HLETICS IVERSITY, ST. PA NCORDIA UN PAUL CONCORDIA-ST. QUICK FACTS. Friday February 15 8:00 McCown Gymnasium Winona, Minn.

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1 CO ONCORDIA NCORDIA UN NIVERSITY IVERSITY, ST. PA AUL UL AT THLETICS HLETICS Golden G olden B Bear ear M Men s en s B Basketball asketball February F ebruary , 5-16, cugoldenbears.com/basketballm Assistant A ssistant Athletic Ath Director/Communications: Josh Deer Ph: jdeer@csp.edu Fax: Sp Sports Information Inte Intern: Patrick Rydeen Ph: rydeenp@csp.edu Address: 1282 Concordia Ave, St. Paul, MN QUICK FACTS CONCORDIA-ST. CO C ON NC COR RDI DIAA-S ST T. PAUL PAUL PA UL Founded/Enrollment: / 2,941 Nickname:... Golden Bears School Colors:... Navy Blue and Vegas Gold Stadium/Capacity:...Gangelhoff Center / 2,500+ Affiliation:... NCAA Division II / NSIC President:... Rev. Tom Ries Director of Athletics:... Tom Rubbelke Athletic Dept. Phone:... (651) Athletic Trainer:...Ted Trzynka Friday February 15 8:00 McCown Gymnasium Winona, Minn. TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach... Kelly Boe Boe Phone Boe ... boe@csp.edu Assistant Coaches...Chad Welk, Andrew Kuderer Assistants Phone SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 26 vs Alumni Game Scrimmage W, Nov. 3 at Saint John s - Exh W, Nov. 9 Wisconsin River Falls - Exh W, T Nov. 17 Clarke University L, Nov. 23 at #6 Western Washington L, Nov. 24 vs Alaska Fairbanks W, Dec. 1 at Minnesota State* L, Dec. 7 Upper Iowa* L, Dec. 8 #18 Winona State* L, Dec. 14 at Sioux Falls (S.D.)* L, Dec. 15 at Southwest Minnesota State* L, Dec. 19 Waldorf College (Iowa) W, Jan. 4 at Wayne State (Neb.)* L, Jan. 5 at Augustana (S.D.)* L, Jan. 11 MSU Moorhead* L, Jan. 12 Northern State (S.D.)* L, OT Jan. 15 #8 Minnesota State* L, Jan. 18 at Minnesota Duluth* W, OT Jan. 19 at St. Cloud State* L, Jan. 25 Augustana (SD)* L, Jan. 26 Wayne State (Neb.)* W, Feb. 1 at Minot State (N.D.)* L, Feb. 2 at U-Mary (N.D.)* W, Feb. 8 Minnesota, Crookston* W Feb. 9 Bemidji State* W Feb. 15 at #15 Winona State* 8 p.m. Feb. 16 at Upper Iowa* 8 p.m. Feb. 22 Southwest Minnesota State* 8 p.m. Feb. 23 Sioux Falls (S.D.)* 6 p.m. * - NSIC games home in bold, played at Gangelhoff Center THE NSIC SCENE North Division St. Cloud State Northern State MSU Moorhead Bemidji State Minot State Minnesota Duluth U-Mary Minnesota, Crookston NSIC W-L Pct Overall W-L Pct. Strk L L L L L L L L19 South Division #8 Minnesota State #15 Winona State Augustana Upper Iowa Southwest Minn State Wayne State Sioux Falls Concordia-St. Paul NSIC W-L Pct Overall W-L Pct. Strk W W W W W W W W3 AT AT #15 #1 # 15 WINONA WIINO W NONA ONA A STATE STA TATE T ATE TE GOLDEN BEARS QUICK FACTS WARRIORS Overall NSIC th South...NSIC RK...2nd South NR... NABC DII RK... NR tba...ncaa REG RK... tba Kelly Boe... Head Coach...Mike Leaf St. John s ( 96)... Alma Mater (Yr.)... Winona State ( 85) (8th year)... Career Record (15th year) (7th year)... Record at School... same All-Time Series Series Under Head Coach ( )... School All-Time Record (1st yr)... 1,061-1,041 ( ) All-Time NSIC Record UMAC ( )... Conference Titles (Last)...14 ( ) All-Time NSIC Tournament Record none... Conference Tournament Titles (Last)... five ( ) NCAA Tournament Record none...ncaa Tournament Appearances / Consecutive / none n/a... Last NCAA Tournament Appearance cugoldenbears.com...website... winonastatewarriors.com CONCORDIA-ST. C CO ON NC COR ORDI DIAA-S ST T. PAUL PAUL PA UL AT A T UPPER U UP UPPE PP PE ER IOWA IOWA IO WA Saturday February 16 8:00 Dorman Gymnasium Fayette, Iowa GOLDEN BEARS QUICK FACTS PEACOCKS Overall NSIC th South...NSIC RK...4th South NR... NABC DII RK... NR tba...ncaa REG RK... tba Kelly Boe... Head Coach... Brian Dolan St. John s ( 96)... Alma Mater (Yr.)... William Jewell ( 98) (8th year)... Career Record (7th year) (7th year)... Record at School... same All-Time Series Series Under Head Coach ( )... School All-Time Record (1st yr)... n/a All-Time NSIC Record UMAC ( )... Conference Titles (Last)... none All-Time NSIC Tournament Record none... Conference Tournament Titles (Last)... none NCAA Tournament Record none...ncaa Tournament Appearances / Consecutive... none n/a... Last NCAA Tournament Appearance... n/a cugoldenbears.com...website...upperiowaathletics.com ONLINE COVERAGE WATCH LIVE... LIVE STATS (home link)... NSIC LIVE STATS MATRIX... (find link in matrix) HIGHLIGHTS (home only)...

