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Sarah Kuma 2022 vs Jamestown
Josh Deer/Concordia Athletics
39
Winona St. WSU 4-2,1-2 NSIC
58
Winner Concordia-St. Paul CSP 5-2,2-1 NSIC
Winona St. WSU
4-2,1-2 NSIC
39
Final
58
Concordia-St. Paul CSP
5-2,2-1 NSIC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Winona St. WSU 6 9 9 15 39
Concordia-St. Paul CSP 17 10 11 20 58

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Jared Wall

Golden Bears win 58-39 as defense stifles Winona State

Lowest point total allowed by Concordia since 2015

ST. PAUL, Minn.- The Concordia-St. Paul women's basketball team advances to 5-2 after defeating Winona State (7-2, 1-2 NSIC) 58-39 in the early game on Saturday afternoon at the Gangelhoff Center. 

The Concordia women were led in scoring by Sarah Kuma for the second game in a row and third game this season. The sophomore guard put 16 on the board to go with two steals and two rebounds. Kuma was 6-of-11 (54.5 percent) from the field and was 2-of-4 from beyond the arc.

Center Lindsey Becher finished the game with three blocks to move her into second in career blocked shots in school history. Becher entered the day tied with Jill Kalvik (2000-04) with 145 blocks before picking up her three to move into second place with 148. Becher scored in double digits for the fourth time this season while grabbing a team-high eight rebounds.  

A driving layup by Kuma to start the game sparked a 10-0 run that the Warriors would not be able to make up, with the Golden Bears holding a double digit advantage for the rest of the game. CSP would hold the Warriors to just six points and 2-of-11 from the field to take a 17-6 lead at the end of first quarter.

Both offenses struggled in the second quarter with CSP shooting just 30 percent (3-10) and WSU shooting 36.4 percent (4-11). The Bears defense helped them add a point to their lead before the half, picking up two blocks, four steals and out-scoring the Warriors 7-0 in points off turnovers. Two free throws at the end of the quarter by Kuma gave her 11 points break and helped Concordia close out the half with a 27-15 lead.

The Concordia defense continued to play well after halftime, holding Winona State to single digits for the third quarter in a row. Points were hard to find with both teams playing tight on opposing scorers. A Kuma layup and 3-pointer by Jadyn Hanson to begin the quarter gave CSP its largest lead up to that point with a 17 point advantage. After trading baskets for the rest of the quarter, the Warriors closed out the third with three free throws to cut the lead back to 14 with the Bears leading 38-24. 

Concordia shut the door in the fourth quarter, going on a 18-8 run to push the lead to 24 points with Kuma, Jalyn Shaw, Lauren Feddema, Megan Gamble, and Raegan Alexander all hitting 3-point baskets to make the score 56-32. Two layups and a late three by the Warriors made the final score 58-39.

As a squad, the Golden Bears led in nearly every single statistical category, outshooting the Winona State from the field 41.8 percent to 32.6 percent and from three 33.3 percent to just 12.5 percent. The Concordia women outrebounded WSU (36-26) and had the advantage in points in the paint (26-22), points off turnovers (15-8), and second chance points (15-2). 

The 39 points was the fewest allowed by CSP since 2015 and the fewest points allowed to a NSIC opponent since 2014 when the Golden Bears held Northern State to 36 in the 2013-14 NSIC Championship. It was also the lowest point total by Winona State in their history with Concordia.

The Golden Bears will be back in action on Friday when they host Wayne State for a 5:30 p.m.tip-off at the Gangelhoff Center.
 
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