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.

ODIM, BULLDOGS RUSH PAST GOLDEN BEARS

In the 2009 season opener, the visiting Concordia University football team had no answer for the #3 Minnesota Duluth running game as the Bulldogs rushed for 461 yards in a 56-0 victory for the defending champs at Malosky Stadium on Saturday evening in front of 3,025 fans. UMD scored two touchdowns in each quarter while the Golden Bears were shutout for the second straight season by the Bulldogs. UMD extends their Division II-leading winning streak to 17 games with the victory.

BOX SCORE

The bright spots for the Golden Bears were not committing a turnover, something they did only once last year in the final game of the season, giving them a turnover free streak of eight quarters.

Additionally, junior specialist T.G. Schoenberg (right, Woodbury, Minn.) started off the season hot by punting a career-high nine times for a 43.9 yard average. He forced seven fair catches, placing four inside the 20 with two punts over 50 yards including a long of 60. His net average of 41.7 indicates the punt coverage was stout while he provided excellent hang time with his kicks. UMD did not have an opportunity to return a punt against him.

But CU didn't have an answer for the Northern Sun's Preseason North Division Offensive Player of the Year, running back Isaac Odim, who started off as the undisputed best back in the league by rushing for 187 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries while taking three receptions for 75 yards and two more scores. He scored the first five touchdowns of the game with the fifth being a 92 yard kickoff return score to open the second half.

He scored from 42 and 86 yards on runs in the first quarter before seven and 60 yard TD receptions in the second.

Brian Hanson, his second half replacement, scored on rushes of one and four yards out in the third and fourth quarters and finished with 144 yards on 13 attempts.

The scoring was completed with a two yard plunge by Nate Bauer with just under eight minutes to play.

The Golden Bears managed eight first downs and converted just one of 15 on third down. They did produce first downs on both of their fourth down conversions but were unable to get in the red zone in the contest while UMD was 4-4 inside the 20.

Their top two scoring chances both resulted in missed field goals. With under a minute to go in the first half, CU took over on their own 32 yard line and drove to the UMD 26, a six play, 42 yard drive that resulted in a missed 43 yard field goal with 15 seconds to play in the half.

In the third quarter, CU went on their longest drive of the game, taking it 50 yards in 15 plays in just under a six minute span. The drive started on their own 27 and they got to the UMD 23 before failing to convert a 40 yard field goal.

In the end, UMD out gained CU 634 to 135, a near 500 yard deficit in total offense.

Sophomore Sam Campbell (left, Cary, Ill.) led CU in yardage with five receptions for 30 yards and six rushes for 14 yards. Sophomore Jerry Shaw (Oak Creek, Wis.) led CU in rushing with 23 yard on eight carries.

Receiving duo Calvin Simon (Jr., Shakopee, Minn.) and Jordan Schultenover (Sr., Minnetonka, Minn.) were not held silent, but were contained. Simon had three catches for 20 yards and keeps his streak of a reception in every collegiate game in tact at 22 games. Schultenover had a 33 yard reception, CU's longest play from scrimmage, and finished with two catches for 41 yards to lead CU in receiving yardage.

Sophomore quarterback Spencer Ohm (Blooming Prairie, Minn.), who made his colleagiate debut a year ago against the Bulldogs, got the start under center and completed 12-34 for 93 yards.

Concordia's secondary held UMD to just 10 completions through the air for 173 yards and forced nine incompletions.

Senior defensive back Christian Even (Pierz, Minn.) led the defense with seven tackles while sophomore linebacker Al Quaye (Champlin, Minn.) pulled down six UMD ball carriers with seniors Travis Meyer (DB, Champlin, Minn.) and Will Brown (right, DL, Shoreview, Minn.) making five tackles along with newcomer Trevor Glomski (Jr., LB, Wabasha, Minn.).


Brown had CU's only tackle for loss while junior defensive lineman John Borchert (Champlin, Minn.) and senior defensive back Joe Butler (Kansas City, Minn.) each had pass breakups in aiding the defense limiting the Bulldogs through the air.

Last year, UMD ended Concordia's streak at 90 games without being shutout and have now held CU scoreless two straight games, both in season openers. It's the third time in the last 12 games Concordia has been shutout since the streak ended.

The Golden Bears will look to turn things around on the road next week at NAIA foe Minot State for a 1:00 p.m. contest in Minot, N.D. The Beavers are 0-1 after losing to Bemidji State on Thursday and are provisional NCAA Division II members. The game will feature a CU audio broadcast with Dan Flanagan calling the play-by-play via Minnesota Sports Broadcast Network (MSBN) online at www.mnsportsnetwork.com along with road live stats provided by Concordia.