Eagles Drop Final Game of Hawaiian Trip to Vulcans
Alisha Alexander
Box Score
The Concordia Eagles Women's Basketball team dropped a close game to the Hawaii-Hilo Vulcans on its last game on the Hawaiian road trip by a score of 76-73.
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The Eagles seemed in control throughout the first half, fueled by
Sopavy Seng's 28 points, 18 of which came from six three-pointers. At 5:28 in the second the Eagles held a 15-point lead. The first half ended with a 51-42 Concordia lead.
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The Vulcans chipped away at the Eagle lead, cutting it to just two points by the end of the third quarter. Going into the fourth quarter up by a score of 62-60, the Eagles and Vulcans traded points back and forth for several minutes.  In the end, Hawaii-Hilo was able to tame the Eagle offense, and the Eagles came up just three points short in a hard fought battle.
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Seng ended the night with a season high 32 points off the bench. She also hit a season high in three-pointers with seven, and free throws, going 7-14. Gabby Johnson went 6-6 from the line. The other Eagle to score in double digits was
Annie Studdert who posted 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds. As a team, the Eagles shot 39 percent and 61.5 percent from the free throw line.
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The Eagles are back in action on January 14 in Riverside as they take on the California Baptist Lancers at 5 p.m., and return home on January 16 to take on the Dixie State Red Storm at 5:30 p.m. in the CU Arena.
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