Box Score WINONA, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul women's basketball team (5-5, 2-2 NSIC) defeated the Winona State Warriors (7-2, 3-2 NSIC) in Saturday's game on the road with a final score of 88-82. The Golden Bears now have a 33-19 record against the Warriors and have officially won four of the last five match ups.
 
CSP held their own from the start of the first quarter as Ayla Lemke put up the first two points with a lay up down low. It was a team effort from the beginning as six Golden Bears contributed to the scoreboard, which read 23-16 at the end of the first in favor of Winona.
 
With great execution and efficiency, the Golden Bears gave up their lowest number of turnovers in the first half with four while they were able to force ten by WSU. They took advantage by being patient on offense and went on an 8-2 run in the second quarter to tie the game at 29-29.
 
At the half, the Bears were ahead by one as Meghan DuBois dominated the Warriors man-to-man defense and scored 11 points on lane drives. DuBois ended the night with her best shooting percentage of the season going 66.7% (8-12) from the field and 100% (3-3) from the arc, ending the night with a career-high of 20 points along with four assists.
 
CSP had a phenomenal night from behind the arc. The team shot 50% from the three which contributed to their largest lead of the game at 13 points ahead of the Warriors in the fourth quarter. The squad shot 48.5% (32-66) from the field and held the Warriors to a field goal percentage of 42%. With a strong defense, the Bears caused 11 turnovers by WSU and gave up only eight which is their lowest this season.
 
Winona State was stronger on the boards as they outrebounded Concordia 40-36 overall and 15-10 on the offensive end. Taylor Hustad grabbed six offensive boards and 15 total for the Warriors and ended the night with 14 points. Sydney Lordermeier was the leading scorer for WSU with 20 points as she shot 66.7% from the field.
 
Eight of Concordia' players put points on the scoreboard, 36 of their total baskets coming from the bench. Riley Wheatcraft performed well from the three-point line going 4-6, ending the night with 17 points and eight rebounds while Sydney Schultz scored 14 going 6-10 from the paint. Despite Sidney Wentland getting in foul trouble early on, she was able to draw fouls in down low to go 87.5% from the free throw line and conclude the night with 13 points.
 
The Golden Bears will return home net Wednesday, December 18^th to face Minnesota State-Mankato at the Gangelhoff Center. Minnesota State is sitting at 5-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play this season. Watch the game in person at 5:30 p.m. or catch it live at cspbears.com/watch.