ST. PAUL, Minn. – Concordia-St. Paul women's basketball (16-7, 12-7 NSIC) enters the final week of NSIC regular season play with a split-site set of games, starting on the road on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Winona State (12-12, 9-11 NSIC) at McCown Gymnasium followed by returning home for senior night at Gangelhoff Center on Saturday against Upper Iowa (7-17, 4-14 NSIC) at 3:30 p.m.
 
NSIC IMPLICATIONS
It's a big weekend, as CSP is two games behind NSIC South leader Minnesota State (14-5 NSIC) for the South Division championship and top seed in the NSIC Sanford Health Tournament. The Mavericks face the same opposition, but in reverse order and at opposite venues, heading to Upper Iowa on Thursday and hosting Winona State on Saturday.
 
If the teams end up tied at the end of the season, CSP would hold the NSIC South Division regular season championship outright as MSU's winning percentage would drop by -.022 due to a 1-game nullification.

The top seed from the NSIC South Division will play its NSIC Sanford Health Tournament quarterfinal game on Saturday, February 26 against the N4/S5 winner at 7 p.m. at the Sanford Pentagon, while the second seed will play on Sunday, February 27 at 4:30 p.m. against the N3/S6 winner.
 
Both teams have clinched at least a bye and the top two seeds in the South Division entering the final weekend.
 
SENIOR NIGHT
Prior to Saturday's game, the women's basketball program will honor four players as part of senior night: Riley Wheatcraft, Sydney Schultz, Meghan DuBois and Sydney Zgutowicz. The four players joined the program together in the 2018-19 season and have varying levels of athletic eligibility remaining, should they choose to continue competing after this season.
 
Together, they've secured four consecutive winning seasons, were NSIC South Division champions in their first year in the program with a chance to bookend that success in the regular season's final two games. They've finished in the top three in the NSIC South all four years, as well, with a first, a second and a third-place run prior to this season which is to be determined but no lower than second.
 
All four players have started at least 12 games each and have combined for 172 starts as a group among the 309 total games played across their careers.
 
BUY TICKETS TO HOME GAMES ONLINE
New this year to Golden Bears is online ticketing. Buy tickets in advance and bring your QR code to the gates to skip the line! Friends and families who utilize the pass list will also be utilizing the online ticketing service while all students, faculty & staff will access their free CSP tickets through the service. Fans do not need to create a login, remember a username or password or download an app to purchase tickets, and tickets can still be purchased with cash at the gates. Find out more in the partnership announcement between CSP Athletics and HomeTown Ticketing.
 
WATCH ONLINE – NSIC NETWORK
All Golden Bear basketball games will be available to watch online, free of charge, powered by the NSIC Network, supported by BlueFrame Technology. Visit nsicnetwork.com/cspbears on a laptop or desktop computer, download the NSIC Network app on your mobile device or watch on your supported OTT provider such as Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV. Search "NSIC Network" and download the app for the league's full sport and team lineups. NSIC NETWORK FAQ
 
All home games feature the play-by-play broadcasting provided by Dan Flanagan, the voice of the Golden Bears for over a decade. The St. Paul, Minnesota native studied broadcasting at Fordham University (N.Y.) where he was the voice of the Rams' football and basketball teams in the NCAA Division I Patriot League. Learn more about Flanagan on the latest CSP Bears Podcast
 
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NSIC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
The Golden Bears have secured the NSIC South Division Player of the Week honor a league-high four times this year with three players earning the nod: junior point guard Meghan DuBois has earned the honor twice, freshman forward Lindsey Becher and sophomore Sydney Zgutowicz have each earned the nod once.
 
DuBois is the only player from the NSIC South Division to earn the honor twice this year while the NSIC North has had three repeat selections. No one has earned the honor three times yet this season.
 
11/22 – Meghan DuBois – 13.5 pts, 9.0 reb, 7.0 ast, 2.0 stl
12/20 – Lindsey Becher – 16.0 ppg, 6.5 reb, 6.0 blk, 3.5 ast, 3.0 stl; 21 pts, 11 blk, 8 reb vs SMSU
1/31 – Meghan DuBois (2) – 20.0 ppg, 7.0 ast, 5.0 reb
2/14 – Sydney Zgutowicz – 17.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg, tied career-high 20 pts vs Augie, set career-high 16 reb vs WSC with sixth double-double of the year (14 pts, 16 reb)
 
SERIES HISTORY: CSP 36, WSU 20
The two programs meet for the 57^th time on Thursday with Concordia holding a strong 36-20 advantage since the series started in 1977-78. The two teams met 10 times between 1977-78 and 1998-99, CSP's last year in the NAIA before joining the NSIC, with Concordia holding a 6-4 record in its pre-Division II years.
 
Since Concordia has been an NSIC and NCAA Division II member in 1999-2000, the Golden Bears are 30-16 against the Warriors and 13-7 on the road at McCown Gymnasium.
 
In recent years, Concordia has dominated Winona State, winning six of the last seven with five of those played at home in the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul, but the Golden Bears have also won their last two trips to Winona and haven't lost at McCown Gym since December 9, 2017.
 
Under head coach Amanda Johnson (2016-present), Concordia is 8-6 with the Warriors defeating Johnson's CSP squad in four of the first five meetings before CSP flipped the results in recent years under Johnson. Johnson is 2-3 in five road trips to Winona.
 
LAST MEETING, DECEMBER: CSP 83, WINONA STATE 42
Concordia won its third straight game for a 5-1 overall start to the season, with the 83-42 win over Winona State being its first NSIC win of the season at Gangelhoff Center. Lindsey Becher led four Golden Bears in double-figures with 18 points on 9-14 shooting, adding seven rebounds and five steals.
 
Riley Wheatcraft knocked down four three-pointers (4-6) and had three steals, and Meghan DuBois had 13 points,s even assists and four steals. Off the bench, freshman Megan Gamble had a breakout game with 11 points, nine rebounds (five offensive) and three assists and Sydney Schultz had nine points on 3-4 shooting while knocking down a triple.
 
Concordia held WSU to 31.0 percent (18-58) shooting including 1-20 from the arc while shooting 46.5 percent (33-71) from the floor and 35 percent (7-20) from three on the offensive end. Despite shooting over 15 percent better from the field, CSP also held a 20-14 margin on the offensive glass and 46-33 overall in rebounding.
 
Concordia had 15 steals on 21 Winona State turnovers and only committed 11 turnovers of their own for a 26-10 margin in points off turnovers and held a 20-10 margin in second chance scoring.
 
Taylor Hustad led Winona State with 13 points and eight rebounds, shooting 6-9 from the field. Off the bench, two Warriors, Ava Sergio and Alex Dorfeld, combined to make all five of their shots. Outside of those three players, the Warriors combined to shoot 7-44 from the floor.
 
ABOUT THE WARRIORS
Winona State enters the final week of the regular season currently in the fifth spot in the NSIC South, trailing Augustana for fourth (and a first round tournament home game) by a half game, and trailing third place Sioux Falls by a game. They also hold a one game lead over SMSU for the sixth spot and have clinched a spot in the NSIC Tournament.
 
They recently snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating SMSU 55-52 at home on Saturday, but prior to the three game skid, the Warriors had won four in a row against the NSIC North Division.
 
Taylor Hustad leads Winona State with 13.2 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per game while shooting a league-leading 54.4 percent from the field. The team's point guard, Emily Kieck, has 101 assists (4.2/game) and is second on the team with 11.3 points per game while hitting 34.4 percent (32-93) from the arc. Emma Fee gives the team a third player in double-figures with 10.3 points per game, also averaging 6.4 rebounds and shooting 51.9 percent from the floor.
 
Caitlin Riley, averaging 9.4 points, is the team's top threat from the arc with 53 three-pointers made to rank second in the NSIC (53-158) and she connects at a 33.5 percent clip.
 
As a team, WSU is fourth in the league in field goal percentage (43.4) and fourth in fewest turnovers per game (13.5), also ranking fifth in scoring defense (64.2), fewest fouls (14.4) and free throw percentage (74.5).
 
