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Third-year coach Bob Kohler ran his career MIAC record to 49-11 with a 16-4 season in league play. The Cobbers finished third in the MIAC and advanced to the NCAA tourney for a record 13th consecutive year. After defeating Bethel 54-50 in the NCAA first-round game, the Cobbers finished their 20-7 season with a loss to league-champion St. Ben's. Ann Merhkens '97, Goodhue, Minn., was named All-MIAC on the strength of her team-leading 13.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.
Jody Tulibaski '96, Pennock, Minn., followed up on last fall's All-MIAC volleyball season with All-MIAC basketball honors. Jody averaged 11 points and 5.6 rebounds.
Jennifer Hale '95, Worthington, Minn., closed her career as a four-year starter with a third Academic All-MIAC award on the strength of her 786 career points, 436 career rebounds, and a 3.74 GPA in Biology.
1994-95 Cobber Varsity Basketball No Name Yr P Ht Hometown 10 Mindy LaTourell So G 5-3 Ely 12 Nikki Swenson So G 5-4 Red Wing 14 Mindy Schirm So G 5-6 Correll 20 Holly Zollar So F 5-10 Barnesville 22 Becca Wold Fr G 5-9 Mounds View 24 Merrilee Rutherford Sr G 5-7 Helena, MT 32 Lana Meyer Jr F 5-10 Grafton, ND 34 Jennifer Hale Sr F 5-10 Worthington 42 Jennifer Thimjon Sr C 6-0 Breckenridge 44 Alexia Larsen So C 6-0 West Fargo, ND 50 Ann Mehrkens So F 5-11 Goodhue 52 Jodi Tulibaski Jr C 6-0 Pennock 54 Leah Sonstelie Fr C 6-0 Fosston Head Coach: Robert Kohler 3rd year, Record: At Concordia 58-21, Career 87-39 Ast. Coaches: Jennifer Fraase, Dennis Sumption St. Asst: Christine Lundbolm Mgr: Angela Behan
1994-95 Final MIAC Race 3/2/95 1. St. Ben's 19-1 27-2 2. St. Thomas 17-3 25-6 3. Concordia 16-4 20-7 4. Bethel 14-6 17-8 Gustavus 14-6 16-10 6. Augsburg 6-14 8-17 Carleton 6-14 8-17 Macalaster 6-14 9-16 9. Hamline 5-16 5-19 10. St. Olaf 4-16 4-20 11. St. Mary's 3-17 6-19 1994-95 Lady Cobber Basketball H/A Date Opponent Results H 11/25-26 Cobber TG Tny 11/25 UM-Morris W 80-70 11/26 Moorhead St. W 86-79 OT A 11/30 Moorhead St. L 65-83 A 12/3 Hamline *W 93-74 A 12/5 St. Thomas *L 67-77 H 12/10 Gustavus *W 78-65 A 12/30-31 Luther (IA) Tourney 12/30 Clark (Mass.) W 86-79 12/31 Luther L 74-79 A 1/7 St. Ben's *L 61-76 A 1/9 Carleton *W 83-58 H 1/11 Augsburg *W 91-63 A 1/14 Macalester *W 82-61 H 1/16 St. Mary's *W 95-48 H 1/18 St. Olaf *W 94-37 A 1/21 Bethel *W 61-60 H 1/25 St. Thomas *L 78-81 A 1/28 Gustavus *W 74-64 H 2/4 St. Ben's *L 45-51 H 2/6 Carleton *W 69-45 A 2/8 Augsburg *W 93-58 H 2/11 Macalester *W 97-64 A 2/13 St. Mary's *W 95-62 A 2/15 St. Olaf *W 88-38 H 2/18 Bethel *W 68-57 H 2/22 Hamline *W 77-49 NCAA Round 1 H 3/1 Bethel W 54-50 A 3/4 St. Benedict L 56-71 Record: 20-7 Overall, 16-4 MIAC 3rd in MIAC
