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Fr. Seattle, WA Led Concordia with 15 points in their tough 65-63 loss to St. Thomas. |
1/10 Concordia Comes Up Short,
is Edged by St. Thomas 65-63.
Concordia trailed throught the entire game but in the end had a chance
to tie the game and send it into overtime. Joe Snowden (St. Paul, MN) couldn't
find a handle on the ball as he went up to shoot a three-pointer and the
ball fell harmlessly to the floor as time expired, giving St. Thomas a
narrow 65-63 victory. The Tommies used their considerable size advantage
early and often to stake themselves to a six point halftime lead at 35-29.
The game continued to play the same in the second half as the Tommies banged
the ball inside and scored from inside the paint. The game turned around
in the final five minutes when Snowden and teammate Kevin Gilchrest (Fr.,
Seattle, WA) began to find their shooting touch. Both players made key
three-point baskets down the stretch to help pull the Cobbers within two
with just under 30 seconds to go in the game. After the teams traded turnovers,
the stage was set for Snowden to continue his heroics for the Cobbers but
the ball never got out of his hands and the Cobbers had to settle for their
second straight defeat.
Gilchrest led the Cobbers with 15 points while Snowden chipped in 14. Kermit Cooper (Sr., Freeport, BAH) kept St. Thomas from pulling away with stellar play underneath, finished with a season high 11 rebounds. Mark Buri (Jr., St. Paul, MN), the Tommies leading scorer coming into the game, continued to pace the team as he tallied 17 points. Mike Wrobel (Sr., Willmar, MN) won the battle of the boards and finished with a double-double, 12 points and 12 rebounds.
The loss drops the Cobbers to 3-3 in the MIAC and 6-4 overall. St. Thomas breaks out of their two-game losing streak and climbs to 4-3 in league play and 8-3 overall. Next up for Concordia is Macalester on Saturday, January 13th at 3:00 in St. Paul.
OFFICIAL BASKETBALL BOX SCORE -- G A M E
T O T A L S
St. Thomas vs Concordia College
01/10/01 7:30 at Concordia College Moorhead MN
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VISITORS: St. Thomas 8-3, 4-3
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E
FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
10 Mark Buri
* 7-16 3-6 0-0 1
0 1 2 17 3 2 2 2
38
12 Kevin Fitzgerald *
2-6 0-3 0-0 3
5 8 1 4 0 1 0
1 24
24 Mychal Brenden
* 3-9 1-2 0-1
1 3 4 1 7 2 2
0 2 25
42 Mark Paulson
* 3-3 0-0 1-2
3 2 5 3 7 1 3
1 1 19
44 Mike Wrobel
* 5-13 0-0 2-2 6
6 12 4 12 0 1 1 0
38
20 Jeff Uelman
2-3 2-3 0-0 1
1 2 2 6 0 2 0
0 16
22 Brian Lynch
1-2 0-1 0-0 0
1 1 1 2 3 0 0
1 20
50 Cole Butler
4-7 0-0 2-2 1
0 1 2 10 1 1 0 0
20
TEAM ........................................
0 2 2
TOTALS
27-59 6-15 5-7 16 20 36 16
65 10 12 4 7 200
TOT-FG 1stH: 16-38 42.1% 2ndH: 11-21 52.4%
OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 45.8% Deadbl
3pt-FG 1stH: 3-6 50.0% 2ndH:
3-9 33.3% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 40.0%
Rebs
FThrow 1stH: 0-0 00.0% 2ndH:
5-7 71.4% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 71.4%
1
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HOME TEAM: Concordia College 6-4, 3-3
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E
FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
14 Joe Snowden
* 5-18 3-9 1-4 1
1 2 2 14 0 1 0 1
34
24 Nick Killoran
* 1-2 0-0 0-0
0 2 2 1 2 1 4
0 1 22
40 Mike Syverson
* 2-3 0-0 2-3
1 1 2 1 6 2 0
0 1 23
44 Chris Thomas
* 2-3 0-0 0-0
1 1 2 3 4 0 1
0 1 17
50 Jeff Ubben
* 4-7 0-0 0-3
4 1 5 1 8 3 1
1 1 29
12 Robb Flint
0-0 0-0 0-0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2
20 Kevin Gilchrest
6-10 3-5 0-0 0 2
2 1 15 3 2 0 3 26
30 Kermit Cooper
3-8 0-0 2-2 5
6 11 2 8 4 2 1 1
24
32 Trent Hagen
1-2 1-2 0-0 0
0 0 2 3 1 1 0
0 13
34 Stefan Swiat
1-1 0-0 1-2 1
1 2 3 3 1 0 0
0 10
TEAM ........................................
