Feb. 08 - ST. PAUL, Minn. - Concordia athletics and Chipotle have teamed up to WHITE OUT the GANGELHOFF CENTER this Friday, February 12 when the men's and women's basketball teams host Minnesota State University, Mankato on the hardwood. The first 300 CU fans will receive a WHITE CU t-shirt, the first 200 CU students will receive a buy one, get one free voucher for Chipotle on Grand Ave. and there will be contests to win free Chipotle burritos throughout the evening! The grand prize is a BURRITO PARTY for 25, with four runner-up prizes of Burrito Parties for 4! In addition to the contests for free burritos, the basketball should be entertaining as well, with the 23rd-ranked CU women facing the defending NCAA DII Champions, while the men defend a four game winning streak against the 4th-ranked Maverick men, 22-1 overall on the season! Tip-offs are 6:00 p.m. for the women, 8:00 p.m. for the men.

Feb. 08 - ST. PAUL, Minn. - Leading their respective teams to a combined 4-0 record last weekend in the Northwoods, senior Craig Heiman (Marshall, Wis.) and junior Maurika Hickman (Minneapolis, Minn.) were named the CU Male and Female Athletes of the Week. Heiman earns the nod for the fifth time while Hickman picks up her second. Each player averaged 20-plus points per game at Bemidji State and Minnesota Duluth.

Feb. 06 - DULUTH, Minn. - Concordia University men's basketball advanced another spot in the Northern Sun standings, moving to a fifth place tie by defeating Minnesota Duluth 86-85 on Saturday night at Romano Gymnasium. Trailing by two with 32 seconds on the game clock and UMD throwing in the ball near half court with 28 seconds on the shot clock, sophomore post Brent Barz (Johnston, Iowa) and junior guard Courtney Tyler (Eagan, Minn.) forced a steal near midcourt. Tyler took the loose ball the distance, finishing in the lane and converting the three-point play to put Concordia ahead 86-85. BOX SCORE

Feb. 05 - BEMIDJI, Minn. - Senior Craig Heiman hit 12-of-16 field goals and set a new season scoring high for the Golden Bears with a 30-point game against Bemidji State (7-12, 4-9 NSIC) on Friday night.  Heiman's on-cue shooting was part of a 50% team average that helped lift Concordia over the Beavers on the road, 78-73.  The win is the third straight for the Golden Bear squad, which improves to 10-10 overall and 7-6 in NSIC play.  They pack up and head to Duluth for an 8:00 pm game against the Bulldogs Saturday evening.  BOX SCORE

Feb. 05 - ST. PAUL, Minn. - This weekend, the Concordia men's basketball team looks to continue their surge in the NSIC Standings with a pair of road contests against Bemidji State and Minnesota Duluth this Friday and Saturday evening at 8:00 p.m. The Golden Bears swept the two teams at Gangelhoff Center earlier this season, rolling up 200 combined points in the process. They'll be looking for similar results this weekend, defending the sixth place spot in the NSIC at 7-6 with a 10-10 overall record. BSU and UMD are each 4-9 in league play this year, tied for 11th, but will be fiercely defending their home floors. Follow online: WATCH LIVE - LIVE STATS