FAYETTE, Iowa - Concordia-St. Paul (14-6, 9-4 NSIC) saw Upper Iowa (5-12, 4-9 NSIC) erase an 18-point lead before Concordia eventually survived the road upset scare in a 71-65 win at Dorman Gym on Friday night.

The 1,000-point scorers, senior Rachel Hansen and junior Anika Whiting, scored Concordia's final nine points in the last 1:40 of play to propel the visiting Golden Bears. Hansen hit a three-pointer with 1:40 to break a 62-62 tie and a layup with 51 seconds left to break a 65-65 tie. Whiting was 4-of-4 at the line in the last 24 seconds while the defense kept the Peacocks from scoring again.

Hansen finished with 16 points, nine rebounds and four assists while playing turnover free in 40 minutes. She made 9-of-11 at the stripe. Whiting had 11 points and seven rebounds despite 2-of-8 shooting from the field.

The Golden Bears were led on the night by Ameshia Kearney with 18 points including 4-of-6 three-point shooting.

Concordia had five players in double-figures as Carissa Wolyniec added 11 points while Jodi Batzel led the bench with 10 points on 5-7 shooting with four rebounds and three assists.

It was Concordia's defense that opened up the big lead, holding UIU to 26.7% shooting in the first half while Concordia shot 42.3%.

Upper Iowa finally made its move in the second half on a 14-2 run over a three-plus minute stretch to tie the game with 6:55 to play. The Peacocks would force a tie five times in the last 6:55 but never took the lead.

The Peacocks were led by Lauren Buck and Carly Pagel with 18 points each as Upper Iowa shot 56.7% in the second half.

Concordia remains on the road tomorrow against Winona State (8-9, 4-9 NSIC) as the Golden Bears are tied for second in the NSIC South Division and third in the NSIC overall, trailing Wayne State in the south by two games.