All NCAA Scores 1994-95 Lady Cobber Final Season Statistics - 27 Games, 20-7 record NAME GP PPG RPG PTS RBS FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% 3-PT 3PT% AS ST BL Mehrkens 27 13.2 8.4 357 228 137-286 48 83-119 70 0-0 0 29 32 62 Tulibaski 27 10.8 5.6 292 151 120-253 47 52-81 64 0-0 0 32 36 10 Wold 27 9.4 3.3 253 88 89-235 38 33-43 77 42-106 40 36 48 11 Zollar 27 7.2 4.0 194 108 79-190 42 30-48 63 6-30 20 61 29 6 Schirm 27 7.0 1.6 189 44 69-162 43 24-36 67 27-65 42 48 44 3 Hale 27 5.9 3.9 160 105 66-134 49 25-37 68 3-9 33 28 21 0 Ruth'ford 27 5.4 3.0 147 80 44-132 33 42-63 67 17-65 26 103 55 12 Sonstelie 27 5.3 3.2 142 86 53-116 46 36-50 72 0-0 0 10 11 12 Meyer 27 4.2 2.4 114 66 40-103 39 28-30 93 6-14 43 32 15 0 Larsen 25 4.1 2.4 102 61 41-82 50 20-35 57 0-0 0 6 10 2 Swenson 27 3.1 1.6 84 42 26-94 28 29-39 74 3-16 19 82 49 2 Thimjon 22 2.1 1.7 47 37 17-49 35 13-17 77 0-0 0 4 9 4 LaTourell 17 0.3 0.5 5 9 1-9 11 2-6 33 1-3 33 16 6 0 Marschke 1 2.0 2.0 2 2 1-1 100 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Wall 2 1.0 0.0 2 0 0-1 0 2-2 100 0-0 0 1 1 0 Heard 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Team GMS PPG RPG FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% 3-PT 3PT% AS ST TOPG Concordia 27 77.4 45.3 783-1848 42% 419-606 69% 105-308 34 488 368 19.7 Opponents 27 62.2 39.2 596-1637 36% 409-600 68% 78-269 29 354 258 23.4 1994-95 Lady Cobber JV Basketball No Name Yr P Ht Hometown 10 Mindy LaTourell So G 5-3 Ely 12 Kerry Nistler Fr G 5-4 Moorhead 14 Kim Hanson Fr F 5-9 Bainville, MT 20 Missy LaTourell So G 5-3 Ely 22 Lynda Emmerson Fr F 5-6 Lake Oswego, OR 24 Rayna Heard Fr G 5-7 Seattle, WA 30 Nancy Wall So G 5-9 Sheldon, ND 40 Robyn Marschke So F 5-10 Bismarck, ND 42 Kristi Joos Fr C 5-11 Norwood 44 Stacie Larson Fr F 5-7 Ada 50 Jaynie Rude Fr C 5-10 Glyndon Head Coach: Dennis Sumption Ast. Coaches: Christine Lundbohm, Sara Taffe 1994-95 Lady Cobber JV Basketball H/A Date Opponent Time A 11/29 Crookston 7:30 Tue A 12/1 Northland CC 5:30 Thu A 12/5 Jamestown 7:00 Mon H 12/8 Northern St 5:30 Thu A 12/9 Mayville St 4:00 Fri A 1/7 Morris 1:00 Sat H 1/10 Northland CC 5:30 Tue H 1/16 Crookston 7:30 Mon H 1/25 Amatuer Team 3:30 Wed A 1/27 Itasca CC 7:30 Fri A 1/28 Itasca CC 2:00 Sat H 2/4 St. Ben's 1:00 Sat A 2/7 Valley City 7:30 Tue H 2/11 Amatuer Team 11:00 Sat A 2/13 Northern St. 5:30 Mon NCAA 1st Round Win Here Over Bethel Lady Cobs 54 Bethel 50 3/1/94 FG FT PT RB AS ST PF Tulibaski 6-9 5-5 17 11 0 1 2 Mehrkens 4-15 2-6 10 12 2 2 3 Zollar 4-8 0-0 8 8 7 1 3 Hale 2-4 2-4 7 5 1 1 0 Meyer 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 Schirm 2-6 0-0 5 4 1 2 2 Sonstelie 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 Wold 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 Rutherford 2-7 2-4 6 2 1 4 2 Larsen 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 Swenson 0-1 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 Team FGs 3-Pt FTS RB AS TO PF HF CC 20-57 2-9 12-21 