WINONA, Minn. - The Vikings of Augustana (14-5, 8-5) fell on the road Friday night 73-47 at the hands of the No. 14 Warriors of Winona State (18-2, 11-2 NSIC) inpart to a slow first quarter.

Augustana started off slow, and fell behind early in the first-quarter, being held to just six-points offensively. The Vikings gave up 27-points in the first quarter but their defense found a groove late, holding the Warriors to just two points in the final three minutes of the quarter. The defense continued to play well into the second-quarter, as both teams played well. The Warriors only outscored Augustana in 16-14 in the second-quarter.

By the time the second-half started it was already too late for the Vikings. Both teams struggled offensively in the third-quarter, as there were only 17 total points scored, seven for Augustana and 10 for Winona State. The Vikings were able to outscore the Warriors in the fourth-quarter 20-19, but the lead was to much late.

AUGUSTANA BY THE NUMBERS
• Augustana shot just 22 percent in the first half compared to 28 percent in the second half. For the game they shot 26 percent on 19-of-73 shooting
• The Vikings struggled from behind the arc, shooting just 18 percent on 7-of-38 shooting
• Redshirt freshman Lynsey Prosser was the only Viking to reach double-figures, Prosser scored 10-points of the bench
• Augustana was only able to get the the free-throw six times against Winona State. They made two of their six free-throws
• The Vikings were outscored in the paint for the fifth time this season after being outscored 14-32 against Winona State
• The Vikings outscored the Warriors bench 23-9

NEXT TIME OUT
The Vikings will be on the road once again tomorrow night as they travel to Upper Iowa to take on the Peacocks Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.