The Concordia University Men's basketball dropped a tough 64-51 defeat to the Mount Marty College Lancers on Saturday afternoon at the Laddie Cimpl Arena in Yankton, S.D.
The Bulldogs (8-11, 3-7 GPAC) struggled from long-distance, going 6-for-21 on the night, as well as being out-rebound 33-20. Mount Marty (7-13, 2-6 GPAC) picked up their second consecutive conference victory after starting 0-6 in GPAC play.
After trailing 31-27 at the half, Mount Marty came out firing on all cylinders, starting the second half with a 14-2 run in the first nine minutes. The Bulldogs were not able to recover from the slow start and never cameany closer than 12 points away from the Lancers.
Freshman point guard Tyler Bredehoeft led the Bulldog offense with 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field. Sophomore guard Dustin Weber added 10 points for Concordia.
Mount Marty was led by Pat Anderson with 22 points, while Nathan Fischer and Stan Johnson each added 10 points for the Lancers.
The Bulldogs continue the road trip this week, heading to Blair, Neb., for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off against GPAC foe Dana on Wednesday before heading to Chicago, Ill., to take part in the 54th annual Concordia Invitational Tournament.