Egolf nets career high 19 in loss (Basketball)
Will Egolf of Haines found his groove against Northern Iowa.
Unfortunately, though, the same couldn’t be said for the entire Bradley University men’s basketball team.
Egolf bagged a career-high 19 points in an 83-77 loss during the Missouri Valley Conference matchup, the team’s fifth consecutive defeat in league play.
The 6-foot-9 junior forward sank 6 of 9 field goals and 7 of 8 free throws, a dominating performance for a player who had netted double figures just 14 times in 70 career games.
But he was nearly unstoppable on this night.
Actually the whole team was feeling it, especially in a charging-from-behind second half.
Despite taking the court without two of their top playmakers who are out with season-ending injuries, the Braves still managed to shoot a smoking 63 percent (17-for-27) in the final 20 minutes.
Egolf, of Juneau-Douglas High fame, is averaging a career-best 8.7 points through 16 games this season. Last year he was good for 7 points in 31 games.