SERIES HISTORY: CSP 29, UPPER IOWA 5
Concordia holds a firm grip on the series, winning 29 of the first 34 meetings dating back to the 2004-05 season as UIU was looking to join the NSIC, which they did for the 2006-07 campaign. CSP won the first 13 contests between the programs and has recently won the previous four, as well.
 
In 15 games played at Concordia's Gangelhoff Center, the Golden Bears are 13-2 against Upper Iowa and haven't lost at home to the Peacocks under head coach Amanda Johnson in four contests. UIU's last win in St. Paul was December 12, 2015, just a few weeks before Johnson was tabbed as head coach in January of that season.
 
Johnson's Golden Bears hold a 10-2 record against the Peacocks since 2016.
 
LAST MEETING, DECEMBER: CSP 70, UPPER IOWA 61
The Golden Bears improved to 6-1 overall and 2-1 in the NSIC with a 70-61 road win at Upper Iowa in December. Despite trailing early, a 16-0 run by CSP gave them a 19-9 lead at the quarter break, leading by as many as 16 (31-15) in the first half and holding a 14-point halftime margin.
 
Upper Iowa caught fire in the third quarter, hitting 11-of-17 from the floor and 3-of-6 from three-point range to tie the game at 51 late in the quarter before a free throw and a layup by Riley Wheatcraft gave CSP a 3-point lead at the quarter break, starting a 6-0 run for a 57-51 lead early in the fourth.
 
Concordia didn't trail the rest of the way, although the Peacocks threatened, cutting the CSP lead to one on three different occasions down the stretch (57-56, 59-58, 61-60) with the last one-point lead at 2:41 to play in the game.
 
Wheatcraft and Lindsey Becher combined for five free throws in a 40-second span in the last two minutes and Jadyn Hanson made four free throws late and CSP's defense held UIU to one point in the last 2:41 of play to seal the win.
 
Becher led CSP with 14 points, six rebounds, four blocks and three assists while Wheatcraft had 13 points, seven rebounds and three steals.
 
The CSP bench was clutch in the road win, as Sydney Schultz and Megan Gamble combined to shoot 6-11 from the field for 19 points with Schultz scoring 10 and Gamble adding nine.
 
Lydia Haack led Upper Iowa with a game-high 24 points on 9-17 shooting while Jessica Musgrave had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
 
ABOUT THE PEACOCKS
At 7-17 overall and 4-14 in the NSIC, the Peacocks are having their best since since the 2014-15 squad went 7-20 overall and 5-17 in the NSIC, the first of three straight years where UIU won at least four league games.
 
They are also getting hot at the right time, coming off of a weekend sweep at home over SMSU (68-51) and Sioux Falls (76-67) last weekend. They've also scored a big win over St. Cloud State (67-54) in January, showing the ability to knock off anyone in the league. But they've struggled on the road, going 0-9 with one more away game at CSP on the schedule, and have lost 16-straight road games dating back to an overtime win at St. Cloud State to open the 2020-21 season last January 2, 2021.
 
The Peacocks are not afraid to hoist three-pointers, leading the league in three-point attempts (558) while ranking fourth in three-pointers made per game (7.0). They are also the third-ranked rebounding team in the league (39.4), fourth in offensive rebounding (11.2), fourth in three-point defense as opponents shoot 29.7 percent from the arc, sixth in fewest turnovers committed per game (13.9) and sixth in free throw percentage (74.3).
 
Lydia Haack leads three Peacocks in double-figures with 12.5 points per game, adding 94 assists and 40 steals. Jessica Musgrave is close behind with 12.3 points and leads the team with 7.7 rebounds per game, adding 32 steals and shooting 78.6 percent from the line in a team-high 84 attempts. Brooke Evenson is the third in double-figures, averaging 10.5 points with 6.0 rebounds and a team-high 47 three-pointers made, shooting 33.8 percent from the arc.
 
