DULUTH, Minn. – Allie Koehn and Sydney Rome led Augustana University women's basketball with 14 points each in a 77-63 win over Minnesota Duluth (11-8, 9-6 NSIC) on Friday night. The win improved Augustana's record to 16-6 overall, including 11-4 in the NSIC.
 
Four players finished in double-figures for the Vikings, led by Koehn and Rome. Koehn was 4 of 4 from 3-point range on the night while Rome knocked down 4 of 7 from behind the arc. Augustana hit 11 of 21 (57 percent) from 3-point range and finished 45 percent from the field.
 
Naomi Rust pitched in with 11 points while Shelby Selland added 10 points and four rebounds. Logan O'Farrell recorded eight points and a team-high 11 rebounds.
 
Augustana forced Minnesota Duluth into 12 turnovers on the night and the Vikings turned them into 12 points. The Bulldogs shot 37.3 percent from the field, hitting 4 of 19 from 3-point range.
 
Namoi Rust scored six of Augustana's first 10 points on the night helping the Vikings gain a 10-4 lead just under four minutes into the contest. The Vikings started the game 5 of 8 from the field, getting eight of its first 10 points in the paint.
 
Minnesota Duluth scored five straight to get within one at 10-9 but the Vikings got a pair of 3-pointers off the bench from Allie Koehn and Abby Hora putting Augustana up five at 16-11 with 2:03 left in the first quarter. The Vikings closed-out the quarter on an 8-2 run helping build a 21-13 lead.
 
The Bulldogs opened the second quarter on a 9-0 run to take a 22-21 lead, their first since the game's first basket. Augustana answered by scoring seven straight and another 3-pointer by Koehn with 44 seconds left in the second quarter helped the Vikings take a seven point lead of 31-24. Augustana took a 31-26 lead into halftime.
 
The Vikings came out strong to start the third quarter and built their first double-digit lead of the night, starting on a 7-2 run to take a 38-28 lead. UMD answered with seven straight points and stayed within four until Koehn continued her streak of hot shooting for the Vikings. Koehn hit a pair of 3-pointers during an 11-0 Augustana run that helped the Vikings take a 53-39 lead with just over a minute remaining in the third quarter.
 
Minnesota Duluth didn't go away quietly as the Bulldogs started the fourth quarter by out-scoring the Vikings 14-3 in the first 3:37 to get within five at 58-53. Shelby Selland stopped the bleeding with a 3-point-play and Sydney Rome knocked down a pair of threes to push Augustana's lead back up to double-digits at 67-56 with 4:10 to play. UMD cut Augustana's lead to six with 3:12 to play but the Vikings quickly pushed it back to double-digits before closing-out the contest at the free throw line picking up the 77-63 road victory.
 
Augustana will conclude its four-game road trip tomorrow afternoon taking on St. Cloud State at 4 p.m. in St. Cloud, Minnesota.