Camille McCoy pulls up for a jump shot during a 2018-19 Augsburg women's basketball game.
Kevin Healy
74
Winner Augsburg AUG 14-3, 9-1 MIAC
59
St. Olaf STO 6-11, 3-7 MIAC
Winner
Augsburg AUG
14-3, 9-1 MIAC
74
Final
59
St. Olaf STO
6-11, 3-7 MIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Augsburg AUG 26 16 17 15 74
St. Olaf STO 13 16 17 13 59

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Riverso becomes Augsburg women's hoops wins leader

NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- The Augsburg University women's basketball team scored a 74-59 victory over St. Olaf College in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon at the Skoglund Center. With the win, Coach Ted Riverso became the all-time coaching win leader in Augsburg women's basketball history.

THE
BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 74, St. Olaf 59
LOCATION: Skoglund Center, Northfield, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 14-3 overall (9-1 MIAC), St. Olaf 6-11 overall (3-7 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg jumped out to a 15-3 lead and closed the first frame with a 26-13 advantage. The big first quarter proved too much for the Oles to overcome, as the Auggies never let St. Olaf get closer than 10 for the remainder of the game.
Camille McCoy (SR, Brooklyn Park, Minn.) led the Augsburg offense with an Auggie career-high 14 points, shooting 6-for-7 from the floor, while adding four rebounds and a pair of steals.
• Also scoring in double figures for the Auggies was Tamira McLemore (JR, Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) and Arianna Jones (JR, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Osseo HS), who scored 13 points apiece. McLemore added four rebounds and four assists, while Jones added five rebounds and three assists.
Camryn Speese (JR, Bloomington, Minn./DeLaSalle HS) added nine points, while Selena Lor (FY, Winona, Minn./Winona HS) chipped in seven points.

• For the game, Augsburg shot 39.7 percent (27-of-68) from the field, while St. Olaf connected on 39.3 percent (22-of-56) of its shot attempts. St. Olaf posted a 47-37 advantage on the boards, but Augsburg claimed 19-6 advantage in second chance points.

15845BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• In his fourth season, Riverso now has a 55-37 record (.598 winning percentage) at Augsburg, breaking the school's career wins record, originally set by Marilyn Pearson Florian (54-62 from 1980-85). Riverso's teams have recorded 12 or more wins in each of his four seasons, including this season's 14-3 overall mark. 
• In 19 seasons as a head coach, including 15 seasons at St. Thomas (1984-99), Riverso now has a 392-117 career record (.770 winning percentage).

 FOR THE FOES
• St. Olaf was led by Makenna Ash, who posted a 15-point, 17-rebound effort.
• K'Lynn Lewis added 15 points, while Ella Skrien added 11 points for the Oles.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to action on Wednesday (1/23) as the Auggies travel to St. Paul, Minn. to take on St. Catherine University at 7 p.m.
• St. Olaf also returns to action on Wednesday, hosting Gustavus Adolphus College.
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