Junior center amanda behnke continued her impressive december stretch of basketball, scoring 26 points with eight rebounds to lead concordia university (4-7) to a 59-55 win over previously unbeaten holy family (penn.) university (6-1) on wednesday evening at the hoop n surf classic in honolulu, hawaii.

the performance for behnke netted her on the hoop n surf classic all-tournament team, as she finished 10-12 from the free throw line and 8-16 from the field.

the win for the golden bears caps an impressive stretch in the pacific ocean where they defeated essentially the #26 and #27 teams in the nation as catawba college was the top team receiving votes and holy family was the second team receiving votes for the espn usa today top 25 coaches poll.

abby nielsen contributed a career-high 16 points, knocking down 3-5 from behind the arc while katie laviolette added six assists, five rebounds and three points for cu.

the golden bears put together back-to-back wins for the first time this season with the two wins in hawaii and cap a stretch of four games against top 27 opponents (#4 north dakota and #25 st. Cloud state).

2006 hoop n surf classic all-tournament team
amanda behnke, concordia-st. Paul
ashleigh curry, missouri southern state
jessica fesenmaier, minnesota state moorhead
rachel redick, glenville state
corkey stiger, washburn

the bears return to the floor december 30 when they host minnesota state university, mankato at 7:00.