ABERDEEN, S.D. — Coming off a pair of wins at home, the Augustana women's basketball team hit the road and started the weekend with a 75-66 win over Northern State. The victory extended the Vikings win streak to four straight, and improved their record to 17-4 overall on the year and 9-2 in NSIC play. Northern State dropped to 8-9 this season and 5-6 in league action with the loss.
Friday's barn burner started fast and never looked back. The Vikings got on the board just five seconds in as a
Vishe' Rabb euro step inside gave the Vikings their first two points in the game. Rabb went on to score a game-high 19 points along with six rebounds. Rabb was an efficient 7-of-11 from the floor and was 3-of-4 at the the free throw line. Her 19 points came along with two assists and two steals.
Five other Vikings reached double-digits -
Abby Hora and
Lynsey Prosser dropped 12 points, while
Allie Walter tallied 11,
Janelle Shiffler scored 11, and
Camryn Hay had 10.
Walter's 11 points is a new career high. Tonight, the senior was an impressive 4-of-5 from the field and went 2-of-2 from the charity stripe. Over the last two weekend, Walter has scored 18 points in a pair of wins.
The Vikings lead for 35 minutes (88%) of the game. Overall, Augustana shot 29-of-60 (48.3%) and held Northern State to 21-of-63 (33.3%).
The Vikings tenacious defense forced the Wolves into 17 turnovers in the game, including five in the first quarter alone and 11 in the first half. The Vikings scored 16 points off of the Wolves turnovers. Rabb, Hora, and Prosser each grabbed two steals in the contest.
Augustana led 40-32 at halftime, and used 48.1% percent shooting in the second half to hold off the Wolves. Although both sides scored 20 points in the final quarter, Augustana had sustained their early lead to hold on for the win.
The Wolves were led by Lexi Wadsworth with 19 points. She went 6-of-12 in 37 minutes of action.
Augustana now has a quick turnaround as they play MSU Moorhead (15-2, 11-0 NSIC) Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
