SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Wednesday's GPAC matchup between No. 2 Concordia and No. 11 Briar Cliff turned out to be an offensive showcase.
In the end, Concordia held on for a 102-96 win behind a career night by Amber Kistler and unbelievable 3-point shooting by the entire Bulldog team.
Kistler scored a career-high 37 points and was 8 of 8 from long range. The Bulldogs made 17 of 24 (70.8 percent) 3-pointers.
"Tonight was a tremendous GPAC basketball game," coach Drew Olson said. "They have such a solid team, and they had answers for every run we had in the first 36 minutes of the game. We just hung in there. We hit a ton of big shots throughout the game and especially in the second half. We kept trying to defend, and we finally got some stops when we really needed them late. I'm really proud of the maturity shown by our team again tonight."
It was the 12th straight win for Concordia, 25-2 overall and 15-2 in conference play. Briar Cliff, who was 9-1 at home entering Wednesday's contest, dropped to 20-7 and 11-6.
Kistler was 10 of 11 from the field overall and 9 of 10 at the foul line. She also added eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. Bailey Morris and Kristen Conahan added 19 and 18 points, respectively. Conahan also had six steals. Concordia was 32 of 61 from the field.
Briar Cliff placed six players in double figures. Kelsey Evans led the way with 20. Kylie Dilla scored 16 and added five assists, while Kela Cihak delivered 14 points. Sara Reeves and Kristin Twait added 12 points apiece, and Megan Salcedo also reached double figures with 11.
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