Westmont knocked down 12 3-pointers in the first half to take a 29-point lead and coasted past La Sierra, 96-80, for its fifth straight men’s basketball win on Wednesday night.
“When our team decides to move the ball, our offense is really good,” said coach Landon Boucher. “When we are locked in and on the same page, we can go on runs that don’t end for an extended stretch, like we saw tonight.”
Nate Meithof led the way with 28 points, while Cade Roth and Jared Brown added 23 and 15, respectively. On the boards for Westmont, Brown and Ajay Singh both collected a team-high six rebounds, while Meithof led the club with five assists.
As a team, Westmont shot 53.7% from the field, and converted 18, 3-pointers.
“Nate let the game come to him, especially in the first handful of minutes. He was getting everyone involved, and as the half went on, he took the game over, said Boucher. “He did it in a number of ways, too. He was finding his teammates, he was making tough shots, and he was defending hard. It says he had five assists, but I’m telling you he had a ton of hockey-assists too. He made so many great passes to find an open man who immediately found another man for an easy look. Tonight, Nate was probably directly involved in more than 50 of our points.”
The Warriors now hit the road for the first time this season, when they travel down to Los Angeles to take on Occidental this Saturday night.