Corban's Tara Vanweerdhuizen joined an elite group of women Saturday, as she became only the 16th player in school history to score more than 1,000 points in a career in a win over rival Concordia.
Corban's Vanweerdhuizen Makes History in Win Over Concordia
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SALEM, Ore. – Tara Vanweerdhuizen became the 16th player in program history to score 1,000-or-more career points with the help of a game-high 15 on 6-of-15 shooting from the field, as Corban University pushed its home winning streak to five games with a 64-57 victory over Concordia University Saturday inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center.
Corban (11-8, 6-1 CCC) got help offensively from the duo of Jade Lowery and Megan Benedict, as the pair also scored in the double digits 14 and 11 points, respectively. Vanweerdhuizen also controlled the boards with a game-high 16 rebounds, including seven on the offensive glass, and a game-high five blocks. Lowery ran the Warriors' effort with presentence thanks to a game-high four assists.
Concordia (3-15, 1-6 CCC) was led in points by Gaby Beyer with 17 points off the Cavaliers' bench, while Caitlyn McCutcheon added 14 followed by Janae Klarich with 10 points. McCutcheon also led the Cavaliers with nine rebounds.
Behind by two during the first minutes of the game, the Warriors quickly took off and kept a lead over the Cavaliers for the duration of the night. Six three-point shots were made by the Warriors within the first half, easily outdoing the Cavaliers who only had one shot made from beyond the three-point line. The score at the end of the half had the Warriors up by double digits (37-27).
Despite Concordia attempting a comeback in the second half, Corban continued to hold the lead and with nine minutes left, Vanweerdhuizen made her 1,000th career point on a lay-in after an assist by freshman Sadie Pilgeram. Pilgeram also dropped in a three-point shot with four minutes left in the half that sealed the win for the Warriors.
As a team, Corban combined to hit 24-of-65 (36.9%) shots from the field, including 9-of-21 (42.9%) from behind the three-point line and 7-of-12 (58.3%) at the free throw line. On the other hand, Concordia knocked down a combined total of 23-of-60 (38.3%) shots, including 5-of-18 (27.8%) from long distance and 6-of-8 (75%) at the charity stripe.
Both teams will return to action on Friday, January 17th, with Corban traveling to take on nationally-ranked The College of Idaho in Caldwell and Concordia hosting Evergreen in the Rose City. Both games are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. inside their respective gymnasiums.