1997-98 Cobber Women's Basketball Concordia-Moorhead

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Season Wrap-up Cobbers Post 19-6 Season, Take 3rd in MIAC

Concordia's women's basketball team recorded a 19-6 season, going 17-5 in the MIAC to place third. This marked the 17th consecutive top-3 finish in the MIAC for the Cobbers.

The mostly-young Cobbers were led by All-MIAC senior center Leah Sonstelie ('98, Fosston).

Leah Sonstelie

Leah ended the season with 1061 career points, 11th best in Cobber history. She also had a career total of 543 rebounds, also 11th best in Cobber history.

Leah, a History and Spanish major, earned Acadmic All-MIAC honors for a second time. Also earning Academic All-MIAC honors were Steffi Backer ('00, Fargo), Sara Kragerud ('00, Hawley), and Charity Penn ('00, Buffalo, S.D.).

Freshman Sara Spears ('01, Spicer), the Cobbers' leading rebounder and second leading scorer with 10 points per game , was named to the MIAC's All-Freshman team.

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1997-98 Cobber Women's Varsity Basketball Roster

No Name                 Yr P   Ht   Hometown/ High School
10 Sara Kragerud        So G   5-7 Hawley
12 Margaret Cropp       Fr G   5-6 Verona
14 Lori Tank            Fr G   5-7 Bemidji
20 Brandi Myers         Fr G   5-8 Glyndon, DGF
22 Nikki Vetter         So G   5-5 West Fargo, N.D.
24 Sarah Jacobson       Fr G/F 5-10 Fargo/Shanley
30 Heidi Schwichtenberg Jr F   5-9 Kimball
32 Steffi Backer        So G   5-9 Fargo, ND, South
40 Christine Moen       Fr F   5-9 Glenwood, Minnewaska Area
42 Rebecca Karli        Fr F   5-11 Faribault
44 Sara Spears          Fr F   5-11 Spicer, New London Spicer
50 Nichole Walla        Jr C   6-2 West Fargo,ND
54 Leah Sonstelie       Sr C   6-0 Fosston

Head Coach: Kathy Wall, 3rd year
Career Record through 3 years: 56-19
Assistants: Steve Gravalin , Rebekah Hoffman
Student Assistant Coach: Kate Skaurud
Student Manager: Angie Christianson

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1997-98 Concordia Women's Basketball Schedule

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1997-98 Concordia Women’s Basketball
*-MIAC D-Doubleheader w/Men #-JV Prelim
H/A Date Opponent Time
H 11/22 UM-Crookston   W 64-46 Box
H 11/25 Moorhead St.   L 43-44 Box
A 12/2   Valley City St W 64-49 Box
A 12/6   St. Benedict *L 46-68 Box
A 12/10 Gustavus      *W 67-61 Box
H 12/13 Carleton      *W 73-57 Box
H 1/3   St. Mary’s    *W 73-63 Box
H 1/5   Macalester    *W 74-53 Box
A 1/7   St. Olaf      *L 75-84 Box
A 1/10 St. Catherine *W 95-46 Box
H 1/12 St. Thomas    *L 57-74 Box
A 1/14 Hamline       *W 89-49 Box
H 1/17 Augsburg      *W 61-57 Box
H 1/21 Bethel        *W 85-41 Box
H 1/24 St. Benedict *L 53-60 Box
H 1/28 Gustavus      *W 69-63 Box
A 1/31 Carleton      *W 77-63 Box
A 2/4   Macalester    *W 76-58 Box
H 2/7   St. Olaf      *W 68-41 Box
H 2/11 St. Catherine *W 89-53 Box
A 2/14 St. Thomas    *L 61-84 Box
A 2/18 Augsburg      *W 66-63 Box
A 2/21 Bethel        *W 64-61 Box
A 2/25 St. Mary’s    *W 68-58 Box
H 2/28 Hamline       *W 82-46 Box

Record: 19-6 overall, 17-5 MIAC3rd place

NCAA 3/4 and 3/7
NCAA Reg 3/13-14
NCAA Final 4 3/20-21

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