BOX SCORE
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -
Faith Tinklenberg scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help Augustana to a 72-61 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference victory over Northern State Friday evening.
Augustana improves to 18-4 (15-3 NSIC), while NSU falls to 13-11 (8-10 NSIC).
Shaunteva Ashley and
Alex Feeney contributed 14 and 13 points, respectively.
Augustana outstole NSU 11-3 and
Emily Schulte led the way for the Vikings with four swipes.
Lydia Nelson finished with three.
NSU's Mikayla Barondeau had a game-high 18-points and nine rebounds.
Nelson hit a layup at 13:29 to knot the score for the fourth time and her bucket also kicked off a 12-3 run that put Augustana ahead 24-17 at 9:23. Ashley netted six of the Vikings' points in their run.
At 6:55, Schulte recorded a layup to push Augustana's advantage to 28-20 and the Wolves used the next three and a half minutes to steal a 29-28 lead.
Tinklenberg then drilled a 3-pointer, which was followed by a NSU layup to tie the score 31-31 at the 2 minute, 41 second mark.
With six seconds left in the first half, Feeney nailed a 3-pointer to cap off an 8-2 run that allowed Augustana to hold a 39-33 advantage at the buzzer.
The Vikings held an 18-0 advantage in fast break points in the opening 20 minutes and scored 12 of their points off NSU's turnovers.
Augustana stretched its lead to 44-33 to open the second half, but the Wolves cut the Vikings' advantage to 45-43 with 14:07 left of play.
The Vikings managed to keep their lead alive and at 5:31 Schulte knocked the ball out of NSU's hands and brought it to the basket to bring the score to 61-49. The 12-point advantage was Augustana's largest of the evening.
Augustana kept its momentum strong in the final minutes, only allowing the Wolves to come within eight points of its lead.
NSU collected 21 boards in the first half and outrebounded the Vikings 32-25.
Augustana and NSU shot almost identical as the Vikings connected at a 44.2 percent clip from the field (23 of 52) and the Wolves shot 42.3 percent (22 of 52) from the floor.
The Vikings host U-Mary tomorrow at 4 p.m. for their last regular-season home game.
