DULUTH, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul women's basketball team (7-17, 4-14 NSIC) fell to Minnesota Duluth (13-8, 10-7 NSIC) 61-44 on Saturday afternoon in Romano Gymnasium in Duluth. The Bears play next when they host their last two home games of the regular season next weekend, facing Winona State and Upper Iowa.
 
The Bears now drop below .500 in their all-time series record against the Bulldogs at 21-22, but have still won five of their last seven matchups.
 
Lindsay Dorr led the Bears in the game, scoring 12 points, while shooting 50.0% from the field (5-10). The 6-2 center also secured three rebounds and finished with two blocks and a steal. Dorr was the only Golden Bear to finish with double digit points, but Kayla Miller chipped in with an efficient nine points, hitting four of her nine shots (44.4%). Senior Haydn Becker was the leader on the boards, nabbing a team-high seven rebounds.  
 
Concordia was held to a 30.2% field goal percentage (16-53), while allowing the Bulldogs to shoot 43.1% from the floor (25-58), including 38.5% from behind the arc (5-13). The Bears did convert on more points from the line, shooting 90.0% from the charity stripe (9-10).
 
The Bulldogs held a 41-30 rebounding advantage in the game and capitalized on 13 second chance points, compared to CSP's zero. The Bears' defense did force 18 turnovers, but UMD forced 20 and had five more points off of turnovers (15-10).
 
The Bulldogs got on the board first to start out the game, but Dorr quickly answered to tie it up. It went back-and-forth until UMD built up a five-point lead, but the Bears rallied and went on a 5-0 run, capped off by an and-one from freshman Ayla Lemke, to tie it up at nine apiece. Duluth scored once more before the period ended, leading 11-9 heading into the second frame. Dorr led the Bears in the quarter, scoring four points.
 
Starting the second quarter, Minnesota Duluth scored the first six points, to stretch their lead to eight. The teams traded baskets from there, and the Bears headed into the halftime break trailing 29-20.
 
The Bears were outscored 19-10 in the third quarter, which allowed the Bulldogs to hold onto their double digit lead for the entire ten minutes. Miller was the most successful for the Bears in the period, scoring five. The Bulldogs kept their comfortable lead through the fourth quarter and went on to win 61-44.
 
Duluth had three players end in double figures, led by Ann Simonet who finished with 14, and Sammy Kozlowski, who ended with 13. Emma Boehm was the last UMD player in double figures, with ten. Sarah Grow was their top rebounder on the night, securing nine boards throughout the game.
 
The Bears have their last weekend home series of the year on February 9^th and 10^th against Winona State and Upper Iowa. The Friday contest against Winona will start at 6 p.m. and the following day, tip-off is set for 4 p.m. Saturday's game against Upper Iowa will be senior day for the Golden Bears, honoring the contributions of CSP's seniors, Haydn Becker and Kayla Miller.