{"id":138943,"date":"2026-03-15T13:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/138943\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:45:08","slug":"concordia-womens-basketball-falls-in-elite-8-to-scranton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/138943\/","title":{"rendered":"Concordia Women’s Basketball Falls in Elite 8 to Scranton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mar. 15, 2026 at 7:34am<\/p>\n

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The Concordia College women’s basketball team fell to Scranton 67-42 in the NCAA Division III Tournament Elite 8 on Saturday, March 14. The Cobbers committed 20 turnovers compared to just 5 for Scranton, who shot 47% from the field. Concordia was led by Maya Metcalf’s 17 points, while Scranton had four players score in double figures.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

Concordia’s appearance in the Elite 8 was their first since 1993, marking the end of a historic season for the program. The loss highlights the importance of limiting turnovers against top competition in the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Concordia shot just 34% from the field compared to 47% for Scranton. The Cobbers were 2-11 from three-point range but did make 14-16 free throws. In addition to the 20 turnovers, Concordia was outrebounded 38-29. Scranton had a balanced scoring attack with four players in double figures, led by Kaci Kranson’s 15 points.<\/p>\n

The game was played on Saturday, March 14, 2026.Scranton (30-0) will now play New York University (29-0) in the National Semifinals on Thursday, March 19 in Salem, Virginia.Concordia finished the 2025-26 season with a 26-5 record.
\n The players<\/p>\n

Maya Metcalf<\/p>\n

Concordia’s leading scorer with 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks.<\/p>\n

Alexa Snesrud<\/p>\n

Contributed 8 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists for Concordia.<\/p>\n

Kaci Kranson<\/p>\n

Scranton’s leading scorer with 15 points and 5 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Katie Gorski<\/p>\n

Scranton player who scored 13 points with 5 rebounds and 2 steals.<\/p>\n

Scranton<\/p>\n

The Scranton Lady Royals, who improved to 30-0 on the season with the win.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cFifty years is such an accomplishment in San Francisco, especially with the way the city has changed over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Gordon Edgar, grocery employee (Instagram)<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Concordia’s historic season came to an end, but the team’s first Elite 8 appearance since 1993 represents significant progress for the program. The loss highlights the importance of limiting turnovers against top competition in the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mar. 15, 2026 at 7:34am Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Concordia College women’s basketball…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126482,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-138943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}