Anja Smith looks to shoot in a 2022 Augsburg women's basketball game
Kevin Healy
50
Augsburg University AUG 15-5,15-2 MIAC
67
Winner Gustavus Adolphus GAC 15-4,13-3 MIAC
Augsburg University AUG
15-5,15-2 MIAC
50
Final
67
Gustavus Adolphus GAC
15-4,13-3 MIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Augsburg University AUG 8 7 20 15 50
Gustavus Adolphus GAC 13 20 16 18 67

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Auggies fall to Gusties on the road

ST. PETER, Minn. – The Augsburg University women's basketball team dropped its second Minnesota Intercollegiate Conference contest of the season on Monday night, falling 67-50 to Gustavus at Gus Young Court.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Gustavus 67, Augsburg 50
LOCATION: Gus Young Court, St. Peter, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 15-5 overall (15-2 MIAC), Gustvaus 15-4 overall (13-3 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Gustavus held all the momentum early in the game, jumping out to a 7-0 lead that lasted until the 6:08 mark when Selena Lor (SR, Winona, Minn./Winona HS) got the Auggies on the board with a three-pointer. The Gustavus advantage remained at five as they led 13-8 at the end of the first. The Gustie lead continued to grow in the second thanks in large part to a 7-0 run to close the quarter and make it an 18-point game at the half.
• The deficit never dropped below 13 points in the third quarter with Gustavus holding a 14-point advantage heading into the final frame. Gustavus maintained the double-digit lead throughout the fourth as they cruised to their second straight win.
• Lor was the scoring leader for the second straight game, recording 18 points on seven-of-15 shooting with three assists, a rebound, and a steal.
• Anja Smith (SO, Kewaskum, Wis./Saint Mary's Springs HS) nearly notched another double-double, tallying 13 points, nine rebounds, and a steal.
• Kalena Myers (SO, Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) scored eight points and added two assists for the Auggies.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Following the game, both Jen Masello (SR, Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) and Smith rank within the top five in several categories of the MIAC overall statistics rankings. Masello ranks second in rebounds per-game (9.2) while Smith ranks second in points per-game (15.1) and fourth in field goal percentage (50.5%).

FOR THE FOES
• Anna Sanders led the Gusties with 14 points whiel Rachel Kawiecki finished with 12 points and Emma Kniefel added 11.

UP NEXT
• The Auggies will return home to host Saint Mary's on Wednesday (2/9) at 7 p.m. at Si Melby Hall

 
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