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January 13, 2000
For Immediate Release
NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- The St. Olaf College women's basketball team won the first half against Concordia-Moorhead but lost the second in a nail-biting, 64-60 Cobber victory in Skoglund Center Wednesday night. St. Olaf shook off a slow start in the first half to take a 29-26 advantage at halftime, but that lead wasn't enough. The Cobbers outscored the Oles 11-0 in the first five minutes of the second half, taking control of the game.
But Coach Pat Buresh's team refused to give up, trimming the Cobber lead to two points with less than a minute remaining. With five seconds left the Oles attempted a three-pointer to win, but couldn't connect on the magical shot. The Cobbers then converted two free throws for the winning margin of 64-60.
Liz Mundahl (FY, Eagan, Minn.) and junior post Elisa Hatlevig (junior, Rushford, Minn.) each put in 14 points for St. Olaf. Hatlevig also grabbed six rebounds. Concordia's Kasey Bostow led all scorers with 18 points.
St. Olaf is 3-7 overall and 2-4 in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Concordia-Moorhead improves to 8-3 overall and 6-2 in the MIAC. On Saturday, Jan. 15, the Ole women travel to Augsburg for a 3 p.m. game, and two days later, on Monday, Jan. 17, St. Olaf plays at Hamline (7:30 p.m.).
St. Olaf College prepares students to become responsible citizens of the world, fostering development of mind, body and spirit. A four-year, coeducational liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) with a student enrollment of 2,950 and a full-time faculty of 260, the college is nationally known for its art, music, science, pre-medicine, mathematics, pre-law, international studies and religion curricula. It is one of Money Guide's top 100 "elite values in college education today," and it leads the nation's colleges in number of students who study abroad.
Totals by Period.............1st..2nd---Total
Concordia.......................28....36-----64
St. Olaf...........................29....31-----60