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Kyanna Jones
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Women's Basketball

Macalester toppled in Moorhead

Box Score
Concordia went out to a 43-23 halftime lead and went on to top Macalester 72-47 in Moorhead.  The Cobbers won the battle on the boards 47-30 and keep their hold on third place in the MIAC standings at 6-1.  Macalester is 4-6 on the season, 3-4 in the MIAC.

Kyanna Jones (Sr., Brooklyn Park, Minn. / Osseo) finished with 18 points and six rebounds to lead Macalester.  Veronika Jakubovie (Jr., Maple Plain, Minn.) just missed a second straight double-double, netting 12 points and grabbing nine boards.  Taylor Pike (Jr., Ashland, Neb. / Ashland-Greenwood) added seven points.

The Cobbers, who shot 45% on the day, were led by Tricia Sorensen with 23 points.  Emily Thesing added 12 points, five assists and four steals.

Macalester led 8-5 in the early going, but Concordia followed that with a 33-10 run to go up by 20 points with 2:58 remaining in the opening period.    The Scots out-scored the Cobbers for most of the second half, and trailed by 16 points at 63-47 with 5:30 left.  Concordia, however, pulled away with a 9-0 run.

The Scots play host to Gustavus Adolphus on Monday (Jan. 7) at 7:30 p.m.

Photo above: Kyanna Jones
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