MINNEAPOLIS – The Augsburg University women's basketball team got back into the win column on Saturday afternoon, securing a 50-47 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over Macalester College at Si Melby Hall.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 50, Macalester 47
LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 5-7 overall (4-5 MIAC), Macalester 6-7 overall (3-6 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Auggies started the game hot, quickly working out to a 16-6 lead with 1:22 remaining in the first. As the buzzer sounded, it was Augsburg maintaining a 17-11 lead. The Auggies led wire-to-wire in the second, holding a 27-22 lead at halftime.
• Augsburg's lead dwindled as low as three in the third quarter, but they managed to maintain it throughout as they headed to the fourth up 42-35. After trailing for the entirety of the quarter, the Scots made it interesting with a layup that made it 48-47 with just 14 seconds left in regulation, but Augsburg responded just four seconds later with a pair of free throws from Melanie Delestrez (SO, Lake Stevens, Wash./Lake Stevens HS) that would give the Auggies the three-point lead that would hold until the final buzzer.
• Turnovers played a massive role in the game's outcome, with Macalester committing 24 turnovers to Augsburg's 11. That lopsided margin turned into an even more lopsided result on the scoresheet, with Augsburg outscoring Macalester 26-8 in points off turnovers.
• Anja Smith (SR, Keawaskum, Wis./Saint Mary's Springs HS) finished as the scoring leader with 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting to go along with five rebounds and three steals. Amira LaDuke (SO, Cass Lake, Minn./Cass Lake-Bena HS) also finished in double figures with 10 points, two rebounds, and two steals.
• Kalena Myers (SR, Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) had active hands on defense all afternoon, nabbing a career-high seven steals while also contributing nine points, four rebounds, and an assist. Delestez led the scoring effort off the bench with six points.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• With the win, the Auggies extended their winning streak over Macalester to 18 games, a streak that dates back to February of 2013. The all-time series now sits at 42-36 in favor of the Auggies.
 
FOR THE FOES
• Peyton Starks led all players with 20 points, also coming just one rebound shy of a double-double with nine.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg will travel to Moorhead, Minn. to take on Concordia-Moorhead in a MIAC battle on Monday (1/15) at 5:15 pm.