0 2 2
TOTALS
25-54 7-16 6-14 13 17 30 16 63
15 12 2 9 200
TOT-FG 1stH: 11-26 42.3% 2ndH: 14-28 50.0%
OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 46.3% Deadbl
3pt-FG 1stH: 3-7 42.9% 2ndH:
4-9 44.4% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 43.8%
Rebs
FThrow 1stH: 4-7 57.1% 2ndH:
2-7 28.6% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 42.9%
3, 1
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OFFICIALS:
TECHNICAL FOULS:
St. Thomas
- none
Concordia College
- none
ATTENDANCE:
SCORE BY PERIODS:
1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL
St. Thomas
35 30
65
Concordia College
29 34
63
OFFICIAL BASKETBALL BOX SCORE -- G A M E
T O T A L S HALFTIME
St. Thomas vs Concordia College
01/10/01 7:30 at Concordia College Moorhead MN
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VISITORS: St. Thomas
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E
FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
10 Mark Buri
* 2-8 1-2 0-0
0 0 0 2 5 1 1
0 0 18
12 Kevin Fitzgerald *
2-4 0-1 0-0 2
2 4 1 4 0 0 0
1 14
24 Mychal Brenden
* 3-7 1-1 0-0
1 3 4 0 7 1 0
0 2 15
42 Mark Paulson
* 2-2 0-0 0-0
1 0 1 1 4 1 1
0 0 8
44 Mike Wrobel
* 2-9 0-0 0-0
6 4 10 1 4 0 0 1
0 18
20 Jeff Uelman
1-2 1-2 0-0 0
0 0 2 3 0 0 0
0 6
22 Brian Lynch
1-1 0-0 0-0 0
0 0 1 2 1 0 0
0 10
50 Cole Butler
3-5 0-0 0-0 0
0 0 1 6 0 1 0
0 11
TEAM ........................................
0 2 2
TOTALS
16-38 3-6 0-0 10 11 21
9 35 4 3 1 3 100
TOT-FG 1stH: 16-38 42.1% 2ndH: 0-0
00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 42.1% Deadbl
3pt-FG 1stH: 3-6 50.0% 2ndH:
0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 50.0%
Rebs
FThrow 1stH: 0-0 00.0% 2ndH:
0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 00.0%
0
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HOME TEAM: Concordia College
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E
FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
14 Joe Snowden
* 0-6 0-2 1-2
1 1 2 0 1 0 1
0 0 17
24 Nick Killoran
* 1-1 0-0 0-0
0 2 2 1 2 1 3
0 0 11
40 Mike Syverson
* 1-2 0-0 1-2
0 1 1 1 3 2 0
0 0 15
44 Chris Thomas
* 1-1 0-0 0-0
0 0 0 2 2 0 0
0 0 9
50 Jeff Ubben
* 3-6 0-0 0-1
2 0 2 0 6 1 0
1 1 14
12 Robb Flint
0-0 0-0 0-0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2
20 Kevin Gilchrest
2-3 2-3 0-0 0
1 1 0 6 0 1 0
1 10
30 Kermit Cooper
1-4 0-0 2-2 3
3 6 0 4 3 1 0
0 11
32 Trent Hagen
1-2 1-2 0-0 0
0 0 1 3 0 1 0
0 5
34 Stefan Swiat
1-1 0-0 0-0 1
1 2 1 2 0 0 0
0 6
TEAM ........................................