CSP TEAM STATS: GOLDEN BEARS AMONG NATION'S BEST IN BLOCKS
The Golden Bear defense has been strong all season, with its best coming from inside where the team is leading the league and 15th in the country with 4.9 blocked shots per game.
 
The Golden Bears set a school record with 15 blocked shots in the December 17 win over Southwest Minnesota State, the second-most in Division II basketball this year and an NSIC single-game high. They topped 10 team blocks again in the rematch at SMSU on February 5 with 10 blocks in an overtime loss to the Mustangs.
 
Additionally, CSP leads the Northern Sun in assists (16.2/game), free throw attempts (462) and is second in scoring (72.3) and rebounding (39.7) while ranking third in assist-turnover ratio (1.06) and steals (200).
 
BECHER A TOP BLOCKER
Second year freshman forward Lindsey Becher, the 2020-21 NSIC Freshman of the Year, is second in the country with a league-high 3.30 blocks per game including an 11-block performance to set a CSP record and falling one block shy of the NSIC record while establishing the top mark in Division II women's basketball.
 
The big performance helped her earn NSIC South Division Player of the Week honors, the second of four on the year for the program.
 
That weekend before the holiday break, Becher averaged 16.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.0 blocks, 3.5 assists and 3.0 steals as CSP swept a big NSIC weekend from Southwest Minnesota State and Sioux Falls. She was two rebounds shy of a triple-double against the Mustangs, going for 21 points, 11 blocks and eight rebounds before putting up 11 points, five rebounds, five steals and a block the next night against USF.
 
She continued her strong inside play after the New Year, blocking five shots in a road win at #21 Minnesota State while adding 12 points and eight rebounds on January 2. She added four more blocks in a road win the next time out at St. Cloud State, giving her 21 blocks in a four-game stretch of play.
 
She surpassed 100 for her career in January at UMary and already ranks among the program's top-10 (4^th) with 124 in just 40 career games while her career 3.1 blocks per game is a school record.
 
She holds the top-two single season blocked shots per game totals, averaging a program record 3.3 this year after averaging 2.8 per game last year in her debut season. Her 76 total blocked shots is the second most in a single season, surpassing Kionda Nicks' 68 blocks in 2014-15 for second, but she is still 28 away from the single season record of 104 set by Nicks in 2013-14.
 
She leads five players averaging in double-figures with 14.3 points per game while adding 5.8 rebounds per game, one of four players on the team to average least five rebounds per game.

Becher has scored in double-figures in 19 of 23 games and has scored at least eight points in every game this year. She's had four or more blocked shots 11 times, had a block in 21 of 23 games and multiple blocks in 15 games.
 
She's had a team-high five 20-plus point games including the team's only two 20-10 double-doubles, the first with her 21 points and 11 blocks against SMSU, and the second with 22 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, adding three blocks in a road win at UMary.
 
She had her first 30-point performance with a career-high 31 points with seven rebounds and six blocked shots in CSP's overtime loss at SMSU on February 5.
 
She's a career 13.0 scorer with 5.6 rebounds and 124 blocks in 40 games (39 starts), averaging 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.6 percent from the field and 73.0 percent from the line (108-148).
 
DUBOIS A TOP DISTRIBUTOR
Fourth-year junior point guard Meghan DuBois leads the Northern Sun with 5.5 assists per game which ranks 14^th in the country, is fourth in the NSIC in assist-turnover ratio (1.77), and is also among the league's top-10 in defensive rebounding (5.0), steals (2.04), free throw attempts (97) and minutes (35.4, 3^rd).
 
The point guard can also score, currently second on the team with 12.3 points per game and second on the team with 34 three-pointers at a 33.7 percent clip. She's also one of four players averaging five-plus rebounds per game with 5.5 and presides over an offense that has five players scoring in double figures.
 
DuBois has scored at least eight points in 19 of 23 games and reached double figures 16 times. She's had at least three assists in every game and had five or more rebounds 15 times. She's had a steal in 19 of 23 games and multiple steals 13 times.
 
She had her first double-double of the year in the second game of the season, a win over Northern Michigan with 11 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three steals to secure NSIC Player of the Week honors after scoring 16 points with nine assists and seven rebounds in the season opener earlier in the week.
 
