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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –
Alex Feeney tallied 13 points to reach her 1,000th-career point and
Lydia Nelson scored a season- and game-high 21 points to lead Augustana to a 78-69 victory over Concordia University, St. Paul Friday evening in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference women's basketball.
It's the ninth-straight win for the Vikings who move to 15-3 (12-2 NSIC). The Golden Bears drop to 8-12 (5-9 NSIC).
Feeney is the 26th Viking to reach 1,000 points.
Molly Hayes and
Shaunteva Ashley were also in double-digit scoring for the Vikings with 19 and 11 points, respectively.
Rachel Hansen led CU in scoring with 14 points.
Augustana's seventh tie of the first half came at 11:08 when a CU basket brought the score to 17-17 but a layup from Nelson started a 9-0 scoring burst to give the Vikings a 26-17 lead.
The cushion didn't last long for the Vikings as the Golden Bears went on a 10-2 run to bring the score within one point, 28-27, with 2:55 remaining in the half.
Faith Tinklenberg nailed a jumper and Ashlely made a layup to allow Augustana to hold onto its lead until the buzzer.
The Vikings shot 39.4 percent in the half and held a 33-30 advantage at the break.
Just over two minutes into the second half CU used a 7-4 run to knot the score 37-37.
Augustana quickly reached a six-point 43-37 lead but CU scored the next six points to once again tie the score with 12:59 remaining in the game.
Hayes nailed a 3-pointer at 12:44 and despite two more ties, the Vikings kept their lead until CU made a jumper at the five minute, 47 second mark to go up 61-59.
Feeney immediately followed CU's bucket with a jumper to knot the score for its 12th and final time.
Nelson sparked an 11-3 Viking run with a layup at 4:38 and Augustana never looked back, gaining its largest lead, 77-67, with just under a minute remaining.
The Vikings connected on 28 of 65 in the game (43.1 percent) and held CU to 36.9 shooting percent (24 of 65).
Augustana also held a 6-2 advantage in steals and outblocked CU 5-2.
St. Cloud State will travel to Augustana tomorrow for a 4:05 p.m. game.
