Basketball Recap: Illinois Lutheran Sets Scoring Season-High Against Universal

Chargers

Team Score (Highest)

02/17/25 vs Universal	72
01/31/25 vs Families of Faith Christian Academy	53
01/14/25 @ Tri-Point	44
02/14/25 vs Tri-Point	43
12/14/24 @ Northland Lutheran	35

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Illinois Lutheran). They were the clear victor by a 72-51 margin over the Universal Stars on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Illinois Lutheran to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dawveed Holland, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Holland a new career-high in points. Jace Danzy was another key player, going 9-for-17 on his way to 21 points.

Illinois Lutheran was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Illinois Lutheran's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-16. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points over those games. As for Universal, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which lines up perfectly with their 4-20 record this season.

Looking ahead, Illinois Lutheran won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Kankakee Trinity Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Illinois Lutheran has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Universal, they will also get right back to it: they'll take on Julian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.