WAYNE, Neb. - The Augustana women's basketball program (3-1, 0-1 NSIC) tasted defeat for the first time this season, falling at the hands of No. 24 Wayne State College (4-1, 1-0 NSIC) 70-58 on Wayne, Neb.

The Vikings never led in this one, only enjoying a few ties early in the game. Augustana only shot 30 percent from from the field, their lowest total so far this season. They also struggled from behind the arc against Wayne State, going 10-31 for a 32 percent clip.

Not Getting To The Line

So far this season the Vikings have been excellent getting to the free-throw line and making teams pay for fouling them. In their previous three games Augustana had been to the charity stripe a total of 58 times, knocking down 43 for a 74 percent free-throw shooting percentage as a team. On Monday they only got to the line four times, making two of them. Part of that is because Wayne State only committed 11 personal fouls in the game.

Taking Care of the Rock

Turnovers can win and lose you games over the course of the season, and against Wayne State that proved to be the latter for Augustana as they lost by just 12.

For the second consecutive game Augustana has committed 18 turnovers and Wayne State turned those 18 turnovers into 22 points.

How They Did

Junior Sydney Rome was the only Viking to reach double-digit points with 12. Rome was 5-13 from the field and 2-7 from behind the arc. She added One rebound and two steals in 23 minutes of action.

Senior Nicole Kerkhoff came up just short of her third double-double this season after ending the contest with nine points and nine rebounds. She also added three steals and a block to her total.

Sophomore Allie Koehn had eight points against the Wildcats on 3-10 shooting from the field and 2-8 from behind the arc.

Next Up

Augustana will play their first regular season home games in the Elmen Center over the holiday break. The Vikings will host Peru State on Wednesday with tip-off set for 3 p.m. and Dordt College on Saturday at 4 p.m.