MINNEAPOLIS -- With seven players scoring seven or more points, the Augsburg University women's basketball team scored a 70-60 nonconference victory over the University of Northwestern-St. Paul on Tuesday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 70, Northwestern-St. Paul 60
LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 2-1 overall, Northwestern-St. Paul 0-4 overall
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg took the lead for good midway through the first quarter, holding the lead for 38:11, compared to just 1:12 for Northwestern-St. Paul. Augsburg used a 12-0 run to take a 23-11 lead with 7:12 left in the first half, an advantage that extended to as many as 16 points. The Eagles rallied to tie the game at 39-39 with 3:06 left in the third period, but a 12-2 run gave the Auggies a 51-41 lead with 7:48 left in the game. The lead didn't dip below four points the rest of the way.
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Saylor Gallagher (JR, Mounds View, Minn./Irondale HS) led the Auggies with 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals.
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Jada Stanford (SO, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park HS) scored 10 points with six rebounds and an assist, hitting 5-of-7 from the field.
Lani Fonoti (SO, Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet HS) also scored 10 points.
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Sydney Hazuga (JR, Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial HS) scored nine points with four rebounds and three assists, and
Wakinyela Bear (SR, Morrison, Colo./Meskwaki (Iowa) HS) scored nine points with two assists.
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Evelyn Perkins (SO, Woodbury, Minn./Hill-Murray HS) scored seven points with three assists, and
Maecee Alexander (JR, St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park HS) scored seven points with five rebounds.
• Augsburg hit 50.0 percent (24-of-48) from the field, compared to 39.6 percent (21-of-53) for the Eagles. The Auggies outrebounded the Eagles by a 36-23 margin.
FOR THE FOES
• Ella Frazier led Northwestern with 16 points, four assists, three steals and three rebounds.
• Emma Korinek and Karley Loven scored nine points each.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Crown College next Tuesday (11/25) at 7 p.m. at Si Melby Hall.
