The golden bears dominated the marauders from the 2:44 mark in the first half to the 9:22 mark in the second half, outscoring them 35-8 as they drained six three's during the span in an 82-50 victory on friday evening at the gangelhoff center. Concordia university improves to 10-2 overall and 4-0 in the northern sun while the university of mary (n.d.) falls to 4-9 and 0-5 in league play.

kyle marxhausen was 8-12 from the field in 21 minutes photo by whitney pitra

it was another balanced effort for concordia, who fell behind 8-2 in the first three minutes before sprinting away from u-mary. Senior guard kyle marxhausen led the way with 19 points on 8-12 shooting including 2-3 from long range and 1-1 at the stripe. The rosemount, minn. Native also collected five rebounds and had a pair of blocks in just 21 minutes of work.

sophomore forward craig heiman came off the bench and drained four three-pointers in seven attempts and finished with 12 points in 15 minutes. He also had two rebounds, an assist and a steal for cu.

joey peel pulls up by w.pitra

mike cunni- ngham had 10 pts, 4 ast, and 3 steals by w.pitra

two other golden bears finished in double-figures led by joey peel with 11 points. The senior point guard finished 5-11 from the field and had four assists in just 22 minutes. Redshirt freshman guard mike cunningham contributed 10 points on 4-6 shooting including 2-3 from downtown. He had four assists and three steals in 16 minutes of playing time off the bench for the bears.

concordia dominated the glass, outrebounding u-mary 54-29 including a 15-5 advantage on the offensive end. It was a balanced rebounding effort as senior center drew shepp paced concordia with seven rebounds while senior forward marlon walker and junior center chuol chany each collected six. All 15 players who played for concordia had at least one rebound in the game.

the bears held the marauders to just 30.6% (19-62) shooting including a meager 27.3% (6-22) from behind the arc and u-mary had just eight free throw attempts, converting six.

the golden bears were hot from long range, burying 11 three-pointers at a 45.8% clip in 24 attempts. They also shot a solid 46.4% (32-69) from the field in the victory.

the marauders were led by zach dosch with 10 points while clay ammons added eight points and a team-high six rebounds off the bench.

concordia returns to the floor tomorrow evening in northern sun action when they host northern state at 8 p.m. At the gangelhoff center.

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