ST. PAUL, Minn. - Concordia University has three-peated as NCAA Division II National Champions!!!!  With a 3-0 win over West Texas A&M on Saturday evening, 1,869 screaming fans celebrated a third consecutive NCAA title for the Golden Bears.  CU completes a perfect 37-0 season and continues their NCAA-record 74 match win streak.  This is the first time that any Division I or II program has won three straight national trophies.  BOX SCORE

The Golden Bears took the match in straight sets, the 32nd time out of 37 season matches that CU won without giving up a set.  Freshman middle hitter Cassie Haag (Plymouth, Minn.) led the team with 13 kills and four blocks.  Maggie McNamara (S, Sr., Zumbrota, Minn.) added 38 assists to wrap up her four-time All-American career with an NCAA record 7,341 assists.  Senior Mary Slinger (L, Faribault, Minn.) completes her career as CU's all-time digs leader with 2,349 digs, adding 20 to her career total in tonight's Championship match.

West Texas A&M had a massive defensive effort that held the Golden Bears to their second lowest hitting average of the season, .174.  But Concordia countered with a defensive front that once again featured a tremendous blocking front.  CU got countless touches on the Lady Buff attacks and whenever a hit DID manage to get past the net, the Slinger-led defense stepped in to save the day.  West Texas was held to only 26 kills in the match with a .037 hitting average.  This was the first time the Lady Buffs were swept this season.

The Golden Bears had five players named to the 2009 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team, Maggie McNamara, Mary Slinger, Cassie Haag, Emily Palkert and Megan Carlson.