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2011-12
NEWS ARCHIVE
Mon 02/20/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
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(Ann Arbor, MI) - The Concordia Women's Basketball team put the finishing touches on an outstanding, record breaking regular season Saturday, beating the Indiana Tech Warriors 81-61. The win gave the #5 Cardinals an astonishing 12-0 record at home this season and was their eleventh consecutive conference win. The Cardinals finished the regular season tied for 1st place in the WHAC with Davenport University at 16-2, while the Warriors fell to 6-12 and finished in 8th in the WHAC.
The game remained close during the first half of Senior Day as each team put forth an effort equal to that of their opponent. Indiana Tech would convert a higher percentage of their field goals during the first 20 minutes of play, but Concordia pulled ahead by 5 before halftime. The Warriors would come back to tie the game within the first two minutes of the second half, but the Cardinals built a lead thereafter which snowballed into as many as 24 points. A ten player scoring effort led the home team to a 20-point victory over the visitors from Indiana.
The top scorer for Saturday's game was credited to Catherine Herriman, whose four 3-point baskets helped her reach 17 total points. Two Cardinals put up double double performances on the night as Hannah Sabol scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while Brittany Simmons scored 10 points of her own and also grabbed 11 boards. The women's team looks to carry their momentum from the regular season into the playoffs as they are set to play the seventh seeded Aquinas Saints at home on Thursday, February 23. Tip-off is set for 7:30pm. Come on out and support your #5 Lady Cards!
Note: Saturday was Senior Day for the Lady Cards as 8 Cardinals were honored on the day. The game however, will not be the Cards last home game as they will host the first round of the playoffs and possibly further depending on the results. The 8 Cardinals honored were...
Thu 02/16/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
(Grand Rapids, MI) - The Concordia Women's Basketball team headed out to Cornerstone University on Wednesday for their second to last conference game of the season. The Cardinals were looking to add another game to their conference win streak and were looking to beat Cornerstone for the first time in the Gorski era on the road.
The Lady Cards would do so, winning 66-59, making it a 10-game win streak in the WHAC and beating Cornerstone on their court for the first time ever in the Gorski era. The Cardinals got out to a big lead to start, scoring the first 10 points of the ball game. They would take a 14-point lead into the break. Cornerstone made an effort to close the gap in the second half, but the Cards stayed on top throughout and never trailed in the ball game.
Kortni Elsworth led the Cards in scoring with 16 points, shooting 7/9 from the floor and 2/3 from outside. Elsworth was followed by Hannah Sabol with 14 and Brittany Simmons with 12. Brittany Gibson led in rebounds with 6, and tied Elsworth for most assists in the game with 5 each. This win keeps the Cardinals tied for first place in the WHAC with Davenport University. Both teams are 15-2 in conference play and 25-4 overall. It should be an exciting conclusion to the season as both teams play their last games this weekend. The Cards will host Indiana Tech (14-15, 6-11 WHAC) while Davenport will be on the road vs. #RV Cornerstone (18-11, 11-6 WHAC). The Lady Cards game verse Indiana Institute of Technology will start at 3:00pm on Saturday Feb. 18th. It will be senior night for the Cardinals, where their 7 seniors will be honored. Come out to the game to support your Cards as they wrap up their 2011-12 regular season!
Sun 02/12/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
(Ann Arbor, MI) - The Concordia Women's Basketball team made short work of the Aquinas Saints on Saturday and also made school history. Their fourth consecutive win improved their overall record to 24-4 and their conference record to 14-2, keeping them in a tie for first place with Davenport University in the WHAC. This win also made the 2011-12 Cardinals the new all-time leader in wins in a season (24) in the Cardinals' record books. The visiting Saints would fall to an overall record of 15-12 and an 8-8 record in the WHAC.
The Cardinal women jumped out to an early lead that would last them for the duration of Saturday's game. Concordia would best Aquinas in every statistical category during the first half of play, and a 16-point effort by Hannah Sabol would bring the home team into halftime with an 18-point advantage. The second half of the game would be more of the same story. A nine-point run in the first 10 minutes would put the Cardinals up by 34 points and allow their bench to get some much deserved minutes and to take them the rest of the way. The final score: Concordia 77, Aquinas 56.
