SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Coming off a nearly 30-point win on Friday night, the Augustana women's basketball  completed their home sweep with a 75-65 win over Winona State on Saturday. The Vikings improve to 16-3 (7-2 NSIC) while the Warriors drop to 7-7 (5-5 NSIC).

Augustana was led by a career-high performance from Lynsey Prosser. The senior dropped 22 points going 9-16 from the field and adding 6 rebounds. Abby Hora was also impressive, finishing with 20 points and game-high 7 rebounds.
 
Following the weekend sweep Prosser said her team showed confidence this weekend. "I feel a lot better after this weekend and I think as time goes on we will continue to get better and better" Prosser said.
 
The game started out with both team trading points and by the end of the first quarter, the Vikings only led by two, 11-9. Senior Allie Walter, who tied her career-high with 10 points in the win, opened the game with a layup. Although the fast paced game made for numerous turnovers for both teams, Augustana forced Winona into five in 10 minutes of action.

Prosser, who also finished with two assists, dropped her first dime to open the second quarter on a pass to Hora. The Vikings continued to find the bottom of the net throughout the second quarter, and by halftime Augustana shot just above 40% going into the locker room. The Vikings  also held Winona to just 36%.

While Augustana sustained shooting 33.3% from three point land, get defense forced Winona State to only hit 3-12 (25%) from downtown.

Overall, the Vikings uptempo forced the warriors into eight first half turnovers. When the horn sounded after the first 20 minutes of regulation, the Vikings had built a nine point lead, 33-24.

Prosser opened up the second half with a fast break layup, which put her into double-digits at 11 points.  A Hora jumper built the Vikings lead to six late in the third.

Between Hora and Prosser, the pair went 16-28 on the afternoon, grabbing a combined 13 boards, dishing out three assists, and  grabbing four steals.

A Baltic, S.D. native, Walter began the fourth and final quarter for the Vikings by knocking down two free throws. The free throws pushed the Vikings ahead by double digits, 59-49.

Walter finished the NSIC contest also hitting a career-best for minutes played at 23. She finished with five boards, as well.

With the clock winding down, Hana Metoxen swished a three ball to mark the Vikings last points of the game. The 75-65 win extends the Vikings win streak to two and the team remains unbeaten at home this season.

Overall, the team finished the afternoon shooting 26-65 from the field (47%). The Warriors shot just 24-55 (43%). Augustana also forced Winona into 14 turnovers, which turned into 11 points for the Vikings.

The Vikings now travel to MSU Moorhead and Northern State next weekend. The Dragons remain unbeaten in NSIC play (14-2, 10-0 NSIC) and ride a 12 game win streak, while the Wolves are .500 with an overall record of 8-8 (5-5 NSIC). Start time is 5:30 vs. Moorhead and 3:30 vs. the Wolves.