Auggies lose first game in MIAC play to St. Olaf, 82-76.

Men's Basketball 1/15/01 -- St. Olaf 82, Augsburg 76
NORTHFIELD, Minn. (1/15/01) -- Matt Schlenker (Fr., Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) scored 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds, leading host St. Olaf College to an 82-76 victory over Augsburg College in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball game Monday night at the Skoglund Center.

St. Olaf improves to 4-9 overall and 2-7 in the MIAC with the victory, breaking an eight-game, four-season losing streak to the Auggies. Augsburg drops to 8-4 overall and 7-1 in conference play, breaking a five-game winning streak. The loss was just Augsburg's second in its last 10 games. Augsburg remains in a first-place tie with Gustavus Adolphus in the MIAC, as the Gusties also were upset on Monday, falling 73-72 at home to Bethel.

The Oles used strong shooting to dominate the first half, taking a 44-28 advantage into the locker room, and while the Auggies outscored the Oles 48-38 in the second half, it was not enough. St. Olaf hit 7-of-11 shots from three-point range (63.6 percent) and hit 53.3 percent of their field-goal attempts (16-of-30) in the first half. For the game, the Oles hit 54.5 percent of their field goals (30-of-55) and 61.5 percent of their three-point shots (8-of-13). Meanwhile, the Auggies shot 45.5 percent from the field (25-of-55) and 39.1 percent from beyond the arc (9-of-23).

Mike Ludwig (So., Blaine, Minn.) scored 15 points and had seven rebounds for the Oles, while Hallie Williams (Sr., Fort Worth, Texas) had 12 points (connecting on 4-of-4 field goals and 3-of-3 three-pointers. Kevin Juanich (So., Delano, Minn.) scored 10 points and Ryan Olson (Sr., Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS) scored nine.

Augsburg was paced by four players in double figures, led for the third game in a row by Travis Hinze (Sr., Janesville, Minn./Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton HS), who had 18 points. He hit four 3-pointers in the game. Nick Ivory (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis./Washington HS) scorred 14 points, and Tommy Chatman (Sr., Shakopee, Minn./Jordan HS) and Jeff Willihinganz (Fr., Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh West HS) had 10 points apiece. Matt Davis (Sr. Marshall, Minn.) had nine points and nine rebounds.

Augsburg returns to MIAC action on Wednesday (1/17) at 7:30 p.m., hosting Bethel at Si Melby Hall. St. Olaf returns to play on Saturday (1/20), hosting Carleton at 3 p.m.

Augsburg College vs St. Olaf College (01/15/01 at Skoglund Center, Northfield, Minn.)
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Augsburg College vs St. Olaf College
01/15/01 7:30 p.m. at Skoglund Center, Northfield, Minn.
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VISITORS: Augsburg College 8-4, 7-1 MIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
24 Josh Natzel......... f  0-2    0-2    3-6    1  0  1   4   3  2  2  0  0  14
32 Tommy Chatman....... f  2-4    0-1    6-10   1  2  3   5  10  1  3  1  2  18
45 Matt Davis.......... c  4-7    0-0    1-6    3  6  9   1   9  1  2  0  2  36
33 Travis Hinze........ g  6-11   4-7    2-2    0  1  1   3  18  1  1  0  3  33
43 Nick Ivory.......... g  5-13   1-2    3-4    1  0  1   2  14  2  0  0  1  29
03 Chris York..........    1-4    1-2    0-0    0  1  1   1   3  0  0  0  0   6
22 Nic Windschill......    0-1    0-1    0-1    0  1  1   0   0  0  1  0  0   4
31 Nathan Hoerr........    3-3    0-0    0-1    0  0  0   2   6  1  1  0  0  24
35 Jeff Willihnganz....    3-8    2-7    2-4    0  1  1   1  10  3  0  0  3  29
44 Zac Schnedler.......    1-1    1-1    0-0    0  0  0   1   3  0  0  0  0   3
52 Josh Moberg.........    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  1  1  0   4
   TEAM................
   Totals..............   25-55   9-23  17-34   6 13 19  20  76 11 11  2 11 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-26 42.3%   2nd Half: 14-29 48.3%   Game: 45.5%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-9  33.3%   2nd Half:  6-14 42.9%   Game: 39.1%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-8  37.5%   2nd Half: 14-26 53.8%   Game: 50.0%   13

