MINNEAPOLIS -- Bridget Bednar (FY, Pierz, Minn./Pierz HS) scored in double figures for the fourth time this season, but its wasn't enough as the Augsburg College women's basketball team fell 69-45 to a tough University of St. Thomas team in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg College 45, University of St. Thomas 69
LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 1-2 MIAC (5-4 overall), St. Thomas 3-0 MIAC (7-0 overall)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg began in the game in a shooting slump, falling behind 19-2 as a tough St. Thomas team proved too much for the Auggies.
• Bednar led the Auggies in scoring for the first time this season, putting up 12 points on a 5-of-7 shooting performance.
• Also scoring in double figures for the Auggies was Jessica Lillquist (JR, Sebeka, Minn./Sebeka HS) and Abbey Luger (SR, Oakdale, Minn./North St. Paul HS). Lillquist scored 11 points, while adding a pair of rebounds and an assist. Luger finished with 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and a game-high five steals.
• The Auggies forced 18 St. Thomas turnovers, while only committing 11. Augsburg outscored the Tommies 20-9 in points off turnovers.
• For the game, Augsburg shot 38.3 percent (18-of-47) from the field but struggled from three-point range, only connecting on 20.0 percent (3-of-15).

FOR THE FOES
• The Tommies finished with three players in double figures, led by Elaine Warner, who came off the bench to score 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor, while adding four assists and three rebounds.
• For the game, St. Thomas shot 46.4 percent (26-of-56) from the field and claimed a 46-19 advantage on the boards.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to action after finals are completed on Thursday (12/18), when the Auggies host the University of Northwestern-St. Paul in a nonconference contest at 7 p.m.