BEMIDJI, Minn. – Augustana women's basketball closed the weekend with a 63-50 conference loss to Bemidji State on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Vikings move to 2-13 overall and 0-9 in conference play while the Beavers jump to 4-8 on the year and 2-6 in the NSIC.
 
Hannah Burg led with 11 points while tying with Olivia Hayenga and Jordan Munson for a team-high two steals apiece. CJ Adamson added in nine points, including a 6-of-6 showing from the free throw line, as Isabella Sanneh followed with eight points. Payton Hardy collected eight rebounds on the afternoon and Adamson dished out three assists.
 
Bemidji State took the 4-1 lead early and was soon followed by a three-minute scoreless bout of a defensive battle. Sanneh broke the stalemate but the Vikings remained down 9-3. A layup, and-one and 3-pointer from Sanneh and Burg made it 14-9, but the home team scored again to go up 16-9 to end the quarter.
 
Facing a 21-10 deficit to open the second, Augustana exploded with a 16-2 run. Five Vikings scored during three-minute rally, going 7-of-7 from the field. A 3-pointer from Hardy gave AU its first lead at 24-23 and then the back-and-forth ensued. Munson gained the and-one to take the one-point lead and Sanneh hit two free throws to go up 31-30, but the Beavers would take the 32-21 lead into the locker room.
 
The home team came storming out of the break and scored 13 straight unanswered points, holding the Vikings scoreless until Brinlee McRae dropped in a layup with 1:02 remaining in the third. BSU carried the momentum and the 47-33 lead at the end of the quarter.
 
Bemidji State's lead grew to 21 and Augustana responded with a 12-2 run midway through the final quarter, including back-to-back jumpers from Burg. A bucket from Eva Pardo-Campillo capped the rally, but the Beavers would make two trips to the free throw line, ending the game, 63-50.
 
Up Next
Augustana will return home for a conference weekend at the Elmen Center, facing UMary at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and Northern State at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.