Women’s Basketball
Current Record: 18-6 Overall, 16-5 MIAC (4th Place)
Recent Results: St. Kate's 49 at Concordia 75 - Box Score/Recap; Concordia 67 at Hamline 63 - Box Score/Recap; Concordia 58 at St. Mary's 71 -
Box Score/Recap
Upcoming Events: at home vs. Augsburg on Wednesday, February 18 at 5:30pm - Listen Live; at home - 1st Round MIAC Playoffs on Monday, February 23 at 7:30pm - Listen Live

Latest News and Notes:
- The Concordia women’s basketball team is currently 16-5 in conference play and 18-6 overall. If the Cobbers can win two more games and break the 20-win barrier, it will be the 17th time in the history of the program that the team will have won at least 20 games. The last time a Cobber women’s team won 20 games was back in the 1995-96 season when the team went 20-6, finished third in the MIAC and advanced to the national playoffs.

- The Concordia women’s basketball team has held five different opponents under 50 points this season. That is the most since the 1997-98 season when they accomplished the feat on six different occasions.

- Two Cobber individual players are among the top ten in the nation in different statistical categories. Mandy Pearson (Jr., Watkins, Minn./Eden Valley-Watkins HS) is seventh in assists per game (6.3) and Beth Drager (Sr., Wood Lake, Minn./Lakeview HS) is eighth in blocked shots per game (3.5).
 

Men’s Hockey Current Record: 4-14-3 Overall, 3-7-2 MIAC (7th Place) Recent Results: St. Mary's 4 at Concordia 3 - Box Score/Recap; St. Mary's 2 at Concordia 3 - Box Score/Recap Upcoming Events: at St. Olaf on Friday, February 20 at 8:00pm; at St. Olaf on Saturday, February 21 at 2:00pm Latest News and Notes: - The Concordia men’s hockey team has won three of their last four games and is currently in seventh place in the MIAC. The Cobbers have a chance to make the MIAC playoffs for the sixth straight season.  - The Cobbers have five players who have scored in double figures this season. Shawn Kleven (Jr., Crookston, Minn.) and Matt Hansen (Jr., Fargo, N.Dak./Fargo South HS) currently lead the team with 15 points. Kleven has seven goals and eight assists on the year, and Hansen, who scored the game-winning goal against St. Mary's, has eight goals and seven assists. Andy Vix (Sr., Rochester, Minn./Rochester John Marshall HS) leads the team in assists with 10.

Women’s Hockey
Current Record: 5-11-0 Overall, 4-10-0 MIAC (9th Place)
Recent Results: Gustavus 5 at Concordia 0 - Box Score/Recap; Gustavus 6 at Concordia 1 - Box Score/Recap
Upcoming Events: at Bethel on Friday, February 20 at 7:00pm; at Bethel on Saturday, February 21 at 2:00pm

Latest News and Notes:
- Lindsay Czarnecki (Jr., Riverside, Calif./Riverside Poly HS) leads the Cobbers in scoring. She currently has 13 goals and five assists for 18 points. She has scored a goal in nine of the Cobbers' 16 games this season.

- The Concordia women's hockey team finished the season with an 0-8 record at home. Of those four, two-game series opponents, three were against the top four teams in the league. Concordia has a 5-3 record on the road, and will play their final two series away from Moorhead. Kerry Norman's crew will play at Bethel this weekend and then finish the season with a series at St. Olaf.
 
 

Women’s Swimming and Diving Recent Results: 7th Place at MIAC Championship Meet - Complete Results Upcoming Events: End of Season Latest News and Notes: - Cobber sophomore diver Annie Cullen (Moorhead, Minn.) finished sixth in the 1-meter diving competition at the championship meet. Cullen started the season with no prior diving experience and finished only three points out of the top five in the meet.  - The Concordia women’s swimming and diving finished seventh at the recently completed MIAC Swimming and Diving Championship Meet. The Cobbers were seeded eighth going into the meet, 32 points behind Hamline, but overtook the Pipers on the final day of competition to place seventh.  - Concordia first-year swimmer Angela Renner broke two school records at the MIAC Championship Meet. Renner broke the 50-yard freestyle record by swimming a 25.93 in the preliminary round to shatter the old school mark set by Lindsay Bailey in 1998. Renner is the first Cobber swimmer to swim under 26 seconds for the event. She then busted the record in the 100-yard freestyle on Saturday She swam a 56.31 in the finals and finished 16th.