2 CU MEN S BASKETBALL FEB 15 - AT WINONA STATE FEB 16 - AT UPPER IOWA IN THE NSIC/NCAA RANKINGS SCORING PPG NSIC NCAA* Terez VanPelt Cole Olstad Isaiah Thomas REBOUNDING RPG NSIC NCAA* ASSISTS APG NSIC NCAA* Terez VanPelt STEALS SPG NSIC NCAA* Cole Olstad BLOCKS BPG NSIC NCAA* Shea Mandli FIELD GOAL PCT. PCT. NSIC NCAA* Terez VanPelt Cole Olstad FREE THROW PCT. PCT. NSIC NCAA* Terez VanPelt Cole Olstad PT. FG PCT. PCT. NSIC NCAA* Cordell Smith Cole Olstad Isaiah Thomas PT. FG MADE 3/GM NSIC NCAA* Isaiah Thomas Cole Olstad AST/TO RATIO TOTAL NSIC NCAA* Terez VanPelt OFF REBOUNDS TOTAL NSIC NCAA* DEF REBOUNDS TOTAL NSIC NCAA* MINUTES/GAME MPG NSIC NCAA* Terez VanPelt Cole Olstad Isaiah Thomas TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS CATEGORY TOTAL NSIC NCAA* Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Free Throw Pct Field Goal Pct FG Pct. Defense Pt. FG Pct Pt. FG Pct. Def Rebounding Offense Rebounding Defense Rebounding Margin Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Pt. FG Made Turnovers Attendance NCAA ranks 286 D2 teams, top 250 individuals THIS WEEKEND Concordia heads south to take on Winona State and Upper Iowa this weekend in a pair of NSIC South division games. NAIL-BITERS PILING UP The Golden Bears 7-15 overall record doesn t tell the whole story as the young squad has posted a 5-10 record in games decided by 10 points or less. In many of those 10 losses, they have held leads in the fi nal 10 minutes of play or later and had chances to tie or win on the game s fi nal possession. GOLDEN BEARS COMING TO LIFE After starting 0-10 in conference play, the Bears have won fi ve of their last eight and three in a row. The offense has been clicking, scoring 74 points or more in all but one of their last eight. FREE THROW MARKSMEN Concordia leads the Northern Sun and is second in the country in free throw shooting, making 78.9% as a team overall (22 games) and an even sharper 81.6% mark in 18 NSIC contests. Three players shoot at an 80.0% or better clip at the stripe led by sophomore Terez VanPelt (84.1%) and sophomore Cole Olstad (84.0%). VanPelt also reaches the line regularly, leading the team with 151 attempts - that s 37.1% of the team s total free throw attempts. VanPelt recently had a string of 30-straight free throws made spanning nearly fi ve full games. Further, VanPelt has made 66 of his last 73 free throws (90.4%) in the past 12 games, while the team has made 82.6% ( ) during that same span. LAST TIME OUT: CONCORDIA SWEEPS CROOKSTON/ BEMIDJI STATE Last weekend the Golden Bears picked up their fi rst conference sweep of the season with a pair of wins over Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State. On Friday, Cole Olstad continued his solid play and led the way with 28 points on shooting and 4-6 from three in the Bears win. This was his second consecutive game with 28+ points after scoring 30 in the previous game against U-Mary. Terez VanPelt also had a big night with 25 points and fi ve assists. VanPelt was 9-13 from the fi eld and didn t turn the ball over. On Saturday, Concordia went wire-to-wire with Bemidji State, winning the game on a go-ahead three with 4.4 seconds from Cordell Smith to give them an victory. Smith had easily his best game as a Golden Bear, scoring 21 points on 8-11 shooting and 5-7 from three while also picking up 10 rebounds to complete the double-double. The 21 points and 10 boards were both career-highs. Senior Isaiah Thomas connected early and often from three, hitting his fi rst six of the game and fi nished with 22 points on 7-9 shooting and 6-8 from beyond the arc. SERIES HISTORY: WINONA 38, CONCORDIA 2 The Warriors have dominated the all-time series, winning 38 of the 40 meetings. Winona State won the first 31 meetings before CU finally broke through on December 6th, 2008 with a win in Winona. Concordia won again in Winona on February 5th, 2011 by a score of WSU has won the last four meetings. LAST MEETING: WINONA 66, CONCORDIA 63 Back on December 8th, the Golden Bears and Warriors battled to the finish in St. Paul. Concordia held the ball with a chance to tie the game as the final seconds were ticking away when Terez VanPelt was called for an offensive foul as time expired. VanPelt paced the offense with 20 points on 9-10 from the line while Thomas added 17 points on five threes. Freshman Shea Mandli also grabbed a career-high 10 boards in the game. SCOUTING THE WARRIORS The Winona State Warriors come into the weekend red-hot, winning 15 of their last 16 games. This streak started with the fi rst meeting of the year between these two teams. Winona