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MOORHEAD, Minn. - Molly Hayes scored a game-high 22 points and became Augustana's all-time assist leader in a 67-57 victory over MSU Moorhead Friday night in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference women's basketball.
Augustana, ranked No. 25 in Division II, improves to 20-5 (17-4 NSIC). MSUM falls to 14-11 (11-10 NSIC).
Hayes handed out four assists and passed Sandra Zwach as the all-time leader at Augustana. She now has 571 career assists. Her 22 points came of 7 of 14 shooting, including a trio of 3-pointers.
Lydia Nelson also reached double figures for the Vikings, netting 12 points. Augustana received double-figure rebounding performances from
Faith Tinklenberg and
Alex Feeney, who grabbed 11 and 10 boards, respectively. Tinklenberg added 10 points for her third career double-double.
Megan Strese scored 16 points off the bench to pace the Dragons.
Augustana shot 46.9 percent in the second half after a 29.7-percent performance in the first half.
The Vikings also registered nine blocks in the win.
It was a frigid first half for both teams; Augustana shot just 29.7 percent (11 of 37), while MSUM connected at a 21.6 percent (8 of 37) clip.
MSUM's seven-point advantage at 12:36 faded as the Vikings warmed up in the final 10 minutes, earning a 29-26 advantage by the break.
Hayes scored eight first-half points, and Feeney had eight boards and three blocks by intermission.
Augustana's improved shooting in the second half eventually buried the Dragons.
An 11-3 run inside eight minutes--which included back-to-back 3-pointers from Hayes--put the Vikings ahead 63-48 with 4:37 to play. It was their largest lead of the game.
The win also secured the eighth-straight and 15th overall 20-win season for
Dave Krauth.
Augustana plays at UMC tomorrow at 4 p.m.
