Concordia sophomore katie laviolette tallied a career-high 14 assists in leading the bears to a 92-64 win over southwest minnesota state in the first round of the 2006 nsic red baron classic.

laviolette had eight assists in the first half as the bears jumped out to a 41-24 halftime lead. Senior ashley smith (right) went 5-6 in the first half and had 13 points at the break. She would finish with a team-high 16 points as five bears would score in double-figures.

nakia carlisle (left) would score all-her points in the second half, finishing with 13. mary schroeder and janine kuklis would each finish with 14 and amanda behnke had 12 with a team-high seven rebounds.

the bears shot 30-59 (50.8%) from the field and a season-high 29-33 (87.9%) from the free throw line, while they held the mustangs to 20-63 (31.7%) from the field. The bears also outrebounded smsu 42-35.

concordia will play northern state in the semifinals on saturday, mar. 4 at 2:00 in wayne, neb.

other 2006 nsic red baron classic scores - march 1
#1 wayne state 70, um crookston 54
#2 northern state 92, winona state 76
#4 msu moorhead 59, bemidji state 58

games to be played, march 4 - wayne, ne
#2 northern state vs. #3 concordia-st. Paul - 2:00
#1 wayne state vs. #4 msu moorhead - 4:00