Hannah Sabol led all scorers with 22 points and also managed 7 rebounds, while Brooke Adams and Kortni Elsworth had 12 and 10 points respectively. Leading in other categories was Brittany Gibson with 7 assists and Kelly Cieslak with 9 boards and 3 blocks. The Concordia Women look to extend their winning streak and their new all-time record this Wednesday, February 15 during an away game at #25 Cornerstone University. Good Luck Cards.
Notes: Top 5 win totals - 2011-12 is 24-4 and is still continuing on. The 1982-83 team went 23-6. The 2010-11 team went 23-11. The third highest win total is 18 from the 2009-10. The fourth and fifth best win total is 17 by the 1980-81 and 1983-84 teams.
Thu 02/09/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
(Ann Arbor, MI) - The Concordia Women's basketball team turned in a solid performance Wednesday as they beat the Racers of Northwestern Ohio. The Cardinals would pick up their 23rd win of the season which ties them for the all-time record in wins for a season in the Cardinals' record books. A mark the Cards also tied last season. The win also brings their conference record to 13-2 which ties them for 1st place in the WHAC with Davenport University. Davenport fell to 13-2 in the conference with a loss to Madonna on Wednesday.
The Cardinals would control the entire first half of the game as they jumped out to an early lead that would mount into as many 10 points. But the Racers would battle back to tie the game 34-34 before halftime. The second half would prove to be more of a seesaw battle as the lead exchanged six times. Northwestern would play tight ball against the Cardinals until the last three minutes of play when Concordia finally pulled away to win comfortably 70-62.
The leading scorer of Wednesday's game was Amanda Francis of Northwestern with 17 points. The offensive attack for the Cardinals was led by Brooke Adams, Brittany Simmons and Brittany Gibson, scoring 13, 12 and 10 points respectively.
The Concordia women will be back in action again on Saturday February 11, as they take on the Saints of Aquinas College. Tip-off is set for 1pm. Come out and watch your Concordia Cardinals as they look to break the all-time record in wins for a season.
Wed 02/08/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
(Ann Arbor, MI) - The Concordia Women's Basketball team will be honoring their former basketball alumni this Saturday Feb. 11th, 2012. The Cardinals' alum will be playing in a scrimmage at 11am before the Cardinals varsity game against Aquinas College at 1pm. Alumni are asked to arrive at Concordia by 10:30am. Afterward the alumni game, the Lady Cards would like their alum to stick around for the Varsity game, where all of the alumni present will be honored during the halftime show. The alumni will also be provided with food and a t-shirt. If any alumni are still interested in signing up they can email the Cardinals' graduate assistant, Elyse Schlump, at schluel@cuaa.edu
Sun 02/05/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
(Livonia, MI) - The Concordia Women's Basketball team headed out to play conference rival Madonna University this past Saturday for the second time this season. The Lady Cards were coming off of the biggest win in school history against #1 Davenport University on Wednesday, and they were looking to keep their momentum going against Madonna.
The Cards didn't have a particularly good start, as they committed 12 turnovers and lost the battle on the boards in the first half. However, they still only found themselves facing a 4-point deficit at the break. The Cardinals knew this was not a game they could let slip away so the second half was much different than first. The Cardinals only committed 2 turnovers and forced Madonna to commit 14 of their own. The Cardinals also won the rebound battle in the second half which essentially led them to a 68-59 win over the Crusaders. This was another big win for the Cards as it is always difficult to play a conference foe on their home court. Moreover, on top of Madonna being a difficult road game Head Coach Andrea Gorski had not been able to sweep the Crusaders or win at their place in her previous three seasons so this win ended a couple of streaks.
Hannah Sabol led the Lady Cards in scoring with 20pts. Kortni Elsworth had her second double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 assists on the game. This is the fourth time this season Elsworth has had double digit assists, and it is the second time this season it's happened against Madonna. The 11 assists for Kortni was a career high. Brittany Gibson also had a solid performance, leading the Cards in rebounds with 9 while scoring 9 points of her own. This is the seventh straight conference win for the Lady Cards, an important stat as they head into the end of their conference season. Their next game will be a big one against the #RV University of Northwestern Ohio. The Racers edged out the Cards in their last meeting, winning 69-63. The game will be at home this time, on February 8th at 5:30 pm. The game is part of a double header with the Cardinals men's basketball team. Come out and cheer on your Cardinals!