had won 14 straight games before being beaten by St. CONCORDIA PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. GP-S MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG STL BLK PPG 25 Terez Van Pelt G So DJ Lewis G So Cole Olstad G So Cordell Smith F Jr Shea Mandli F Fr GOLDEN BEARS OFF-THE-BENCH 24 Isaiah Thomas F Sr Nick Mabbutt F Sr Mike Yahnke F R-Fr Demetrius Martin G Fr Taylor Steinbauer F Jr WINONA STATE PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. GP-S MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG STL BLK PPG 1 Kellen Taylor G Jr Xavier Humprhey G Sr Taylor Cameron G Jr Caleb Palkert F Sr Clayton Vette C Sr WARRIORS OFF-THE-BENCH 2 Grant Johnson G Sr Zander Culver G Sr Jordan Fischer G Jr Mark Blacklock F Fr UPPER IOWA PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. GP-S MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG STL BLK PPG 15 Jake Hughes G Sr Bo Pagel G So David Smith G R-Jr Sam Elgin F Sr Tucker Wentzien C Sr PEACOCKS OFF-THE-BENCH 1 Joey Woods G R-Jr Grant Lang G So Jake Shonka C R-Sr Cedric Collins G R-Sr Jordan Hay F Fr

3 CU MEN S BASKETBALL FEB 15 - AT WINONA STATE FEB 16 - AT UPPER IOWA CU S RECORD WHEN... OPPONENTS vs Ranked Teams vs in-region Teams vs Region-Ranked... n/a vs DII non-conference LOCATION on the road at home neutral site SCORING Scoring under Scoring Scoring Scoring Scoring 90-plus DEFENSE Allowing under Allowing Allowing Allowing Allowing 90-plus FINAL SCORING MARGIN 1-5 points points points points plus HALFTIME SCORE Leading by 5 or less Leading by Leading by 11-plus Score is tied Trailing by 5 or less Trailing by Trailing by 11-plus REBOUNDING Outrebound opponent Outrebounded by opponent Rebounds even FIELD GOAL SHOOTING Higher FG than opp Lower FG than opp FG even Shoot 50%-plus Shoot 40-49% Shoot under 40% Opp shoots 50%-plus Opp shoots 40-49% Opp shoots under 40% THREE-POINT SHOOTING Making under Making Making 10-plus Opp makes under Opp makes Opp makes 10-plus Make more than opp Make less than opp Make same amount FREE THROWS Attempt 20-plus Attempt under Opponent Attempt 20-plus Opponent under Attempt more than opp Attempt fewer than opp Attempt same TURNOVERS Commit under Commit Commit 15-plus Force under Force Force 15-plus Win turnover battle Lose turnover battle Turnovers even Cloud State in St. Cloud on Friday. WSU responded with a convincing win in Duluth on Saturday. Winona stands in a tie with Minnesota State for fi rst place in the NSIC standings. These two teams will meet Saturday night in Winona in a game that could potentially determine the winner of the conference. The Golden Eagles are led offensively by senior center Clayton Vette, who averages 20.2 PPG. His 20.2 PPG puts him in a virtual tie with Cameron McCaffrey of Augustana as the leading scorer of the league. He is joined by fellow starter Xavier Humphrey (11.2) and Grant Johnson (11.3) off the bench as the only Warriors who average in double fi gures. The Warriors are a very experienced squad, with eight of their nine rotation players being upperclassmen. SERIES HISTORY: CONCORDIA 11, UPPER IOWA 7 After Upper Iowa took the fi rst three meeting of the series Concordia has been quite successful against UIU. The Golden Bears had won four straight in the series before dropping their fi rst game against them this season. CU is 6-2 all-time in Fayette and has won the last two meetings there. LAST MEETING: UPPER IOWA 77, CONCORDIA 71 The Golden Bears rallied to cut the Peacocks 11-point lead to one with 1:19 left in the game but were unable to close the gap. UIU shot 52.0% from the fl oor and got a huge spark from Jake Shonka off the bench. Shonka put in 23 points and nine boards on 9-11 shooting and 5-5 from the stripe. Isaiah Thomas led the way for the Golden Bears, scoring 20 points on 8-19 shooting and 4-8 from deep and also grabbing 11 boards for a double-double. Terez VanPelt had 21 points and fi ve assists while shooting 8-15 from the fi eld. SCOUTING THE PEACOCKS The Upper Iowa Peacocks come into the weekend playing good basketball, sweeping their last weekend and winning four of their last fi ve. The road sweep of Duluth and St. Cloud has the Peacocks tied with Augustana at 13-5 in conference play, two games behind the leaders. Upper Iowa tends to slow the pace down and play tough defense, holding opponents to only 63.7 PPG, third fewest in the NSIC. They have been able to hold opponents below 75 points every game this season. It will be a battle of styles with the fast paced Bears and their 4th-ranked scoring offense in the league agaisnt the slow paced