Ally Gietzel
2023-24 Concordia – St. Paul Women’s Basketball Schedule & Results below
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BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference released the 2023-24 Women’s Basketball All-Conference Teams. Senior Ally Gietzel and Junior Lindsey Becher were honored with All-NSIC First Team selections, as voted on by NSIC head coaches.
Ally scored her 1,000th career point this season on Jan. 10 against St. Cloud State. The senior guard finished fifth in the NSIC in scoring averaging 15.9 points, 10th in rebounding averaging 6.7 rebounds and second in minutes averaging 35.9 minutes per game. She was named NSIC Player of the Week during week four after breaking the school record for free throws made in a game with 21.
#21 Ally Gietzel (G, 6-0, Sr., Fond du Lac, Wis. / Fond du Lac HS)
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Two-time All-NSIC selection after earning second-team honors last season
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Scored double digits in 18 games with two double-doubles
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Tallied seven games with 20+ points
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Posted a career-high 36 points against Augustana, tied for third-most in school history
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Holds the school record in free throws made (21) and free throw attempts (22)
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Has the all-time best career minutes average in school history with 35.9 per game
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Averages 15.6 ppg in her career which is 10th in program history
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Grabs 7.2 rebounds per game which is eighth in program history
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Averaging the second most minutes, fifth most points and 10th most rebounds in the NSIC this season
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Sixth in the conference with an 81.6% free throw percentage
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Reached 1,000 career points this season, now at 1,080 in her career
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Averaged 15.9 points, 6.7 re
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rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals over 21 games
Go to link below for complete coverage Ally’s 1st Team news release
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/2/29/womens-basketball-gietzel-and-becher-named-to-all-nsic-first-team.aspx?fbclid=w3mqcten47fz9bpnbwev4e9tbom5yjdoeb3ek
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2023-24 Roster link > https://cspbears.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster
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St. Paul Women’s Basketball Roster / Ally Gietzel link below
https://cspbears.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ally-gietzel/9056
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Ally’s 2023-24 Season stats link > https://cspbears.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ally-gietzel/905
Concordia Career
2022-23:
Second Team All-NSIC … CSC Academic All-District … started in all 28 games for the Golden Bears at guard with 1005 total minutes played (35.9 AVG/G), which ranked third in the entire NSIC … finished 11th in scoring in the NSIC with 432 points (15.4 AVG/G) that included five double-doubles and seven games with over 20 points … led the conference in free-throws made with 121 and eight in free-throw percentage (82.3%) … added a career-high in scoring against Minot State (01/27) with 27 points that was replicated two games later against Sioux Falls (02/03) … recorded seven games with 10+ rebounds, including a career-high 17 rebounds against Upper Iowa (02/16) … tallied 214 rebounds, 68 assists, 31 steals and 22 blocks in her first season in the navy and gold.
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2022-23 Concordia – St. Paul Women’s Basketball Schedule link below
https://cspbears.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2022-23
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University of Illinois-Springfield
2021-22: Played in 28 games with 20 starts for the Prairie Stars … averaged 9.6 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting 80.6 percent at the stripe (75-93) and nabbing 32 steals … scored double figures in 12 games including the last three of the season … had 10-plus rebounds in a game five times … had a pair of double-doubles with 16 points and 13 rebounds in a win at Bradley (12/19) and 11 points and 14 rebounds in 37 minutes against UIndy (1/29) … scored a season-high 20 points on 8-14 shooting at Lewis (2/7) after scoring 19 points with nine rebounds in a prior meeting against Lewis (1/27) on 7-14 shooting.
Go to link below for the 2021-22 University of Illinois-Springfield Season schedule & results
https://www.cardinalathleticalumni.com/ally-gietzel-fdl-hs-class-of-2018-university-of-illinois-springfield/
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Illinois State University
Played in 29 games in her career … recorded 44 points, 34 rebounds, 13 assists, four blocks, and nine steals … member of the 2020-21 team that reached the first postseason in eight years with a WNIT appearance.
