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2003-04 MIAC MVP - Mandy Pearson
Mandy Pearson
Game-by-Game in 2003-04 | Pearson Game Highs in 2003-04
| Pearson Career Stats | Cobber
Point and Assist Leaders | Past MIAC MVP's |
MIAC MVP Press Release
(St. Paul, Minn.)— Mandy Pearson
(Jr., Watkins, Minn./Eden Valley-Watkins HS) was named the MIAC Most Valuable
Player as announced by the league office on Friday.
Pearson was also voted to the MIAC All-Conference Team. It is the second consecutive season that she has been named to the all-conference team, and third year that she has been honored with conference postseason awards.
She becomes the first Concordia player to win MVP honors since Michelle Thykeson won the award in 1990. She becomes only the fourth player in school history to receive league MVP honors. She joins Jessica Rahman (Beachy), Jillayn Quaschnick and Thykeson in the elite club of Cobber athletes to win the MVP award.
She helped lead the Cobbers to their best record since the 1990-91 season. The team finished with a 21-7 mark and made it all the way to the MIAC playoff championship game, a first in school history. Concordia also set a school record for biggest improvement in one season. The Cobbers improved a full seven games from the 2002-03 season.
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Named MIAC MVP. Helps Concordia to the MIAC playoff championship game. |
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Named MIAC All-Conference. Led MIAC in assists. |
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Led nation in assists per game. Named to the MIAC All-First Year Team & All-Defensive Team |
Pearson led the MIAC in assists (6.50 apg), was second in steals (3.73 spg) and 12th in overall scoring (13.7 ppg). She was also third in free throw percentage (82.3%) and fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.21). Nationally, Pearson finished the year being ranked among the leaders in assists, steals and free throw percentage.
She led the team in overall scoring 14.1 (ppg), assists (172) and steals (95). All three totals are career highs for Pearson. She now has scored 931 career points, and is on pace to become the 19th player in women’s basketball history to surpass the 1,000-point barrier. Pearson scored in double figures in 24 of the Cobbers' 28 games this season, and finished the year with a streak of 10 consecutive games scoring at least 10 points. Her season-high came against St. Ben's in the conference semifinals when she scored 29 points.
She has started in every game the Cobbers
have played since coming to Concordia as a first-year player in the 2001-02
season. Her 465 career assists ranks her fourth on the school’s all-time
list.
Pearson Game-by-Game in 2003-04
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Date Score W/L
Points-Rebounds-Assists
at Mayville State Unive11/21/03 73-61 W 20- 3- 4 at UM-Morris 11/25/03 98-67 W 12- 3-10 ST. OLAF COLLEGE 11/29/03 71-49 W 4- 1- 8 at MSU-Moorhead 12/03/03 47-93 L 12- 4- 2 at Gustavus Adolphus 12/06/03 58-62 L 10- 4- 3 at College of St. Bens 12/09/03 76-97 L 21- 3- 6 MACALESTER COLLEGE 12/13/03 67-49 W 13- 3- 4 at Bethel College 01/03/04 75-51 W 4- 1- 4 UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMA01/05/04 78-67 W 25- 2- 7 at Carleton College 01/07/04 59-71 L 16- 3- 4 at St. Catherine 01/10/04 70-60 W 9- 4- 4 HAMLINE UNIVERSITY 01/14/04 76-52 W 14- 1-11 at Augsburg College 01/17/04 75-67 W 10- 3-11 SAINT MARY'S 01/19/04 80-57 W 19- 3- 8 at St.Olaf Oles 01/21/04 63-49 W 10- 5- 7 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 01/24/04 66-62 W 12- 3- 6 ST. BENEDICT 01/28/04 77-76 WO 28- 4- 5 at Macalester 01/31/04 60-39 W 4- 5- 4 BETHEL COLLEGE 02/02/04 70-54 W 16- 3-12 at St. Thomas 02/04/04 72-65 W 18- 0- 3 CARLETON COLLEGE 02/07/04 63-67 L 14- 4- 6 ST. CATHERINE 02/11/04 75-49 W 14- 2- 8 at Hamline University 02/14/04 67-63 W 15- 4- 5 at Saint Mary's 02/15/04 58-71 L 10- 2- 3 AUGSBURG COLLEGE 02/18/04 81-53 W 12- 5-10 SAINT MARY'S 02/23/04 73-65 W 12- 9- 7 at College of St. Bens 02/25/04 73-70 W 29- 7- 8 at Carleton College 02/28/04 40-62 L 12- 3- 2 |
Pearson Game Highs in 2003-04
| POINTS.....................
