DE PERE, Wis. – The Concordia Wisconsin women's basketball team competed in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Women's Basketball Quarterfinals on Wednesday night, facing second-seeded St. Norbert College. The Green Knights secured a 60-42 victory.

The Falcons struck first with a layup from sophomore Kristin Wentling (Arlington Heights, Ill.). The opening quarter proved to be a battle, and the Birds held a 10-7 lead after a pair of free throws from junior Jayden Ross (Baraboo, Wis.).

St. Norbert closed the first quarter on an 8-0 run to take a 15-10 lead after 10 minutes. The Green Knights then scored the first four points of the second quarter to extend the advantage to 19-10. However, the CUW defense responded by holding SNC to just two more field goals for the remainder of the half.

The Falcons trimmed the deficit to five and entered halftime trailing 23-18.

Concordia opened the third quarter with an 8-2 run, capped by a three-pointer from junior Andrea Butterbrodt (Green Bay, Wis.) to cut the lead to 27-25. A three-point basket from junior Gracie McNabb (Grafton, Wis.) made it a one-point game at 29-28 with 6:30 remaining in the quarter.

A 9-0 run over the next three minutes gave the Green Knights breathing room, and they carried a 40-33 lead into the fourth quarter. St. Norbert extended the advantage in the final quarter to secure the win.

Freshman Isabela Gunderson (Waukesha, Wis.) led the Falcons with 12 points. Ross and Wentling paced the team with six rebounds each.

Wednesday marked the final collegiate game for seniors Darya Gunderman (Minneapolis, Minn.), Blayne Gacke (Crooks, S.D.), and Kaitlyn Carothers (Columbus, Ind.).

The Falcons conclude the season with a 9-16 overall record and posted a 10-8 mark in NACC play.

St. Norbert will host Aurora in the NACC Tournament Semifinals on Friday night, while Wisconsin Lutheran will host MSOE in the other semifinal matchup.