Halftime Lead Falls Apart In Wayne

[http://www.cugoldenbears.com/_Images/AthleticSportImgs/basketballw/2008-09%20WBB%20Images/Action%20Shots/C-Olstad-UMC.jpg] WAYNE, Neb. - In another game decided in the final minutes of the contest, the Golden Bear women's basketball team (13-10, 5-8 NSIC) fell 70-62 to Wayne State College (11-9, 8-5 NSIC) on Saturday evening.  The Wildcats broke a tie and outscored Concordia in the last 3:28 of the game.  Concordia returns to the Gangelhoff Center next weekend, hosting Bemidji State on Friday and Minnesota Duluth on Saturday, which will also serve as "Pink Zone" night. [http://www.cugoldenbears.com/_Images/AthleticSportImgs/basketballw/2008-09%20WBB%20Images/Action%20Shots/KOlstad_LU2.jpg]The Golden Bears led the entirety of the first half, as Kali Olstad opened the meeting with a three-pointer 15 seconds into the game.  Four different CU players scored as the team jumped out to a quick 10-3 lead. Candace Olstad scored ten of the team's 32 points in the first half, matching Wayne State's Ali Schwartzwald as the scoring leader.  The Golden Bears out-rebounded the Wildcats 24-23 in the first half and marked assists on 12 of their 13 field goals.  They led WSC 32-30 at halftime. Concordia jumped out to a 42-34 lead five minutes into the second period.  They had four field goals to Wayne's two, including two three-point shots from Jamie Jones.  A long range shooting match ensued, with the Wildcats' Clare Duwelius returning the three-pointer, followed by another Kali Olstad triple to keep CU's lead at eight. Wayne State looked more for short range shots as the period continued, getting a number of buckets from Jodie Boss while guard Laquisha Cook got herself to the charity stripe time after time.  Free throws from Cook gave the Golden Bears just a 47-45 lead at the 11:26 mark.  Candace Olstad hit a jumper to put her team back up by two possessions.  The Wildcats kept pressuring with their offense until a three from Duwelius tied the game at the midpoint of the period.  Cook free throws gave Wayne a two-point lead a minute later. The game went back and forth a number of times and hit a 58-58 tie with 3:28 to play.  Boss completed an and-one to give her team the final lead of the game.  The Golden Bears only saw a Candace Olstad three-pointer and a Kelly Supernaw free throw for the remainder of regulation while Boss scored eight of the team's last 12 points in the game as the Wildcats took the decision 70-62. Candace Olstad led the Golden Bears with 19 points, marking the fourth straight game that Olstad scored 17 or more points.  Olstad also matched Abby Nielsen with a team high seven rebounds.  Kali Olstad was the only other player to finish in double figures for scoring, tallying 15, including five three-pointers.  Jamie Jones scored nine points and had seven assists. Concordia hit nine three-pointers in the game and shot 35.8% from the field on the evening.  They had a troubling game from the charity stripe, hitting only 5-of-13 free throws. Leading the way in the Wildcat win was Jodie Boss, who tied a career high with 22 points and also had 11 rebounds and five blocked shots.  Duwelius had four of the team's eight three-point shots for 12 points on the night.  The Wildcats hit 18 free throws and had a strong second half rebounding, finishing the game with a 49-41 margin on the boards.