jason birr led cu with 15 pts

concordia university (6-1) pushed their winning streak to four, defeating north central (mn) university 92-43 on monday evening at the gangelhoff center in st. Paul, minn.

junior matt cadwell started the game off by delivering a pair of three-pointers on each side of a north central field goal and sophomore craig heiman drained another three to put concordia ahead 9-2 just a minute and half into competition.

those were cu's first three field goal attempts and would set the tone for the decisive victory.

five players scored in double-figures and the starting lineup shot 18-32.

no one played more than 21 minutes for concordia in a well-balanced win.

the golden bears were led by senior jason birr, who scored 15 points on 6-7 shooting while dishing four assists and recording three steals and three rebounds in 12 minutes off the bench.

drew votis scored a career- high 13 points

making his second career collegiate start, freshman drew votis mashed the rams in the paint for 13 points on 5-6 shooting with three rebounds in 12 minutes of work.

sophomore guard mike cunningham added 12 points, six assists and six rebounds and hit 2-3 from behind the arc. Cadwell and freshman chris pfeiffer added 10 points each and cadwell had six assists while shooting 4-6 to round out the double-digit scorers.

north central was led by daniel young's 11 points. He was the only ram to reach double-figures.

the golden bears look to extend their winning streak this weekend when they host minnesota, crookston and bemidji state at the gangelhoff center in northern sun action.


box score - cu 92, north central 43