For the second-straight outing, the Bulldogs were held below 60 points in a GPAC defeat. Justin Wiersema (17 points, 12 rebounds) recorded his first career double-double despite the 64-59 loss at Doane.
In the mix near the top of the jumbled GPAC standings, the Bulldogs hope to get back in the win column as they make trips to Doane and Dordt this week. Concordia has won 10 of its last 12 games.
In action Saturday (Feb. 1) at the Corn Palace, the Bulldogs did not look like the team that had won 10 of its last 11 games. Concordia shot only 28.3 percent from the floor and suffered a 71-50 road loss.
Concordia led by as many as 24 points, only to have that lead dwindle to two in the final minute on Wednesday (Jan. 29). However, Tanner Shuck (23 points) and the Bulldogs held on for an 86-82 win over Northwestern.
Fresh off a CIT championship, Tanner Shuck and the Bulldogs now enter the stretch run of conference play. They will be up against Northwestern and 10th-ranked Dakota Wesleyan this week.
The Bulldogs would not be denied this time. Behind MVP Tanner Shuck, the Bulldogs rolled to a 92-55 CIT championship game victory over Concordia-Wisconsin. CUNE won its 28th all-time CIT title.
A dominant first half on both ends of the floor lifted the Bulldogs to a 79-57 CIT win over Concordia-Ann Arbor on Jan. 24, 2020. Seven Bulldogs put home at least seven points while CUNE limited the Cardinals to 34.5 percent shooting.
The program's longest win streak in 10 years came to a conclusion at the hands of No. 1 Morningside on Wednesday (Jan. 22). Sam Scarpelli and Brevin Sloup combined for 39 points in the 85-72 defeat.
It should be an electric week for the Bulldogs, who are riding a seven-game win streak. CUNE will host No. 1 Morningside prior to heading to the Chicago area for the 69th annual CIT.
Brevin Sloup went wild in the second half while eclipsing 1,000 career points for the red hot Bulldogs. Sloup and fellow senior Tanner Shuck combined for 43 points in spurring an 83-72 win at Briar Cliff on Saturday (Jan. 18).
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