Thu 02/02/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
To View the Cardinals History against Davenport Click Here
(Ann Arbor, MI) - The stands were packed on Wednesday for the NAIA DII Game of the Week as your #6 Lady Cards hosted Davenport University, a team tied for the #1 ranking in NAIA DII. Davenport came into the game undefeated all-time against Concordia standing a perfect 19-0. The Panthers were also on a 17 game win streak and not only stood tied for #1 in NAIA DII, but also sat atop of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) with a perfect 12-0 record. The Cards were 8-2 in their past 10 games but they were coming off of a tough lost in the Concordia Invitational Tournament (CIT) Championship game to #3 Concordia Nebraska (68-72). The loss snapped a 6 game winning streak for the Cards, but even with that loss the Cardinals still held an impressive 20-4 overall record on the season with all 4 of those losses coming to current nationally ranked teams; (currently #1 Davenport, #3 Concordia Nebraska, #9 Grand View, and #RV Northwestern Ohio). In addition, the Cards held 2nd place outright in the WHAC and were only two games behind Davenport with a 10-2 mark.
Tue 01/31/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
CLICK HERE to Read the NAIA Article on the matchup
To Watch the Game Live later Tonight CLICK HERE
(Ann Arbor, MI) - This Wednesday, February 1st, the Concordia Women's Basketball team will be featured in the NAIA's DII Game of the Week as the #6 Cardinals with take on the #1 Panthers of Davenport University. The game will be played in the Concordia Gymnasium with tip-off set for 7:30pm. This is a huge game for both schools as they are both ranked in the Top-10 in NAIA DII and only 2 games separate the two schools from 1st place in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC).
The Panthers are currently tied in NAIA DII for the #1 spot in the rankings with Indiana Wesleyan. Davenport currently holds a 22-2 overall record and sports an impressive 12-0 record in the WHAC. Equally as impressive, the Cardinals currently hold a 20-4 overall record, and a 10-2 record in the WHAC. Both teams' records in the WHAC are outstanding especially since the WHAC currently has 5 nationally ranked teams; #1 Davenport, #6 Concordia, #RV Cornerstone, #RV Siena Heights, and #RV Northwestern Ohio.
The game is going to be one of the best games the NAIA DII will see all season and the Cardinals are excited to have an enormous home crowd on hand to watch the thriller. Home fans are asked to come to the game sporting the color "White." LET'S GO CARDINALS!
The game will be broadcasted live and you can view the game by clicking on the link above or by going to the Cardinals schedule and clicking on the "Live Video" link.
Sun 01/29/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
CIT Women's Championship Game
To read Concordia Nebraska's article on the game CLICK HERE
(River Forest, IL) - The Concordia Women's Basketball team suffered a tough loss in Saturday's CIT championship game against the Bulldogs from Concordia Nebraska. The Cardinals came into play as the 6th ranked team in NAIA DII while the Bulldogs sat one ahead of the Cardinals at #5. CUAA would finish out the tournament with a 20-4 record for the season overall, while CUN would improve to 22-2 respectively.
The Cardinals kept the Bulldogs at bay for nearly the entire first half of Saturday's contest, spending less than two minutes of play behind and never trailing by more than three points. Ann Arbor gathered momentum during the final minutes of the first half and accumulated a seven-point lead (37-30) that would carry over into the second part of the game. The Bulldogs would quickly eliminate the Cardinal advantage by scoring eight unanswered points to start off the second half. The Cardinals had four straight turnovers to spark the Bulldog run. However, the Cardinals would then hold the Bulldogs to a modest lead before pulling ahead once again in the 11th minute. The Cardinals would then go on a 17-4 run to go up 63-55 with seven minutes left on the clock. But a 10-1 run by Nebraska in the next three minutes would give CUAA a deficit they wouldn't recover from. The Bulldogs eventually beat the Cardinals 72-68 and become this year's CIT winners.
The game's top scorers included Amber Kistler from Nebraska, who mounted an impressive 26 points, while the Cardinals' own Kortni Ellsworth had 16 points and was named to the Women's All-Tournament Team. The Women's Basketball team comes back to play at home on Wednesday, February 1, in another huge game as they host Davenport University. Davenport University is currently ranked #3 in NAIA DII and sit in 1st place in the WHAC while the Cards are right on their tail in 2nd. The Cardinals are looking for a HUGE crowd on Wednesday for the 7:30 tip-off so come on out and support your Lady Cardinals!