2020-21: Saw action in 13 contests, averaging 7.5 minutes and 1.2 points per game … scored 16 points with a season-best five points in ISU’s season opener versus Saint Xavier … grabbed a career-high five rebounds on two occasions; at Western Illinois (12/12) and vs. Valparaiso (1/14) … totaled six assists and seven steals on the year … was a member of the first ISU team to make postseason in eight years as the Redbirds took the court in Memphis, Tenn. at the WNIT.
2020-21 Illinois State schedule & results link below
https://goredbirds.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2020-21
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2019-20: Awarded a medical redshirt, did not compete.
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2018-19:
Appeared in 16 contests for the Redbirds, averaging 6.5 minutes per game … scored 28 points, with a personal best of nine in a game against Valparaiso (2/3) … dished out seven assists and grabbed two steals … finished the season with 12 rebounds, grabbing a season-high of four in game against Valparaiso (2/3) … shot 80 percent at the free-throw line, sinking 12-of-15 including 5-for-6 in a game at Valparaiso (2/3).
2018-19 Illinois Sate schedule & results
https://goredbirds.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2018-19
Fond du Lac High School
A two-time all-state selection and ESPN 3-star recruit … a three-time first-team All-Fox Valley Association (FVA) selection … Fox Valley Association Player of the Year as a sophomore … a two-time team captain … nominee for the McDonald’s All-American game … WBCA all-star game selection … scored 1,192 career points … averaged 19.8 points per game in 2016-17 … led her conference in scoring as a sophomore and junior … averaged 9.6 rebounds per game as a senior … a member of the Wisconsin Flight Elite club team … also lettered in cross country, tennis, and track and field … qualified for Wisconsin state meet in the 400m, long jump, 4x400m and 4x800m relays … a two-time state qualifier and an all-state athlete as a freshman.
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2023-24 Concordia – St. Paul Schedule & Results
Lakehead (Ontario) (Exhibition) W 84 – 44
(St. Kate’s (Exhibition) W 78 – 43
Link to game highlights
https://cspbears.com/news/2023/11/2/womens-basketball-concordia-st-paul-womens-basketball-team-wraps-up-final-exhibition-game-with-victory.asp
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Southeastern Oklahoma State W 67 – 43
The Golden Bears then hit back-to-back 3-pointers by senior Ally Gietzel and sophomore Lauren Feddema to extend their lead to nine points at the half.
Ally Gietzel picked up right where she left off after a Second Team All-NSIC season last year. She finished with 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds. She led the team in minutes played with 34.
Link to game highlights below
https://cspbears.com/news/2023/11/10/womens-basketball-golden-bears-win-season-opener-67-43-against-southeastern-oklahoma-state.aspx
Ally’s Game stats 12 pts 8 Reb Asst 3 Steals 2
https://cspbears.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/2023-24/southeastern-oklahoma-state/boxscore/14185
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#25 Missouri Western State L 71 – 84
Senior guard Ally Gietzel finished with 20 points shooting 7-14 from the field. She was the leading rebounder for the Golden Bears with seven boards. Gietzel played all 40 minutes in the contest and tallied three assists.
Link to game highlights below
https://cspbears.com/news/2023/11/11/concordia-st-paul-womens-basketball-falls-to-no-25-missouri-western-state.aspx
Ally’s Game stats 20 pts 7 Reb Asst 3 Steals 1
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@ Maryville (Mo.) W 74-68
Ally Gietzel led the team with 22 points shooting 8-12 from the field. She was third on the team with six rebounds and she added an assist. Ally also was on the court for a team-high 39:19 in the game.
Link to game highlights & box score below
https://cspbears.com/news/2023/11/17/womens-basketball-csp-womens-basketball-holds-on-to-defeat-maryville-74-68.aspx
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@ Truman State (Mo.) W 74 – 72 Kirksville, Mo.
