Doane College 79, Concordia University 76 (view stats)
Doane College held on for a 79-76 win over Concordia University in GPAC women’s hoops on Wednesday evening. The Tigers improved to 9-14 overall and 5-7 in GPAC play with the win. Concordia dropped its second game in a row to fall to 14-8 overall and 7-6 in the GPAC.
Doane jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the opening minutes of the contest. Concordia pulled within one at 16-15 with just under 10 minutes to play in the first half. However, Doane again created some separation and took a 39-30 lead into halftime.
The Tigers maintained the lead throughout much of the second half, but Concordia stayed within striking distance. Concordia rallied to take its first lead of the game at 71-70 with just under four minutes remaining in the contest, but the lead was short lived. Doane quickly responded with six straight points to grab a 76-71 lead with less than two minutes remaining in regulation.
Stacy Scheer hit two free throws to pull the Bulldogs within three at 76-73, but Kristine Ortmeier connected on two free throws for Doane to give the Tigers a 78-73 lead with less than a minute remaining. A three pointer by Scheer pulled Concordia within two at 78-76 with five seconds left in regulation. Brittany Lurz went one of two from the foul line to give Doane a 79-76 lead with four seconds to play. Scheer missed a last-second three point attempt, and Doane escaped with the 79-76 victory.
Doane was 27-of-51 from the field for 52.9 percent. The Tigers were 5-of-13 from the three point line for 38.5 percent and 20-of-27 at the foul line for 74.1 percent. Doane also held a 36-24 advantage in points in the paint and added 19 points off Concordia turnovers.
Concordia was 22-of-52 from the field for 42.3 percent. The Bulldogs connected on 8-of-22 attempts from three point land for 36.4 percent and 24-of-38 attempts from the foul line for 63.2 percent.
Cheryl Braithwait scored a team-high 18 points to lead the way for Doane College. Vanessa Munter added 17 points, and Kristine Ortmeier added 14 off the bench for the Tigers.
Treva Nutter scored a game-high 20 points for Concordia in the loss. Angela Kuca hit four 3-pointers and scored 15 points on the night. Stacy Scheer and Kourtney Rahder each added 10 points for the Bulldogs.
Concordia will take part in the Concordia Invitational Tournament on Friday and Saturday.