SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The first homestand of the season in the books, the Augustana men hit the road for their first true road game of the season, when the Vikings travel to Wayne State on Monday night for both team's NSIC opener.
 
Augustana, which opened season with a pair of neutral site wins at the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic, split its first two home games; defeating Peru State 97-94 in overtime last Tuesday, before falling to a hot-shooting Graceland squad, 93-81 on Thursday.
 
Both Jordan Spencer and Adam Dykman posted double-doubles in the win over the Bobcats; Spencer with 21 points and 10 assists, and Dykman with 25 points and 12 rebounds, both of which set new career-high marks. The Vikings also got 17 points from John Warren and 15 from Steven Schaefer in the overtime win, which extended Augustana's streak to 20 straight home-opening wins.
 
Spencer followed-up is big night against Peru State with a 33-point outburst against Graceland, and he got 20 points of help from Marcus Asmus and 10 from Dykman, but the Yellowjackets came out red hot from beyond the arc, hitting 11 of 19 from deep in the first half and 7 of 11 in the second half. Augustana hit 12 triples in the game, and cut the lead to two points late, but a couple of timely Graceland 3-pointers sealed the win.
 
Following Monday's game, Augustana returns home to face the Doane Tigers on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the Elmen Center, and then close the non-conference season at Chadron State on Saturday, Nov. 25.
 
Vikings Quick Hits
• Monday's games marks the 2,146th game in program history
• The Vikings own an all-time record of 566-654 in conference play
• The overtime win over Peru State marked Augie's first overtime win since a 94-87 win over Wayne State on Nov. 21, 2016
• Augustana has never played more than two overtimes
• The Vikings lost their last double-overtime contest, a 91-89 loss to MSU Moorhead on Jan. 13, 2017
• At least one Vikings player recorded a double-double in three of the four games this season
• Jordan Spencer posted two double-doubles, while Marcus Asmus and Adam Dykman each tallied one
• Spencer scored 33 points vs. Graceland, giving him three 30-point games in his career
• The Vikings grabbed fewer rebounds than their opponents in all four games this season
• The same five Vikings started all four games this season
• The Vikings made at least 10 3-pointers in all four games this season
• At least three Vikings scored in double figures in every game this season, with at least one of them reaching 20 points
• The Vikings won all three games this season when they led at the half
• Augustana plays its final two non-conference games of the season next week
• The late legendary basketball coach Don Meyer was born in Wayne, Nebraska in 1944
 
Noteworthy
CLIMBING THE LADDER: Senior Jordan Spencer entered the season ranked 20th in all-time scoring at Augustana with 1,221 career points. His 85 points this season boost his total to 1,306, which ranks 15th all-time, 76 points shy of passing Rich Chapman (1,381 points from 1973-77) for 14th all-time.
 
DISH IT OUT: Along with being a prolific scorer for the Vikings, Jordan Spencer entered his senior season with a school-record 688 assists, and a 6.8 assists per game average. The dynamic distributor added 38 assists through four games, pushing his record total to 726.
 
STOP, THEIF!: He scores, he assists and he steals. Jordan Spencer came into the season tied for 17th all-time at Augustana with 122 steals, but his four steals this season give him 126, good for 15th all-time, and five shy of moving up past Brett Szabo (1987-91) and Damien Fair (1994-98) for 13th all-time
 
3-POINTER STREAK: Augustana made at least one 3-point field goal in each of the last 400 games. The last time the Vikings did not make a 3-pointer came on Jan. 24, 2004, a 79-69 loss against North Dakota in the Elmen Center.
 
FINISH WHAT YOU START: Already a starter in 100 games in his career coming into the season, Spencer needs to start 30 games this season to set the school-record for career starts, a record held by Daniel Jansen (129 starts from 2012-16). He enters the week four starts this season, for a total of 104 in his career.
 
VIKINGS IN DOUBLE FIGURES: At least one Viking score in double figures in each of the last 226 games. The last time an Augie player did not score at least 10 points in a game came on March 3, 2010, in a 75-52 loss to Wayne State at the Elmen Center in the NSIC Quarterfinals, when Lee Stephens led the Vikings with 8 points.
 
WHERE DID THE POINTS GO?: Over the last two seasons, Augustana graduated a total of 9,150 career points from a total of eight student-athletes, which includes five 1,000-point scorers, two of which scored at least 2,000 career points.
 
Next Up: Following Monday's game at Wayne State, the Vikings return home to host Doane on Wednesday at 4 p.m., and then close the non-conference season on Saturday at Chadron State at 2 p.m. CT.