Game Scoreboard:

Team	1	2	Final
	0	0	0
	0	1	1

Game Scoring:

Goals:

1. 78:32 CSB Adrianne Racek (4) (unassisted)

Game Rewind:
Match Stats: Final Stats vs. St. Ben's - online!

Game Recap:

ST. JOSEPH, Minn. (10/28/06)-- Call it the inevitable letdown after the big peak of the MIAC championship title. Call it a hangover after winning their first league crown in program history. You can call it what you want, but in the end it was Concordia's first loss in the conference and it came on the final day of play in the league schedule.

The Cobbers were never able to produce a number of quality chances which translated into sporadic strikes on goal which ultimately led to a 1-0 loss to St. Ben's in St. Joseph, Minn. on Saturday.

Concordia entered the game with the knowledge that they had won the regular season title and had secured home filed advantage throughout the conference playoffs. The Blazers came into the game with an outside shot of making the postseason and everything to play for.

St. Ben's was able to defend every Cobber attack and take away the main scoring threats for Concordia throughout the first half. On the other end, the Blazers were never able to mount an offensive charge and went to the break without taking a shot. At halftime, the Cobbers held a 6-0 advantage in shots and it seemed that it would only be a matter of time before they were able to work their magic and get the go-ahead goal.

On this day, the magic was on the Blazer bench as they made the most of their only shot on goal in the game with less than 15 minutes remaining.

St. Ben's earned a corner kick on the right side of the field and played the ball into the goal area. Cobber goalie Britt Reiersgord was unable to hold onto the ball after jumping over an attacker to collect the ball in her hands. The ball was then played back out to the Blazer player who took the corner kick. She proceeded to knock a knee-high ball back into the penalty area. A St. Ben's player that had come to support her teammate jumped in the air and deftly redirected the ball to the back post as it went through her legs. The nifty redirect was sent right to a wide-open Adrianne Racek who touched the ball in between Reiersgord and the Concordia defender who was still on the back post. The goal at 78:32 gave the Blazers an improbable 1-0 lead and sent the St. Ben's players on the field into a frenzy.

The Blazer defense did a good job of holding the powerful Cobber frontline for the final 11:28 except for one instance in the final minute of play. After stopping a Cobber attack, the Blazer defense cleared the ball wide on the left wing about 20 yards outside the goal. A Cobber player immediately tracked the ball down and crossed it into the penalty area. The ball sailed over the head of the final Blazer defender and was met by an unmarked Amy Ravenhorst. The Cobber midfielder jumped into the air and one-timed the ball towards the St. Ben's goal where the Blazer goalie was pinned on the goal line. Unfortunately, Ravenhorst struck the bottom half of the ball and it sailed helplessly over the net.

For the game, Concordia outshot St. Ben's 11-3 in overall shots and 6-1 in shots on goal. Reiersgord did not have to make a save in the game in the Concordia goal, while Blazer keeper Shannon Conk stopped six shots to earn her fifth shutout of the season.

The Cobbers will return home to host a semifinal game in the MIAC playoffs on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. Concordia will either play Augsburg or Carleton depending on the outcome of the Carleton/St. Olaf final regular season game on Sunday. If the Knights win, the Cobbers will host Augsburg. An Oles win would send Carleton to Moorhead for the game on Wednesday. The conference semifinal game will feature live statistics throughout the contest. Live stats can be accessed through the Cobber athletics website.