DULUTH, Minn. - Despite shooting under 40% for the game, attempting 33 fewer shots and committing 3-times as many turnovers, Concordia-St. Paul (10-5, 8-3 NSIC) was able to defeat host Minnesota Duluth (10-5, 7-4) by 13 points with a 66-53 win at Romano Gymnasium on Friday night.

UMD attempted 81 shots, held an 18-11 edge on the offensive glass, committed only eight turnovers and forced 24 by the Golden Bears.

But Concordia used excellent free throw shooting, hitting 25-of-29 (.862), strong defense by holding UMD to 28.4% (23-81) shooting and held a 52-38 rebounding advantage on the night. Concordia also blocked nine shots while being blocked just once.

The Golden Bears had two players reach double-doubles, sophomore Anika Whiting (Ashland, Wis.) posted her fourth of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds while freshman Amanda Barton (Waterville, Minn.) posted her first career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Whiting also had three blocked shots in the game, with seven of her rebounds coming on the offensive glass.

Barton actually posted career-highs in both points and rebounds and had just her second double-digit scoring contest of the season and the first since her collegiate debut in the season opener. She made 5-of-7 from the floor, 2-of-3 from three-point range and had two blocks in 24 minutes off the bench.

Aside from Barton, the Golden Bears were just 1-of-9 from three-point distance.

Playing in all 40 minutes, junior Rachel Hansen (Eagan, Minn.) produced a game-high 19 points on 13-of-14 free throw shooting, adding seven rebounds and seven assists despite 12 turnovers. Fellow backcourt mate freshman Jasmine Haynes (Robbinsdale, Minn.) was Concordia's fourth player in double-figures with 13 points, adding six rebounds and two blocks while making all six free throw attempts.

UMD had two players in double-figures on the night, Katrina Newman with 13 points and Courtney Doucette with 12 points. The two players combined to shoot just 12-of-33 from the floor and only reached the foul line once total.

In fact, UMD only got to the line five times as a team and struggled to shoot from distance, hitting 23.5% (4-17) for the game on its home floor.

The game had only two ties and lead changes and UMD only had one lead all night, 9-7 just 4:07 into the game.

Concordia wasn't able to expand its lead in the first half, though, with the largest margin being an early 5-0 and 7-2 leads.

Concordia led by four at the break, 25-21, before UMD rallied to tie the game at 27 with 16:16 to play.

After nearly four scoreless minutes for both teams, Hansen found Whiting in the lane for a lay-up with 12:38 remaining which started a 9-0 run.

UMD wouldn't score until the 8:44 mark, a three-pointer by Megan Lueck, but the 7:32 scoreless drought buried the host Bulldogs.

UMD never had the game closer than four points the rest of the way, and didn't have a possession with the margin at five points or less. The only momentum UMD could have had was a missed a three-pointer trailing by six with 7:03 to play that could have made it a one possession game.

The Golden Bears are now 17-20 all-time against UMD and are 5-5 at Romano Gym. Concordia has won seven of its last eight games including wins over three ranked opponents.

Tonight's win sets up a second place showdown in the NSIC Overall Standings between St. Cloud State (8-3) and the Golden Bears (8-3). SCSU leads the NSIC North Division while Concordia trails Augustana (9-2) by a game for the NSIC South lead.

Tomorrow is a 4 p.m. tip at SCSU's Halenbeck Hall.