Wilkowski's double-double not enough to put Pipers over Cobbers

The Pipers started off strong, taking the opening lead and climbing to an eight-point lead 12 minutes into the first half. At that point, the Cobbers started to chip away at the Piper lead point-by-point. A layup put Concordia ahead for the first time, 29-28, with 5:44 remaining in the opening half.

Concordia stayed ahead for most of the remainder of the first half until Grace Weinreich (Jr., Wahkon, Wis.) drained a three-pointer seven seconds before the halftime buzzer to tie the score at 37-37.

The Cobbers came out strong in the second half, allowing a brief one-point lead by the Pipers in the opening two minutes, but preventing them from holding it for long. They were led by Melanie Hageman’s (Sr., Fargo, N.D.) 23 points. Kaitlynn Gottenborg (So., Hawley, Minn.) contributed 18 points.

Hamline’s Wilkowski had 15 points and 10 rebounds in the game. Jessica Heinen (Jr., Spicer, Minn.) matched her point total at 15, and Rochelle Sather (So., Andover, Minn.) added 14 points.

The Pipers fell to 6-3, 3-3 MIAC while the Cobbers improved to 5-4, 4-2 MIAC. Hamline remains at home this Wednesday, January 9 to host Carleton at 7:30 p.m.

Hamline University belongs to the NCAA Division III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, one of the most competitive conferences in the nation. Hamline supports 19 intercollegiate athletic teams for men and women. Find out more about Hamline athletics at www.hamline.edu/hamline_info/athletics.

Creative and innovative teaching and learning attract a diverse student body of nearly 4,600 undergraduate and graduate students to Hamline University. Challenged to create and apply knowledge in local and global contexts, Hamline students develop an individual and community ethic of social justice, civic responsibility, and inclusive leadership and service.

Ranked first in Minnesota among comprehensive master’s universities by U.S.News & World Report, Hamline is also Minnesota’s first university, founded in 1854, and among the first co-educational institutions in the nation.