Taylor House (Maple Grove, MN, Maple Grove) dropped a career high 24 points against Concordia University (Wis.) on Saturday evening to lead the Falcons to a decisive 71-57 victory. House's 24 points is the most by any Falcon this season and the most since Tiffany Gregorich (Altoona, Altoona) put in 30 last year at Eau Claire.
Saturday marked the first meeting between the two schools as River Falls continues their dominance outside the WIAC. The Falcons have won 20 of their last 23 non-conference games and have been perfect in these contests at the Karges Center over the last three years, posting a 15-0 record.
The Falcons dominated the game from start-to-finish as they only trailed for a brief stint in the first half. After falling behind 7-6 for a mere 28 seconds, the Falcons put Concordia away for good by compiling a 16-3 run and owning the inside presence all night.
The Falcons had a commanding edge inside, outrebounding Concordia 43-23, while outscoring them 34-8 in the paint.
Concordia had no answer for House as she was 64.7% (11-17) from the field, grabbed seven rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal to go with her career-best 24 points. House had a huge week for the Falcons as she poured in 12 points, six rebounds and three steals earlier this week against Hamline.
Maranda Dohrn (Lake City, MN, Lake City) added her fourth double-double of the season as she scored 11 points and 12 rebounds. Brittany Gregorich (Altoona, Altoona) also scored double figures for the second straight game as she put in 11 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Alise Holst (Plainview, MN, Plainview-Elgin-Millville) has been averaging 15 points per game in the absence of Tiffany Gregorich and had another big night with 10 points and six rebounds. Holst has scored at least 10 points in each of the last four games.
The Falcons had one of their best shooting nights of the season as they eclipsed the 50-percent mark for just the third time this season. The first half was highlighted with the team shooting 53.6 percent, the defense creating 8 steals, and scoring 19 points on turnovers. In the second half the Falcons continued to wear down Concordia en route to their second victory this week.
Concordia was riding a four-game winning streak entering Saturday's contest but drop to 6-4 on the year. Whereas River Falls improves to 8-3, by winning their fifth straight non-conference game.
The Falcons are off next week for the holidays and return to action on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at Concordia-Moorhead College. Tip-Off is at 5:45 p.m.
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