Women's Basketball cruises past Concordia Chicago

Box Score: CUW 72, CUC 42

RIVER FOREST, Ill. -- Concordia University Wisconsin was in control most of the way as the Falcons routed Concordia University Chicago, 72-42, in the Concordia Invitational Tournament Consolation game on Saturday afternoon.

CUW (13-7) controlled the boards, forced numerous turnovers and held the Cougars to 27 percent shooting during a dominating performance.

"The first eight minutes were chaotic, but we definitely settled down and played good basketball after that," head coach Stacey Brunner-Jones said. "Rebounding was a key component and our players got after it."

Four Falcons finished in double figures, led by senior Brittany Zietlow (Oak Creek, Wis.) and sophomore Katie Luethe (Oshkosh, Wis.) with 13 points each.

Brunner-Jones' team built a 32-20 margin by the intermission and reserves saw considerable action from that point on. "We had some excellent minutes from bench players in the first half and those positive results carried through for the rest of the afternoon too."

Senior Emily Wesley (South Milwaukee, Wis.) scored 10 points and senior teammate Brittney Toles (South Beloit, Ill.) added eight points off the bench with Toles contributing seven rebounds to the impressive CUW total.

The Falcons (12-2 in league play) host Alverno College on Wednesday evening in a NAC contest at 7 p.m.