MINNESOTA STATE MANKATO TOOK ON CONCORDIA ST. PAUL IN A FOOTBALL GAME

MSU-Mankato traveled to Concordia-St. Paul for a football game. Mankato came into the game with a record of 4-0 while Concordia came into the game with a record of 3-1.

 

Concordia kicked off to Mankato to start the game. Mankato started the game on their own 27 yard line.  Mankato used both a passing and running attack on their first drive.  Mankato quarterback Jon Wolf knew where his teammates were on the field. They were able to move the ball on their first drive. On fourth-and-eight they elected to punt the ball.

 

Concordia got the ball on their own 20 yard line. Jered Russo, the Concordia quarterback, used both the running and passing attack on their first drive. Jermaine Clemon came up with a nice catch.

 

Concordia however was not able to get a first down so they had to punt.

 

On the punt Dennis Carter ran 84 yards for a touchdown. The two point conversion was good.

 

With 9:08 left to go in the first quarter the score was MSUM 8, Concordia 0.

 

Concordia got the ball after the touchdown. Tre Spears was able to pick up a first down on the ground. Concordia sputtered on offense on the next drive. The Mankato defense stepped up big.

 

Concordia had to punt on fourth-and-eight.

 

Mankato got the ball near midfield. Andy Pfeiffer came up with some nice runs. Wolf picked up another first down on a 15 yard run. Mankato attempted a 35 yard field goal which was good.

 

With 2:50 left in the first quarter the score was Mankato 11, Concordia 0.

 

Mankato kicked off after the touchdown. Concordia got the ball on their own 24 yard line. Spears got the ball and he picked up a five yard gain. Concordia looked to get the ball into the hands of Spears.  

 

Gabe Boyce came up with a 10 yard reception for a first down.  Concordia kept the ball on the ground.

 

After one quarter of play the score was Mankato 11, Concordia 0.

 

Boyce kept on coming up with some nice receptions early in the second quarter.  

 

Concordia was picked off  to give Mankato the ball back. Wolf kept the ball on the ground as he was able to pick up yards and first downs.

 

Mankato attempted a 34 yard field goal which was good.

 

With 7:58 left in the second quarter the score was Mankato 14, Concordia 0.

 

Concordia got the ball back after the touchdown. Concordia used short running and passing plays to try to move the ball down the field. Spears came up with big plays as he was able to pick up a first down. Boyce came up with another first down on a 15 yard reception. Concordia attempted a 40 yard field goal and the attempt was not good.

 

Mankato got the ball back after the failed field goal attempt.

 

Mankato got into the end zone on a Wolf 44-yard scamper with 1:03 left in the second quarter. The extra point attempt was good.

 

At halftime the score was Mankato 21, Concordia 0.

 

Mankato kicked off to start the third quarter. Concordia got the ball on their own 27 yard line.  Concordia was not able to get a first down, so they had to punt the ball on fourth-down-six to go.

 

Mankato got the ball back on their own 15 yard line. Mankato continued to move the ball down the field and get first downs midway through the third quarter. Mankato attempted a 41 yard field goal.

 

The field goal was good.

 

With 4:26 left in the third quarter the score was Mankato 24, Concordia 0.

 

Mankato kicked off to Concordia after the field goal. Concordia got the ball on their own 20 yard line.  Spears got a 15 yard run for a first down.  

 

After three quarters of play the score was Mankato 24, Concordia 0.

 

Mankato had to punt the ball on fourth-and-five.

 

Concordia was not able to get a first down. Mankato hit a field goal with 10:17 left in regulation.

 

With that field goal that made the score Mankato 27, Concordia 0.

 

Concordia got the ball back on their own 30 yard line. Concordia got intercepted so Mankato got the ball back on the Concordia 38 yard line.

 

Mankato looked to get into the end zone again midway through the fourth quarter.  Mankato fumbled the ball and Concordia came away with the ball.

