The 8th-ranked Concordia University women's basketball team restored some familiarity to the 57th annual CIT Tournament with an 75-55 championship game victory over the Concordia-Ann Arbor Cardinals on Saturday afternoon in River Forest, Ill.
The Bulldogs' (20-2, 9-2 GPAC) hot shooting continued as well as the strong showing on the boards. The CUNE offense went 27-for-58 from the field and 7-for-21 from three-point land. The Bulldogs were able to convert the 18 Cardinal fouls into 14 CUNE points as the Bulldogs went 14-for-19 from the charity stripe.
Junior guard Whitney Stichka led all scorers with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field, 1-for-2 from three point land, and 3-for-4 from the free throw line. Sophomore guard TaLisa Krejci added 13 points on 5-of-8 off the bench for the Bulldogs.
Concordia Ann Arbor was led by Ashley Junga with 12 points, while Megan Mannarino added 11 for the Cardinals.
The championship is the 20th for the Bulldogs and the 13th in the last 15 years. The women's tournament started in 1973 and has been run consecutively since.
The Bulldogs continue their road trip Wednesday night with a 7:30 p.m. GPAC match up against the Doane College Tigers in Crete, Neb.
