RIVER FOREST, Ill. -- Looking to pick up their first win since the 2018 CIT in Mequon, the Concordia University Chicago Women's Basketball team took to the floor today against the Concordia Ann Arbor Cardinals. CUC battled tough against the NAIA foe, but they would fall by a 76-63 final score.
TURNING POINT
- A J'May Simmons layup late in the first gave CUAA an eight point lead with 2:28 remaining in the first. The Cardinals held onto a 21-16 lead after one quarter and would never relinquish it.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Tara Hastings had a season and career high 29 points on 9-19 shooting. She also had four steals.
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Charisma Robinson recorded ten rebounds for the second straight game to go along with five steals and seven points.
- CUAA out rebounded CUC 50-32.Â
- CUC shot 35.5 percent from the floor and knocked down nine threes.
QUICK RECAP
- CUAA scored the opening points of the game and would lead wire-to-wire.
- The Cardinals built their lead to eight late in the first quarter, but threes by Hastings and
Bailey Steinkamp pulled CUC within 21-16 at the end of one.
- CUAA extended their lead to double digits for the first time on a three with 4:55 remaining in the second.
- Ann Arbor built their lead out to as many as 14 in the quarter, but CUC was able to work back within 40-33 on a
Michaela Thornton three with 34 seconds remaining in the half.Â
- The two sides played an even third quarter, scoring 17 points each.
- CUC continued to compete in the fourth. They cut a double digit lead down to three with 5:02 remaining in the fourth.Â
- CUAA went 10-11 from the free-throw line down the stretch to hold for the 76-63 win.
UP NEXT
-Â The Cougars (5-12; 4-8 NACC) will continue their season long five game homestand with three more home games next week. They will welcome Edgewood College to River Forest for a 7:00pm tip on Tuesday night.Â
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