Box Score: BC 63, CUW 57

BELOIT, Wis. -- Beloit College, under new head coach Jennifer Randall, broke from a 27-27 halftime tie to surprise Concordia University Wisconsin 63-57 in the non-conference season opener for both schools Tuesday evening.

The visiting Falcons appeared to be in command early, building a 27-17 advantage with four minutes remaining in the first half, but the Buccaneers rallied to score the final 10 points of the opening frame and never trailed during the final twenty minutes.

CUW (0-1) had 18 more field goal attempts than Beloit (1-0), but the Falcons hit only 1-of-9 from beyond the arc and had trouble stopping the hot-shooting hosts who fired away at a 47 percent clip.

Senior Brittney Toles (South Beloit, Wis.) came off the bench to lead CUW with 14 points, while junior Tiffany Hendrickson (Ingleside, Ill.) added 12 points.

Last year's leading scorer Katie Luethe (Sophomore, Oshkosh, Wis.) was battling the flu and saw only limited action for head coach Stacey Brunner-Jones' team.

"No excuses. We shot horribly from inside and out, sent them to the free throw line 26 times, and got outrebounded," said Brunner-Jones. "I was disappointed with every aspect of our performance. It was just unacceptable."

Seniors Sarah Stariha scored 15 points for the Buccaneers, while Lauren McNanna had 14 points and Kirstin Acosta finished with 12. The trio combined to hit 15-of-26 shots from the floor.

The Falcons (0-1) have a week to prepare to host UW- River Falls on Tuesday, November 22 at 7pm in the Buuck Fieldhouse.