All-Tournament Team - Women:
Krystyna Rickett, Concordia-Chicago
Katie Luethe, Concordia Wisconsin
Kortni Ellsworth, Concordia Ann Arbor
Katie Rich, Concordia Nebraska
Amber Kistler, Concordia Nebraska (MVP)
Sat 01/28/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
(River Forest, IL) - The Concordia Women's Basketball team opened up their opening round of the 61st annual Concordia Invitational Tournament on Friday against the host, Concordia Chicago. The Cardinals are the defending champs of the CIT and they looked to send a message in the opening game that they were back and looking to repeat last year's performance.
The Cougars were first to score on a set of free throws made by Bobbie May, but that was the only lead Concordia Chicago would see all night. The Cougars would tie the game up twice but the #6 Cardinals would take the lead at the 16 minute mark in the first half and would never give it up. The Cougars would hang around but Concordia Ann Arbor would go into the half time break up 35-20. The Cardinals would open the second half with a small run to go up by 22, but the Cougars would not give up as they would go on a run of their own to pull within 12 with 9 minutes left. That would be it though for Concordia Chicago as the run lite a fire under the Lady Cards and they would finish the game on a 27-8 run to beat the Cougars 76-45.
Brittany Gibson had another superb game in every facet for the Cards as she led them in both rebounding and assists with 10 and 7 respectively. She also added 5 points, 2 blocks, and a steal. Three Cardinals were in double digits in scoring, Brittany Simmons put up 14 points, Marion Rodriguez scored 11, and Hannah Sabol had 10 points. On defense the Cardinals had 10 blocks and 13 steals as a team. Kelly Cieslak had 5 of those blocks and 3 steals.
The Cardinals will now be in one of the most exciting games of their season as it will not only be for the CIT Championship but it is also against the #5 ranked team in NAIA DII, Concordia Nebraska! The #6 Cardinals will be all ramped up to face off against the Bulldogs of Concordia Nebraska. The game can be watched live by clicking on either the "Live Video" link next to the game on the Cardinals' schedule or on the link set up below. Tip-off is set for 5pm CST (6pm EST). Go get ‘em' CARDS!!!!
CLICK HERE to watch #6 Concordia Ann Arbor take on #5 Concordia Nebraska.
Thu 01/26/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
(Ann Arbor, MI)- The Concordia Women's Basketball team won their fifth straight game and their 19th of the season when they beat University of Michigan-Dearborn on Wednesday night. The Cards came out a little slow against the Wolves but in the end came up with the victory without too much stress.
Sun 01/22/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
(Adrian, MI) - The #6 Lady Cards headed out to Adrian, MI on Saturday to face off against #RV Siena Heights University for an important conference game. The Cards are currently second place in the WHAC and the third place Saints threatened to shorten the gap with a win. Fortunately, the ladies were on their game and defeated Siena 72-56.
Brittany Simmons came up big for the Cards putting up a double double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 4/8 from the field and 2/2 from beyond the arc. Catherine Herriman led the Cards in points with 15 while Kortni Elsworth and Hannah Sabol also chipped in with 10 points apiece. Elsworth also added 8 assists for the Cards which notched her name into the Concordia record books yet again. With the 8 assists Kortni broke her own record for assists in a season. Last year Elsworth dished out 122 assists which made her #1 in the Cardinals record books for assists in a season. This year Kortni has surpassed that mark and still has many more games to go. Elsworth currently has 130 assists for the year, a new season record which will surely grow every game for the rest of the year.
Thu 01/19/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
(Fort Wayne, IN) - The #6 Concordia Women's Basketball team was ready to play when they got off the bus at the Indiana Institute of Technology on Wednesday. They hit the century mark for the second time this season, the first time against a conference opponent. The Lady Cards dominated throughout, leading 48-29 at halftime. Four Cards scored in the double digits in the 102 point game. Kortni Elsworth led the Cards in scoring with 25 points, followed by Brooke Adams with 20. The other two Cardinals in double figures were Brittany Simmons and Hannah Sabol with 19 and 12 points respectively. Simmons led the Cards in rebounds with 9 and Elsworth led in assists with 8. This win keeps the ladies in second place in the WHAC with a 8-2 record, distancing themselves from third place Siena Heights. The ladies will look for another high-scoring performance on January 21st when they play an important game at #RV Siena Heights University. Keep it up Cards!
Tue 01/17/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
To read the WHAC Article on Hannah CLICK HERE
To read an NAIA Article on Hannah and her 1,000 point milestone CLICK HERE
(Ann Arbor, MI) - Cardinals junior Hannah Sabol was named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her outstanding performances last week against Aquinas College and Cornerstone University.