 

Concordia took over on their own 36 yard line. They picked up big yards on a James Peterson run.

 

Concordia looked to get into the end zone late in the quarter.  Cory Cole found the end zone on a 19 yard touchdown reception. The extra point attempt was good.

 

With 3:17 left in the fourth quarter the score was Mankato 27, Concordia 7.

 

Mankato got the ball after the Concordia touchdown. They were not able to get into the end zone so they ran the clock out late in the contest.  

 

In a hard-fought game Mankato came away with the 27-7 victory over Concordia.

 

ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY TOOK ON CONCORDIA ST. PAUL IN A MEN'S BASKETBALL EXHIBITION GAME

St. Mary's University from Winona, Minnesota took on Concordia St. Paul for an exhibition men's basketball game.

Concordia started out in a man-to-man defense. Both teams found their shots early on. The score went back and forth in the early goings.

St. Mary's looked to get the ball into LaMonte Hall's hands. LaMonte Hall did a good job of getting his teammates involved in the offense.

Concordia looked to get the ball into the hands of Terez Wayne VanPelt. He did a good job of getting his teammates involved in the offense.

St. Mary's went to a zone defense. They looked to spread Concordia out.

Concordia called a timeout with 14:41 left in the first half. The score was St. Mary's 20 and Concordia 15.

Zach Richard Towle found his three-point shot. He was afraid to shoot the ball from any where on the floor.

Pat Freeman for St. Mary's did a good job of shooting the ball. He was able to make shots from mostly inside the three-point line.

Concordia went to a full court press. They wanted to make it as hard as possible for St. Mary's to hit their shots.

St. Mary's called a timeout with 10:58 left in the first half. The score was Concordia St. Paul 28 and St. Mary's 27.

Concordia stayed in a zone defense. Concordia made it hard for St. Mary's to shoot the ball.

The Concordia guards did a job of getting the ball down the court as quickly as they could.

At 8:08 left in the first half there was a media timeout. The score was Concordia 38 and St. Mary's 29.

Concordia went on a run midway through the first half. St. Mary's did not give up. Concordia was able to hit all of their shots that they were put up. They were hitting on layups and jump shots.

St. Mary's called a timeout with 3:43 left in the first half. The score was Concordia 50 and St. Mary's 34.

Concordia continued to look to hit their shots and take as much time off the clock as they could.

At halftime the score was Concordia 56 and St. Mary's 41.

Concordia got the ball to start the second half. Terez Wayne VanPelt hit a nice little jumper at the top of the key for the first basket of the second half.

Concordia started the second half in a zone defense. They were able to slow down St. Mary's on the offensive end.

Concordia was able to make as many layups as they wanted to. St. Mary's tried to guard the open man but Concordia was still able to hit shots.

St. Mary's called a timeout with 15:50 left in regulation. The score was Concordia 70 and St. Mary's 48.

Kenny Olafeso did a good job of making his layups. He always knew where he was going on the floor and was able to communicate that to his teammates.

Isaiah Thomas for Concordia found his midrange  jump shot. He was not afraid to shoot it.

Concordia stepped outside of the three-point line and they were successful at knocking down three-point shots midway through the second half.

St. Mary's called a timeout with 7:24 left in regulation with the score Concordia 98 and St. Mary's 63.

Concordia with the game well in hand continued to shoot the ball well late in the contest. I though that both teams fought hard. St. Mary's was not able to hit their shots and Concordia was too strong for them.

Concordia came away with the 115-75 victory over St. Mary's University. The leading scorers for St. Mary's were Pat Freeman with 27 points and Michael with 18 points. They shot 28-63 from the field that included going 9-16 from behind the three-point line.

The leading scorers for Concordia were Kenny Olafeso with 23 points Terez Wayne VanPelt with 22 points and Cole Olstad with 18 points. They shot 47-72 from the field that included going 9-24 from behind the three-point line.