Ally Gietzel hits buzzer beater to give CSP 74-72 victory over Truman State
Link to Ally’s game-winning buzzer beating shot in CSP’s win over Truman State on Saturday (74-72)!
https://www.facebook.com/steve.gietzel/videos/353741110564046
Ally Gietzel intercepted a Truman State pass with four seconds left and hit a jump shot as time expired to give the Golden Bears the victory.
Ally tallied 11 total points in a team-high 39:26 played. She added four rebounds and two assists.
Link to game highlights & box score below
https://cspbears.com/news/2023/11/18/womens-basketball-gietzel-hits-buzzer-beater-to-give-csp-74-72-victory-over-truman-state.aspx
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@ Winona State W 53 – 52
Ally Gietzel hits another buzzer-beater; Golden Bears survive in Winona 53-52
Video of Ally’s 2nd Game-Winning buzzer beater in the last 4 days! CSP defeats Winona State 53-52!
https://www.facebook.com/steve.gietzel/videos/1585064188898828
The Concordia-St Paul women’s basketball team (4-1, 1-0 NSIC) won on a last-second shot by Ally Gietzel 53-52 over Winona State (0-5, 0-1 NSIC). Ally scored 21 points with 13 coming from the free throw line.
After drawing a foul, Ally would hit a pair of free throws to give the Golden Bears a 51-50 lead with 13.2 seconds left.
Ally then took an iso jump shot from the left elbow which bounced around and in for the game-winner with 0.3 left on the clock. Ally Gietzel scored the last 10 points for CSP, six of which came at the free-throw line.
Ally Gietzel led all scorers in the game with 21 points, which was her second-highest total of the season. She also tied her season-high in rebounds with eight. She drew 12 total fouls in the game and went 13-18 from the free-throw line. This is the second straight game that Ally Gietzel has made a buzzer-beating shot to win. She hit one on Saturday night to give CSP a 74-72 win over Truman State.
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Winona State game
https://cspbears.com/news/2023/11/21/womens-basketball-gietzel-hits-another-buzzer-beater-golden-bears-survive-in-winona-53-52.aspx
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(H) Michigan Tech W 71 – 62
The Golden Bear women’s basketball team (5-1, 1-0 NSIC) finished out non-conference play with a 71-62 victory over Michigan Tech (4-3, 0-0 GLIAC) in their home opener at the Gangelhoff Center.
The Huskies cut the lead to 65-62 with 1:47 left, but senior guard Ally Gietzel got an offensive rebound off her own miss and drew a foul. This was the start of six straight free throws for Gietzel and she made all six to end the game. Sophomore guard Leah Dengerud and Ally Gietzel both tied for the team-high 15 points.
Ally Gietzel finished with a team-high +13 on court differential in a team-high 37:12 played. She shot 9-10 from the charity stripe and finished with three assists.
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Michigan Tech game
https://cspbears.com/news/2023/11/28/womens-basketball-golden-bears-use-second-quarter-spark-to-defeat-michigan-tech.aspx
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(H) Augustana (S.D.) W 83 – 73
Ally Gietzel breaks school record in free throws made in 83-73 victory over Vikings. Senior guard tallies career-high 36 points to remain unbeaten in conference play.
The Concordia-St. Paul women’s basketball team defeated Augustana 83-73 after senior guard Ally Gietzel scored a career-high 36 points with a school-record 21 straight free throws after only missing her first attempt of the day.
Ally Gietzel broke the record held by Katie LaViolette against Upper Iowa in 2008 with 17 free throws made in 18 attempts. The senior also tied for the third-highest points in a game in Concordia-St. Paul history. The most points in a game in Golden Bear history is by Jolene Bammert during the 1984-85 season.
“Ally is just so confident at the end of the game for us,” said head coach Amanda Johnson. “Just having a guard who is confident to get open and wants the ball in her hands to knock down free throws is such a breath of fresh air for the rest of the team.”
