ST. PAUL, Minn. - Concordia University athletics has announced that senior Candace Olstad and junior Craig Heiman have been deemed this week's CU Athletes of the Week.  Both of the hardcourt standouts peaked the 1,000 point marks of their careers and, with their help, the Golden Bear basketball squads went a combined 3-0 in non-conference play last week. 

Candace Olstad (F, 6-0, Sr., Elgin, Minn. / Elgin-Millville HS) scored a career high 27 points as she landed directly on her 1,000th career point in a win over Valley City State on Sunday afternoon.  Entering the weekend 44 points shy of the milestone, Olstad dropped in 17 second half points in a win over Boca Raton's Lynn University on Saturday.  She carried the success over to Sunday's game, where she dropped in 14 first half points and aimed toward reaching the career goal in front of a home court in the second half.  Olstad was the go-to player down low throughout the meeting.  She topped her single game career high of 20 points early in the second period and, as time winded down, stepped to the free throw line for a 1-and-1 and a chance to hit 1,000.  The senior hit nothing but net on both shots and bowed out from the game with 27 points and landed directly on 1,000 career points.  On the weekend, Candace averaged 22 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.  She shot 53.5% from the field (16-30).

Craig Heiman (F, 6-5, 230, Jr., Marshall, Wis. / Marshall HS) was the catalyst for Concordia in their 88-84 overtime win over Division III Northwestern College on Thursday. Heiman paced CU with 28 points, but none were bigger than the game tying three-pointer with 1.5 seconds in regulation to cap a five point comeback in the last 12 seconds to force the extra session. In the second half, Heiman knocked down one of his five three-pointers which vaulted him into the 1,000 point club for his career. Not even at the halfway point of his junior season, Heiman becomes the 14^th member of the elite club in Concordia’s 42 years of basketball. Heiman continued his solid play in the overtime period, scoring the first basket on a hard fought drive through the lane on the opening position to give the Golden Bears a lead they would not relinquish as they held off one of their most storied rivals in the 54^th meeting between the schools. Heiman also grabbed six rebounds and dished out five assists in the win.