Concordia University 69, Nebraska Wesleyan 33 (view stats)
Concordia University earned a 69-33 win over Nebraska Wesleyan in women’s basketball on Wednesday evening in Lincoln. The Bulldogs improved to 12-6 overall and 5-4 in GPAC play with the win. The Prairie Wolves dropped to 4-9 overall and 1-5 in the GPAC with the loss.
Concordia jumped all over Nebraska Wesleyan in the first half and took a commanding 40-13 lead into halftime. The Bulldogs hit 16-of-29 shots from the field and limited Wesleyan to just 5-of-19 shooting in the opening half of play. Concordia scored 18 points in the paint and 25 points off Wesleyan turnovers to build the huge lead.
Concordia continued to control the game in the second half. The Bulldog defense held Nebraska Wesleyan to just 5-of-17 shooting in the final 20 minutes, and Concordia cruised to the 69-33 win.
For the game, Concordia held a 30-18 advantage in points in the paint. Turnovers hurt both teams throughout the game. Nebraska Wesleyan had 31 turnovers on the night, while Concordia turned it over 21 times. However, Concordia scored 39 points off of Wesleyan turnovers. The Prairie Wolves managed just 12 points off of Concordia’s turnovers.
Concordia hit 25-of-53 shots in the game for 47.2 percent. The Bulldogs were 8-of-27 from the three point line for 29.6 percent and 11-of-15 at the free throw line for 73.3 percent. Concordia held a 36-26 rebounding advantage in the contest. Nebraska Wesleyan hit just 10-of-36 shots for 27.8 percent. The Prairie Wolves were 0-of-8 from behind the three point line and 13-of-21 from the charity stripe for 61.9 percent.
Kristin Miller scored a game-high 14 points to lead Concordia in the win. Treva Nutter delivered 11 points and a team-high five rebounds off the bench. TaLisa Krejci and Stacy Scheer added nine points and eight points, respectively, for the Bulldogs.
Sadie Struebing scored 12 points for Nebraska Wesleyan.
Concordia hosts Morningside College on Jan. 16. The game is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Health, Human Performance and Athletic Center.