Peacocks. Upper Iowa is led in scoring by senior post Tucker Wentzein, who averages 13.8 PPG. He is joined with senior forward Sam Elgin in double fi gures (11.9). UIU tends to work the ball inside whenever they get the chance as they rank 12th in three-point percentage (33.0%) and 14th in three made per game (5.3). Their team fi eld goal percentage of 45.8% is good for eighth in the league and they shoot 75.5% from the charity stripe which is good for third in the league. TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON Overall-games Statistic... CU WSU UIU Scoring Off , 4th 72.2, 5th 69.2, 10th Scoring Def , 16th 63.7, 2nd 63.7, 3rd Scoring Margin , 12th +8.5, 3rd +5.5, 5th FT Pct , 1st.760, 2nd.755, 3rd FG Pct , 9th.462, 7th.458, 8th Def FG Pct , 14th.392, 1st.427, 4th 3FG Pct , 5th.350, 11th.330, 12th Rebounding , 11th 36.4, 4th 32.9, 9th Reb Margin , 13th +3.2, 5th +1.6, 7th Blocks...3.6, 5th 4.6, 1st 2.5, 11th Assists , 9th 13.8, 4th 12.5, 8th Steals , 10th 6.0, 11th 6.4, 7th TO Margin , 11th -0.4, 10th +0.9, 6th Assist-TO-Ratio , 7th 1.06, 5th 1.09, 4th Off Rebounds , 7th 9.9, 8th 9.0, 13th 3FG Made , 6th 6.6, 7th 5.3, 14th IRON MEN LEADING THE GOLDEN BEARS Concordia has relied heavily on its three leading scorers: Terez VanPelt (19.2), Cole Olstad (15.6) and Isaiah Thomas (11.6). Not only have they been relied on to score, but to play big minutes. All three average at least 32.9 minutes per game and have taken over 60% of the team s shots while accounting for 64.0% of the scoring. They have also made 114 of the team s 151 three-pointers. One of the iron three have led the team in scoring every game this year. TEREZ VANPELT NOTES In just his second year, Terez VanPelt has emerged as a star in the Northern Sun, ranked fourth in the league in scoring (19.2) and third in assists (4.5). He s been consistent, scoring at least 13 points in every game but one while topping 20-plus 13 times and fi ve of the last seven. He s also dished three assists or more in every game, and in his plus point games, VanPelt has also dished 5-plus assists in nine of those. While he features a strong mid-range jumper and ability to drive to the basket, he gets to the line regularly (6.8 attempts/game) and converts 84.1%. He had a string of 30-straight free throws made that spanned nearly fi ve full games and has made 66 of his last 73 (90.4%) foul shots over 12 games. He earned NSIC Player of the Week honors over Holiday break for a 22-point, 5-assist performance in a non-conference win over Waldorf College. ISAIAH THOMAS NOTES One of the top three-point shooters in school history, Isaiah Thomas is having his career year as a senior. He averages a career-high 11.6 points per game while making 40.5% from three-point territory. He s fourth in the league with 2.4 three-pointers made per game, ninth in minutes (32.9) and 27th in scoring. He s scored in double fi gures 12 times and scored 15-plus eight times. He s made a three-pointer in all but one game including making 4-plus three-pointers in six games including four games with fi ve three s. He has one of the team s two double-doubles for the year, a 20-point, 11-rebound performance against Upper Iowa. He had his second 20-plus point performance while dropping in a season-high 23 points including fi ve three-pointers and 9-of-13 shooting in a home win over Wayne State. He hit his fi rst six threes of the game en route to 22 points on 7-9 shooting (6-8 from three) in a home win over Bemidji State. In his career as a Golden Bear, Thomas is a 39.8% threepoint shooter and averages 8.7 points over 100 games. He ranks fourth in career three-pointers made (179) and fi fth in percentage (39.8%). His playing time and scoring have increased each of his four years as a Division II player. COLE OLSTAD NOTES Sophomore Cole Olstad has also had a breakout second season, averaging 15.6 points, a team-high 4.9 rebounds and is second on the team with 43 assists. He s topped 10 points in 17 of 21 games played. He s had 5-plus rebounds 12 times including a career-high 10 rebounds in a win over Alaska-Fairbanks. He s set a new career-high in scoring fi ve times this year, topping 20 each time (21 vs Clarke, 11/17; 23 at SMSU, 12/15; 26 vs Northern St, 1/12; 28 vs Augie, 1/25/13; 30 vs U-Mary, 2/2). His outside shooting has been solid, making two or more three s 12 times. He s connecting at a 41.2% (40-97) clip from three-point range and 84.0% (63-75) at the foul line. He s also Concordia s top wing defender and regularly matches up with an opponent s top scoring threat, whether it s the opponent s 1, 2 or 3 position.

