Box Score: CUW 71, MBBC 55

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MEQUON, Wis. -- Concordia University Wisconsin's women's basketball team rolled to their 10th Northern Athletics Conference conference win of the season with a 71-55 win over Maranatha Baptist Bible College on Thursday evening inside the R. John Buuck Field House.

Sophomore Katie Luethe (Oshkosh, Wis.) led the way for the Falcons with a career-best 25 point performance that included 9-of-11 from the charity stripe. Luethe was the only CUW player in double figures, but six of her teammates scored between six and eight points.

CUW built a 39-23 halftime cushion and the teams essentially played on even terms throughout the second half.

MBBC actually trailed by just 22-19 with eight minutes left in the first half before Luethe went on a personal 10 point Falcon spree to break the game open.

CUW head coach Stacey Brunner-Jones' team was a torrid 6-of-10 from beyond the arc with Luethe and junior Tiffany Hendrickson (Ingleside, Ill.) each going 2-for-2 from distance.

The Falcons won the rebounding battle 33-30 against a solid rebounding team and also forced 18 MBBC turnovers. Both teams shot at a 44 percent clip from the field, but CUW's 3-point shooting and a 13-7 edge in free throws were the difference.

Laci Peterson led the Crusaders with 18 points while teammates Torey DeLosier and Autumn Peotter added 11 each, but no other Crusader had more than four points.

The Falcons (10-6, 10-2 NAC) travel to Rockford College on Saturday for a 2:00 p.m. matchup.