BOX SCORE

The College of Saint Benedict basketball team (9-2 overall, 7-1 MIAC) suffered its first conference loss to Concordia 68-56, snapping the Blazers' seven-game winning streak.

The Blazers started out with a 7-4 lead in the first half, but Concordia managed to tie the score at 10 with 12 minutes remaining.  The Cobbers were riding on the Blazers' heels, grabbing three one-point leads but never getting further ahead until five minutes remaining on the clock.  At this point, Concordia picked up the lead for good, pulling ahead 34-28 at the half.

Despite a 12-point Cobber lead with 18 minutes left on the clock, the Blazers never gave up, bringing the gap within one at 47-46 with nine minutes remaining.  CSB, however, only shot 33% from the field in the second half and could never regain the lead, eventually losing 68-56.

Leading the Blazers was junior point guard Devin Bowlin (Winona, MN, Winona Cotter), who scored 13 points off of 5-for-6 from the field, including 3-for-3 from beyond the arc.  Junior post Heather Gillund (Ham Lake, MN, Blaine) also contributed nine points and dominated the boards with 13 rebounds.

Up next, CSB hosts Hamline on Wed., Jan 13 at 7:30 p.m.