Concordia university (13-7) coasted to a 45-23 halftime lead as they defeated upper iowa (5-17) 81-58 on tuesday evening at dorman gymnasium in fayette, iowa.

senior guard nakia carlisle led the bears with 18 points on 7-12 shooting in 30 minutes, scoring 14 of her points in the opening half. Freshman candace olstad just missed a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds in 19 minutes and sophomore point guard katie laviolette led cu with five assists while scoring 12 points on 6-7 shooting.

senior guard ashley smith scored 12 points on 4-6 shooting, draining both of the threes and free throws she attempted. janine kuklis had eight points and eight rebounds off the bench in 23 minutes of action to lead a cu bench effort that outscored the peacocks 34-13.

the bears dominated the game, shooting 54.8% (34-62) from the field while holding uiu to just 33.3% (19-57). Each team canned six three point field goals, but the bears only needed six attempts while the peacocks took 18 three point shots.

cu also dominated the paint, outrebounding upper iowa 43-34 and outscoring them 56-18 in the paint.

the peacocks were led by christa hammel's double-double as she matched carlisle's 18 points while hauling in a game-high 11 rebounds.

concordia returns to nsic play looking for their third straight win when they travel to take on winona state on saturday at 6 p.m.