WILLMAR -- Freshman post Mike Weber scored 15 of his 19 points in the first half to help the Ridgewater Warriors cruise by the St. John's University JV 80-63 on Thursday.
Tyler Stein added 12 points, Shawn Neu 12 and Casey Sussenguth and Nathan Nietfeld nine each.
Sophomore Max McHugh led the Johnnies with 28 points.
Ridgewater (2-1) jumped out to an 8-0 lead and Shawn Neu cashed a three-pointer for an 11-1 bulge.
That triggered at string of treys by Sussenguth, Nietfeld and Stein, bringing the gap to 28-9.
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Breck Weber and Neu, again, struck from the arch and the Warriors headed to the halftime locker room up 47-29.
From three-point range, the Warriors made 6 of 11 and shot 47 percent from the field overall. Working inside, the 6-foot-4 Weber had 13 points by halftime.
Ridgewater takes on NJCAA Division I power North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton on Tuesday.
The Wildcats will return the visit in Willmar on Dec. 1.
Ridgewater 80, St. John's JV 63
St. John's JV...................29 34 -- 63
Ridgewater......................47 33 -- 80
ST. JOHN'S JV - 25-67 FG (10-32 3-pt); 3-10 FT; 39 rebounds; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Ryan Brown 13, Nick Jordan 3, Steve Carney 3, Ryan Yungers 3, Max McHugh 28, Brett Torrence 4, Chris Orgas 9 ... 3-point shots: Brown 1, Jordan 1, Carney 1, Yungers 1, McHugh 6 ... Rebound leaders: McHugh 8 ... Assist leaders: Brown 5 ... Steal leaders: Jordan 4
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RIDGEWATER - 27-71 FG (6-14 3-pt); 20-30 FT; 58 rebounds; 9 fouls ... Scoring: Shawn Neu 12, Tyler Stein 14, Andy Kalenberg 4, Breck Weber 5, Leonard Gabbert 2, Mike Weber 19, Caleb DuFrane 6, Casey Sussenguth 9, Nathan Nietfeld 9 ... 3-point shots: Neu 2, Stein 1, Weber 1, Sussenguth 1, Nietfeld 1 ... Rebound leaders: Sussenguth, 11, Nietfeld 5, M. Weber 9... Assist leaders: Kalenberg 4, Sussenguth 3, Neu 3 ... Steal leaders: Neu 2, Weber 2
