Concordia Women's Basketball clinched a berth to the PacWest Tournament for the first time in program history Tuesday night with a win over Dominican University. The Eagles are now one of four teams, along with Azusa Pacific, Hawaii Pacific, and Cal Baptist, guaranteed a trip to the tournament, which runs from March 1st- March 3rd in Riverside, Calif. 

Concordia Clinches: Dominican University led 10-6 in the first, but baskets from Kennedy Fulcher and Michaela Vanderklugt evened things up at 10. Sopavy Seng not only gave the Eagles a lead, but helped them end the quarter up by four with a three-pointer, a layup and a free throw. Fulcher found rhythm at the start of the second. The freshman posted four-straight points and Vanderklugt added four more to tie the game at 24. Fulcher took over again with 3:48 to play, hitting a jumper and a free throw to end the half trailing the Penguins by four. 

The Eagles outscored Dominican 27-13 to take control in the third. Reilly Walsh knocked down a deep shot and a free throw to give CUI the one-point lead and ignite a 9-1 scoring run. Montana Walters jumped in next with a successful shot from behind the arc and a layup for the nine point advantage. With the Penguins battling back, Concordia closed out the third with a 10 point lead. Sandra Ikeora continued to pressure the Eagles, and led the Penguins to a two-point lead with 1:30 to play. Vanderklugt came in clutch with a layup and Walters drained a three-pointer for the 73-70 score. Ikeora scored a basket for the Penguins before sending Fulcher to the line for the Eagles with five seconds remaining. Fulcher hit both free shots and Riley Friauf followed up with a steal to regain possession with one second to go. Friauf was fouled, sent to the stripe and made one shot for the 76-72 Eagle victory. 

Eagle Eye: Concordia's freshman fire worked again, with Vanderklugt and Fulcher each tallying 18 points. Vanderklugt added six steals and six rebounds while Fulcher had nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Walsh posted eight points, four assists and three steals in 31 minutes of play. Walters chipped in 10 points with two steals and Seng scored 15 with four rebounds. 

What's Next: Prior to playoffs, the Eagles will finish their conference schedule against Notre Dame de Namur and Academy of Art. Thursday, the Eagles and the Argonauts face off in Belmont, Calif. at 5:30 p.m. Concordia is now tied with the Lancers for third place in the PacWest with a 12-6 record. 

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