WHITEWATER, Wis. — The Augsburg University women's basketball team erased a 10-point deficit in the second half, but lost to Millikin University 57-51 Friday at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Champions Classic.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Millikin (Ill.) 57, Augsburg 51
LOCATION: Williams Center, Whitewater, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 0-2 overall, Millikin 1-1 overall
GAME RECAP
Saylor Gallagher led the way for the Auggies with 13 points, while
Jada Stanford recorded her third career point-rebound double-double, with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. The Auggies finished with 44 rebounds, including 13 offensive boards, and scored 15 second-chance points. The Auggies went 6 of 9 at the free-throw line, while Millikin finished 13 of 28.
After Millikin scored first, Gallagher scored on a jumper and layup, added another jumper off a Stanford assist and made two free throws as the Auggies moved ahead 8-3 at 5:13. Millikin pulled within 13-10 on baskets by Lauryn Jackson and Lizzy Murphy, but
Katy Devine scored inside,
Kendyl Jackson hit a 3-pointer off Devine's assist and
Macaria Person finished a layup off an assist from Jackson for a 20-10 Auggies lead at 2:04. Stanford added a layup off an assist from
Evelyn Perkins in the final 1:13, and Millikin scored the quarter's last three points to leave the Auggies with a 22-15 lead.
After Hazuga opened the quarter with a steal, the first scoring came from Millikin, as Lizzy Murphy made consecutive layups with assists from Bre Grayson and Ava Harris. Devine tipped in an offensive rebound at 7:17, Kyleigh Heimsness split free throws, and Stanford's layup at 5:34 was followed by a Kay Kay Williams layup for Millikin. After Devine's steal led to an empty possession, Gallagher scored inside at 3:24 before Natalie Gartlan made a layup and free throw at 3:15 and Murphy added another layup at 2:19. The Auggies got a late offensive rebound from Perkins, and
Alexiah LaRose converted it into a 3-pointer off
Sydney Hazuga's assist with 14 seconds left before adding a steal in the final second, while Millikin finished with a 12-9 scoring edge in the quarter.
Millikin scored the first three points of the third quarter, with Natalie Gartlan making a free throw and Christina Rice adding a layup, but Devine and Stanford scored inside to push the Auggies' lead to 35-30. After Millikin worked back to 39-36 on Lauryn Jackson's layup, Devine scored in the paint, Perkins followed with a tip-in and free throw, and Harris added a free throw to give the Auggies a 43-36 lead at 3:06. Millikin closed from there with second-chance baskets from Gartlan, Ava Harris and Ari Williams before Amya Porchia's steal and fast-break layup put Millikin ahead 44-43 at :47. Porchia added a free throw on the same sequence, and Harris made two free throws at :21 to leave the Auggies trailing 47-43 entering the fourth quarter.
Hazuga's jumper at 9:13 brought the Auggies within 47-46, but Millikin answered with a Natalie Gartlan jumper, a Kyleigh Heimsness free throw and an Amya Porchia 3-pointer to move ahead 53-46. Gallagher scored inside and added a free throw to keep the Auggies within 53-49, but Lauryn Jackson split free throws and Lizzy Murphy scored off an Ava Harris assist to push Millikin's lead to 56-49. Stanford's layup at 2:16 cut the deficit to 56-51, and the Auggies got another chance after a defensive rebound, but Ari Williams blocked Gallagher's layup at 1:25. Jackson added a free throw with 38 seconds left, and the Auggies came up empty on their final possessions as Millikin closed out a 57-51 win.
AUGSBURG PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
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Jada Stanford: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 4 offensive rebounds
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Saylor Gallagher: 13 points, 9 rebounds
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Katy Devine: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks
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Sydney Hazuga: 5 points, 2 steals, 1 block
MILLIKIN PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
• Lizzy Murphy: 15 points, 6 rebounds
• Natalie Gartlan: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
• Lauryn Jackson: 8 rebounds, 6 points
UP NEXT
The Auggies face Illinois Wesleyan University on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 3 p.m. in Whitewater, Wis.
