UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY TOOK ON CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST. PAUL IN A WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME

Upper Iowa University traveled to St. Paul, Minnesota to take on Concordia University for a
women’s basketball game. Upper Iowa came into the game with a record of 1-11. Concordia St.
Paul came into the game with a record of 4-8.

Concordia St. Paul started the game in a man-to-man defense. Upper Iowa also started the game
in a man-to-man defense.
 

Concordia St. Paul looked to take time off the shot clock as they passed the ball around the threepoint
line and looked to find their shots with about 10 seconds left on the shot clock.
 

With 17:38 left to go in the first half the score was tied at 2 points each.
 

Concordia St. Paul went to a full court press and they were able to disrupt Upper Iowa in their
offense.
 

Concordia St. Paul did a good job of getting everyone involved in the play.
 

Upper Iowa’s Cassandra Deiters was able to make her shots that she put up. Deiters was not
afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the court. Her teammates did a good job of setting her
up to make good shots in the first half.
 

With 8:55 left to go at the first media timeout the score was Concordia St. Paul 17 and Upper
Iowa 14.
 

Concordia St. Paul went to a zone defense after the timeout. They were able to come out and
score some quick baskets. Upper Iowa didn’t back down. They kept on going after them.
 

Upper Iowa switched up between man-to-man defense and a zone defense. They wanted to keep
 

Concordia St. Paul guessing on what they were going to do.
 

Concordia St. Paul continued to make their shots late in the first half.
 

At halftime the score was Concordia St. Paul 37 and Upper Iowa University 21.
 

Concordia St. Paul started out the second half in a man-to-man defense. They wanted to slow
down Upper Iowa University on the offensive end.
 

Upper Iowa kept on shooting the ball in the second half. They didn’t get down on them self’s.
They kept on looking for their shots.
 

Concordia St. Paul’s Maurika Hickman who shot the ball well in the first half continued to shoot
the ball well and make shots throughout the second half.
 

With 9:50 left to go in regulation the score was Concordia St. Paul 63 and Upper Iowa 34.
 

Upper Iowa was not able to make their shots throughout the game. They kept battling throughout
the game.
 

Concordia St. Paul also kept on taking the ball strong to the basket.
 

Upper Iowa went on a run with 7:00 left to go in regulation. The score with 6:00 left to go was
Concordia St. Paul 66 and Upper Iowa 41.

Both teams battled to the end of the game but Concordia was just too much for Upper Iowa.
 

They were able to come away with the 77-54 victory over Upper Iowa. For Upper Iowa they were lead in scoring by Cassandra Deiters who had 12 points. They shot 19-51 from the field and 14-17
from the free throw line.

For Concordia St. Paul they were lead in scoring by Maurika Hickman with 21 points, Jineen
Williams with 17 points and Jodi Batzel with 12 points. They shot 28-54 from the field and shot
and 13-21 from the free throw line.