Women's Basketball 1982-83 Concordia Moorhead

Cobber Women's Basketball 1982-83

Women's basketball team plays in NCAA regional tournament

Although four all-America members of the 1981-82 Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Division III championship Cobber basketball team were lost to graduation, hopes remained high for another successful season.

The depth from last year's team carried through to the 1982-83 schedule and resulted in a share of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title, with an 8-1 won-lost conference record and 15-8 overall. The College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., and St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., also had 8-1 records.

Concordia was selected as the site for the Minnesota AIAW Division II and Division III tournament Feb. 24-26, which would decide the state championship. After winning in the first round, the Cobbers faced St. Thomas in the semifinals and lost 70-64. St. Thomas went on to take the state title, followed by The University of MinnesotaMorris in second place and Concordia in third.

Because of their third-place finish, the Cobber women did not expect to continue in postseason play. However, Concordia was invited to host and play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III West Region tournament, March 4-5.

In the NCAA tournament, Concordia was selected ahead of St. Thomas because of the Cobbers' tougher schedule, their three regular-season victories over St. Thomas, their better record against Division III teams and their reputation as last year's AIAW national champions. The University of Minnesota-Morris, nationally ranked 20th, was also chosen to compete in the four-team tourney.

Concordia's first opponent was Pomona-Pitzer College of Claremont, Calif., who was tied with Morris in the 20th ranked position. In a show of fine offensive and defensive strength, the Cobbers led the entire game and won 75-60.

The next round was an all Minnesota duel with Concordia facing Morris. Although they led most of the game, the Cobbers were beaten by a Morris basket with just 17 seconds left, which made the final score 69-68 and ended the women's season.

JoDee Bock, a 6'l" sophomore from Lisbon, N.D., led the Cobbers in offense throughout the season and broke the school single-game scoring record by hitting 37 points against Valley City (N.D.) State College, Jan. 17.

Five-foot-nine senior Mary Moenkedick from Perham, Minn., rounded out a successful collegiate basketball career, falling just five points short of 1,000 for her four-year regular season point total.

1982-83 Roster

NO. Pos.  HT.   YR.  NAME              HOMETOWN
10   F    5'8   So.  Joan Jondahl      Hope, ND
12   G    5'4   So.  Marilta Randall   Glyndon
14   F    5'9   Sr.  Kama Johnson      Alexandria
20   G    5'7   Sr.  Kris Ludtke       Clarks Grove
22   G    5'8   Jr.  Lisa Abioht       Burnaville
24   F    5'10  Jr.  Kristin Frantsen  Lakeville
30   F.C  5'10  Fr.  KarenJohnson      Kenyon
*32  G.F  5'9   Sr.  Mary Moenkedick   Perham
*34  F    5'9   Sr.  Patty Niemann     Frazee
40   F    5'11  Jr.  Naomi Wahin       Missouia, MT
42   C    6'1   So.  JoDee Bock        Lisbon, ND
44   C    5'11  Jr.  Avis Boyum        Battle Lake
50   G    5'7   Fr.  Kim Stemhagen     Barrett
52   G    5'7   Fr.  Soni Anderson     Kenyon
54   F    5'11  Fr.  Marcia Copenhaver Rudyard, MT
54   C    5'11  Fr.  Cindy Bogatzki    Bertha

*Co.captains

Marc Langaeth. Head Coach
Paula Langseth Assistant Coach
Dean Koppelman. JV Coach

JUNIOR VARSITY ROSTER
No Name               Yr. Ht Pos Hometown
12 Traci Poffenberger Fr. 5'5 G   Detroit Lakes, MN
14 Kim Sternhagen     Fr. 5'7 G   Barrett, MN
20 Soni Anderson      Fr. 5'8 G/F Kenyon, MN
22 Kari Dungan        So. 5'4 G   Houston, TX
24 Mary Jo Sliovich   Fr. 5'4 G   Audubon, MN
30 Connie Wittak      Fr. 5'4 G   Flaxville, MT
32 Rachael Pedersen   Fr. 5'7 F   Northwood, ND
34 Cheryl Lochner     Fr. 5'7 F   Janesvllie, MN
40 Tanya Blair        Fr. 5'9 F   Saudi Arabia (Oak Grove HS)
42 Marcia Copenhaver Fr. 5'11 F   Rudyard, MT
44 Cindy Bogatzkl     Fr. 5'11 C   Bertha, MN

Head Coach Marc Langseth

1982-83 Schedule

  1982-83 Lady Cobber Basketball Schedule
 Opponent       H/A Result
 SDSU               W  70-69
 NDSU               L  62-73
 UND                L  60-81
 St. Thomas        *W  70-51
 Moorhead State     W  68-65
 St. Cloud          L 57-79
 St. Catherine     *W  66-22
 St. Olaf          *L  62-65
 Hamline           *W  108-51
 Valley City        L  105-108 OT
 Moorhead State     L  65-69
 Bethel            *W  56-45
 St. Thomas        *W  65-58
 Augsburg          *W  97-54
 Macalaster        *W  84-54
 UofM Morris        L  69-75
 Gustavus          *W  80-52
 Moorhead State     W  76-62
 Carleton          *W  68-54
 St. Thomas        *W  66-64
 St. Mary's        *W  82-49
 Mary College       L  52-71
 Gustavus          *W  76-60
 St. Mary's        *W  70-64
 St. Thomas        *L  51-64

 *conference games
 NCAA National Tournament (at St. Thomas)
 3/4       Pomona-Pitzer      W  75-60
           UofM Morris        L  68-69
 Final Record:  18-10, 9-1 (1st MIAC, tie)
 Coach:  Mark Langseth

1982-83 MIAC Race

Conference Standings  1982-83
  Team         Record
1 Concordia     8-1 18-10
1 St. Thomas    8-1
1 St. Olaf      8-1
4 Gustavus      5-4
5 St. Mary's    4-5
5 Bethel        4-5
7 Macalaster    3-6
7 Carleton      3-6
9 Augsburg      1-8
9 Hamline       1-8

1982-83 All MIAC

1982-83 Season Stats

Name          FGM-FGA Pct   FTM-FTA Pct   Reb Asst Blk   St  PTS  Game Avg
J. Bock       203-356 58.8  116-185 62.7  258   10  26   38  534  20.5
M. Moenkedck  125-308 40.5   48-73  65.8  173  111   6   93  298  10.6
N. WahIn      126-264 47.7   41-69  59.4  246   61  60   54  293  10.5
P. Niemann     89-186 47.8   38-71  53.5  150   61   8   35  216   7.7
L. Abicht      82-207 39.6   27-39  69.2   62   95   0   40  191   7.6
M. Randall     51-111 45.9   13-19  68.4   36   76   1   57  115   4.4 
K. Sternhagen  36-95  37.9   36-54  66.7   80   95   1   65  108   4.0 
K. Frantsen    35-86  40.7   29-46  63.8   56   20   1   18   99   4.0
Karen Johnson  21-50  42.0   17-35  48.6   87   13   2   19   59   2.9
K. Ludtke      21-89  23.5    5-8   62.5   10   25   0   14   47   2.2
A. Boyum       17-38  44.7    7-17  41.2   36    2   1   10   41   2.0
J. Jondahl      8-17  47.8    4-11  36.4   16    9   0    3   20   1.9
Karna Johnson   5-15  33.3    5-7   71.4   18    3   0    9   15   1.2 
Concordia   824-1809  45.6  382-630 60.6 1238  574 107  559 2032  72.6
Opponents   715-1815  39.4  316-515 61.3 1025  433  50  293 1745  62.3

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