UNIVERTY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR TOOK ON CONCORDIA ST. PAUL IN A EXHIBITION WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME

The Gangelhoff Center was a buzz as the Yellow Jackets of The University of Wisconsin-Superior took on the Golden Bears of Concordia University St. Paul.

As the game started both teams looked to get into their offensive grove. Concordia started the game off in a zone defense. They looked to get Superior to take quick shots.

Superior looked to trap the incoming pass.. They also used a full court man-to-man defense. Concordia was able to do a good job of breaking the trap as they were able to get the ball down the court easily.

Concordia was able to score easy baskets in transition. They were a little quicker on the break than Superior.

Superior called a timeout with 14:35 left in the first half.

Anne Skriba did a good job of getting the ball down the court and setting up the offense for Concordia. She was able to get her players into places where they could make good shots.

Concordia did a good job of breaking the full court press. They had good ball movement and were not rattled by the Superior defenders.

Superior made a run midway through the first half.

With 9:30 left in the first half there was a media timeout. The score was Concordia 26 and Superior 16.

Superior was able to keep their composure and kept their heads when they were not able to make their shots.

Superior called a timeout with 6:39 left in the first half with the score Concordia 29 and Superior 16.

Rachel Hansen did a good job taking shots. She knew where she wanted the ball and was able to step up and knock down shots to keep her team in the game.

Superior spread the ball around to all of their players throughout the first half. They were all able to find the basket. The scoring was very even throughout the first half.

At halftime the score was Concordia St. Paul 37 and Superior 29.

Concordia came out the second half continuing to push the ball down the court. The guards kept on getting out and setting the tempo.

Superior looked to get the tempo into their favor. They looked for fast break point opportunities.

Superior called a timeout with 16:12 left in regulation. The score was Concordia St. Paul 43 and Superior 33.

Concordia went to a full court press. They didn't want Superior to get and quick open shots.

Superior went to a zone defense. They wanted to spread the Concordia players out.

Concordia took a timeout with 11:43 left in regulation with the score Concordia 48 and Superior 38.

Concordia came out in a zone defense after the timeout.

Concordia did a good job in the zone defense. Superior had difficulty shooting the ball. Concordia took advantage of that as they were able to slow them down.

Superior called a timeout with 8:06 left in regulation. The score was Concordia 52 and Superior 38.

Superior didn't give up the fight. They battled throughout the contest. They never quit on either side of the ball.

Superior called a timeout with 4:11 left in regulation with the score Concordia 57 and Superior 46.

Both teams played hard the whole game. Neither team gave up.

In the end Concordia St. Paul was able to come away with the 62-49 victory over Superior. The leading scorers for Superior were Bri Davis with 8 points and Connie Urmanski with 15 points. They shot 17-58 from the field and that included going 3-15 from behind the three-point line. Superior also shot 12-18 from the free throw line.

The leading scorers for Concordia St. Paul were Erica Gress with 11 points and Rachel Hansen with 12 points. They shot 24-51 from the field and went 2-10 from behind the three-point line. Concordia also shot 12-18 from the free throw line

WINONA STATE TOOK ON CONCORDIA ST. PAUL IN A MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTEST

Winona State traveled to Concordia St. Paul for a men's NSIC conference quarterfinal basketball game.

Coming into the game Winona State had a record of 15-7. Concordia St. Paul had a record of 17-9.

Concordia St. Paul came out in a strong man-to-man defense. They looked to slow down Winona
State.

Winona State got out to a quick 5-0 start. They did a good job of getting the ball out of the basket and
going the other way with it.

Concordia called a timeout with 17:01 left in the first half with the score Winona State 7 and Concordia 0.

Concordia St. Paul had a hard time making their shots at the beginning of the game.

Winona State looked to pound the ball inside. They were able to get it into their big man Taylor
Cameron. Cameron did a good job of taking the ball hard to the basket.

Concordia went into a zone defense. They looked to spread Winona State out.

