MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin Lutheran College senior forward Alex Merbach (Kaukauna, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) became the 18th men's basketball player in school history to score at least 1,000 career points when the Warriors were defeated by Marian University 60-59 on Wednesday, February 8 at the Sadoff Gymnasium in Fond du Lac, Wis.

Merbach entered Wednesday's Northern Athletics Conference contest needing 25 points to reach the milestone. After scoring 22 first-half points, Merbach's milestone basket, his 25th and 26th points of the game, came at the 17:34 mark in the second half on a jumper inside the paint to give the Warriors a 40-29 lead. He finished the game with a career-high 39 points on 15-for-23 shooting from the floor. Merbach's 39-point performance ranks fourth all-time in school history for most points scored in a single game.

Merbach, who is averaging a team-leading 16.9 points per game this season, is the first Warriors men's basketball player since the 2008-2009 season to surpass 1,000 career points.

Wisconsin Lutheran (5-17, 4-10 NAC) returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Edgewood College (16-5, 10-3 NAC) in Madison, Wis. for 4:15 p.m. NAC game against the Eagles at the Todd Wehr Edgedome.