She added her second NSIC Player of the Week honor at the end of January, averaging 20.0 points, 7.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds in a pair of wins over Northern State and MSU Moorhead.
 
Defensively, she produced the third-most steals in a single game in Concordia's Division II-era (1999-present) with eight in a January win at UMary, adding five assists and seven points in the win.
 
She is durable, having played 40 minutes in a game six times this year and playing at least 30 minutes in all but two games.
 
As a Golden Bear, DuBois has 741 points, 314 rebounds, 295 assists and 133 steals in 84 games (62 starts) while her 2021-22 averages of 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.0 steals are all career-highs.
 
WHEATCRAFT FOR THREE
Two-time All-NSIC senior guard Riley Wheatcraft is the top perimeter scoring threat in a balanced Golden Bear offensive attack where all five starters average in double figures. She's fourth on the team in scoring with 11.9 points per game, she's fourth on the team with 5.3 rebounds per game and ranks second in the league with a 38.7 three-point percentage, ranking sixth in the league with 2.0 three-pointers made per game.
 
She's produced four 20-point games with a season-high 27 points in the team's road win at NAIA nationally-ranked Southeastern in Florida, also scoring 20 points including four three-pointers in a road win at #21 Minnesota State. She had back-to-back 20-point outings on the road, following up the MSU game with 20 points at St. Cloud State.
 
She's had 12 games scoring in double-figures, collected at least three rebounds in 21 of 23 games and had multiple steals 12 times this year. She's knocked down three or more three-pointers nine times this year, and made at least one three-pointer in 20 of 23 games.
 
She picked up her first double-double of the year with 11 points and 11 rebounds in the loss at Wayne State in December.
 
In her career in 88 games (62 starts), she's scored 951 career points with 359 rebounds, 144 assists, 124 steals and 69 blocked shots while making 154 three-pointers at a 37.8 percent rate. She's averaged in double figures three years in a row while her 5.3 rebounds is a career-best pace this year.
 
She ranks among the program's top-10 for career three-pointers made (7^th) and percentage (7^th).
 
ZGUTOWICZ ATTACKS THE GLASS
Sophomore forward Sydney Zgutowicz is the league's second leading rebounder with 8.3 per game and has eight 10-plus rebound games and at least five rebounds in 21 of 23 games on the year.
 
Her 11.9 points and 8.3 rebounds is nearly a double-double per game and she had registered a double-double in three four games from December 11 to January 2, averaging 15.5 points and 9.3 rebounds during CSP's four game winning streak.
 
She is coming off of her best weekend as a Golden Bear, securing NSIC South Division Player of the Week honors while averaging 17.0 points and 11.0 rebounds in a pair of home wins over Augustana and Wayne State. In Friday's win over Augie, she matched-her career-high with 20 points before setting a new career-high with 16 rebounds with a double-double, scoring 14 points against Wayne State on Saturday.
Her scoring has picked up as the season has progressed, reaching double-digits in points 13 of the last 15 games and nine in a row, lifting her season scoring average from 7.8 on December 2 to its current 11.4 average, pouring in 14.0 points per game with 8.7 rebounds during the last 15 games.
 
She's also been red-hot at the stripe, connecting on 35 of her last 38 free throw attempts to raise her season average to 82.1 percent (69-84), ranking third in the league.
 
Now in her third year on the floor and fourth in the program, Zgutowicz has 485 points, 338 rebounds, 106 assists and 57 steals in 62 games (36 starts). She's putting up career-highs in points, rebounds and assists this year while shooting 82.1 percent from the foul line (69-84), running ahead of her 76.2 career average (115-151).
 
HANSON SCORING THREAT
Third year sophomore guard Jadyn Hanson has scored in double-figures 13 times in 22 games this season including 10 of the last 15 games.
 
She had a career-high of 19 points in the December loss at Wayne State. In CSP's win at #21 Minnesota State on January 2, she had 10 points, five assists and the game winning shot in the closing seconds of an 85-83 win to hand MSU its first loss.
 
Last weekend, she dished out a career-high eight assists in a win over Wayne State and averaged 6.0 assists per game over the weekend with a 6-1 assist-turnover ratio in two victories.
 
In 68 career games (22 starts), Hanson has scored 469 points with 165 rebounds, 108 assists and 60 steals. She's putting up career-highs in scoring (10.2), rebounding (3.0), assists (2.7), steals (1.3) while posting her best shooting percentages from the field (38.7) and three (32.4).
 
BENCH NOTES: MEGAN GAMBLE
Freshman Megan Gamble has become a stable presence off the bench in her first year as a Golden Bear. She scored 9-plus points three times in a four-game stretch in December including 10 points, four assists and three rebounds in the road win at Augustana where she clocked a season-high 31 minutes.
 
She had her third double-digit scoring effort with 10 points on 3-6 shooting and 4-4 foul shooting, adding three rebounds, a block and a steal in 22 minutes in an 85-83 win at #21 Minnesota State on January 2.
 
She added late-game heroics to her rookie year resume, connecting on the game-winning layup on Friday night against Augustana in the closing seconds.
 
Over the last three games, she has scored 19 points with 12 rebounds, adding five assists, three steals and two blocks in 55 total minutes.
 
She has pulled down at least three rebounds 11 times this year. She established a career-high of 11 points and nine rebounds in a home win over Winona State in December and matched the nine rebounds in January at Minot State, also grabbing a season-high three steals.
 
On the year, she is averaging 4.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and has 19 steals with 10 blocked shots off the bench while averaging a team-best 15.0 minutes among reserves.
 
BENCH NOTES: SYDNEY SCHULTZ
Fourth year junior Sydney Schultz continues to provide a steady veteran presence, averaging 4.0 points, and 2.1 rebounds in a key reserve role. She's clocked at least 10 minutes in 13 games this year and scored four or more points 11 times with a pair of 10-point performances.
 
Schultz has played 75 career games (12 starts) in four years with 433 points (5.8) and 234 rebounds (3.1) while shooting 56.4 percent (158-280) from the field. Her career field goal percentage ranks sixth in team history.
 
BENCH NOTES: SARAH KUMA
Second year freshman guard Sarah Kuma opened the year in a key reserve role, clocking 24, 12 and 33 minutes while reaching double-figures in scoring twice, scoring 11 points with five rebounds in the season opening win over North Central before notching her first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to Minnesota State.
 
She earned her first start of the season in the fourth game, a win at Southeastern (Fla.), but was injured eight minutes into the game after grabbing three rebounds and dishing three assists. She did not return and missed the next seven games before returning for the win at #21 Minnesota State in early January.
 
She returned to the starting lineup on January 15 against Bemidji State, clocking 32 minutes and scoring seven points.
 
In a pair of recent road games at USF and SMSU, Kuma had her most extended work of the season in consecutive games, playing 21 and 23 minutes while scoring 10 points at USF and averaging 7.0 for the weekend on 6-11 overall shooting.
 
In her disrupted season, she is averaging 3.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, has 12 assists and nine steals in 15 games while averaging 13.7 minutes per game – second most among reserves.
 
Across her first two years, she has averaged 4.3 points, 2.1 rebounds, has 38 assists and 20 steals while hitting 37.8 percent from the arc (17-45) and 82.4 percent (14-17) from the stripe in 31 games (two starts).
 
BENCH NOTES: ALYSSA DAUGHERTY
Redshirt freshman Alyssa Daugherty, now in her third year as a Golden Bear, had her top career performance in December at Augustana. With CSP facing a double-digit second quarter deficit, Daugherty scored a career-high eight points in the quarter to spark a 36-12 stretch of play for the team across the second and third quarters in a road comeback victory.
 
She had a career-high 17 minutes against SMSU with six points (all at the FT line, 6-7) and clocked 11 minutes the next night in a win over Sioux Falls.
 
After missing multiple games, she returned to the rotation and clocked at least 10 minutes in four straight games and had a streak of 10-plus minutes played in six straight games.
 
She's played double-digit minutes eight times this year and has set a new career-high with 33 points on the season, including six three-pointers.
 
SEASON STORYLINES:
 
HOT START TO 2021-22
The Golden Bears got out to a 6-1 start to the season, their best seven game start since the 2009-10 team opened the year 10-0 en route to a 26-6 finish and NCAA Central Region Tournament runner-up finish (Sweet Sixteen).
 
The start continued and swelled to 10-2 following the road win at #21 Minnesota State (more below) and is the best start through 12 games since that same 2009-10 squad opened the year 13-1.
 
BIG RANKED WIN
The Golden Bears entered the New Year with their first road win against a WBCA Top-25 team in head coach Amanda Johnson's career, securing an 85-83 win at undefeated #21 Minnesota State on January 2 in Mankato. Coach Johnson holds a 3-11 record against nationally-ranked teams in her career since 2016, winning one on the road, one at home and one at a neutral site.
 
CSP's last win over a ranked team was on November 11, 2017, a neutral floor victory over Harding (Ark.) in Kansas City, Missouri. Coach Johnson is 1-6 against ranked teams on the road, 1-1 against ranked teams at a neutral site and 1-3 against ranked teams at home.
 
This season also includes a win over current #25 Sciences (Pa.), however they were unranked and receiving votes at the time of the game; as well as a win over the #5 team in NAIA on the road against Southeastern (Fla.).
 
COACH JOHNSON REACHES 100 CAREER WINS
Concordia-St. Paul head coach Amanda Johnson secured 100 career wins, becoming the third coach in program history to reach the milestone following a 78-70 win over Northern State on January 28. She joins her predecessor Paul Fessler (2000-2015), who holds a 326-148 career record and Jack Surridge (1977-89) with a 199-124 career record as the only three coaches to achieve the milestone.
 
Coach Johnson is now 104-72 in her seventh season at the helm of the program, starting in January 2016 during the 2015-16 season. She is currently working on a fourth consecutive winning season and fourth-straight top-3 finish in the NSIC South Division with the Golden Bears.
 
20-POINT PERFORMERS
Four Golden Bears have combined to produce 11 20-plus point games this year while Jadyn Hanson has been close with 19 points in a game.
 
Lindsey Becher (5) – high 31 at SMSU, 2/5/22
Riley Wheatcraft (4) – high 27 at Southeastern (Fla.), 11/26/21
Meghan DuBois (1) – high 21 vs MSU Moorhead, 1/29/22
Sydney Zgutowicz (1) – high 20 vs Augustana, 2/11/22
 
DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Five different Golden Bears have combined for 11 double-doubles on the year including one game with a pair of double-doubles, a December home win over SMSU when Sydney Zgutowicz and Lindsey Becher teamed up. Zgutowicz leads the team with six double-doubles while Becher has a pair of double-doubles. Becher has the team's only 20-10 double-doubles, with 21 points and 11 blocks against SMSU and 22 points and 12 rebounds at UMary.
 
Meghan DuBois, vs Northern Michigan, 11/20/21 – 11 points, 11 rebounds
Sarah Kuma, vs Minnesota State, 11/23/21 – 13 points, 10 rebounds
Riley Wheatcraft, at Wayne State, 12/10/21 – 11 points, 11 rebounds
Sydney Zgutowicz, at Augustana, 12/11/21 – 16 points, 10 rebounds
Sydney Zgutowicz, vs SMSU, 12/17/21 – 14 points, 10 rebounds
Lindsey Becher, vs SMSU, 12/17/21 – 21 points, 11 blocked shots
Sydney Zgutowicz, at Minnesota State, 1/2/22 – 15 points, 13 rebounds
Sydney Zgutowicz, vs Bemidji State, 1/15/22 – 14 points, 11 rebounds
Lindsey Becher, at UMary, 1/21/22 – 22 points, 12 rebounds
Sydney Zgutowicz, vs MSU Moorhead, 1/29/22 – 19 points, 11 rebounds
Sydney Zgutowicz, vs Wayne State, 2/12/22 – 14 points, 16 rebounds