LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University men's basketball team held off Concordia Wisconsin to reach a third consecutive Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference championship game.


Benedictine 69, Concordia Wisconsin 67


• Benedictine came out of the gates firing, building an 8-0 lead by making the first three attempts of the game, two of which were three-pointers from Brayden Olson
• Olson drained his third three-pointer to start the game, giving Benedictine a 14-4 edge less than three minutes into the game
• Concordia Wisconsin came storming back, using a 9-0 run to lead for the first time at 23-21 with 8:43 left in the half
• Kenny Bogus ignited a 7-0 run with a three-pointer as Benedictine jumped in front 34-29 at the 3:10 mark of the first
• Benedictine led 37-36 at the break
• Concordia Wisconsin netted the first six points of the second half to take a 42-37 lead
• Benedictine responded with six consecutive points with three different players scoring to again take the lead in the back-and-forth affair
• Jens Soderholm hit a pair of free throws to put Benedictine up 60-55 with 6:53 remaining
• Concordia Wisconsin used a pair of three-pointers to take a 63-62 advantage with just 3:39 to go
• Two free throws from Olson put Benedictine ahead for good at 64-63
• Leading by four points, Benedictine needed to hang on following a last second layup attempt to tie
• The game featured nine ties and 12 lead changes
• Benedictine led for 26:36
• The game was played at Aurora as for the first time the NACC is playing the semifinals and championship at the same site over two days


• Benedictine posted one of the best rebounding performances of the year, holding a 44-35 edge while limiting Concordia Wisconsin to just two offensive boards
• Benedictine racked up 12 second chance points and overcame 15 turnovers which led to 18 points
• Benedictine connected on 12 three-pointers and finished the game shooting 37.5 percent
• Olson posted 34 points, making nine threes in his sixth 30+ showing of the season
• Soderholm notched a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds including 12 on the defensive glass
• Bogus added 15 while Eric Grygo reeled in nine boards


Benedictine (17-9) awaits the winner of top-seeded host Aurora and sixth-seeded Edgewood College to determine who will represent the conference in the NACC Tournament. The championship game is slated for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night.