NEW ULM, Minn. -- Outscored by a 16-8 margin in the fourth quarter, the Augsburg University women's basketball team dropped a 56-50 nonconference decision at Martin Luther College on Monday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Martin Luther 56, Augsburg 50
LOCATION: Luther Student Center, New Ulm, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 1-7 overall, Martin Luther 6-2 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Neither team led by more than six points in the game, which featured 10 ties and seven lead changes. The host Knights hit 5-of-12 from the field in the fourth quarter, compared to 2-of-16 for the Auggies. 
• Amira LaDuke (JR, Cass Lake, Minn./Cass Lake-Bena HS) led the Auggies, scoring 19 points, adding eight rebounds, two assists, a blocked shot and a steal.
• Wakinyela Bear (JR, Morrison, Colo./Meskwaki (Iowa) HS) scored nine points with six rebounds and three steals, and Saylor Gallagher (SO, Mounds View, Minn./Irondale HS) contributed eight rebounds with three steals.
• Katie Manecke (SR, Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) and Melanie Delestrez (JR, Lake Stevens, Wash./Lake Stevens HS) scored five points each. Manecke had four rebounds and two assists, and Delestrez had a team-high nine rebounds.
 
FOR THE FOES
• Emma Dorn scored 21 points with eight rebounds to lead Martin Luther.
• Grace Kieselhorst scored 13 points.
 
UP NEXT
• Augsburg will return to action on Monday, Dec. 30 at 3 p.m., with a game against Crown College at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul.