LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- A season-best offensive performance spurred the Augsburg University women's basketball team to an 81-54 victory over Caltech in the Caltech/Occidental Fall Classic on Friday at Rush Gym.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 81, Caltech 54
LOCATION: Rush Gym, Los Angeles, Calif.
RECORDS: Augsburg 2-2 overall, Caltech 0-2 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg used a season-best 49.4-percent shooting performance (30-of-61) from the field -- including an 11-of-24 effort from three-point range -- as the Auggies put together their best offensive effort of the young season. Thirteen different Auggies saw action in the contest and 12 factored into the scoring.
• Tamira McLemore (SO, Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) paced the Augsburg offense with 13 points, while adding four assists and four rebounds.
• Also finishing in double figures for the Auggies was Aiza Wilson (SO, Minneapolis, Minn/DeLaSalle HS) and Bridget Bednar (SR, Pierz, Minn./Pierz HS). Wilson finished with 11 points and a team-best three 3-pointers, while Bednar scored 10 points, shooting 5-of-7 from the field, while adding a team-best seven rebounds.
• Camryn Speese (SO, Bloomington, Minn./DeLaSalle HS) worked hard on the boards, pulling down six rebounds, while adding six points and a pair of steals.
• Newcomer Jazmyn Solseth (FY, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran HS) picked up a game-high four steals and finished a perfect 3-for-3 from  the field.
• For the game, Augsburg held the Beavers to just 33.3 percent (20-of-60) from the field and just 1-for-12 from three-point range.
• The Auggies showed their depth, with the Augsburg reserves outscore the Caltech reserves 43-11.

 FOR THE FOES
• Caltech was led offensively by Elizabeth Eiden, who finished with 14 points, shooting 7-for-10 from the floor, while adding six rebounds.
• On the boards, Grace Peng pulled down a team-best seven rebounds and added 13 points for the Beavers.

 BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Saturday's effort marked the 10th time that Augsburg's women's basketball team has scored 80-plus points in Ted Riverso's three seasons as Augsburg's head coach.
• Augsburg's 50 points scored in the first half is Augsburg's most in a half since scoring 54 in the second half in an 86-84 win over UW-Superior on Nov. 18, 2016. It also marked the most points scored in a first half since at least the 2000-01 campaign.
• Since 2000-01, Augsburg has scored 50 points in a half just five times (four previous, all in second halves).

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to action on Saturday (11/25) at 3 p.m. (Central time), when the Auggies take on Occidental (Calif.) at Caltech.
• Caltech also returns on Saturday (11/25), when the Beavers host Lewis and Clark (Ore.).