SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana women's basketball team heads into the weekend with a pair of home games. On Thursday, the Vikings will take on Winona State at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday before a 3:30 p.m., Saturday tip-off at Concordia-St. Paul.
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The Warriors
Winona State was selected to finish 12th in the NSIC and 6th in the South Division. The warriors are 7-4 on the season and have a 4-1 record in the NSIC. Hailey Markworth leads the Warriors with 14.8 points per game with a 42.9 field goal percentage. Sadie Jarmolowicz leads the team in 3-pointers with 2.1 per game.
The Golden Bears
Concordia-St. Paul was selected to finish 2nd in the NSIC and 2nd in the South Division. The Golden Bears are 5-5 overall and 1-4 in the conference. Lauren Wilson leads the Bears in scoring with 21.7 points per game and in rebounds with 7.7 per game. Lydia Haack has added 7.4 assists per game.
Series History
Augustana is 35-14 all-time against Winona State and are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings, including three consecutive losses. The Vikings are 17-6 at home in the series. In 40 meetings, Augustana is 22-18 all-time with the longest win streak being 4 games. The Vikings are 14-4 when playing CSP at home.
Last Time Out
The Augustana women's basketball team fell to the reigning national champions, Minnesota State, 60-108.
Ava Pautz led the team with a career high 23 points shooting 9-16. She also added 8 rebounds. Clarissa Sauer added 11 points for her second consecutive game in double digits. Miranda Lomax also added 9 going 2-2 on 3-pointers.
The Vikings
The Vikings are 4-6 with a pair of overtime losses and a 1-4 conference record.
In the last three games, Isabella Sanneh had two huge games against Sioux Falls and St. Cloud State with 20 and 18 points, respectively. She also added 11 rebounds against Sioux Falls and 14 against St. Cloud State. On the season, Sanneh leads the team with 15.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game while shooting 48.7 percent from the field.
After missing Friday's game against SCSU, Payton Hardy made her return off the bench against the Mavericks. On the season, Hardy is second on the team with 9.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Just behind her is newcomper Kristin Edmonds, who's averaging 9.0 points per game while going 25 of 63 from beyond the arc. She tied a season-high with 17 points on five made 3-pointers against the Huskies on Friday.
Ava Pautz had a standout game against Minnesota State after scoring 23 points for a career-high. In the last three games she has average 9.7 points and 6 rebounds with a shooting percentage of 71.4. Clarissa Sauer has added 10 points per game in those three along with 1.3 steals per game. Maliyah Elliott is scoring 8.4 points per game while leading the team with 3.8 assists.
