MANKATO, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul women's basketball team (10-5, 8-5 NSIC) fell to the Minnesota State Mavericks(9-5, 8-4 NSIC) 89-63 on Friday evening.

Senior forward Sidney Wentland got the Bears rolling early in the first, scoring the first seven points for CSP. At the end of one, the Bears trailed the Mavericks 18-16.

The second quarter proved to be disastrous for the Bears as Minnesota State came out on a 12-2 run to push the lead to double digits. Things went from bad to worse for Concordia as the Mavericks maintained pressure through the remainder of the quarter and prevented the Bears from clawing back. The Bears struggled to generate offense, shooting just 2-11 compared to Minnesota State's 9-21. In total, MSU outscored CSP by a margin of 28-7 in the second to take a commanding 46-23 lead into the half.

The Bears shot the ball much better in the third, connecting on 6-15 from the floor and 2-6 from beyond the arc. Concordia did manage to cut the deficit slightly as Minnesota State carried a 63-43 at the end of three.

The Mavericks took control again in the fourth, outscoring the Bears 26-20 to cap off the dominant victory.

Neither team shot the ball great in the contest with Minnesota State shooting 38.7% and the Bears just behind at 35.1%. Turnovers were a problem all night for CSP as they committed 25 to the Mavericks' 12. Mankato also outrebounded the Bears 52-41 and dominated the battle in the paint 44-20.

Wentland was the leading scorer for the Bears, notching 14 points on 4-7 shooting, also adding six rebounds. Sydney Schultz provided a spark off the bench, contributing 13 points on 4-10 shooting.

The Golden Bears will return to action tomorrow with their final regular season game against Minnesota State at 3 p.m.