SIOUX FALLS – The Augustana men bounced back from a Friday night loss to Minot State on Dec. 8, with a record-setting win over U-Mary on Dec. 9, in the first games at the Sioux Falls Arena, and the Vikings look to start a winning streak on Tuesday night, when they host the rematch with Wayne State, which downed the Vikings 80-75 in both teams' NSIC opener on Nov. 20.
 
The Vikings led for the majority of Friday's contest with Minot State, but the Beavers used a late surge to secure a 78-75 win. Four Vikings scored in double figures in the win, led by John Warren, who scored a game-high 21 points. Jordan Spencer added 15 points, with Matt Cartwright adding 14 and Adam Dykman 11 points in the loss.
 
Nine different Vikings hit at least one 3-pointer on Saturday vs. U-Mary, as Augustana hit 22 triples for the game, which sets a new single-game record. Couple that with a pair of double-digit first half runs and the Augustana men cruised to a comfortable 114-81 win over the Marauders.
 
Warren again led all players in the game, this time with 29 points, which includes six of the record-setting 22 3-pointers. The other 16 came from Steven Schaefer (5), Spencer (4), Cartwright (2), Dykman (1), Jameson Bryan (1), Alex Van Gerrevink (1), Braeden Myers (1) and Osaheni Amadasu (1)
 
The holiday break upcoming, the Vikings next play on Dec. 30, when they travel to Marshall, Minnesota to take on Southwest Minnesota State, then return to Sioux Falls to take on crosstown rival Sioux Falls on Dec. 31.
 
Vikings Quick Hits
• This week's games mark the 2,153rd game in program history
• The Vikings own an all-time record of 568-658 in conference play
• Augustana's loss vs. Minot State on Friday marked the first loss when leading at halftime
• The Vikings scored at least 50 points in both the first and second half on Dec. 9 vs. U-Mary
• The 50-point first half vs. U-Mary marked the first time this season that Augie reached 50 in the first half
• Nine Vikings combined to set the school's single-game record for 3-pointers vs. U-Mary. They made 22 total
• The 22 triples on Dec. 9, broke the old record of 20 3-pointers, set on Nov. 20, 2000, vs. Dakota State
• The Vikings also tied the school record vs. U-Mary with a perfect 12 for 12 night at the free throw line
• Augustana scored at least 100 points in a game twice this season (vs. Doane, Nov. 22 - vs. U-Mary, Dec. 9)
• The Vikings did not score 100 points in a game last season, but did so seven times in 2015-16
• The 114 points vs. U-Mary ranks eighth all-time at Augie, passing the 113 scored vs. Minnesota State on Feb. 25, 2009
• Six Vikings scored at least 20 points in a game this season (Asmus, Cartwright, Dykman, Schaefer, Spencer, Warren)
• The Vikings used the same five starters in all 11 games this season, and all average at least 9.8 points per game
• Wayne State College started as a private school called Nebraska Normal College in 1891