The Cobbers led by as many as seven points with under nine minutes to go, but were outscored 22-13 in the final eight minutes of play and lost their 2004-05 season-opener. Mayville State ups their record to 3-1 on the year. In 2003-04 they posted a total of one win.
Keith Eckhoff carried the scoring load for the Cobbers. He was 4-for-6 from 3-point range and 10-for-14 from the floor and finished with a career-high 33 points. He also had a game-high seven rebounds. He was one of five different Cobber players that scored in double figures. Jason Miller added 13 points, freshman Luke Linz had 11 in his college debut and Soren Nelson and Ryan Templeton each scored 10 points.
Alexandro Anthis scored 22 points and John Feggo IV added 16 to lead the Comets.
Concordia shot 50.0% (27-for-54) from the floor, 50% (8-for-16) from 3-point range but only 66.7% (20-for-30) from the free throw line. Mayville State shot 48.1% (26-for-54) from the floor, but a game-deciding 82.1% (23-for-28 from the free throw line. The Comets also had a decided 20-10 edge in second chance points.
The Cobbers will travel to Colorado Springs, Colo. to play in the Colorado College Tournament over the weekend. Concordia will play host Colorado College on Friday, November 26 at 6:00pm (MST) and then play at either 1:00pm (MST) or 3:00pm (MST) on Saturday.
Newspaper Box Score Mayville State vs Concordia College 11/22/04 7:30 at Moorhead, MN/Memorial Auditorium At Moorhead, MN/Memorial Auditorium MAYVILLE STATE 84, CONCORDIA COLLEGE 82 MAYVILLE STATE (3-1) Alexandros Anthis 7-12 6-8 22; John Feggo IV 4-7 7-8 16; Gilby Sanchez 4-14 3-3 14; Stephen Guse 3-6 5-5 11; Travis Janich 3-5 0-0 9; A.Weatherspoon IV 3-3 2-3 8; Aaron Bonaime 2-2 0-1 4; Christopher Reinhart 0-1 0-0 0; Zack Alvidrez 0-3 0-0 0; Scott Theis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-54 23-28 84. CONCORDIA COLLEGE (0-1) Keith Eckhoff 10-14 9-13 33; Jason Miller 6-15 1-2 13; Luke Linz 3-4 5-6 11; Ryan Templeton 3-5 2-3 10; Soren Nelson 3-11 3-6 10; Eric Meichsner 1-2 0-0 3; Dan Lund 1-1 0-0 2; David Whartnaby 0-1 0-0 0; Mark Dixon 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-54 20-30 82. Mayville State................ 41 43 - 84 Concordia College............. 43 39 - 82 3-point goals-Mayville State 9-22 (Travis Janich 3-5; Gilby Sanchez 3-9; Alexandros Anthis 2-2; John Feggo IV 1-4; Zack Alvidrez 0-1; Scott Theis 0-1), Concordia College 8-16 (Keith Eckhoff 4-6; Ryan Templeton 2-3; Eric Meichsner 1-2; Soren Nelson 1-4; Jason Miller 0-1). Fouled out--Mayville State-Alexandros Anthis; Scott Theis, Concordia College-Mark Dixon. Rebounds-Mayville State 35 (Stephen Guse 7), Concordia College 25 (Keith Eckhoff 7). Assists-Mayville State 9 (Gilby Sanchez 3; John Feggo IV 3), Concordia College 20 (Eric Meichsner 6). Total fouls-Mayville State 28, Concordia College 25. A-506