Falcons' Journey Ends in NACC Quarterfinals

MEQUON, Wis. – The Concordia Wisconsin women's basketball team battled for 40 minutes on Tuesday night in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Tournament Quarterfinals. The Raiders of the Milwaukee School of Engineering advanced with a 78-73 victory.

The Falcons used a 7-0 run to take an early lead on Tuesday night that was capped off with a three-point basket from sophomore Gracie McNabb (Grafton, Wis.) off a steal from junior Ava Booth (Plymouth, Wis.).

The Raiders responded with a 7-0 run of their own to recapture the lead.

A three-point basket from senior Liliana Guerra (Yorkville, Ill.) gave the Falcons the lead once again with 1:44 left in the first quarter at 12-11.

The Raiders closed the first-quarter scoring with a layup to take a 17-15 lead after 10 minutes.

Ava Booth tied the game at 17 with a pair of free throws to start the second quarter, but MSOE took the lead back 11 seconds later and would not relinquish it the rest of the evening.

After pushing the lead up to 32-23, the Falcons fought back to close the gap to 34-32 with a 5-0 run anchored by layups from senior Abby Hafemann (Hales Corners, Wis.) and Liliana Guerra.

A last-minute layup closed the scoring for the Raiders and gave them a 36-32 lead going into halftime.

Senior Aubrey DeBauch (Gillett, Wis.) cut the deficit in half with a layup to start off the third quarter, but the Raiders rode a wave of momentum and elevated the lead to 52-42 with 1:48 left.

Aubrey DeBauch beat the buzzer with another basket to clip the Raider lead to 55-49 heading into the fourth quarter.

The Falcons stormed back in the first minute of the quarter when Liliana Guerra drained a second-chance three-point basket and Aubrey DeBauch made both of her free throws to make it a one-point game.

MSOE held onto the lead and was up 74-68 with 41 seconds left. After Aubrey DeBauch cut the lead to 74-40, the Falcons forced a turnover to get the ball back. Ava Booth sank a three-point shot to slice the lead to one. The Raiders missed a pair of free throws to open the door, but CUW could not capitalize and the Raiders made all four free throws in the final 10 seconds to advance.

Aubrey DeBauch finished with 15 points to lead the Falcons on Tuesday night. She also added four rebounds and three assists.

Liliana Guerra had a season-best 14 points for the Falcons.

Gracie McNabb led the contest with four steals and two blocks and finished with 13 points.

Sophomore Andrea Butterbrodt (Green Bay, Wis.) and sophomore Jayden Ross (Baraboo, Wis.) both collected six rebounds.

MSOE advances to the NACC Tournament Semifinals, where it will travel to Wisconsin Lutheran. In the other semifinal contest, St. Norbert will host Benedictine in the other semifinal contest.

CUW Athletics would like to thank the senior class of 2025 for their commitment and dedication to the women's basketball program.

The Falcons finished the 2024-25 campaign at 13-13. CUW once again finished in the top three of the conference and will look to soar again in the 2025-26 season.