Saturday, February 28 at 3:00pm in Northfield, Minn.
The Cobbers are now 21-6 on the season which is the most wins in a single season since the 1990-91 season. Concordia will play in the conference championship for the first time since the inception of the tournament for the 2000-01 season. St. Ben's finishes their season with an overall mark of 21-5, and is still looking for their first conference tournament championship.
Pearson scored 17 points in the first half, going 3-for-4 from 3-point range and 7-for-9 from the floor. In the final 20 minutes she scored 12 points and hit two clutch 3-point shots late in the game. Annie Keeley was the only other Concordia player in double figures. Keeley finished with 12 points. Karie Visness added nine points and Debbie Slack collected a team-high nine rebounds in limited action due to foul trouble.
Kim Johnson led the charge for the Blazers. She ended the game with 17 points, and was one of three St. Ben's players in double figures. Anna Heikenen added 15 points and Darby Noreen chipped in 11.
Concordia moves on in the MIAC tournament to play the second-seeded Carleton Knights on Saturday, February 28 at 3:00pm. The time of the game was changed from the league's original schedule of 7:30pm. The winner of the championship game will earn the league's automatic berth into the NCAA
Tournament. The game against the Knights can be heard live on KVOX 1280AM in the Fargo-Moorhead area and worldwide over the internet at www.gocobbers.com.
Concordia College vs College of St. Bens 02/25/04 7:30 PM at Claire Lynch Hall At Claire Lynch Hall CONCORDIA COLLEGE 73, COLLEGE OF ST. BENS 70 CONCORDIA COLLEGE (20-6 (18-5 MIAC)) Mandy Pearson 11-15 2-4 29; Anne Keeley 4-11 2-2 12; Karie Visness 3-5 3-3 9; Beth Drager 3-10 2-3 8; Jamie Visness 3-10 1-2 7; Debbie Slack 1-5 3-6 5; Tori Ehlert 1-1 0-0 2; Brianne Schaley 0-1 1-2 1; Amanda Levos 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 26-61 14-22 73. COLLEGE OF ST. BENS (21-4 (19-3 MIAC)) Kim Johnson 7-14 2-2 17; Anna Heikenen 5-17 5-11 15; Darby Noreen 4-8 0-0 11; Ashley Brown 3-10 2-2 9; Jill Podgorski 1-3 2-2 5; Brittney Johnson 2-9 0-0 5; Tara Schloe 1-4 2-2 4; Leah Laurich 0-2 3-4 3. Totals 23-67 17-25 70. Concordia College............. 32 41 - 73 College of St. Bens........... 34 36 - 70 3-point goals-Concordia College 7-15 (Mandy Pearson 5-6; Anne Keeley 2-5; Jamie Visness 0-4), College of St. Bens 7-28 (Darby Noreen 3-5; Brittney Johnson 1-6; Ashley Brown 1-7; Kim Johnson 1-6; Jill Podgorski 1-2; Leah Laurich 0-1; Anna Heikenen 0-1). Fouled out--Concordia College-Beth Drager; Tori Ehlert, College of St. Bens-None. Rebounds-Concordia College 46 (Debbie Slack 9), College of St. Bens 41 (Kim Johnson 10). Assists-Concordia College 18 (Mandy Pearson 8), College of St. Bens 17 (Ashley Brown 6). Total fouls-Concordia College 22, College of St. Bens 15. A-400 2004 MIAC Semifinals - Cobbers advance to play at Carleton on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 for the MIAC Championship