Men’s Tennis
Recent Results: Gustavus 9 at Concordia 0 - Box Score/Recap
Upcoming Events: at home vs. St. Olaf on Saturday, February 21 at 9:00am; at Carleton on Sunday, February 22 at 3:00pm

Latest News and Notes:
- Concordia opened the 2003-04 season by losing 9-0 to MIAC powerhouse Gustavus. The Gusties have won the MIAC championship for the past 15 years, and proved that they are right on track to pick up their 16th straight.

The closest match of the day was at the number five singles match, where first-year player Paul Tuchscherer (Baxter, Minn., Brainerd HS) lost to Gustavus' Teddy Naaaif 6-3, 6-3. Tuchscherer teamed with Ryan Smith (Fr., Grand Forks, N.Dak./Red River) to give the Gusties' number two double team all they could handle. The Tuchscherer/Smith team lost 8-4 to Jesse Brauer and Claudio Bravo.

- The Cobbers' top returning player is Jacob Thomas (Jr., Indian Hills, Colo./Conifer HS) who played all last season as the team's number one singles player and compiled a record of 10-4. Thomas only lost one match at last year's MIAC Championship Tournament and will be one of the favorites in the conference this season.
 

Women’s Tennis Recent Results: No Recent Results Upcoming Events: at home vs. St. Olaf on Saturday, February 21 at 1:00pm; at Carleton on Sunday, February 22 at 11:00am  Latest News and Notes: No Recent Results

Men’s Track and Field
Recent Results: at home for the Cobber Invitational - Meet Results
Upcoming Events: at the Bison Classic at NDSU on Friday, February 20 at 4:30pm

Latest News and Notes:
- Kyle Halliday has been one of the most consistent runners for the Cobber men's track and field team in the indoor season. Halliday was the highest finisher among Cobber athletes at last weekend's Cobber Invitational. He placed second in the 600 meters in a time of 1:24.74.

- The 600-meter race was the best event of the day for Garrick Larson's squad, as they posted four runners in the top 11. Besides Halliday, Ben Nylander (Sr., Lisbon, N.Dak.) finished fourth by running a 1:25.99. Joining Halliday and Nylander was Dustin Blum (Jr., Le Center, Minn.), who finished ninth, and Jay Prince (So., Bemidji, Minn.) who claimed 11th place.

- Luke Draxten (So., Fergus Falls, Minn.) posted his third straight top ten finish in the high jump at the Cobber Invite. Draxten cleared 6-0 to claim sixth place. In his first two meets of the year, he finished first and eighth.
 

Women’s Track and Field Recent Results: at home for the Cobber Invitational - Meet Results Upcoming Events: at the Bison Classic at NDSU on Friday, February 20 at 4:30pm Latest News and Notes: - Concordia’s Renee Splichal (Sr., Garrison, N.Dak.) became the first person in the history of the women’s track and field program to clear 11 feet in the pole vault. Splichal finished second in the Cobber Invitational with a vault of 11-1. That height provisionally qualifies her for the NCAA Division III Indoor National Meet at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on March 12-13.  - The Cobber 4x400-meter relay team of Alissa Bilden (Fr., Miles City, Mont./Custer County HS), Britt Berger (Fr., Kalispell, Mont./Flathead HS), Kelly Olson (Fr., Minot, N.Dak./Minot Ryan HS) and Angie Pfeiffer (So., Colman, S.Dak/Colman-Egan HS) ran a time of 4:07.19 to win the event at the Cobber Invitational. That time beat NAIA powerhouse University of Mary by a half of a second, marking the first time in school history that the Cobbers have beaten the Marauders in a relay. The winning time is the ninth fastest performance in school history.

Wrestling
Recent Results: Concordia 24 at UW-Eau Claire 22 at UW-Eau Claire Quad - Meet Results; Concordia 10 at UW-Steven Point 37 at UW-Eau Claire Quad - Meet Results
Upcoming Events: at NCAA Great Lakes Region Meet at Concordia Univ. (Mequon, WI) on Saturday, February 21 at 9:00am

Latest News and Notes:
- The Cobber wrestling squad participated in their final invitational before this weekend's NCAA Great Lakes Regional Meet. Concordia traveled to UW-Eau Claire to compete in the UW-Eau Claire Quadrangular. Doug Perry's team wrestled two dual matches and came away with a split. In the first match of the weekend, the Cobbers beat host UW-Eau Claire 24-22. In the final match of the day, the Cobbers dropped a 37-10 decision to UW-Stevens Point.

- Lee Rahrlien (So., Graceville, Minn./C-G-B HS) has been the top wrestler for the Cobbers in 2003-04. He won both of his matches at 157 over the weekend and currently has a record of 21-10. Since the Christmas break he has posted a record of 14-6. The bad news for Rahrlien is that he is in one of the toughest regions in the nation for his weight class . The number one seed in the region is Marcus LeVesseur of Augsburg, who has never lost a match in college, and is the defending national champion. Earlier this year, Rahrlien was pinned by LeVesseur, but two weeks ago Rahrlien came back and nearly defeated LeVesseur before falling in a decision.
 