51 15 24 14 24 Beth 18-66 2-11 12-18 44 7 23 20 25 3-Pts: Swenson 0-1, Schirm 1-3, Zollar 0-1, Rutherford 0-3, Hale 1-1 Opponent Leaders: Carlson 20, Wubben 10 NCAA 2nd Round Loss at St. Ben's Lady Cobs 56 St. Benedict 71 3/4/95 FG FT PT RB AS ST PF Tulibaski 2-5 0-0 4 1 1 0 4 Mehrkens 2-7 1-2 5 8 0 0 3 Zollar 4-9 0-0 8 7 2 0 2 Hale 1-3 0-0 2 1 0 0 1 Meyer 0-2 2-2 2 2 1 0 1 Schirm 1-3 0-0 3 1 1 1 2 Sonstelie 1-2 2-2 3 1 0 0 1 Wold 3-8 2-6 10 3 0 1 2 Rutherford 2-3 0-0 4 5 4 2 1 Larsen 2-5 0-0 4 3 0 0 1 Swenson 2-4 5-7 10 1 1 2 2 Thimjon 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 LaTourell 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Team FGs 3-Pt FTS RB AS TO PF HF CC 20-52 4-10 12-19 35 10 28 21 31 St B 25-53 1-7 20-23 33 19 19 17 31 3-Pts: Swenson 1-1, Schirm 1-2, Zollar 0-2, Wold 2-4, Hale 0-1 Opponent Leaders: Kampa 21, Guse 16 1994-95 MIAC Women's Basketball All-Conference Team *Danielle Guse Sr St. Benedict Tina Kampa Sr St. Benedict Laura Witte Jr St. Thomas Mollie Pattyn Jr St. Thomas Ann Mehrkens So Concordia Jodi Tulibaski Jr Concordia Kitri Peterson Jr Bethel Kim Carlson Sr Bethel Shanna Behrens Sr Gustavus Katie Olstad Sr Gustavus Shannon Mattson Sr Augsburg Jessica Thornton Sr Carleton Mandy Leino So Hamline Amy Amundson Fr Macalester Vicki Wilson Jr St. Mary's *MIAC Player of the Year Honorable Mention All-Conference Mindy Schirm So Concordia All Defensive Team Ann Mehrkens So Concordia Holly Zollar So Concordia Sarah Foulkes Sr St. Benedict Tina Kampa Sr St. Benedict Katie Olstad Sr Gustavus Mollie Pattyn Jr St. Thomas All Freshman Team Becca Wold Fr Concordia Amy Amundson Fr Macalester Brooke Anderson Fr Carleton Beth Johnson Fr Bethel Jenny Quigley Fr St. Mary's Kirsten Vipond Fr St. Thomas Sixth Player of the Year Kirsten Vipond Fr St. Thomas Coaches of the Year Mike Durbin St. Benedict Ted Riverso St. Thomas Senior Merrilee Rutherford, 5-7 Guard, Helena, MT, Class of '95 GP PPG RPG PTS RBS FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% 3-PT AS ST 1991-92 6 1.6 0.6 26 9 9-24 37.5 8-12 66.7 0-1 8 8 1992-93 25 4.8 1.8 121 46 47-122 38.5 15-25 60.0 12-41 70 31 1993-94 24 10.5 3.9 253 94 90-220 40.9 42-57 73.7 31-87 95 47 1994-95 27 5.4 3.0 147 80 44-132 33.3 42-63 66.7 17-65 103 55 Totals 82 6.7 2.8 547 229 190-498 38.2 107-157 68.2 60-194 276 141 All-MIAC 1993-94, Captain 1994-95, 3-year starter Senior Jennifer Hale, 5-10 Forward, Worthington, MN, Class of '95 GP PPG RPG PTS RBS FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% 3-PT AS ST 1991-92 27 7.3 4.0 198 107 81-147 55.1 36-50 72.0 0-0 19 27 1992-93 27 8.5 4.1 230 111 103-221 46.6 24-30 80.0 0-2 60 25 1993-94 26 7.6 4.3 198 113 91-221 42.0 15-15 100.0 1-10 61 29 1994-95 27 5.9 3.9 160 105 66-134 49.3 25-37 67.6 3-9 28 21 Totals 106 7.4 4.1 786 436 341-723 47.2 100-132 75.8 4-21 108 102 Academic All-MIAC '92-93, '93-94, Captain '94-95, Set Cobber Season Free Throw Percentage Record in 1993-94 by making 15 of 15. 