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Freshman Emily Beseman brings the ball up the court against a Minn.-Morris defender during the Cobbers' 78-63 win. Beseman finished with 23 points in her college debut.
Freshman Emily Beseman brings the ball up the court against a Minn.-Morris defender during the Cobbers' 78-63 win. Beseman finished with 23 points in her college debut.
November 8, 2019

Successful College Debuts

Head Coach Kim Wagers and freshman Emily Beseman both had successful college debuts as Concordia beat Minn.-Morris 78-63 in the season opener.

Box Score

MOORHEAD, Minn. (11/08/19)---If the careers of head coach Kim Wagers and freshman Emily Beseman are anything like their college debuts then the Cobbers could be in for a successful four year.   

 Concordia used a 30-point second quarter to roar past Minn.-Morris and claim a 78-63 win in the season opener which featured the head coaching debut of Wagers, who spent the past seven seasons as an assistant at Wis.-Eau Claire,  and the first post high school game for Beseman. 

The Cobbers went 6-for-10 from 3-point range in the decisive second period, shot 57.1% (12-for-21) from the floor and outrebounded the Cougars 11-3 in total rebounds and had a 5-0 margin in offensive rebounds.

The ability to shoot from the outside and then grab rebounds underneath played out for the entire game. Concordia went 12-for-25 (48.0%) from outside the arc as compared to just 2-for-14 (14.3%) for Morris. The Cobbers also held an impressive 45-19 edge on the glass. Concordia had one more offensive rebound (20) than the Cougars had total rebounds. The 19 rebounds by Morris is the fewest by a Cobber opponent since the 2017 season.

The Cobbers had four players who had at least five rebounds and were led by Beseman who came off the bench to score a game-high 23 points and collected nine rebounds. Beseman was 5-for-7 from outside the arc and also dished out seven assists in her first collegiate game.

Point guard Autumn Thompson was 6-for-11 from 3-point range and finished with a career-high 18 points. Mary Sem scored most of her points from around the basket as she went 6-for-8 from the floor and added 14 points.            

Junior Elizabeth Birkemeyer led all players with 10 rebounds. She also scored eight points and had six assists. The 10 rebounds tied a career high for Birkemeyer.

The Cobber defense also held Morris to 42.9% (24-for-56) shooting from the floor.

UP NEXT: Concordia will step outside of NCAA competition when they travel to Mayville to take on Mayville State on Friday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. The Comets are an NAIA scholarship school and are 4-0 on the season.