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Nov. 17, 2007 Lutes Lose Tournament Title Game to Concordia-Nebraska
PORTLAND, Ore. - Concordia-Nebraska used an 11-0 run early in the first half to take the lead on the way to an 81-62 victory over the Pacific Lutheran women's basketball team in the championship game of the Northwest Lutheran Invitational Tournament hosted by Concordia University. Pacific Lutheran's Kyle Haag, who earned all-tournament honors, hit a basket to give the Lutes a 9-8 lead at 15:33 of the first half. Concordia-Nebraska, located in Seward, responded with its 11-0 run, including a trio of three-point field goals, to grab a 19-9 advantage. After that, PLU was able to cut its deficit to five points, but the Nebraskans went into the half with a 44-28 lead. The Lutes fought back in the early minutes of the second period and pulled to within 10 points at 50-40 on Haag's three-point basket with15:46 to play in the game. Once again, Concordia-Nebraska responded, this time with a 10-2 run, to lead 60-42. The visitors from the midwest led by as much as 25 points before settling for the 19-point win. Haag followed her 17-point performance in the Lutes' tournament-opening 64-16 win over Texas Lutheran with 13 points in this contest. She was the only PLU player selected to the all-tournament team. Trinity Gibbons added 13 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Lutes, who also got nine points and a team-high seven rebounds from Emily Voorhies. Melissa Tinkham, the tournament MVP, led Concordia-Nebraska with 19 points, while Whitney Stichka scored 16 points to earn an all-tournament nod. Concordia shot 47 percent for the game to just 33 percent for PLU, and it also owned a 45-37 rebounding advantage. Pacific Lutheran returns to action at 6 p.m. next Saturday when they face Northwest University in Kirkland. All-Tournament Team: *- Tournament MVP - PLU -
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