ST. CLOUD, Minn. — With a driving layup at the 3:51 mark of the fourth quarter senior guard Lydia Haack notched her 1,000th point as a member of the Concordia-St. Paul women's basketball team (20-6, 16-5 NSIC), becoming the 30th member of the Concordia 1,000 point club and the first since Lindsey Becher crossed the threshold during the 2023-24 season.
For Haack the bucket also marked her 2,000th career point across her time with both CSP and Upper Iowa University. Haack continues to move up the NSIC all-time scoring list as well. The senior guard now has 1,498 career points in NSIC games, placing her third all-time on the conference leaderboard.
The milestone comes as part of a 76-56 win over the St. Cloud State Huskies (13-13, 10-11 NSIC) that saw the Golden Bears win their 12th game in a row and 20th of the season. CSP has now won 20 or more games in three consecutive seasons, it is also the 15th time in program history the Golden Bears have reached the 20 win plateau.
Lydia Haack led the Golden Bears on the scoresheet, with 23 points, shooting an efficient 11-of-16 from the field, while adding in eight rebounds and eight assists. Lauren Wilson recorded her seventh double-double of the season, with 12 points and 13 boards. The junior forward dished out six assists as well, while going 6-of-13 from the field.
Avery Moeller played a key role off the bench once again, putting up 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc. It's the eighth time this season the sophomore has notched double figures off the bench and the third time in the last five games.
Ashley Schuelke and Leah Dengerud tallied eight points and five rebounds each, with Schuelke's coming on 4-of-10 shooting.
The Golden Bears were efficient from the floor all night long, hitting at a 54.2% (32-59) clip from the floor, while holding the Huskies to 38.6% (22-57) shooting.
CSP had the hot hand from the opening jump, hitting at a 62% clip in the opening quarter, jumping out to a 22-9 lead thanks to a 12-2 run to close out the period. The Huskies clawed to within four on a three-point bucket early in the second.
The Golden Bears regained a double digit advantage later in the period on a Lauren Wilson jumper in the paint. The two teams traded blows for the remainder of the quarter, with a couple of quick buckets by Lydia Haack and Ashley Schuelke putting the Golden Bears up six at the break.
St. Cloud State knotted the game at 36 early in the third, but that's as close as they ever got as CSP continued to come up with clutch buckets. Ava Thompson knocked down a three ball near the midway mark of the period to extend the CSP advantage to eight, closing the period with a 12-3 run to take a 58-45 lead.
Moeller knocked down another at the start of the fourth, driving the lane for a fastbreak layup on the next play to make it a 14 point CSP lead. Haack's milestone bucket came at the 3:51 mark of the period and made it a 66-53 advantage, Moeller hit on back-to-back attempts from beyond the arc, capping a 20 point win for the Golden Bears.
CSP dominated in the paint, outsourcing the Huskies by a 50-20 margin making easy layups in the lane all night long. On the glass the Golden Bears had the advantage as well, outrebounding the Huskies 39-25.
The Golden Bears now own a 12-1 record on the road this season, with just one remaining regular season game. CSP will celebrate senior day at the Gangelhoff Center this Saturday, Feb. 21 against the No.1-ranked Minnesota State Mavericks. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.