The Cardinals forward average a double double (20pts and 10 rebounds) in the Cards two conference wins this past week. In the Lady Cards road game against Aquinas on Wednesday Sabol put up 24 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, nabbed two steals, dished out an assist, and swatted one Saint in the 76-64 victory. The double double against the Saints was Hannah's fifth double double this season. Against #RV Cornerstone on Saturday Sabol put up 16 points, dished out one assist, and brought down 7 boards in the 70-51 win against the Golden Eagles. In the two games Sabol shot an astonishing 61.5% from the floor.
Hannah is averaging 14 points and 7.5 rebounds per game this season. She ranks third in NAIA DII in field goal percentage shooting 51.3%. With the two wins the Cardinals now have an overall record of 16-3 and a WHAC record of 7-2, which currently puts them in second place. The Cardinals have two more conference games this week with the first one being at home on Wednesday at Indiana Institute of Technology. Tip-off is set for 7:30pm.
Mon 01/16/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
To read the NAIA Article on Kortni CLICK HERE
(Ann Arbor, MI) - The Concordia University Women's Basketball team has their second player in the last month to reach 1,000 points in her career. The newest member of the 1,000 point milestone is Cardinals' senior, Kortni Elsworth. Elsworth is the 12th player in Cardinal history to break the milestone mark and the second Cardinal to do so this season, junior Hannah Sabol was the first.
This past Saturday the #7 Cardinals continued conference play as they beat #RV Cornerstone University 70-51. With the win the Cardinals have now beaten 6 NAIA DII ranked teams this season. The Cardinals starting guard Kortni Elsworth entered Saturday's contest sitting at 990 points in her career. Against Cornerstone Elsworth recorded her first double double of the season as she scored 10 points and dished out 10 assists. With those 10 points Elsworth hit the 1,000 point milestone exactly. She is currently 12th all-time in the Cardinals' record books in scoring.
The Goodrich HS (Goodrich, MI) graduate entered the 2011-12 season with 792 points in two seasons with the Cardinals. Elsworth came to Concordia from Northwood University after her freshman season with the Timberwolves. Elsworth scored 374 points as a sophomore and 418 points as a junior when she earned Third-Team All American Honors. This season Kortni currently has scored 208 points and is averaging just below 11 points per game.
Concordia currently ranks #7 in NAIA DII and has a 16-3 overall record and a 7-2 record in the WHAC. The Cards next game is on Jan. 18th as they travel down to Fort Wayne, IN to play against conference opponent Indiana Tech. Tip-off is set for 7:30pm.
Sun 01/15/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
(Ann Arbor, MI) - The Concordia Women's Basketball team continued conference play on Saturday as the Cards squared off against Cornerstone University. The Cards stood at an impressive 15-3 and 6-2 in the WHAC before the game started while the Golden Eagles sat at 12-7 and 5-2 in the WHAC. Both teams are Nationally Ranked in NAIA DII with the Cardinals standing at #7 and the Golden Eagles at #RV (Receiving Votes).
The first half started out with both teams trading blows but the Cards took the lead at the 10 minute mark and would never look back. The Golden Eagles would keep the game in reach until the 5 minute mark when the Cardinals went on a 13-4 run to close out the half and go up by 15 into the break (40-25).
In the second half Cornerstone would cut the first half deficit to 14 but that was as close as they would get as the Lady Cards would lead by as much as 25 and would beat the Golden Eagles by a score of 70-51. WIth the win the Cardinals are now 6-2 verse nationally ranked teams this season.
Thu 01/12/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
(Grand Rapids, MI) - The Concordia Women's Basketball team made the trip out to Grand Rapids on Wednesday for a conference match against Aquinas College. The Cards came into the game with a 5-2 record in the WHAC and they were looking to add another win and keep their second-place spot. Aquinas came into the game with a 4-2 record in the WHAC and were 11-6 overall on the season so the Cards had a difficult task at hand.
The game went back and forth for the first 10 minutes of the first half but the Lady Cards started to pull away going into halftime on top of a 35-25 score line. The first three minutes of the second half had the Cardinals scrambling as the Saints cut the lead to just 2. The Cardinals would rebound and pull their lead back up to 9 with ten minutes left in the game. The Saints would pull within 4 at the 8 minute mark but that would be as close as they would get. The Cardinals would bring home a 76-64 win.