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Augustana game
https://cspbears.com/news/2023/12/2/womens-basketball-gietzel-breaks-school-record-in-free-throws-made-in-83-73-victory-over-vikings.aspx
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(H) Wayne State (Neb.) W 65 – 58
Golden Bear women’s basketball defeats Wayne State for best NSIC start since 2020-21 season
Wilson finishes with 18 points; Ally Gietzel tallies a double-double in 65-58 victory
Senior guard Ally Gietzel finished with her second double-double on the weekend with 13 points and 10 rebounds playing all 40 minutes in the game. She continued her free throw streak of 21 from the Augustana game on Saturday, extending it to 26 before missing her 27th free throw. She finished the day 9-10 from the charity stripe.
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Wayne State game
https://cspbears.com/news/2023/12/3/golden-bear-womens-basketball-defeats-wayne-state-for-best-nsic-start-since-2020-21-season.aspx
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NSIC Player of the Week
#21 Ally Gietzel (G, 6-0, Sr., Fond du Lac, Wis. / Fond du Lac HS) – Concordia-St. Paul
BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Concordia-St. Paul senior guard Ally Gietzel was named the NSIC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week following her performances in the Golden Bear victories this past week against Michigan Tech, Augustana and Wayne State. This is the first time that Gietzel has won the award in her career and the second time a CSP women’s basketball player has been awarded NSIC Player of the Week this season. 26 free throws in a row this weekend.
– Averaged 21.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists in Concordia-St. Paul’s three wins
– Scored a career-high 36 points against Augustana, shooting 46.7% from the field
– Tallied a season-high 11 rebounds against the Vikings
– Broke the CSP record in free throws made and free throws attempted going 21-of-22
– Made 26 straight free throws between the Augustana and Wayne State games
– Ended the weekend making 39-of-42 free throws (92.9%)
– Tallied double-doubles in 83-73 victory over Augustana and 65-58 victory over Wayne State
– Averaged a team-high 38.5 minutes per game
– Tied for the team lead with 15 points in 71-62 win over Michigan Tech on Tuesday
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@ Southwest Minnesota State Marshall, Minn. L 62 – 64
Concordia-St. Paul was led by Ally Gietzel with 27 points, seven rebounds and three steals. She went 11-18 from the field, which was the most field goals she’s made and attempted all season. Ally finished 4-4 from the free throw line. She played all 40 minutes in the game and this was her second-highest scoring total of the season.
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Southwest Minnesota State game
https://cspbears.com/news/2023/12/8/golden-bear-womens-basketball-falls-short-against-southwest-minnesota-state-in-marshall.aspx
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Sioux Falls (S.D.) W 63 – 39
Golden Bears outscore Cougars 48-21 in final three quarters to secure win
Senior guard Ally Gietzel would score the final four points before the end of the half, including a last-second jump shot to beat the buzzer and hold an eight point halftime lead.
Ally Gietzel led the scoring efforts for the Golden Bears with 13 points along with a team-high seven rebounds. She also led the team in assists with three.
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Sioux Falls game
https://cspbears.com/news/2023/12/9/concordia-st-paul-womens-basketball-ends-road-weekend-with-victory-over-sioux-falls.aspx
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(H) #8 Minnesota Duluth W 69 – 60
CSP women’s basketball dominates in the paint to defeat No. 22 Minnesota Duluth
Senior guard Ally Gietzel scored 13 points with 11 in the second half. She also tied for the team lead in rebounds with seven and had a team-high three blocks.
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Minnesota Duluth game
https://cspbears.com/news/2023/12/14/csp-womens-basketball-dominates-in-the-paint-to-defeat-no-22-minnesota-duluth.aspx
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@ #2 Minnesota State L 61 – 72
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Minnesota State game
https://cspbears.com/news/2023/12/19/womens-basketball-concordia-st-paul-turnovers-lead-to-72-61-loss-to-minnesota-state.aspx
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(H) Minot State (N.D.) St. Paul, Minn. W 58 – 39
Concordia-St. Paul women’s basketball’s uses stout defense in victory over Minot State
Ally Gietzel finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and two assists. She played for 31:43 which was her lowest amount of minutes in a Golden Bear victory this season. Her previous lowest was 33:13 in the season opener against Southeastern Oklahoma.