4 CU MEN S BASKETBALL FEB 15 - AT WINONA STATE FEB 16 - AT UPPER IOWA NABC DII TOP-25 Rk. Team W-L Pts Prev 1 Metro State (13) Western Washington (3) West Liberty Cal Poly Pomona Minnesota State-Mankato Seattle Pacifi c Indiana (Pa.) Florida Southern Alabama-Huntsville Southern Indiana Bellarmine Winona State East Stroudsburg Adams State Saint Anselm Lincoln Memorial Washburn Harding Wayne State (Mich.) Fort Lewis Indianapolis North Alabama NR 23 Kentucky Wesleyan Winston-Salem State Dominican (N.Y.) NR Others recieving votes: Rollins 28, Fairmont State 23, Barton 20, Saint Leo 16, Cal State-San Bernardino 11, Dixie State 10, Grand Valley State 7, Newman 5, St Cloud State 4, Gannon 3, Midwestern State 3, Central Missouri 2, Augustana (S.D.) 2, Drury 2, Lenoir-Rhyne 1. Dropped out: No. 12 Barton, No. 19 Rollins. BIG MAN ROTATION Concordia s front line is perhaps as deep as it s ever been and the rotation seems to be settled at this point in the season. The Golden Bears have started freshman Shea Mandli in every game since the season opener, while fellow freshman Mike Yahnke has also started 12 games this season. Nick Mabbutt has been the top contributor off the bench and Taylor Steinbauer has been a rotational reserve against certain match-ups. Mabbutt leads the group statistically with 7.0 points and has added 17 blocked shots while playing 17.8 minutes per game primarily off the bench. Mandli has averaged the most playing time (22.3 minutes) and rebounds (4.5) while adding 4.7 points and a team-leading 20 blocked shots. CORDELL SMITH: FROM GRIDIRON TO HARDWOOD Junior Cordell Smith made an immediate transition from football season to basketball season as a dynamic two sport athlete. He hasn t missed a game and is averaging a careerhigh 18.5 minutes per game mostly off the bench, with 5.7 points, 3.6 rebounds with 15 assists and 12 steals. He has joined the starting lineup the last fi ve games. Since joining the starting lineup he has averaged 11.5 points and 7.8 rebounds. Smith has clocked at least 11 minutes in all but two games, scored in all but three games and had a three-game stretch with 5-plus rebounds per game in early December. He s scored eight or more points fi ve times with 12 points at Minot State. He has scored in double fi gures in three of the last four games. 24th in the NCAA. It s been a consistent effort as well, as the squad has committed 13 or fewer turnovers in 19 of 22 games this season. NCAA Central Region teams in bold NCAA CENTRAL REGION RANKINGS Rk Team OVR REG LW NSIC teams in bold Dropped Out: NSIC PRESEASON COACHES POLL Rk Team...Points 1 Winona State (10) Southwest Minnesota State (4) Minnesota State St. Cloud State MSU Moorhead (1) Augustana (1) Minnesota Duluth Northern State Concordia-St. Paul Wayne State Sioux Falls Bemidji State...72 Upper Iowa U-Mary Minot State Minnesota, Crookston...21 First Place Votes in ( ) North Division: 1. MSU Moorhead (5), 46 pts; 2. St. Cloud St. (2), 43 pts; 3. Northern St. (1), 35 pts; 4. Minn. Duluth, 34 pts; 5. Bemidji St., 25 pts; 6. U- Mary, 21 pts; 7. UM, Crookston & Minot St., 10 pts South Division: 1. Winona St. (6), 48 pts; 2. SMSU (1), 42 pts; 3. Minn. St., 36 pts; 4. Augie (1), 33 pts; 5. Concordia, 24 pts; 6. Wayne St., 18 pts; 7. Upper Iowa, 12 pts; 8. Sioux Falls, 11 pts Smith earned his fi rst career start, scoring fi ve points and grabbing seven rebounds in a win over Wayne State. He has also started the last two games, including 32 minutes against Mary and pulling down eight boards in both games. His breakout game came against Bemidji State, setting career-highs in scoring, rebounding, threes and minutes while hitting the game-winning three with 4.4 seconds left. He hit 8 of 11 shots and 5 of 7 threes to fi nish with a double-double with 21 points and 10 boards. As a football player, Smith was a starting wide receiver for Concordia and led the team in receptions (43) and was second in receiving yards (627) and touchdowns (5). He was among the top-10 NSIC receiving leaders in receptions and yards for the fi rst nine games of the season and had a pair of 8-catch, 100-yard games that each came with a touchdown. 80 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER FOR BOE S TEAMS The Golden Bears have only topped 80 points in a game four times this season, but also have only allowed 80-plus points seven times in 22 games. The Bears are 3-1 in games in which they have scored 80+ this season and are 1-6 when surrendering 80+. Last season, when Concordia scored at least 80 points they were 10-2 while they posted an 11-4 record when they allowed under 80 points. But they went just 2-12 when scoring under 80 and 1-10 when the opposition reached 80 or higher. Since Kelly Boe has been head coach, Concordia is when scoring at least 80 points, 15-1 when scoring 90-plus and 8-0 when scoring 100-plus. When allowing 80 or more points under Kelly Boe, Concordia is They are 3-13 when allowing 90-plus and are 1-1 when allowing over 100 points. In games where both teams score 80-plus points, they are 8-11 all-time under Boe. TURNOVER FREE IS THE WAY TO BE! The Concordia basketball team has been excellent at taking care of the ball, averaging just 11.9 turnovers per game

