrian 0-5 3-4 3; Hatch, Matt 0-3 2-4 2; Lokar, Shawn 0-2 2-2 2; Reynolds, Victor 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 26-74 29-43 91. PACIFIC LUTHERAN (2-4) Stark, John 7-13 4-8 19; Jochim, Brian 2-7 10-10 15; DeSuze, Sudon 7-12 0-0 14; Carstensen, Jake 4-7 2-2 13; Oliver, Kurt 3-7 2-2 11; Lipscomb, Jake 4-5 0-0 8; Heidenreich, Landon 2-4 0-0 6; Torbensen, Michael 3-7 0-0 6; Sinnes, Matt 1-1 1-2 3; Cardwell, Drew 1-8 0-0 2; Ash, Gabe 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 34-74 19-24 97. La Verne...................... 46 45 - 91 Pacific Lutheran.............. 40 57 - 97 3-point goals-La Verne 10-27 (Franzen, Jake 3-6; Greenlee, Jason 2-7; Newte, Brandon 2-3; Jackson, Chris 1-1; Brown, Lanier 1-2; Holmquist, Marc 1-2; Lokar, Shawn 0-1; Hatch, Matt 0-1; Ferrera, Adrian 0-2; Stephens, Danny 0-2), Pacific Lutheran 10-18 (Oliver, Kurt 3-5; Carstensen, Jake 3-3; Heidenreich, Landon 2-2; Jochim, Brian 1-4; Stark, John 1-2; Cardwell, Drew 0-1; DeSuze, Sudon 0-1). Fouled out--La Verne-None, Pacific Lutheran-None. Rebounds-La Verne 44 (Hatch, Matt 6), Pacific Lutheran 51 (Stark, John 14). Assists-La Verne 12 (Mallon, Bryan 3), Pacific Lutheran 17 (Heidenreich, Landon 4). Total fouls-La Verne 23, Pacific Lutheran 24. A-63 57th Annual Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament