The Cobbers up their conference record to 14-5 and overall mark to 17-6. It is the most wins for a Cobber team since the 1995-96 season when the Cobbers went 16-4 in league play, 21-6 overall and won the MIAC playoff championship. The Pipers lose for the 12th consecutive game and fall to 3-15 in the MIAC and 6-17 overall.
Downey went 13-for-16 (81.2%) from the field and 6-for-7 (85.7%) from 3-point range, as he scored 30 or more
points for the second time this season. Soren Nelson scored
16 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. Keith Eckhoff also added 16 points to pace the Cobbers. The biggest statistic of the game for Concordia was from the free throw line where the Cobbers only shot 65.2% (15-for-23). It marks the first time in nine games that they have shot 60% from the foul line.
Brandon Aukes had 14 points to lead the Pipers. Travis Jacobs was the only other Hamline player to finish in
double digits. He added 10 points. Josh Hanson, who entered the game fourth in the league in scoring with a 17.0 points per game average, was held to only seven points on 2-of-9 shooting from the floor.
Concordia bolted to a 5-0 lead out of the game, built the lead to 9-2 and never looked back. The Cobbers used a
12-0 run in the early stages of the game to push the margin to 12 at 18-6. They used a second 12-0 run midway through the period to increase the lead to 37-16. Concordia cooled off later in the opening period and went into the break with a 47-27 lead.
The second half was more of the same for Concordia, as they were able to put down their open jump shots and cut open the Hamline interior defense. Downey single-handedly built the Cobber lead to 24 when he hit two straight 3-point attempts within the first three minutes of the half. Concordia put the game way out of reach when they went on a 23-3 run from the 14-minute mark until just under five
minutes to go in the game.
Head Coach Duane Siverson was able to play all 12 rostered players in the final three minutes of the game. Wes Bacchus scored four points in the final five minutes of the game to help Concordia coast to the 40-point victory.
Concordia will end the regular season by hosting Augsburg on Wednesday, February 18 at 7:30pm. The game can be heard live on KVOX 1280AM in the Fargo-Moorhead area and worldwide over the internet at www.gocobbers.com.
Newspaper Box Score Hamline University vs Concordia College 02/14/04 3:00 at Concordia College, Moorhead MN At Concordia College, Moorhead MN CONCORDIA COLLEGE 87, HAMLINE UNIVERSITY 47 HAMLINE UNIVERSITY (6-17, 3-15 MIAC) Brandon Aukes 3-6 6-6 14; Travis Jacobs 4-7 0-0 10; Josh Hanson 2-9 2-3 7; Ted Gehring 3-6 0-3 6; Charley Good 2-3 0-0 4; Greg Koba 1-2 0-2 2; Paul Muenchow 1-3 0-0 2; Nic Windschill 1-5 0-0 2; Adam Hakanson 0-1 0-0 0; Dan Baumgartner 0-2 0-0 0; Andy Grossbach 0-6 0-0 0; Matt Ulmer 0-2 0-0 0; Ryan Montgomery 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 17-55 8-14 47. CONCORDIA COLLEGE (17-6, 14-5 MIAC) Josh Downey 13-16 0-0 32; Keith Eckhoff 6-7 1-1 16; Soren Nelson 6-11 4-6 16; Nathan Ohme 2-5 2-2 7; Joe Bueckers 0-5 4-4 4; Wesley Bacchus 1-1 2-2 4; Ryan Templeton 1-3 1-2 3; Chris Wermerson 1-4 1-6 3; Lukas Brott 1-2 0-0 2; Mark Dixon 0-4 0-0 0; Dan Lund 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 31-62 15-23 87. Hamline University............ 27 20 - 47 Concordia College............. 47 40 - 87 3-point goals-Hamline University 5-22 (Travis Jacobs 2-4; Brandon Aukes 2-3; Josh Hanson 1-3; Greg Koba 0-1; Nic Windschill 0-4; Dan Baumgartner 0-2; Andy Grossbach 0-2; Matt Ulmer 0-2; Ryan Montgomery 0-1), Concordia College 10-17 (Josh Downey 6-7; Keith Eckhoff 3-4; Nathan Ohme 1-2; Dan Lund 0-2; Joe Bueckers 0-1; Soren Nelson 0-1). Fouled out--Hamline University-None, Concordia College-None. Rebounds-Hamline University 29 (Brandon Aukes 6), Concordia College 46 (Soren Nelson 9). Assists-Hamline University 12 (Paul Muenchow 2; Brandon Aukes 2; Josh Hanson 2), Concordia College 20 (Mark Dixon 4; Keith Eckhoff 4; Nathan Ohme 4). Total fouls-Hamline University 22, Concordia College 15. A-280