The feature show of this double-header at Gangelhoff Center was host Concordia St. Paul taking on Regis University out of Denver, Colorado. This one would stay close for the first five minutes or so. Regis' Tae'lor Purdy gave the Rangers a short-lived 5-2 lead at the 18:37 mark and senior forward Kari Ameline tied the game at 12-all at the 15:44 mark. But from then on, it was pretty much all Concordia St. Paul. as they went on a 20-6 run enroute to a 32-18 lead by the 5:02 mark as the big Golden Bear front line began wearing down a smaller Regis line-up. Regis junior Sarah Feeney scored off the glass with 3:31 left to try and stem the tide for the Rangers but the Golden Bears then made another push before the half behind athletic sophomores Carissa Wolyniec and Rachel Hanson that helped give the Golden Bears a commanding 45-20 halftime lead.
Both teams were sluggish offensively early on in the second half and Concordia committed some sloppy turnovers as well; much to the chagrin of sometimes volatile head coach Paul Fessler. But it didn't take long for the Golden Bears to get untracked. Freshman post Anika Whiting connected with a short jumper at the 17:56 mark and another super soph, Jodi Batzel, scored in transition at the 17:24 mark and the home team was well on their way. Ameling and Feeney would never let their Ranger teammates quit, however as Ameling scored back-to-back buckets at the 15:30 and 15:03 mark but the Golden Bear speed and size would prove too much as Concordia St. Paul built a 30-point lead by the 6:38 mark that would pretty much hold up down the stretch as the Golden Bears cruised to a 72-46 victory.
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