With 8:48 left in the first half there was a media timeout. The score was Winona State 25 Concordia St. Paul 17.

Winona State looked to get the ball into the hands Ben Fischer. Fischer was dead on. He was able to
make shots from everywhere on the court.

Concordia went to a zone defense. They looked to spread the Winona State offense out. Winona State
looked to get the ball to their inside players. Concordia defense made it hard for them to get easy shots.

Winona State called a timeout with 6:46 with the score Winona State 29 and Concordia St. Paul 20.

Concordia’s Isaiah Thomas stepped up and was able to get a big three-point shot that brought
Concordia back to life.

Concordia St. Paul came to life late in the first half. They got hot and were able to make their shots.

Both teams launched three-point shots late in the half. Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls.

At halftime the score was Winona State 41 and Concordia St. Paul 34.

As the second half got underway Concordia came out on fire. They were able to hit a few shots and get
the pace of the game back in their favor.

Kenny Olafeso drove the ball down the court and made a nice little layup. Kenny did a good job of
slowing down his defender. On the offensive end he was able to find his brother Peter as they were able to connect on a few assists.

Winona State called a timeout with 13:22 left in regulation. The score was Winona State 57 and
Concordia St. Paul 45.

Both teams were very physical. They both dove on the floor after loose balls.

Peter Olafeso had a nice steal and was able to come away with a breakaway layup. Peter was very
aggressive on both ends of the floor.

Concordia St. Paul got hot midway through the second half.

With 9:38 left in regulation there was a media timeout. The score was Winona State 59 and Concordia
St. Paul 51.

Peter continued to take the ball hard to the basket. He was fouled on a number of different plays in the
second half.

Xavier Humphery for Winona State came off the bench and was a spark plug for them. He was all over
the court. Humphrey was able to get past his defenders with ease.

Winona State took a timeout with 5:41 left with the score Winona State 69 and Concordia St. Paul 60.

Winona State took a timeout with 3:39 left with the score Winona State 71 and Concordia St. Paul 63.

Concordia St. Paul went to a man-to-man defense. They looked to slow Winona State down in the
waning minutes of the game.

Winona State called a timeout with 1:55 left and the score of Winona State 77 and Concordia St. Paul
63.

Humphery came to life late in the contest. He was able to step up big and make key plays down the
stretch.

Winona State was able to come away with the 86-72 victory over Concordia St. Paul.

The leading scorers for Concordia St. Paul were Peter Olafeso with 20 points and Brent Barz with 14
points, They shot 24-55 from the field including 8-22 from behind the three point line. Concordia shot
16-21 from the free throw line.

The leading scorers from Winona State were Ben Fischer with 24 points, Xavier Humphry with 20
points, Clayton Vette with 18 points and Jon Walburg with 17 points.

After the game I was able to talk to Winona State head coach Mike Leaf and Xavier Humphry about
the game.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH TOOK ON CONCORDIA ST. PAUL IN A WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME

It's tournament time. In a Northern Sun Conference women’s conference tournament basketball game
the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs took on the Golden Bears of Concordia St. Paul. Coming
into the game UMD had a record of 15-11 and Concordia St. Paul had a record of 17-9.

UMD started the game out in a man-to-man defense. Concordia looked to get the ball inside to Maurika
Hickman's hands. Hickman was able to find the basket for easy shots. Jodi Batzel also found the basket
and her teammates did a good job of getting her the ball while she was making a cut to the basket.

Concordia did a good job of switching between man-to-man and zone defense. They wanted to get
UMD out of sync.

UMD did a good job of using the shot clock. They looked to take as much time off of the shot clock as
they could and looked to get their shot off with 10 seconds left.

Concordia St. Paul was able to score baskets in transition.

UMD was able to pull down their offensive rebounds. They were able to score on a ton of second
chance baskets.

With 9:45 there was a media timeout. The score was Concordia St. Paul 16 and UMD 14.