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HOME TEAM: St. Olaf College 4-9, 2-7 MIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
32 Matt Schlenker...... f  7-10   0-0    4-6    2  7  9   4  18  2  5  0  1  28
44 Tim Nelson.......... f  2-6    0-1    2-2    2  4  6   5   6  1  2  0  0  34
42 Mike Ludwig......... c  6-14   1-1    2-3    1  6  7   4  15  2  4  1  1  34
10 Ryan Olson.......... g  3-6    1-3    2-2    1  4  5   1   9  3  3  0  1  28
24 Kevin Juanich....... g  4-7    0-1    2-3    0  1  1   3  10  2  2  0  2  28
12 Cory Paterson.......    1-2    0-0    0-1    0  0  0   2   2  2  0  0  0  14
14 Justin Bonestroo....    1-2    1-1    0-0    0  0  0   2   3  1  1  0  0  12
22 Jeb Johnson.........    1-3    1-2    1-2    0  1  1   2   4  0  3  0  0   7
30 Dave Berglund.......    1-1    1-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   3  0  1  0  0   3
34 Hallie Williams.....    4-4    3-3    1-2    0  4  4   3  12  1  2  0  0  12
   TEAM................                            1  1
   Totals..............   30-55   8-13  14-21   6 28 34  26  82 14 23  1  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-30 53.3%   2nd Half: 14-25 56.0%   Game: 54.5%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  7-11 63.6%   2nd Half:  1-2  50.0%   Game: 61.5%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-6  83.3%   2nd Half:  9-15 60.0%   Game: 66.7%   13

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Officials:
Technical fouls: Augsburg College-None. St. Olaf College-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Augsburg College..............   28   48  -   76
St. Olaf College..............   44   38  -   82

Newspaper Box Score
Newspaper Box Score
Augsburg College vs St. Olaf College
01/15/01 7:30 p.m. at Skoglund Center, Northfield, Minn.
At Skoglund Center, Northfield, Minn.
ST. OLAF COLLEGE 82, AUGSBURG COLLEGE 76
AUGSBURG COLLEGE (8-4, 7-1 MIAC)
Travis Hinze 6-11 2-2 18; Nick Ivory 5-13 3-4 14; Jeff Willihnganz 3-8 2-4
10; Tommy Chatman 2-4 6-10 10; Matt Davis 4-7 1-6 9; Nathan Hoerr 3-3 0-1 6;
Josh Natzel 0-2 3-6 3; Zac Schnedler 1-1 0-0 3; Chris York 1-4 0-0 3; Josh
Moberg 0-1 0-0 0; Nic Windschill 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 25-55 17-34 76.
ST. OLAF COLLEGE (4-9, 2-7 MIAC)
Matt Schlenker 7-10 4-6 18; Mike Ludwig 6-14 2-3 15; Hallie Williams 4-4 1-2
12; Kevin Juanich 4-7 2-3 10; Ryan Olson 3-6 2-2 9; Tim Nelson 2-6 2-2 6;
Jeb Johnson 1-3 1-2 4; Dave Berglund 1-1 0-0 3; Justin Bonestroo 1-2 0-0 3;
Cory Paterson 1-2 0-1 2. Totals 30-55 14-21 82.
Augsburg College..............   28   48  -   76
St. Olaf College..............   44   38  -   82
3-point goals-Augsburg College 9-23 (Travis Hinze 4-7; Jeff
Willihnganz 2-7; Zac Schnedler 1-1; Nick Ivory 1-2; Chris York 1-2; Nic
Windschill 0-1; Josh Natzel 0-2; Tommy Chatman 0-1), St. Olaf College 8-13
(Hallie Williams 3-3; Ryan Olson 1-3; Mike Ludwig 1-1; Dave Berglund 1-1;
Jeb Johnson 1-2; Justin Bonestroo 1-1; Tim Nelson 0-1; Kevin Juanich 0-1).
Fouled out--Augsburg College-Tommy Chatman, St. Olaf College-Tim
Nelson. Rebounds-Augsburg College 19 (Matt Davis 9), St. Olaf College
34 (Matt Schlenker 9). Assists-Augsburg College 11 (Jeff Willihnganz
3), St. Olaf College 14 (Ryan Olson 3). Total fouls-Augsburg College
20, St. Olaf College 26.
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