 

Please Note: The views written in this piece are the work of the writer and and do not necessarily reflect the views of Concordia College. They are not meant to harm or disrespect any of the athletes or school. It is merely an attempt to give the reader a different perspective into the world of Concordia athletics. Different Perspective Index: November 25 - December 2 - December 9 - January 28 - February 4 - February 11   by Jim Cella February 18, 2004 "It's Good To Be Healthy" It was a pretty good week in Cobberville, as my former mentor used to say. Both the men's and women's basketball teams clinched berths in the MIAC playoffs, the men's hockey team picked themselves up after being winless for 16 straight games and is now in a battle for the MIAC playoffs, the women's track and field team continues to break milestones and the softball and baseball teams are well into their third week of practice - so spring must certainly be around the corner. The only bad news from the Great White North is that I have come down with the last cold/flu bug of the season and my daughter has spent the past few days bedridden with the flu. So, unfortunately this week's "Different Perspective" column was put on the back burner to get everyone healthy and get ready for the upcoming playoff runs by the different Cobber teams.  Fear not, I will leave you with something to pass the next few minutes. A good friend of mine always passes along those "words of wisdom" e-mails. I always read them because they usually have at least one humorous, or thoughtful, piece of advice. The following stories were forwarded to me; you may have received this e-mail yourself. All the stories are true, but the person who compiled them is unknown. I made a few edits to clean up the language. These really cracked me up because I could see my kids doing the same things! Anyway, enjoy the stories and we'll see you next week! 1. A small boy is sent to bed by his father. Five minutes later....."Da-ad...." "I'm thirsty. Can you bring me a drink of water?" "No, You had your chance. Lights out." Five minutes later: "Da-aaaad....." "WHAT?" "I'm THIRSTY. Can I have a drink of water??" "I told you NO! If you ask again, I'll have to spank you!!" Five minutes later......"Daaaa-aaaad....." "WHAT!" "When you come in to spank me, can you bring a drink of water?" 2. An exasperated mother, whose son was always getting into mischief, finally asked him "How do you expect to get into Heaven?"  The boy thought it over and said, "Well, I'll run in and out and in and out and keep slamming the door until St. Peter says, 'For Heaven's sake, Dylan, come in or stay out!'" 3. One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her son into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?"  The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. "I can't dear," she said. "I have to sleep in Daddy's room." A long silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice: "The big sissy." 4. It was that time, during the Sunday morning service, for the children's sermon. All the children were invited to come forward. One little girl was wearing a particularly pretty dress and, as she sat down, the pastor leaned over and said, That is a very pretty dress. Is it your Easter Dress?" The little girl replied, directly into the pastor's clip-on microphone, "Yes, and my Mom says it's a bitch to iron." 5. A little boy was doing his math homework. He said to himself, "Two plus five, that son of a bitch is seven. Three plus six, that son of a bitch is nine...." His mother heard what he was saying and gasped, "What are you doing?" The little boy answered, "I'm doing my math homework, Mom." "And this is how your teacher taught you to do it?" the mother asked "Yes," he answered. Infuriated, the mother asked the teacher the next day, "What are you teaching my son in math?" The teacher replied, "Right now, we are learning addition." The mother asked, "And are you teaching them to say two plus two, that son of a bitch is four?" After the teacher stopped laughing, she answered, "What I taught them was, two plus two, THE SUM OF WHICH, is four." 6. One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of  Chicken Little to her class. She came to the part of the story where Chicken Little tried to warn the farmer. She read, ".... and so Chicken Little went up to the farmer and said, "The sky is falling, the sky is falling!" The teacher paused then asked the class, "And what do you think that farmer said?" One little girl raised her hand and said, "I think he said: 'Holy S#$%! A talking chicken!'" The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes. 7. A certain little girl, when asked her name, would reply, "I'm Mr. Sugarbrown's daughter." Her mother told her this was wrong, she must say, "I'm Jane Sugarbrown." The Vicar spoke to her in Sunday School, and said, "Aren't you Mr. Sugarbrown's daughter?" She replied, "I thought I was, but mother says I'm not." 8. A little girl asked her mother, "Can I go outside and play with the boys?" Her mother replied, "No, you can't play with the boys; they're too rough." The little girl thought about it for a few moments and asked, "If I can find a smooth one, can I play with him?"

 
 

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