Zoraa Quioe for Concordia St. Paul was able to go the length of the court and make layups on several
different occasions.

UMD took a timeout with 8:09 left in the first half. The score was Concordia St. Paul 20 and UMD 16.

Concorida's defensive pressure was able to bother UMD a little bit. The UMD players were getting
frustrated that they were not getting some of the calls that they thought they should.

UMD called a timeout with 5:31 left with the score Concorida St. Paul 25 and UMD 16.

Concordia St. Paul was able to slow down UMD as they went cold late in the half. Concordia St. Paul
was able to capitalize on that.

UMD didn't back down throughout the half. They kept battling. UMD looked to get the ball into the
hands of Kelsy Hewitt. She was all over the court and was able to nail her shots that she took.

At halftime the score was Concordia St. Paul 26 and UMD 22.

Concordia came out of the halftime break running. They looked to keep attacking the basket.

UMD kept the ball game close as they were able to step up and knock down shots early in the second
half. They didn't back down.

Both teams wanted a slow pace as they each tried to work the clock to their advantage.

The score was tied at 30 with 17:00 left in regulation.

Both teams traded baskets midway through the second half. Neither team was able to go on a run.

UMD called a timeout with 15:09 left with the score Concordia St Paul 34 and UMD 33.

Newman continued to play well on both ends of the court. She was all over the court as she was asking
for the ball and took it strong to the basket.

Concordia St. Paul called a timeout with 14:12 left in regulation with the score Concordia St. Paul 36
and UMD 35.

Mandy Poke for Concordia nailed a deep three-point basket that kept them in the game.

With 9:58 there was a media timeout. The score was Concordia St. Paul 43 and UMD 42.

Both teams continued to battle as the score went back and forth.

Concordia St. Paul was able to get loose balls and convert them into baskets.

The game came down to the wire.

UMD took a timeout with 2:05 left in regulation the score was Concorida St. Paul 56 and UMD 54.

UMD stayed in the zone defense after the timeout. Concorida St. Paul was able to beat the zone.

Hewitt was all over the court for UMD. She really had a good game.

In a hard fought game throughout Concordia St. Paul was able to come away with the 65-58 victory
over UMD.

UMD was led in scoring by Kelsey Hewitt with 17 points and Katrina Hewman with 12 points and
Lindsay Miller with 11 points. UMD shot 21-60 from the field including 3-16 from behind the three point line. They shot 11-13 from the free throw line.

Concordia St. Paul was led in scoring by Maurika Hickman with 22 points. They shot 26-55 from the
field including 3-20 from behind the three-point line. They shot 10-14 from the free throw line.

UPPER IOWA TOOK ON CONCORDIA ST. PAUL IN A MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTEST AT THE GANGELHOFF CENTER

The Upper Iowa Peacocks from Fayette, Iowa traveled to St. Paul, Minnesota to take on the
Concordia St. Paul Golden Bears in a men’s basketball game. Upper Iowa came into the game
with a record of 4-8. Concordia St. Paul entered the game with a record of 7-5.
 

Upper Iowa came out in a man-to-man defense. They wanted to slow down Concordia St. Paul.
 

Concordia St. Paul looked to get the ball into Peter Olafeso’s hands. Peter knew what he wanted
to do with the ball when they were on offense. He knew where his teammates were on the court.
 

Upper Iowa also looked to get out and run. They started out the game on fire as they were able to
hit their shots early in the game.
 

Upper Iowa was in a zone defense. They looked to spread Concordia St. Paul out. Upper Iowa
was able to make their shots early in the game.
 

Concordia St. Paul looked for Dan Vandervieren in the low block. Vandervieren did a good job
with the ball when he had it. He would go strong to the basket with the ball on the low block.
 

Courtney Lynn Tyler did a good job setting up Concordia St. Paul in their offense. He shouted
instructions on where his teammates were supposed to be on the court.
 

Upper Iowa did a good job of getting all of their players involved in scoring on the offensive
end.
 