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Minot State (N.D.) game
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/1/5/concordia-st-paul-womens-basketballs-defense-leads-to-victory-over-minot-state.aspx
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UMary (N.D.) St. Paul, Minn. L 57 – 60
Ally Gietzel’s 27 points fall short for Golden Bear women’s basketball against red-hot Marauders
Ally Gietzel scored 27 out of the 57 points for the Concordia-St. Paul women’s basketball team (10-4, 6-3 NSIC) but it came up just short in the end as CSP fell to UMary, 60-57 (10-6, 6-2 NSIC). Gietzel had two chances to tie the game in the final seconds, but had her first opportunity under the basket rim out and a 3-pointer blocked by Lexie Schneider the following possession at the buzzer.
After a moving screen by Wilson with 45.3 left, the Golden Bears were forced to make a stop as the Marauders ran out the shot clock. Ally Gietzel blocked a shot by Mariah McKeever at the shot clock buzzer, but lost the ball out of bounds. After some debate, it was ruled the shot clock ran out before Ally had possession, which gave CSP the opportunity to take a shot to tie.
The Golden Bears ended the first half with a 24-20 lead with Ally Gietzel scoring 17 of CSP’s 24 points.
Ally Gietzel finished with 27 points playing all 40 minutes of the game shooting 11-20 from the field. She accounted for 22 of CSP’s first 32 points up until 4:54 in the third quarter. She finished with a team-high seven rebounds, a team-high three assists, and a team-high three steals. The 27 points tied her second-highest point total of the season when she scored the same amount of points against Southwest Minnesota State.
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the UMary (N.D.) game
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/1/6/womens-basketball-gietzels-27-points-fall-short-for-golden-bear-womens-basketball-against-red-hot-marauders.aspx
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@ St. Cloud State W 64 – 55
Ally Gietzel scores 25 in first win over St. Cloud State since 2019
Ally Gietzel tallied her seventh game of the season with 20 or more points in a 25-point performance on a Wednesday night victory against St. Cloud State (7-6, 4-5 NSIC). Concordia-St. Paul (11-4, 7-3 NSIC) shot 48.1% from the field to get its first win against the Huskies since 2019 by a score of 64-55.
Along with the 25 points, Ally Gietzel finished with a team-high seven rebounds, three assists and two steals. This was Gietzel’s second time posting back-to-back 20-point performances this season. She shot 9-14 (64.3%) from the field and 100% from the free throw line playing a team-high 39:35 in the contest.
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the St Cloud game
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/1/10/womens-basketball-gietzel-scores-25-in-first-win-over-st-cloud-state-since-2019.aspx
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@ Northern State (S.D.) Aberdeen, S.D. L 51 – 61
One of the highlights of the night for Concordia was senior guard Ally Gietzel hitting a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the first quarter. CSP shot 3-6 from behind the arc in the opening quarter, but finished 6-20 in the game.
Ally Gietzel finished the game one rebound short of a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds. She also tallied two assists and two steals.
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Northern State game
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/1/19/womens-basketball-golden-bears-blocked-from-victory-in-71-61-loss-to-northern-state.aspx
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@ MSU Moorhead Moorhead, Minn. W 65 – 57 OT
Senior guard Ally Gietzel hit her only 3-pointer of the game to give CSP a four-point lead.
Ally Gietzel scored 16 points with eight coming in overtime. Despite going 3-15 from the field, she was able to get a majority of her work done from the free throw line finishing 9-11. She also grabbed five rebounds and led the team in steals with three.