0 2 2
TOTALS
11-26 3-7 4-7 7 11 18
6 29 7 7 1 2 100
TOT-FG 1stH: 11-26 42.3% 2ndH: 0-0
00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 42.3% Deadbl
3pt-FG 1stH: 3-7 42.9% 2ndH:
0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 42.9%
Rebs
FThrow 1stH: 4-7 57.1% 2ndH:
0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 57.1%
0, 1
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OFFICIALS:
TECHNICAL FOULS:
St. Thomas
- none
Concordia College
- none
ATTENDANCE:
SCORE BY PERIODS:
1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL
St. Thomas
35 0
35
Concordia College
29 0
29
The Headline: Cobbers Face Early January Test
The Preview:
Concordia (3-2 in the MIAC, 6-3 Overall)
The Cobbers are coming off their first tough road trip of the season.
They hung on to down Carleton 62-61, and then traveled to St. Peter where
they started slow against Gustavus and ended up losing 82-71. This will
be the Cobbers third game in five nights, and is the start of a stretch
where they will play 6 games in 12 days (3 at home, 3 on the road). Concordia
is hoping to drive past this tough stretch and set themselves up for a
run at the MIAC playoffs. They are currently in a four team battle for
third place. Concordia has been led throughout the season by senior transfer
Joe Snowden (St. Paul, MN) he is currently averaging 19.1 points per game,
and he is in fourth place in MIAC scoring with a 18.0 PPG average. If he
can keep up his torrid pace he could become only the third Cobber since
the 1980's to average over 20 points per game. (The other two were - Daimen
Crump in 1996-97 and Brett Inniger in 1994-95)
St. Thomas (3-3 in the MIAC, 7-3 Overall)
St. Thomas is currently on a two-game MIAC losing streak. They are
coming off a tough one-point loss at the hands of Augsburg 62-61 on Monday.
The other loss was a 81-77 decision against league-leading Gustavus.
The Tommies are led by returning All-MIAC player Mark Buri (Jr., St. Paul,
MN). He is averaging 17.8 points per game to go along with 4.4 assists.
Another key contributor for St. Thomas who will be making his last appearance
in Memorial Auditorium is Mike Wrobel (Sr., Willmar, MN). Wrobel, a returning
All-MIAC performer, played his first two seasons at Concordia before transferring
to St. Thomas. In his two years at Concordia he averaged just under 10
PPG and since heading south he has averaged just over 11 PPG. Currently
he is second on the team in scoring (12.3) and first in rebounds (9.2).
He leads the MIAC in that category with an average of 9.7 bounds in league
play.
The Probable Starting Lineups:
Concordia:
No Name
Pos Yr Ht Hometown
14 Joe Snowden G Sr. 6-0 175 St. Paul
MN
24 Nick Killoran G Sr. 6-1 190 Buffalo ND
40 Mike Syverson F Jr. 6-3 170 Twin Valley MN
44 Chris Thomas F So. 6-3 175 Sioux Falls SD
50 Jeff Ubben C Jr. 6-8 200 Moorhead
MN
St. Thomas:
No Name
Pos Yr Ht WT Hometown
10 Mark Buri G JR 6-2
185 St. Paul
12 Kevin Fitzgerald F SO 6-8 190 Centerville
24 Mychal Brenden G SR 6-3 185 Sauk Rapids
42 Mark Paulson C SO 6-8 220 Coon Rapids
44 Mike Wrobel F SR 6-7 225 Willmar
The Key Statistic: Scoring
Concordia is last in the league in scoring. They are averaging 62.8
points per game in the MIAC while the Tommies are fourth in the league
in scoring, avearging 73 points per game. However, the Cobbers are second
in the MIAC in opponents scoring avearge. Their air-tight "D" is allowing
only 62 PPG.
The Key Match-Up:
Jeff Ubben - Concordia vs. Mike Wrobel - St. Thomas
In the battle for the glass, the two former teammates will try
and give their team the edge underneath. Coming into the game Ubben is
averaging 6.1 RPG while Wrobel leads the MIAC with a 9.6 average.
The History: St. Thomas Leads the
Series 88-41.
Last Year the Tommies swept the series, winning at Concordia 79-76
and 66-59 at St. Thomas. The last time the Cobbers beat St. Thomas was
on January 9th, 1999. In that game, played at St. Thomas, the Cobbers won
72-71 and were led by Joe Ford (Grand Forks, ND '00) who fired in 23 points.
The last time the Cobbers defeated the Tommies at home was February 15th,
1997 when they won 59-51.
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