BOXSCORE NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- The Augsburg College women's basketball team shot a season-low 23.1 percent in a 51-37 loss at Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival St. Olaf College on Saturday afternoon at the Skoglund Center.

Jill Tichy (SR, Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka HS) led all players with 14 points, while adding five rebounds and a pair of assists for Augsburg (7-8 overall, 4-8 MIAC). Tichy has been the Auggies leading scorer this season, averaging 14.3 points per-game. She is ranked fifth in the MIAC in scoring average and has scored in double figures in all but one game this season.

St. Olaf (11-5 overall, 9-4 MIAC) was paced by Kim Cerjan, who scored 13 points with six rebounds and two steals. Elise Raney posted a team-leading seven rebounds for the Oles, while adding nine points and three blocked shots.

Also finishing in double figures for the Auggies was Marie Fitzgerald (SO, Fort Atkinson, Wis.), who finished with 10 points, three assists and a pair of rebounds. Jenna Orth (SO, Melrose, Minn.) recorded a game-high eight rebounds, while adding three assists and three steals.

Both teams traded baskets over the opening minutes, and a Tichy 3-pointer at the 8:44 mark of the first half pulled the Auggies within four, bringing the score to 14-10. St. Olaf outscored Augsburg 11-2 over the remainder of the first half, as the Oles took a 25-12 lead into the locker room at intermission. St. Olaf led by as many as 22 points in the second half before going on to claim a 51-37 victory over the Auggies.

For the game, Augsburg shot a season-low 23.1 percent (12-of-52) from the field, while the Oles connected on 35.8 percent (19-of-53) of their shots. St. Olaf posted a 43-35 advantage on the boards, including 15 offensive rebounds for the Oles.

Augsburg returns to MIAC play on Wednesday (1/29) at 7:30 p.m., traveling to St. Peter, Minn. to take on Gustavus Adolphus College at Gus Young Court. It will be the second game of a three-game road trip for the Auggies, before returning home for a pair of MIAC contests.