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Trailing by 12 points (58-46) with seven minutes to play, the
Falcons (18-8) finally forged a 60-60 tie at the :35 mark on
Kendall Kerns' layup, and then won when Tiffany Hendrickson dropped
in a 15 footer as the horn sounded.
It was an uphill climb all night for Concordia against the
much-improved Regents (13-13) who led 35-31 at the break and never
trailed in the second half until the final basket.
"The crowd energized us down the stretch. They were so loud and
we fed off that," said Coach Stacey Brunner-Jones. "We did not
quit."
Katie Luethe led CUW with 18 points while Kerns and Becky
Gifford added 13 each. Ten of Gifford's markers came down the
stretch as Concordia made up the large deficit.
Trailing 60-51, rejuvernated Concordia scored the game's final
11 points. The Falcons travel to Dominican on Thursday for a NAC
semi-final matchup against the (20-6) Stars.
Brittney Curry had 14 and Megan Lawler added 13 for a stunned
Rockford squad.
Rockofrd shot 45% compared to CUW's 38% but the Falcons hit 7-8
free throws compared to 7-12 for the Regents who missed 4 shots and
were 0-3 from the free throw line over the final 5 minutes.