Cobbers Run Into Opportunistic Outside-Shooting Oles And Fall In Northfield

NORTHFIELD, Minn. (12/10/25)---Concordia ran into a St. Olaf team that was doing its best Grinnell impersonation and lost 95-72 in Northfield.

The Oles made 17 shots from outside the arc, including 12 in the first half alone as they hand the Cobbers their second straight loss. The 17 made 3-pointers are the second most by a team in the MIAC this season and the most by a St. Olaf squad since 2018.

Concordia (5-2, 0- MIAC) held a huge 72-52 advantage in points in the paint but fell to the old adage that "3 points are more than 2" as St. Olaf made 12 more shots from distance in the game.

The game went back-and-forth through the first 8 minutes of the game and Concordia took its only lead of the contest when first-year guard Payton Schell knocked down on the CC's five 3-pointers in the game to give the Cobbers a 13-12 lead.

St. Olaf (5-5, 2-1 MIAC) proceeded to make its next three shots from distance and finished off the half by canning 10 shots from distance in the final 13 minutes of play, including one in the dying seconds, to take a 52-35 lead at the break.

The Cobbers were never able to make a run at the Oles in the second half as the teams traded baskets throughout the final 20 minutes of play.

Concordia finished the game by shooting 50.0% (29-for-58) from the floor and 25.0% (5-for-20) from outside the arc. The Oles shot 47.1% (33-for-70) from the field and 42.5% (17-for-40) from 3-point range.

Concordia once again had four of their five starting players score in double figures. Senior Jacob Cook led CC with 17 points and nine rebounds.

Peyton Belka was 3-for-6 from distance and finished with 14 points, while first-year guard Alex Franson went 6-for-10 from the field and added a career-high 14 points to go along with a team-high four assists.

Jackson Loge had 11 points and Schell chipped in 12 to give the Cobbers five players with at least 10 points.

Concordia will have two non-conference games before the holiday break. CC will play at Luther on Sunday, Dec. 14 and then host Oak Hills Christian on Friday, Dec. 19.