BOX SCORE

The College of Saint Benedict basketball team (20-7 overall, 16-6 MIAC) lost to Concordia-Moorhead in the MIAC Playoff Semifinals by a score of 79-68.

The first four minutes of play began with five lead changes before the Blazers were able to inch ahead 9-8.  CSB then strung together a 7-2 run to lead 16-10, but Concordia then tied the score at 18 a piece with 10 minutes to go and progressively moved ahead.  Four minutes later, the Cobbers were ahead 33-22, leading by as much as 12 points at 38-26 with four minutes remaining in the half.  The Blazers fought back and were able to close the gap to five points at the half with a score of 43-38.

CSB sunk the lead to two points at 45-43 in the first minute of the second half, but Concordia bounced back to lead by eight points at 55-47 with 14 minutes to go.  CSB was able to bring the score within five points at 69-64 with five minutes left on the clock and then down to four points at 73-69 with 1:30 to go, but the Cobbers prevailed, defeating the Blazers 78-69.

Leading the Blazers in scoring with 25 points was senior post Heather Gillund, who scored her 1,000 career points tonight.  Senior wing Amy Stifter also contributed 21 points, while sophomore forward Morgan Dale pulled down nine rebounds.

CSB's fate lies in the NCAA selection, which will be announced Mon., Feb. 28.  Keep watching www.csbblazers.com for more details.