Wartburg's Lee Nelson was 6-for-10 from three-point land to record a team high 18 points. Wartburg point guard Jason Steege had 17 while post player Nate Schmidt had 10. Simpson was led by Jason Soppe who scored 18. Soppe charted eight rebounds and tallied three assists. Ryan Hittenmiller recorded a career high 16 rebounds and a team high four steals.
At Indianola, IA (Cowles Fieldhouse) WARTBURG COLLEGE 68, SIMPSON COLLEGE 51 WARTBURG COLLEGE (11-2, 4-1 IIAC) NELSON, Lee 6-11 0-0 18; STEEGE, Jason 4-10 6-8 17; SCHMIDT, Nate 3-6 4-5 10; VOGEL, Ben 2-3 0-0 6; MASON, Cashes 2-4 0-0 5; PETERSON, Cassidy 1-4 2-2 4; STARK, Dan 1-4 0-0 3; FORMANEK, Joel 1-3 0-0 3; CARTMILL, Rance 1-5 0-0 2; GULLICKSON, Nick 0-0 0-0 0; SCHMITT, Brad 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-50 12-15 68. SIMPSON COLLEGE (6-8, 2-3 IIAC) SOPPE, Jason 8-16 2-4 18; GILBERT, Matt 4-10 1-2 9; ELLENS, Scott 4-9 0-0 8; HITTENMILLER, Ryan 2-10 1-4 5; ALLEN, Chris 1-4 2-2 4; CERMAK, Brett 2-5 0-1 4; PARKINSON, Jason 1-8 0-0 3; HAWKINS, Lyndon 0-0 0-0 0; THORSON, Adam 0-3 0-0 0; TRAVIS, Jeff 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-66 6-13 51. Wartburg College.............. 37 31 - 68 Simpson College............... 26 25 - 51 3-point goals-Wartburg College 14-30 (NELSON, Lee 6-10; STEEGE, Jason 3-6; VOGEL, Ben 2-3; FORMANEK, Joel 1-2; MASON, Cashes 1-2; STARK, Dan 1-2; CARTMILL, Rance 0-4; SCHMIDT, Nate 0-1), Simpson College 1-19 (PARKINSON, Jason 1-6; GILBERT, Matt 0-2; ELLENS, Scott 0-2; HITTENMILLER, Ryan 0-4; ALLEN, Chris 0-1; CERMAK, Brett 0-2; THORSON, Adam 0-2). Fouled out--Wartburg College-None, Simpson College-None. Rebounds-Wartburg College 37 (MASON, Cashes 6; FORMANEK, Joel 6), Simpson College 41 (HITTENMILLER, Ryan 16). Assists-Wartburg College 13 (STEEGE, Jason 4), Simpson College 11 (SOPPE, Jason 3; CERMAK, Brett 3). Total fouls-Wartburg College 10, Simpson College 17. A-600