With 9:35 left to go in the first half we had our first media timeout with the score being Upper
Iowa 24 and Concordia St. Paul 12.
 

Concordia St. Paul went to a zone defense after the timeout. They wanted to spread Upper Iowa
out. Concordia St. Paul did a good job of getting their hands in the faces of the Upper Iowa
players.
 

Peter Olafeso did a good job of driving to the basket. Peter was able to score layups on dives to
the basket.
 

Upper Iowa used both zone and man-to-man defense in the first half. They were able to catch
Concordia St. Paul off guard on a few different possessions.
 

Concordia St. Paul was able to go on a little run late in the first half.
 

At halftime the score was Upper Iowa 41 and Concordia University St. Paul 31.
 

Concordia St. Paul kept looking to shoot the ball in transition in the second half. Tyler was not
afraid to shoot the ball early in the half.
 

Peter Olafeso kept up his good shooting in the second half. Concordia St. Paul went on a run
with 17:00 left in the second half.
 

Concordia St. Paul got within one point at 50-51 with 14:00 left to go in the second half.
 

The score went back and forth midway through the second half as both teams traded baskets.
 

With 9:22 left to go in the contest the score was Concordia St. Paul 57 and Upper Iowa 52.
 

Andrew Kuderer stepped up and was able to knock down some key three-point shots for
Concordia St. Paul.
 

Tyler did a good job of finding his open teammates. He was able to get assists as he found
Vandervieren on the low block and he went to town and was able to score easy baskets.
 

The game was close midway through the second half. Neither team was able to go on a run late
in the second half.

With 5:06 left to go in regulation the score was Concordia St. Paul 67 and Upper Iowa 60.

The game came down to the end. I really thought that both teams played well throughout the
game.

The Upper Iowa head coach received a technical foul because he didn’t like a call that was
called.

Concordia St. Paul fought their way back from being down 10 at the half as they were able to
come away with the 82-73 victory over Upper Iowa.

Upper Iowa shot 23-55 from the field and 19-24 from the free throw line. They were lead in
scoring by Tucker Wentzien with 21 points and Matt Lesan with 20 points. Concordia St. Paul
was lead in scoring by Peter Olafeso with 23, Kenny Olafeso with 14 points and Brent Bartz with
12 points. They shot 24-38 from the free throw line and 24-38 from the free throw line.

SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE TOOK ON CONCORDIA ST. PAUL IN A MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTEST

The Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs took on the Concordia St. Paul Golden Bears in a men’s basketball contest at Concordia St.Paul.

Concordia looked to run with the ball in transition from the beginning of the game. Southwest Minnesota State started in a man-to-man defense. Concordia St. Paul also started on in a man-to-man

defense.

Minnesota State looked to apply pressure at the half court line. Both teams looked to push the ball down the court in transition.

Concordia looked for Isaiah Thomas on the offensive end. He found his shot and his teammates were able to keep feeding him the ball.

Concordia’s Peter Olafeso found his shot and was successful shooting it. Peter also did a good job of defending this opponent.

Minnesota State looked to have a lot of movement in their offense

With 10:53 left to go in the first half the score was Concordia St. Paul 14 and Southwest Minnesota State 11.

Concordia switched up between man-to-man defense and zone defense. They wanted to get Southwest Minnesota State off guard.  They were able to do that from time to time throughout the first half.

With 8:53 left to go in the first half the score was Southwest Minnesota State 18 and Concordia St. Paul 14.

After the media timeout Southwest Minnesota State continued to make their shots. Concordia St. Paul had a difficult time making shots for a period of time in the first half. Southwest Minnesota State was

able to use that to their advantage as they were able to score baskets and extend their lead.

Concordia used that as a wakeup call as they were able to rattle off some points and Southwest Minnesota State was not able to counter.

The score went back and forth late in the first half. Both teams continued to go after each other.

The first half was a game of runs. Both teams were able to go on runs. The game did not get out of hand as they were each able to counter the other team's run.

