MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 17-ranked Augsburg University women's basketball team pulled away from Concordia College-Moorhead in the fourth quarter, turning a six-point advantage into a 20-point victory, an 82-62 win in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball play on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 82, Concordia-Moorhead 62
LOCATION:Â Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis
RECORDS:Â Augsburg 14-3 overall (10-2Â MIAC), Concordia 7-8 overall (5-6Â MIAC)Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Concordia scored the first nine points of the game, but Augsburg then scored the next 12 points to take the lead. Augsburg was unable to extend the lead larger than eight points during the first three quarters of action, and took a 55-49 lead into the fourth quarter. Leading 61-56 with 7:11 remaining, the Auggies went on an 18-3 run to take a 79-59 lead with 2:48 left.
• Five Auggies scored in double figures, led by post playerÂ
Jazmyn Solseth (JR, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran HS), who scored 18 points with five steals, three assists and two rebounds, and byÂ
Camryn Speese (SR, Bloomington, Minn./DeLaSalle HS), who also scored 18 points with three rebounds.
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Tamira McLemore (SR, Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) scored 13 points with five assists, five steals and two rebounds, while
Aiza Wilson (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS) went 4-of-6 from three-point range to score 12 points.
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Jen Masello (SO, Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) pulled down a game-best nine rebounds, andÂ
Arianna Jones (SR, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Osseo HS) had six assists and three steals.
• As a team, Augsburg forced 24 Concordia turnovers while committing just 10; the Auggies scored 36 points off those turnovers, compared to 10 points for Concordia. The Auggies also dominated in the paint, scoring 42 points compared to the Cobbers' 14.
• Augsburg hit 46.0 percent (29-of-63) from the field, compared to 37.9 percent (17-of-45) for Concordia. Augsburg out-rebounded Concordia by a 35-31 margin.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg's career record-holder in made three-pointers (203), Wilson is now the seventh player in MIAC history to connect on 200 or more career three-pointers. She now stands in sixth place in MIAC history in the category. The MIAC record for career three-pointers is 211, set by Missy Pederson of St. Thomas from 1998 to 2002.
FOR THE FOES
• Autumn Thompson led the Cobbers with 18 points, while Mary Sem and Emily Beseman scored 10 points each.
• Bailee Larson scored eight points with a team-best seven rebounds.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts St. Thomas in a key MIAC game on Wednesday (1/29) at 7 p.m. at Si Melby Hall.
• Concordia plays at Carleton on Wednesday at 7 p.m.