February 17, 2009

Concordia 68 Edgewood 58

Madison

One measure of a team's improvement is how they fare against opponents the second time around. Last Wednesday the Falcons avenged a 3 point home loss to Lakeland by defeating the Muskies by 14 on the road to begin a clear 'peaking for the tournament' trend. Last Saturday CUW upended Maranatha by 30 at home after struggling with the Crusaders for a half earlier in the season.

Last night CUW bested first place Edgewood 68- 58 on the road, negating a one-sided 17 point loss to the same team at home in late January. "We are an improved team," was Coach Shawn Cassidy's understatement.

CUW's Skip Newton- Kemp led all scorers with 23 points but Kyle Barth's 13 rebound effort was just as important. After a tight 26-25 first half, the Falcons pulled away in the second twenty minutes with solid defense, improved (48%) marksmanship, and significantly more energy than the hosts.

Concordia, which finished in a tie for second in the NAC regular season North Division, will travel to Aurora on Saturday for a 4:00pm "crossover" matchup. The game will not count in the league standings but will determine whether CUW is the fifth or 6th seed in the league tournament that starts Wednesday.

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