No. 3 Hastings College 73, No. 25 Concordia University 66 (view stats)
Hastings College, ranked third in the NAIA, held on for a 73-66 women’s basketball win over No. 25 Concordia on Wednesday evening. The Broncos improved to 12-2 overall and 4-0 in the GPAC with the win. Concordia slipped to 9-3 overall and 3-2 in the GPAC with the loss.
It was a game of runs in the opening half of play. Hastings College scored the first six points of the game, but Concordia responded with the next nine points to grab an early lead. The Bulldogs led by as many as seven in the first half at 20-13, but the host Broncos used a 12-2 run to reclaim the lead at 25-22. Hastings also led by as many as seven in the first half at 35-28. However, Concordia responded with a rally of its own. The Bulldogs scored the final six points of the half, and a Katie Rich jumper pulled Concordia within one at 35-34 heading into halftime.
Concordia tied the game on a few occasions in the second half but never led. Hastings led by as many as 12 twice in the final half. The Bulldogs managed to hang around. However, solid free throw shooting down the stretch secured the 73-66 win for the Broncos. Hastings College finished 16-of-17 from the free throw line in the game.
Hastings was 27-of-62 from the field. The Broncos hit just 3-of-14 three point attempts but held a 41-36 rebounding advantage over Concordia. Concordia was 22-of-61 from the field. The Bulldogs were 10-of-20 from the three point line and 12-of-19 from the free throw line in the loss.
Rachel Isherwood and Alicia Statler each scored 16 points to lead the way for Hastings College. Statler also added 13 rebounds for Hastings. Kim Faimon added 14 points, and Lindsay Ducey added 10 for the Broncos.
Stacy Scheer had a game-high 20 points for Concordia. Katie Rich had 13, Kristin Miller scored 12 and TaLisa Krejci delivered 10 for the Bulldogs.
Concordia hosts No. 1 Northwestern College on Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. at the Health, Human Performance and Athletic Center.