COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --  Hannah Steinhaus (SO, Waterville, Minn./Waterville-Elysian-Morristown HS) used a career-high 18 points to lead the the Augsburg College women's basketball team to a 69-46 victory over Lewis and Clark College on Saturday afternoon at Reid Areana. The Auggies finish their Colorado road trip with a 3-0 record.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 69, Lewis & Clark 46
LOCATION: Reid Arena, Colorado Springs, Colo.
RECORDS: Augsburg 5-1 overall, Lewis & Clark 0-6 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• After a back-and-forth first few minutes of action, Augsburg was able to extend its lead to 32-21 at the intermission. The Auggies led by as many as 26 points in the contest and with the win secured a 3-0 record on their Colorado road trip.
• Steinhaus led the Auggie offense, posting a career-high 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting, while adding six rebounds.
• Jessica Lillquist (SR, Sebeka, Minn.) continued her strong weekend, posting 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds, while adding four assists and two blocked shots.
 • 14 different Auggies saw action in the contest and 10 factored into the scoring.
• For the game, Augsburg shot 45.9 percent (28-of-61) from the floor, while Lewis & Clark connected on 31.4 percent (16-of-51) of its field-goal attempts.
• Augsburg claimed a 34-22 advantage in points in the paint and a 28-14 advantage in bench points.

FOR THE FOES
• Lewis and Clark finished with two players in double figures, led by Miyah Leith, who posted 12 points and five board.
• Kaitlin Mathewsen lead all players with 10 rebounds.
• Lewis and Clark claimed a 40-31 advantage on the boards

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• The 5-1 record is the best start through the first six games in Augsburg varsity women's basketball history. The Auggies have started 4-2 five times in program history (including last season), and have never began a season 6-0.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to action on Wednesday (12/2) then the Auggies host St. Olaf College in the conference opener for both teams.
• Lewis and Clark will return to action on Friday (12/4) when they travel to Whitworth for their conference opener.