ST. JOSEPH, Minn. -- Outscored 29-6 in the third quarter, the Augsburg University women's basketball team dropped a 75-58 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball contest at the College of Saint Benedict on Wednesday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Saint Benedict 75, Augsburg 58
LOCATION: Claire Lynch Hall, St. Joseph, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 3-21 overall (1-16 MIAC), Saint Benedict 16-8 overall (11-6 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg kept the game close in the first half, trailing just 36-33 at halftime. But the Auggies hit just 2-of-10 from the field in the third quarter, as the Bennies outscored the Auggies 29-9. building a 65-39 lead. Augsburg ended up shooting 20-of-56 (35.7 percent) in the game, compared to 26-of-54 (48.1 percent) for Saint Benedict.
• Katie Manecke (SR, Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) scored 13 points to lead the Auggies in scoring, while Saylor Gallagher (SO, Mounds View, Minn./Irondale HS) scored 12 points with a career-high 11 rebounds, adding three steals and an assist.
• Lani Fonoti (FY, Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet HS) scored nine points with three assists and three rebounds.
• Emma Kanz (JR, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Maple Grove HS) scored seven points with three rebounds. Amira LaDuke (JR, Cass Lake, Minn./Cass Lake-Bena HS) scored six points with three rebounds.

FOR THE FOES
• Kira Young scored 17 points with eight rebounds to lead Saint Benedict.
• Lauren Arnold scored 16 points with four rebounds.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg closes its 2024-25 season on Saturday (2/22) at 1 p.m., hosting the College of St. Scholastica at Si Melby Hall.