Rockford, Ill.- Concordia-Chicago took on the Rockford Regents this evening looking to remain undefeated overall and in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.  After a sizzling first quarter, the Cougars stayed hot the whole game to cruise to a 105-73 victory over the Regents.  The 105 points set a new school record for the Cougars, the previous record was 100 points.    

Taylor Jacobsen led all scorers in the game with 30 points (12-17), two rebounds and three assists, followed by Sophia Leon with 18 points (7-11), two rebounds and one assist.

Concordia-Chicago shot a blazing 53 percent (41-77) from the floor, while the Cougars held the Regents to shoot 32 percent (25-79) from the field.    

The Cougars got off to a rousing start.  CUC took control right from the tip when T. Jacobsen knocked down a three, got a steal, then hit Jacie Dickerson for a jumper from the free throw line.  The press continued to give fits for the Regents as it drew many easy buckets in transition for Concordia-Chicago.  CUC went 6-8 from three with contributions from all over the court including Kayla Horlacher, Erin Jacobsen, Annika Rae, and Leon.  From there, the Cougars went on to rack up a big 31-17 lead after one.

Concordia-Chicago continued their blitzing pace on offense.  Leon knocked down back to back threes to give the Cougars their largest lead of the night at 20 points.  The Regents were able to cut into the lead when Rockford's freshman center Kaylynne Terry scored seven straight points.  CUC quickly regained their 20 point lead when the Jacobsen twins took over getting multiple layups highlighted by a beautiful stutter step dribble drive by E. Jacobsen.  The Cougars closed out the half strong to lead the Regents 58-38.  

The second half was much of the same for the Cougars as they continued their eleventh ranked offense to run all over the Regents.  This time it was Crystal Corr getting in on the action.  Two layups and a jumper from the key gave Corr a quick six points and gave the Cougars a 76-46 lead.  Concordia-Chicago then cruised through the fourth quarter to a smooth 105-73 win. 

"We're off to a really nice start. We are beating teams that we are supposed to beat, so you have to put that in perspective, but we are getting better in every game so far this season" said head coach Rusty Rogers. "We shoot the ball really well in that gym.  My first year we scored 99, my second year 100, and this year 105, so it's really nice to be able to do something special leaving a benchmark on our program and getting a win."

The Cougars (5-0, 3-0 NACC) will return to action Monday, December 11, when they host Benedictine University.  Tip off is set for 7:00pm.