5 tournament once CU MEN S BASKETBALL FEB 15 - AT WINONA STATE FEB 16 - AT UPPER IOWA Kelly Boe has been head coach of the Golden Bears since the season and is now in his ninth year in the men s basketball program entering the season. He has compiled a overall record as head coach while producing a mark in Northern Sun play. The eighth head coach in the history of the men s basketball program, Boe is the program s all-time leader in winning percentage and his 98 wins rank third in school history. Boe has led the Golden Bears to the upper tier of the Northern Sun by leading the team to host first round NSIC Tournament games in three of his six years as head coach while only missing out on the 8-team In his first season as head coach, Boe led the Golden Bears to their best season in school history in and the best season at the Division II level with a 21-8 overall record. Concordia also had its best fi nish in the NSIC with a 13-5 overall mark and a tie for third in the final conference standings. The Golden Bears posted their second 13-win NSIC campaign in the season while picking up a number of key road victories along the way against perennial league powers Winona State, St. Cloud State and Minnesota State among others. Prior to being named head coach of Golden Bear basketball in the summer of 2006, Boe spent the previous two years as the top assistant coach at Concordia. In those two years, Boe assisted in guiding the Golden Bears to back-to-back winning seasons and a combined record. Boe s background includes three successful NCAA Division II assistant coaching runs with St. Cloud State University ( ), Minnesota State University, Mankato ( ) and Concordia University ( ). In between his fi rst two NCAA DII stints, Boe had a two-year stop at Madison Area Technical College, where he was an assistant for one season before taking over as head coach and guiding the squad to a Wisconsin Technical College League title in the season. He started his career at St. John s University as an assistant coach where he was able to learn under Jim Smith, who is the all-time winningest collegiate basketball coach in the state of Minnesota. Boe has a master s degree in sports management from St. Cloud State and a Bachelor of Science in Education/Sports Management from St. John s University, graduating from SJU in CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY GOLDEN BEARS ROSTER BOE YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS Overall NSIC Year School W L Pct W L Pct Madison TC* Concordia Concordia Concordia Concordia Concordia Concordia Concordia Totals Overall Totals at Concordia * - Wis. Tech. College League Championship BOE AGAINST ALL OPPONENTS Opponent... W-L Academy of Art (CA) Alaska Fairbanks Augustana Augsburg Bemidji State Bowling Green State (OH) Cal. State Monterey Bay Chadron State (NE) Clarke University (IA) Georgia State Judson University (IL) Macalester U-Mary Minnesota, Crookston Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State MSU Moorhead Minot State Nebraska-Omaha North Central University (MN) North Dakota Northern State Northwestern (MN) Peru State (NE) Regis University (CO) Sioux Falls St. Cloud State St. Thomas San Francisco State Southwest Minnesota State Upper Iowa Valley City State (ND) Waldorf College Wayne State Western Washington Winona State Wisonsin-Parkside Wisconsin-River Falls Totals BOE COACHING SNAPSHOT Year School Title St. John s Univ. Assistant Coach St. Cloud State Assistant Coach Madison Area TC Assistant Coach Madison Area TC Head Coach Minnesota State Assistant Coach Concordia Univ. Assistant Coach Concordia Univ. Head Coach No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School Previous College 2 Clay Olstad G Jr. Elgin, Minn. Plainview-Elgin-Millville HS 3 DJ Lewis G So. New Orleans, La. New Horizon Prep New Mexico State 5 Demitrius Martin G Fr. Minnetonka, Minn. Hopkins HS 10 Joshua Stockman G Fr. Janesville, Minn. Janesville HS 11 Cole Olstad G So. Elgin, Minn. Plainview-Elgin-Millville HS 12 Cordell Smith G Jr. Mequon, Wis. Homestead HS 21 Zach Towle G Sr. Maplewood, Minn. Concordia Academy Northeast Nebraska CC 24 Isaiah Thomas F Sr. Fridley, Minn. Fridley HS 25 Terez VanPelt G So. Osseo, Minn. Osseo HS 31 Nicco Montgomery G Sr. St. Paul, Minn. Harding HS Riverland CC 33 Nick Mabbutt F Sr. Milton Keynes, UK MK Lions Club South Dakota 34 Shea Mandli F Fr. Eagan, Minn. Eagan HS 42 Mike Yahnke F R-Fr. Delano, Minn. Delano HS Texas-Pan American 52 Taylor Steinbauer F Jr. Owatonna, Minn. Owatonna HS Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Kelly Boe (7th season) Chad Welk, Andrew Kuderer

