WBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

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Update:

Lakeland 27, Maranatha 25  Half  (Crusaders bounced back some after being down as many as 9 in first half).

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Final:  Lakeland 61, Maranatha 54   (A 20-14 Muskie scoring run was the difference here. they had a field day on the 3 pt shooting).

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(Joining CUC/Aurora in progress-Spartans leading early).

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Half:   CUC 32, Aurora 29

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Wisconsin Lutheran 33
Rockford 25

Half

Regents are out rebounding WLC 21-18

Chicago 36
Marian 29

Start of the 2nd

Alverno 26
Edgewood 24

Half

MSOE 25
Concordia Wisconsin 22

Half

Benedictine 33
Dominican 19

Half

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Would be quite an upset if MSOE holds on on the road.

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Final:  CUC 69, Aurora 54 
          (Cougars went on an 18-4 scoring run to start the 2nd half, Spartans cut it below 10 at one point but coulden't get
               over the hump)

            CUC had a 36-25 rebounding edge and outshot Aurora 49% - 35% from the floor for the game.

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Wisconsin Lutheran 78
Rockford 39

Final

Warriors clamped down defensively in the second half.

Chicago 77
Marian 62

Final

Concordia Wisconsin 64
MSOE 46

Final

Benedictine 70
Dominican 50

Final

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Lakeland stays alive in the North, CUC's hot run has turned the South into a 3-team race, should WLC slip. (I don't expect either Rockford or Aurora to get hot)

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I agree the South race is going to be something to watch. I don't think Benedictine or Concordia Chicago will be able to catch WLC but who gets second will be a fun race to watch.

WLC can play defense even when they are not having their best day on the offensively. Dillion turned it on in the second half after she picked up a Technical foul (not sure for what) but after that she scored 14 points of her 22 points.

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That win last night by Wisconsin Lutheran clinched them a spot in the conference tournament.

If my math is correct here...

Concordia Wisconsin clinches a spot with a win or a Lakeland loss.

1/24-1/26 Matchups

1/24

Alverno at Maranatha: Alverno takes that next step to clinching their spot in the conference tournament.
Wisconsin Lutheran at Benedictine: Wisconsin Lutheran puts some more distance between them and Benedictine.

1/25

Concordia Wisconsin vs Concordia (MI): Don't think that the Falcons match up that well against the tenth ranked Cardinals.

Concordia Chicago vs Concordia (NE): A bigger mismatch awaits the Cougars against the #2 in the NAIA D2 Basketball poll.

1/26

MSOE at Aurora: I think Aurora will win, but I won't be surprised if MSOE walks away with a win here with their recent play.

Edgewood at Dominican: Edgewood stops their slide with a big win.

Maranatha at Rockford: Rockford could give Maranatha fits with their athleticism, but I think the Crusaders find a way.

Alverno at Benedictine: Should be a good game to watch...Alverno in a close one.

Lakeland at Wisconsin Lutheran: Even though Lakeland is a bit down, they are still a dangerous team that could be a big spoiler for other conference teams. I still have nightmares of last year's second half at the REX when Lakeland went roughshod on the Warriors to snap WLC's 23 game conference winning streak. I think that WLC will win this game but they can't afford to have a bad game here.

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1/24:

Inferno/Crusaders:   I, too, will go with Alverno (Maranatha needs to shoot beter from beyond the arc)
Warriors/IL Eagles:   Benedictine's got depth similar to that of Edgewood. Going with WLC in a tight one.

1/26:

Aurora/MSOE:    Spartans in a tight one.
Edgewood/Dominican:  Edgewood
Maranatha/Rockford:    Rockford in an upset.
Alverno/Benedictine:    Benedictine (this is another one that can go either way).
Lakeland/WLC:            Lakeland hit a boatload of 3's in the win over Maranatha. Methinks WLC's D will make the difference here.

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Wisconsin Lutheran beats Benedictine 70-62

Maranatha 42
Alverno 28

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!

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Wisconsin Lutheran beats Benedictine 70-62

Maranatha 42
Alverno 28

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!

Halftime score had Inferno leading 12-9 
  Shooting pct.  for entire game:  Alverno 20%, Maranatha 31% (Crusaders did shoot 52% from floor in 2nd half).

            (If memory serves correctly, when Edgewood played MBBC on the road last year,  halftime score was just about as low on that one, too).

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The Concordia Invitational Tournament kicked off today and both Nath-Con teams were hammered again.

Concordia Ann Arbor 72
Concordia Wisconsin 54

Concordia Nebraska 90
Concordia Chicago 48