Box Score
Box score
RIVER FOREST, Ill. - A potential game-winning
three-point attempt by Krissy Day (West Allis, Wis./Wisconsin
Lutheran) came up just short as time expired as the Concordia
University Chicago Cougars defeated Wisconsin Lutheran College
73-72 on Saturday at the Geiseman Gymnasium.
The Warriors trailed by a game-high 10 points, 53-43, with 11:53
remaining in the second half before tying the game at 69-69 at the
3:07 mark. CUC scored the next four points before WLC cut its
deficit back down to one point, 73-72, with nine seconds left to
play. Following a missed free throw shot by CUC's Marche Smith with
eight second left, Day's three-point attempt came up just short as
the clock hit zeros.
Freshman Rachel Hoft (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) scored 16 of
her career and team-high 21 points off the bench in the second half
for the Warriors, who shot 37.9 percent (11-for-29) in the half.
WLC never held the lead in the second half. After shooting 56.5
percent (13-for-23) in the first half, the Cougars shot 41.4
percent (12-for-29) in the second.
The Warriors held a slim lead for the first 7:31 of the game and
exchanged leads 11 times with the Cougars through the rest of the
half/ The Warriors had their largest lead of four points in the
half, but went into the locker room at halftime trailing by four,
40-36.
Senior Erika Laete (Spokane, Wash./Evergreen Lutheran) followed
with 20 points, while junior Rachel Johnson (Milwaukee,
Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) chipped in with 11 points and nine
rebounds. Wisconsin Lutheran, which out-rebounded CUC 39-34, went
just 17-for-30 (56.7 percent) from the free throw line in the
game.
WLC shot 41.4 percent (24-for-58) from the floor for the game,
while Concordia Chicago shot 48.1 percent (25-for-52).
Smith finished with a game-high 26 points for the Cougars (7-7,
4-5 NAC). Bobbie May and Katie Leitermann added 11 and 10 points,
respectively.
Wisconsin Lutheran (11-3, 6-2 NAC) returns to action on
Wednesday, January 19 when it takes on Edgewood College (10-5, 8-1
NAC) at 7 p.m. at the Todd Wehr Edgedome in Madison, Wis.