6 CU MEN S BASKETBALL FEB 15 - AT WINONA STATE FEB 16 - AT UPPER IOWA RELEASE NO. 14 FOR IMMESDIATE RELEASE MEN S BASKETBALL RELEASE FEBRUARY 11, Nick Kornder Asst. Commissioner for Media Relations 2999 County Road 42 West Burnsville, MN P: F: Kornder@northernsun.org NSIC Player of the Week #44 Clayton Vette C, 6-9, 240, Sr., Waverly, Iowa Shell Rock-Waverly HS Winona State Clayton Vette had a pair of outstanding games, averaging 29.5 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting 63 percent for the No. 12 Warriors. Vette tied his career high with 31 points in the Warriors victory over Minnesota Duluth. Vette went 10-of-16 on the game while also making 11 of his 12 free throw attempts. He also had eight rebounds in the win. Vette also scored 28 points and grabbed nine boards while shooting 9-of-14 in a loss at St. Cloud State Friday. On the weekend Vette went 19-of-30 (63.3%) from the floor while making 21-of-23 (91.3) free throw attempts. The senior also recorded three steals and blocked two shots. This marks the second week in a row Vette has been named NSIC Player of the Week. Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Men s Basketball Standings as of February 11, 2013 NSIC Overall W-L Win % W-L Win% Strk #8 Minnesota State W1 # 15 Winona State W1 RV-Augustana W1 RV-St. Cloud State L1 Upper Iowa W2 Northern State L2 Southwest Minnesota W3 MSU Moorhead L1 Bemidji State L1 Wayne State W3 Minot State L3 Sioux Falls W2 Concordia-St. Paul W3 Minnesota Duluth L5 U-Mary L13 Minnesota, Crookston L19 Rankings based on NABC Preseason Coaches Poll (2/12/13) RV= Received Votes North Division Standings St. Cloud State Northern State MSU Moorhead Bemidji State Minot State Minnesota Duluth U-Mary Minnesota, Crookston South Division Standings Minnesota State Winona State Augustana Upper Iowa Southwest Minnesota State Wayne State Sioux Falls Concordia-St. Paul The regular season champion will be based on the 22-game NSIC schedule. Each team will play teams in their division twice (14) and teams in the other division once (8). A NSIC North and South Division Champion will also be awarded. Divisional standings will also be based on all 22 NSIC contests played. In the case of a tie, co-champions will be awarded. The 16-team NSIC/Sanford Health Women s Basketball Tournament will be play on Feb. 27 and March 2 at the higher seed. The semifinals and championship will be March 8-9 at Taylor Arena in Rochester, Minn. NABC DII TOP 25 COACHES POLL 2/12/13 1. Metropolitan State (13) Western Washington (3) West Liberty, W.Va Cal Poly Pomona Week 14 Results Week 15 Schedule 2/8 * U-Mary 64 at Southwest Minnesota State 77 2/15 * Wayne State at SSMSU 8 p.m. 7. Alabama-Huntsville /8 * Minnesota, Crookston 66 at Concordia-St. Paul 88 2/15 * Minnesota State at Upper Iowa 8 p.m. 8. Minnesota State /8 * Wayne State 70 at Northern State 67 2/15 * Minnesota, Crookston at U-Mary 8 p.m. 9. East Stroudsburg, Pa /8 * Bemidji State 82 at Minnesota State 74 2/15 * Bemidji State at Minot State 8 p.m. 10. Saint Anselm, N.H /8 * Augustana 62 at MSU Moorhead Indiana, Pa /15 * Northern State at Minnesota Duluth 8 p.m. 2/8 * Minot State 59 at Sioux Falls Indianapolis, Ind /15 * Concordia-St. Paul at Winona State 8 p.m. 13. Bellarmine, Ky /8 * Upper Iowa 70 at Minnesota Duluth 69 2/15 * Augustana at Sioux Falls 8 p.m. 14. Winston-Salem State, N.C /8 * Winona State 78 at St. Cloud State 79 2/15 * MSU Moorhead at St. Cloud State 8 p.m. 15. Winona State Seattle Pacific, Wash. 6. Florida Southern Saint Leo, Fla NR 2/9 * Minnesota, Crookston 55 at Minnesota State 93 2/16 * Minnesota State at Winona State 6 p.m. 17. Gannon, Pa NR 2/9 * Wayne State 73 at MSU Moorhead Drury, Mo NR 2/16 * Northern State at St. Cloud State 6 p.m. 2/9 * Winona State 89 at Minnesota Duluth Dixie State, Utah NR 2/16 * Wayne State at Sioux Falls 6 p.m. 2/9 * Bemidji State 84 at Concordia-St. Paul Lincoln Memorial, Tenn /16 * Minnesota, Crookston at Minot State 6 p.m. 21. Wisconsin-Parkside NR 2/9 * Upper Iowa 71 at St. Cloud State 70 2/16 * MSU Moorhead at Minnesota Duluth 6 p.m. 22. Fort Lewis, Colo /9 * U-Mary 70 at Sioux Falls 75 2/16 * Bemidji State at U-Mary 6 p.m. 23. Southern Indiana /9 * Augustana 72 at Northern State 62 2/16 * Augustana at SMSU 7 p.m. 24. North Alabama /9 * Minot State 68 at Southwest Minnesota State Washburn, Kan /16 * Concordia-St. Paul at Upper Iowa 8 p.m. Others receiving votes: St. Cloud State 10, Augustana 2 *NSIC Contest The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Augustana College Bemidji State Concordia -St. Paul University of Mary Minnesota, Crookston Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State University, Mankato MSU Moorhead Minot State Northern State Sioux Falls Southwest t Minnesota nes State St. Cloud State Upper Iowa Wayne State Winona State