At halftime the score was Southwest Minnesota State 34 and Concordia St. Paul 31.

Southwest Minnesota State’s Lavione West came alive in the second half. He took the ball hard to the basket.

Southwest Minnesota State continued to make shots on the offensive end. They didn’t let the pressure of Concordia St. Paul get to them.

Southwest Minnesota State was able to go on a run midway through the second half.

The game went back and forth throughout the second half.

Just as Southwest Minnesota State was able to go on a run Concordia St. Paul was able to go on one of their own.

The game came down to the wire. Concordia St. Paul came away with the 67-66 victory over Southwest Minnesota State.

The leading scorers for Southwest Minnesota State were Scott Roehl with 13 points and Jordan Miller

with 8 points. The leading scorers for Concordia St. Paul were Peter Olafeso with 19 and Isaiah Thomas with 14.

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST. PAUL MENS' BASKETBALL TEAM OPENED THE EXHIBITION PORTION OF THEIR SCHEDULE AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS

The 2010-2011 men’s basketball season got underway as Concordia University St. Paul opened the exhibition portion of their schedule against University of Wisconsin River Falls.


River Falls looked to take a lot off the clock in the beginning of the game. They took their time on the offensive end. They wanted to get everyone involved in the offense. River Falls also looked to push the ball in transition.


Concordia St. Paul looked to get the ball into Kenny Olafeso’s hands. Kenny knew where his teammates were on the court. He was able to feed his teammates and was able to get assists when they made a basket.


The scoring went back and forth at the beginning of the game. Neither team was able to go on a run in the contest.


Courtney Lynn Tyler for Concordia St. Paul came off the bench and provided the team with a burst of energy. On the defensive end Courtney was able to slow down his opponent. He played well on the defensive ends.


River Falls went on a run midway through the first half. They were down and they were able to cut their deficit to two points. The score was Concordia 17 and River Falls 15 with 10:38 left to go in the first half.


Concordia did a good job of getting the ball out of the net and pushing the ball up the court. They were able to get uncontested baskets in transition.


With 9:35 left to go in the first half the score was Concordia St. Paul 22 and River Falls 15.


River Falls also looked to push the ball in transition. They were able to create mismatches on the defensive end. They made a run late in the first half.


The first half was close. Neither team was able to get a huge lead. Both teams were able to counter each other’s runs.


In a half that was up and down and very close, Concordia St. Paul had a 38-34 lead over River Falls at halftime.


As the second half got underway both teams played aggressively. The second half got off to a quick pace. Both teams did a good job of running with the ball. They both were able to score baskets early in the half.


Concordia St. Paul’s Isaiah Thomas showed some life in the second half. He played well on the defensive end. He was able to defend his players and create havoc on the defensive end for Concordia St. Paul.


Concordia St. Paul played a zone defense in the second half. They wanted to spread River Falls out.


With 12:54 left in the second half the score was Concordia St. Paul 51 and River Falls 41.


River Falls went on a run after the time out. They were able to chip into their deficit.


There was media timeout with 9:47 left to go in regulation. The score at the timeout was Concordia St. Paul 55 and River Falls 49.


Concordia St. Paul switched back into a zone with 9:00 left to go in the contest. They wanted to do this because they wanted to spread the River Falls offense out. Concordia St. Paul was able to do this effectively.


River Falls was able to hang with Concordia St. Paul throughout the game. They didn’t back down. They were able to go on a run to end the game. In the end Concordia St. Paul was able to come away with the 80-72 victory over River Falls.


Concordia St. Paul was able to make shots down the stretch. I thought that they didn’t give up.


The leading scorers for River Falls were Aaron Anderson with 28, and Jake Voeltz and Shane Moner each with 13 points. The leading scorers for Concordia St. Paul were Kenny Olafeso with 16 points. Isaiah Thomas had 14 points and Peter Olafeso had 13 points.