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the MSU game
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/1/20/dengeruds-clutch-3-pointer-and-bechers-double-double-lead-to-overtime-victory-for-csp-womens-basketball.aspx
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(H) Bemidji State W 74 – 30
Golden Bears defeat Bemidji State allowing lowest point total since 1998
Senior guard Ally Gietzel was honored before the game for scoring her 1,000th career point earlier in the season against St. Cloud State on Jan. 10. She finished with 10 points, three rebounds and two assists. She tied her career-high in steals with four and played a CSP career-low 20:21 in the game.
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Bemidji State game
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/1/26/womens-basketball-golden-bears-defeat-bemidji-state-allowing-lowest-point-total-since-1998.aspx
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(H) Minnesota Crookston W 82 – 65
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Minnesota Crookston game
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/1/27/womens-basketball-wilsons-first-career-double-double-gives-golden-bears-82-65-victory-over-minnesota-crookston.aspx
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(H) Winona State W 59 – 57
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Winona State game
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/1/30/womens-basketball-bechers-heroics-help-golden-bears-survive-scare-against-winona-state.aspx
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@ Wayne State (Neb.) W 73 – 66 (2 OT)
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Wayne State game
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/2/2/womens-basketball-sharpshooting-schuelke-guides-golden-bears-to-double-overtime-win-in-wayne.aspx
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@ Augustana (S.D.) L 60 – 61
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Augustana game
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/2/3/womens-basketball-concordia-st-pauls-late-run-falls-short-in-61-60-loss-to-augustana.aspx
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(H) Sioux Falls (S.D.) W 68 – 54
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Sioux Falls game
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/2/9/womens-basketball-third-quarter-dominance-gives-golden-bears-victory-over-sioux-falls.aspx
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(H) Southwest Minnesota State L 75 – 76
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Southwest Minnesota game
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/2/10/womens-basketball-becher-becomes-29th-member-of-1-000-point-club-in-csps-one-point-loss-to-mustangs.aspx
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@ UMary (N.D.) W 53 – 46
Concordia-St. Paul outscored UMary 13-4 after trailing 26-21 to take a 34-30 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The run was sparked by a 3-pointer by redshirt freshman Lauren Wilson and a putback by senior guard Ally Gietzel in her first game back from injury since Jan. 26.
Ally Gietzel came off the bench for the first time this season and scored seven points. She shot 5-6 from the free-throw line and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the UMary game
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/2/16/womens-basketball-golden-bears-cause-a-season-high-26-turnovers-to-sink-marauders.aspx
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@ Minot State (N.D.) W 55 – 41
Senior guard Ally Gietzel finished with six points and six rebounds.
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the Minot State game
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/2/17/womens-basketball-concordia-st-paul-holds-minot-state-scoreless-from-beyond-the-arc-in-55-41-victory.aspx
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(H) St Cloud State W 57 – 51
The Concordia-St. Paul women’s basketball team (20-7, 16-6 NSIC) held St. Cloud State (17-9, 14-8 NSIC) scoreless for the last 6:21 and went on a 9-0 run in that timespan to win, 57-51. The game featured many runs and CSP went on the last run of it to seal the Senior Day victory.
Ally Gietzel grabbed four rebounds and shot 4-4 from the free throw line.
Go to link below for complete recap & box score of the St. Cloud State game
https://cspbears.com/news/2024/2/24/womens-basketball-golden-bears-hold-st-cloud-state-scoreless-for-final-six-minutes-to-secure-57-51-senior-day-victory.aspx
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Concordia-St. Paul clinched a first-round bye in the NSIC tournament via a 70-66 loss by Southwest Minnesota State (17-11, 15-7 NSIC) to MSU Moorhead (12-15, 12-10 NSIC) on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Bears are the No. 3 seed in the NSIC Tournament after being tied with No. 2 UMary and No. 4 Northern State with 16-6 conference records.
The Golden Bears will play the winner between No. 6 Minnesota Duluth and No. 11 Sioux Falls on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Concordia-St. Paul’s quarterfinal game is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 3 in the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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