Cobbers Can't Overcome 3rd-Quarter Shoooting Spree From St. Scholastica

DULUTH, Minn. (2/14/22)---Concordia led St. Scholastica 22-19 at the halftime break, but was done in by a near-perfect third quarter from the Saints and lost 57-53 in Duluth.

St. Scholastica (3-20, 3-18 MIAC) went 7-for-8 from the floor, 3-for-4 from outside the arc and 7-for-8 from the free throw line to outscore the Cobbers 24-18 and seize control of the game.               

Concordia (7-14, 7-12 MIAC) was able to cut the deficit to two points on a pair of Jordyn Kahler made 3-pointers with 6:26 left in the fourth quarter, but then the Saints went on a 5-0 run to push the lead to seven points with 3:56 to play. CC would never get closer than three points in the final 3-minutes of the game.

The Cobbers finished the game by shooting 35.1% (20-for-57) from the field, 33.3% (7-for-21) from 3-point range and 75.0% (6-for-8) from the foul line. The Saints shot 41.9% (18-for-43) from the floor, a similar 33.3% (8-for-24) from distance and 81.3% (13-for-16) from the foul stripe.

Concordia held the advantage in most of the advanced stats, but couldn't overcome the third quarter push from St. Scholastica and the difference in the free throw line makes. The only two Cobber players to attempt free throws in the game were Kahler (4-for-6) and Vanessa Kedl (2-for-2).

The Cobbers held a 20-16 edge in points in the pain and used 15 offensive rebounds to hold a 16-5 advantage in second chance points. The 15 offensive rebounds are a season high for CC in a conference, and second highest total in all games this year.

Kahler came off the bench to put up a team-high 15 field goal attempts and score a team-high 15 points. The 15 points are the second highest single game total for Kahler this year. She had 17 points in the Cobbers' win over Carleton on Jan. 23.    

Mary Sem went 5-for-10 from the floor and finished with 10 points.

Senior Taviahna Tanin recorded a career-high point total on Monday. She went 3-for-4 from outside the arc and had nine points.

First-year player Makayla Anderson hauled down seven rebounds, including a game-high four offensive boards. She also added six points.

UP NEXT: Concordia will finish off the regular season by hosting regular-season champion Augsburg on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 5:15 p.m. The Cobbers will then host a first-round playoff game on Saturday, Feb. 19 at a time to be determined. CC will host either St. Mary's, Macalester or St. Olaf in either the 7/10 game or the 8/9 contest.