29 at College of St. Bens
(02/25/04)
28 vs St. Benedict (01/28/04) 25 vs University of St. Thomas (01/05/04) 21 at College of St. Bens (12/09/03) 20 at Mayville State University (11/21/03) FIELD GOALS MADE........... 11 at College of St. Bens (02/25/04) 11 vs St. Benedict (01/28/04) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS........ 20 vs St. Benedict (01/28/04) 17 at Saint Mary's (02/15/04) FG PCT (min 5 made)........ .733 (11-15) at College of St. Bens (02/25/04) .625 ( 5-8 ) vs Hamline University (01/14/04) .625 ( 5-8 ) vs Macalester College (12/13/03) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE...... 5 at College of St. Bens (02/25/04) 4 vs St. Benedict (01/28/04) 4 vs Saint Mary's (01/19/04) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS........... 8 vs Carleton College (02/07/04) 7 at Carleton College (02/28/04) 7 vs St. Catherine (02/11/04) 7 vs St. Benedict (01/28/04) 3-PT FG PCT (min 2 made)... .833 ( 5-6 ) at College of St. Bens (02/25/04) .800 ( 4-5 ) vs Saint Mary's (01/19/04) FREE THROWS MADE........... 8 at St. Thomas (02/04/04) 7 at Carleton College (02/28/04) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS........ 8 at Carleton College (02/28/04) 8 at St. Thomas (02/04/04) FT PCT (min 3 made)........ 1.000 ( 8-8 ) at St. Thomas (02/04/04) 1.000 ( 5-5 ) at MSU-Moorhead (12/03/03) 1.000 ( 5-5 ) at UM-Morris (11/25/03) 1.000 ( 4-4 ) vs Augsburg College (02/18/04) 1.000 ( 4-4 ) at St. Catherine (01/10/04) REBOUNDS................... 9 vs Saint Mary's (02/23/04) 7 at College of St. Bens (02/25/04) ASSISTS.................... 12 vs Bethel College (02/02/04) 11 at Augsburg College (01/17/04) 11 vs Hamline University (01/14/04) STEALS..................... 7 vs Augsburg College (02/18/04) 7 vs University of St. Thomas (01/05/04) BLOCKED SHOTS.............. 2 at St.Olaf Oles (01/21/04) 2 vs Hamline University (01/14/04) 2 at Gustavus Adolphus (12/06/03) MINUTES.................... 42 vs St. Benedict (01/28/04) 38 at Carleton College (02/28/04) 38 at College of St. Bens (02/25/04) 38 vs Bethel College (02/02/04) 38 vs Gustavus Adolphus (01/24/04) 38 at Gustavus Adolphus (12/06/03) |
Pearson Career Statistics
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Total 3-Point
Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/AvgFG-FGA Pct FG-FGA PctFT-FTA Pct Off-DefTot Avg PF-FOAstTO BlkStlPts/Avg 2002.. 25-25 780/31.2 112-277 .404 21-71 .296 81-118 .686 29-81 110 4.4 52-2 168 150 6 84 326/13.0 2003.. 26-26 759/29.2 71-203 .350 13-52 .250 55-78 .705 28-65 93 3.6 65-2 125 127 3 58 210/8.1 2004.. 28-28 903/32.2 139-324 .429 41-111 .369 76-92 .826 12-82 94 3.4 50-0 172 143 11 95 395/14.1 TOTAL. 79-79 2442/30.9 322-804 .400 75-234 .321 212-288 .736 69-228 297 3.8 167-4 465 420 20 237 931/11.8 |
| Cobber Career 1,000 Point Scorers | Cobber Career Assist Leaders |
| POINTS PLAYER
YEARS
2101 Jessica Beachy 84-88 1731 JoDee Bock 81-85 1697 Michelle Thykeson 87-91 1504 Nancy Halda 78-82 1314 Brandi Myers 97-01 1311 Kasey Bostow 99-03 1264 Jillayn Quaschnick 85-89 1240 Erica Hanson-Reid 91-94 1224 Coral Beske 76-80 1208 Melissa Plante 89-93 1148 Sara Spears 97-01 1122 Naomi Wahlin 80-84 1087 Cathy Johnson 88-92 1061 Leah Sonstelie 94-98 1044 Mary Moenkedick 79-83 1044 Patty Kubow 85-89 1031 Ann Merhkens 93-97 1009 Mary Schultz 76-80 931 Mandy Pearson 01- |
ASSISTS PLAYER
YEARS
926 Marylee Legried 84-88 650 Kristi Schultz 89-93 598 Becky Ehnert 86-90 465 Mandy Pearson 01- 356 Lisa Abicht 80-84 340 Karen Hanson 83-87 329 Jillayn Quaschnick 85-89 320 Jessica Beachy 84-88 319 Cathy Johnson 88-92 316 Kim Sternhagen 82-85 |
Past MIAC MVP Winners:
| Season | Player | School |
| 1986-87 | Jessica Beachy | Concordia |
| 1987-88 | Laurie Dehn | St. Thomas |
| 1988-89 | Jillayn Quaschnick | Concordia |
| 1989-90 | Michelle Thykeson | Concordia |
| 1990-91 | Laurie Trow | St. Thomas |
| 1991-92 | Laurie Trow | St. Thomas |
| 1992-93 | Laurie Trow | St. Thomas |
| 1993-94 | Amy Bot | St. Thomas |
| 1994-95 | Danielle Guse | St. Benedict |
| 1995-96 | Kitri Peterson | Bethel |
| 1996-97 | Mollie Pattyn | St. Thomas |
| Deb VanSchooten | Hamline | |
| 1997-98 | Kirsten Vipond | St. Thomas |
| 1998-99 | Laura Wendorff | St. Benedict |
| 1999-00 | Molly Hayden | St. Thomas |
| 2000-01 | Missy Pederson | St. Thomas |
| 2001-02 | Missy Pederson | St. Thomas |
| 2002-03 | Michelle Barlau | St. Benedict |
| 2003-04 | Mandy Pearson | Concordia |
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