7 Concordia University Basketball Concordia-St. Paul Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 15, 2013) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 25 VanPelt, Terez Olstad, Cole Thomas, Isaiah Mabbutt, Nick Smith, Cordell Mandli, Shea Yahnke, Mike Martin, Demitrius Steinbauer, Taylor Lewis, DJ Towle, Zach Olstad, Clay Stockman, Joshua Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS CU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/17/12 CLARKE UNIVERSITY L /23/12 at Western Washington L /24/12 vs Alaska Fairbanks W * 12/01/12 at Minnesota State L * 12/07/12 UPPER IOWA L * 12/08/12 WINONA STATE L * 12/14/12 at Sioux Falls L * 12/15/12 at Southwest Minnesota L /19/12 WALDORF W * 01/04/13 at Wayne State (Neb.) L * 01/05/13 at Augustana (SD) L * 01/11/13 MSU MOORHEAD L * 01/12/13 NORTHERN STATELot * 01/15/13 MINNESOTA STATE L * 01/18/13 at Minnesota Duluth Wot * 01/19/13 at St. Cloud State L * 01/25/13 AUGUSTANA (SD) L * 01/26/13 WAYNE STATE (NEB.) W * 02/01/13 at Minot State L * 02/02/13 at U-Mary W * 02/08/13 MINN.-CROOKSTON W * 02/09/13 BEMIDJI STATE W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Concordia-St. Paul Opponents

8 Concordia University Basketball Concordia-St. Paul Season/Career Statistics (as of Feb 15, 2013) All games SEASON STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS SUMMARY gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/g gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/g VanPelt, Terez Olstad, Cole Thomas, Isaiah Mabbutt, Nick Smith, Cordell Mandli, Shea Yahnke, Mike Martin, Demitrius Steinbauer, Taylor Lewis, DJ Towle, Zach Olstad, Clay Stockman, Joshua SCORING fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g VanPelt, Terez Olstad, Cole Thomas, Isaiah Mabbutt, Nick Smith, Cordell Mandli, Shea Yahnke, Mike Martin, Demitrius Steinbauer, Taylor Lewis, DJ Towle, Zach Olstad, Clay Stockman, Joshua TOTALS o-reb d-reb t-reb pf fo ast to a/to o-reb d-reb t-reb pf fo ast to a/to VanPelt, Terez Olstad, Cole Thomas, Isaiah Mabbutt, Nick Smith, Cordell Mandli, Shea Yahnke, Mike Martin, Demitrius Steinbauer, Taylor Lewis, DJ Towle, Zach Olstad, Clay Stockman, Joshua

9 Concordia University Basketball Concordia-St. Paul Team Game-by-Game (as of Feb 15, 2013) All games TEAM STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CLARKE UNIVERSITY 11/17/ L at Western Washington 11/23/ L vs Alaska Fairbanks 11/24/ W at Minnesota State 12/01/ L UPPER IOWA 12/07/ L WINONA STATE 12/08/ L at Sioux Falls 12/14/ L at Southwest Minnesota 12/15/ L WALDORF 12/19/ W at Wayne State (Neb.) 01/04/ L at Augustana (SD) 01/05/ L MSU MOORHEAD 01/11/ L NORTHERN STATE 01/12/ Lot MINNESOTA STATE 01/15/ L at Minnesota Duluth 01/18/ Wot at St. Cloud State 01/19/ L AUGUSTANA (SD) 01/25/ L WAYNE STATE (NEB.) 01/26/ W at Minot State 02/01/ L at U-Mary 02/02/ W MINN.-CROOKSTON 02/08/ W BEMIDJI STATE 02/09/ W Concordia-St. Paul Opponents Games played: 22 Points/game: 72.5 FG Pct: FG Pct: 37.1 FT Pct: 78.9 Rebounds/game: 32.3 Assists/game: 12.5 Turnovers/game: 11.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1 Steals/game: 6.0 Blocks/game: 3.5

10 Concordia University Basketball Concordia-St. Paul Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Feb 15, 2013) All games OPPONENT STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CLARKE UNIVERSITY 11/17/ L at Western Washington 11/23/ L vs Alaska Fairbanks 11/24/ W at Minnesota State 12/01/ L UPPER IOWA 12/07/ L WINONA STATE 12/08/ L at Sioux Falls 12/14/ L at Southwest Minnesota 12/15/ L WALDORF 12/19/ W at Wayne State (Neb.) 01/04/ L at Augustana (SD) 01/05/ L MSU MOORHEAD 01/11/ L NORTHERN STATE 01/12/ Lot MINNESOTA STATE 01/15/ L at Minnesota Duluth 01/18/ Wot at St. Cloud State 01/19/ L AUGUSTANA (SD) 01/25/ L WAYNE STATE (NEB.) 01/26/ W at Minot State 02/01/ L at U-Mary 02/02/ W MINN.-CROOKSTON 02/08/ W BEMIDJI STATE 02/09/ W Opponents Concordia-St. Paul Games played: 22 Points/game: 77.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 41.1 FT Pct: 73.1 Rebounds/game: 35.3 Assists/game: 14.5 Turnovers/game: 11.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3 Steals/game: 5.9 Blocks/game: 3.5