3.78 GPA in Biology Senior Jennifer Thimjon, 6-0 Forward, Breckenridge, MN, Class of '95 GP PPG RPG PTS RBS FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% 3-PT AS ST 1991-92 6 1.0 1.0 6 6 3-11 27.3 0-0 0.0 0-0 0 0 1992-93 26 5.4 2.9 141 76 56-126 44.4 29-40 72.5 0-0 18 13 1993-94 25 6.0 3.2 151 80 65-138 47.1 21-34 61.8 0-0 15 8 1994-95 22 2.1 1.7 47 37 17-49 34.7 13-17 76.5 0-0 4 9 Totals 79 4.4 2.4 345 193 141-324 43.5 63-91 69.2 0-0 37 30 Junior Jodi Tulibaski, 6-1 Center, Pennock, MN, Class of '96 GP PPG RPG PTS RBS FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% 3-PT AS ST 1992-93 27 7.1 3.9 192 105 85-161 52.8 22-35 62.9 0-0 16 19 1993-94 26 8.5 5.1 222 132 93-178 52.2 36-51 70.6 0-0 19 25 1994-95 27 10.8 5.6 253 151 120-253 47.4 52-81 64.2 0-0 32 36 Totals 80 8.3 4.9 667 388 298-592 50.3 110-167 65.9 0-0 67 80 All-MIAC 1993-94, 1994-95, Also All-MIAC in Volleyball 1994 Sophomore Ann Mehrkens, 5-11 Forward, Goodhue, MN, Class of '97 GP PPG RPG PTS RBS FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% BL AS ST 1993-94 23 6.4 5.4 148 124 60-127 47.2 28-46 60.9 20 11 17 1994-95 27 13.2 8.4 357 228 137-286 47.9 83-119 69.7 62 29 32 Totals 50 10.1 7.0 505 352 197-413 47.7 111-165 67.3 82 40 49 All-MIAC in 1994-95, All-MIAC Defensive Team 1994-95, Third in league scoring 1994-95 (15.2 per game) and 6th in league rebounding (8.45). Led '94-95 Cobbers in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots. Sophomore Mindy Schirm, 5-6 guard, Correll, MN, Class of '97 GP PPG RPG PTS RBS FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% 3-PT AS ST 1993-94 26 5.2 1.9 135 49 41-102 40.2 38-50 76.0 15-34 61 30 1994-95 27 7.0 1.6 189 44 69-162 42.6 24-36 66.7 27-65 48 44 Totals 53 6.1 1.8 324 93 110-264 41.6 62-86 72.1 42-99 109 74 Honorable Mention All-MIAC 1994-95, Sophomore Nikki Swenson, 5-4 guard, Red Wing, MN, Class of '97 GP PPG RPG PTS RBS FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% 3-PT AS ST 1993-94 23 3.7 1.5 85 35 35-78 44.9 9-14 64.3 6-21 63 30 1994-95 27 3.1 1.6 84 42 26-94 27.7 29-39 74.4 3-16 82 49 Totals 50 3.4 1.5 169 77 61-172 35.5 38-53 71.7 9-37 145 79Box Scores
Lady Cobs 54 Bethel 50 3/1/94 FG FT PT RB AS ST PF Tulibaski 6-9 5-5 17 11 0 1 2 Mehrkens 4-15 2-6 10 12 2 2 3 Zollar 4-8 0-0 8 8 7 1 3 Hale 2-4 2-4 7 5 1 1 0 Meyer 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 Schirm 2-6 0-0 5 4 1 2 2 Sonstelie 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 Wold 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 Rutherford 2-7 2-4 6 2 1 4 2 Larsen 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 Swenson 0-1 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 Team FGs 3-Pt FTS RB AS TO PF HF
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