Seward Neb. -- The Concordia University, Nebraska women's basketball picked up their second win in as many days, defeating the Avila University Eagles, 65-49 on Saturday afternoon in Seward. It was the final game of the 2007 Cattle Classic Tournament.
With the win the Bulldogs remain undefeated at 3-0 on the young season while the Eagles fall to 2-3.
Sophomore Stacy Scheer provided a spark off the bench for the Bulldogs, scoring a team-high 15 points. Scheer shot 44.4 percent from the field and went 3-of-6 from beyond the arc in 15 minutes of work.
Concordia trailed just three times in the game, Once after the opening bucket and midway through the first half as the teams traded one-point leads. Junior Whitney Stichka put the Bulldogs on top for good with after a steal by Liz Bauer led to an easy layup with 11:38 left in the opening half.
A 13-3 run was capped by back-to-back three-point field goals from Danae Koopman and Melissa Tinkham to give Concordia their biggest lead of the half (12) just over 90 seconds left in the frame.
In the second half the Bulldog lead grew to as many as 17 after a pair of free throws by Stichka. Avila then mounted a comeback, pulling within eight points with 9:02 remaining thanks to a 10-0 run.
Concordia countered with an 18-3 outburst. During the run Scheer accounted for eight points, including a pair of threes, including one at the 3:27 mark to give the Bulldogs a 63-40 advantage.
Defensively the Bulldogs held three of the Avila starters scoreless. Ashley Townsend and Elizabeth Volmer were the only Eagle starters to score with 10 and one point respectively.
Jaime Kenney came off the bench to lead all scorers with 16 points while Jordan Palin also chipped in with 11 for Avila. Alyson Young just missed a double-double with nine points and nine boards.
Just two players reached double figures for Concordia, Schher (15) and Tinkham (11), but eight players scored in the balanced Bulldogs attack. Jordan Schmoldt added nine points and three assists. Stichka chipped in with eight, and Koopman and Libby Hirssig each had seven points. Jenni Lovegrove led the Bulldogs in rebounds with seven.
Concordia's next scheduled action is on Friday and Saturday as they take part in the Thrivent Lutheran Invite hosted by Concordia Portland. Those games can be heard live on the Concordia Sports Network at www.cune.edu/athletics.