No. 22 Concordia University 75, Midland Lutheran 43 (view stats)
Concordia University pulled away for an easy 75-43 women’s basketball win over Midland Lutheran on Tuesday evening in Fremont. The Bulldogs improved to 7-2 overall and 1-1 in the GPAC with the win. The Warriors dropped to 3-6 overall and 0-2 in the GPAC with the loss.
Concordia used hot shooting from the field and stingy defense to jump out to a quick advantage. Leading 11-5 early in the game, the Bulldogs used an 8-0 run to take a 19-5 lead with just over 13 minutes remaining in the opening half.
Midland responded with a 10-1 run to cut the Concordia lead to five at 20-15 with just over 11 minutes to play in the opening half. However, the Bulldogs answered with another run of their own to take a 38-22 lead into halftime.
Concordia hit 17-of-29 shots from the field for 58.6 percent in the first half. Midland connected on just 9-of-31 shots from the field for 29 percent in the first 20 minutes.
The Bulldogs came out on fire to start the second half and gradually pulled away for the lopsided win. The Concordia defense limited the Warriors to just 7-of-30 from the field in the second half for 23.3 percent, and the Bulldogs settled for the 75-43 victory.
Concordia was 29-of-67 from the field in the game for 43.3 percent. The Bulldogs were 9-of-18 from the three point line and 8-of-11 from the free throw line for 72.7 percent. Concordia held a 48-43 rebounding advantage, and the Bulldogs forced Midland into 22 turnovers on the evening.
Midland Lutheran hit just 16-of-61 shots in the game for 26.2 percent. The Warriors were 4-of-19 (21.1 percent) from the three point line and 7-of-17 (41.2 percent) from the charity stripe.
Katie Rich scored a game-high 16 points to lead the way offensively for the Bulldogs. Kristin Miller added 15 points and seven boards, and Stacy Scheer delivered nine points and four steals for Concordia in the win.
Kelli Hermsmeyer, Tricia Hoffman, Sharlay Butler and Danielle Stephan all had six points for Midland. Morgan Smeal had seven rebounds for the Warriors.
Concordia returns home to host Doane College on Dec. 2. The tip is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Health, Human Performance and Athletic Center.