MADISON, Wis. – A return to the Todd Wehr Edgedome meant another win for the Edgewood College Men's Basketball team on Tuesday night as they took care of Dominican University, 81-66. The Eagles have won seven-straight at home and were led by double-doubles by Eli Hartjes and Jake Schroeckenthaler, while Caden Nelson and Avery Lyons also scored in double figures.

EAGLES 81, STARS 66
- Dominican (2-17, 1-12 NACC) started the game strong and opened a 16-10 lead just six minutes into play. The Eagles (8-10, 7-4) responded with a 12-0 run and would build a 15-point halftime lead (43-28).

- In the second half it was again a strong start from Dominican as they got within eight (44-36) just three minutes into the half, but that was as close as the scoreboard would get with Edgewood College pulling away for their seventh NACC win of the season.

- Hartjes and Schroeckenthaler were up to their usual tricks, each player finishing with a double-double. It was the NACC-leading 10th double-double of the season for Schroeckenthaler, who scored 16 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, while adding three blocks. Hartjes led all players with 26 points, while adding 13 rebounds and four steals.

- The Eagles received great play from Avery Lyons and Caden Nelson as well on Tuesday evening. Nelson scored 14 points and dished out five assists. He was solid on the defensive end as well with two blocks and four steals. Lyons led all players with eight assists and added 10 points and four rebounds. Both Lyons and Nelson shot 50 percent from the floor as well.

- As a team the Eagles shot 44.7 percent (34-for-76) from the floor, cooling down in the second half after a 52.63 percent (20-for-38) first half. They were great on the defensive end, holding Dominican to 35.4 percent (23-for-65) shooting. Edgewood College also won the rebounding battle, 49-42, thanks to the 27 combined rebounds by Hartjes and Schroeckenthaler.

- Both Danny Mulcare and George Muench added season-best four points off the bench for the Eagles, providing some depth to the front court.

- Dominican was led by Chris Daniels II, who scored 17 points. Jacob Riedl added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Stars.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- With the early start tonight, several other teams were still in action as of this writing, but the win moved the Eagles to a tie for second in the NACC standings. They are also tied in the loss column for first as St. Norbert (8-4) sits ahead of a trio of teams (Wisconsin Lutheran, Benedictine, Edgewood College) at 7-4. The top three teams will earn byes in the NACC Tournament.

- Seeding will become vital for the Eagles, who have five NACC regular season games remaining. They are 6-0 in home games versus NACC teams this year and 1-4 on the road.

UP NEXT
- The Eagles next two games will be on the road, beginning with a Thursday night trip to face Wisconsin Lutheran College at 7 p.m.