Hannah Sabol managed her fifth double-double of the season as she scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, leading the Cards in both categories. Brittany Simmons was close behind with 20 points and 9 rebounds of her own. Kortni Elsworth also had a solid performance with 11 points, 5 rebounds and a team-high 5 assists. As a team, the Cards had a season-high 56 rebounds. This win keeps the ladies in second place in the WHAC with a conference record of 6-2. The Lady Cards will look for a similar result when they host #RV Cornerstone University on January 14th, at 1:00pm. Goooooooo Cards!
Mon 01/09/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
(Lima, OH) - The Concordia Women's Basketball team traveled to the University of Northwestern Ohio on Saturday, looking to add yet another conference win to their record. It was a well-fought game throughout, but in the end our Lady Cards would fall just short of a victory.
The first half was a tight one, the two teams trading blows. The Lady Cards would take a 27-26 lead into the break. The second half was close as well, but UNOH pulled away, winning 69-63. Turnovers and poor shooting hurt the Cardinals against the Racers. The Cards only shot 17% from behind the arc (4/24), 36% from the floor (23/63), and 56% from the charity stripe (13-23). Because of the Cardinals overall skills and athleticism they were able to stay right with the Racers throughout the game but they just weren't able to overcome the off shooting day.
Hannah Sabol led the way with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Sabol was followed by Brittany Simmons with 15 points and Kortni Elsworth with 10. Kelly Cieslak led the Cardinals in rebounds with 10. This game gives the Cards an overall record of 14-3 and a WHAC Conference record of 5-2, putting them in 3rd place by 1 game. The Lady Cards will play their next game on the road when they head out to Aquinas College on January 11th. The game will be played at 7:30pm; the ladies will look to get back on track with a win. Go Cards!
Thu 01/05/2012 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
(Ann Arbor, MI) - The Concordia Women's Basketball team hosted rival Madonna University on Wednesday as they returned to conference play. This was the Cards first game in 2012 and they knew that they had to start the New Year on the right foot.
The game was close in the first half as Madonna fought back from a couple of Cardinal leads to pull within 1 at the break (39-38). The second half however was all Concordia as the Cardinals jumped out to a 13 point lead before Madonna could make a bucket. The Crusaders did pull within six at the eleven minute mark but that was as close as they would get as the Cardinals stormed right back and led by as many as 17 in this one. The Cardinals would take down the Crusaders by a score of 76-61.
Brooke Adams had a career and season high for the Cardinals as she led all scorers with 26 points. She also nabbed 5 rebounds. Kortni Elsworth was also a dynamic part of the offense as she contributed with 8 points, 10 assists, and grabbed 6 rebounds. As a team the Cardinals out-rebounded Madonna 49-30, displaying great hustle and determination. The Lady Cards will play their next game on the road at the University of Northwestern Ohio as part of a double header with the Cardinals Men's Basketball team. The game will be played on January 7th at 1:00pm with the Men's game following immediately after. Go get ‘em' Cards!
Sat 12/31/2011 :: Women's Basketball By Zachary Johnston
To read the WHAC Article on Hannah Sabol Click Here
(Deerfield, IL) - The Concordia Women's Basketball team headed to Trinity International in Deerfield, IL for a two-day tournament this past Thursday and Friday. The Lady Cards would play one game each day, and both proved to be exciting contests.
The first game was played on Thursday evening against #14 Grand View University. The Vikings are a very good defensive team that has already beaten two Top 5 ranked teams this year, so the Cards new they were in for a battle. This was a close game all the way through, although the Cardinals got off to a rough start, shooting 8/33 in the first half. Facing a 7-point deficit to start the second half, the Lady Cards climbed out of the hole and gave Grand View a run for their money. Taking until the final whistle to decide, the game would end at 64-65 in favor of Grand View. Kortni Elsworth and Hannah Sabol led the team with 13 points apiece, Sabol also added 8 rebounds. With the 13 points Hannah Sabol reached 1,000 points in her career. Hannah becomes the 11th player in Cardinal history to do so. Brooke Adams was ¾ on field goals and ½ on three pointers to contribute 10 points of her own. Overall, it was a well-contested match-up and the Cards would keep their heads up going into day two.
Today
Men's Basketball
| Concordia at | 7:30pm |
| Madonna University | EST |
| WHAC Quarterfinals | |
Thursday, Feb 23
Women's Basketball
| Aquinas College at | 7:30pm |
| Concordia | EST |
| WHAC Quarterfinals | |
