SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana women's basketball (6-18 overall, 4-14 NSIC) will continue its homestand with a cross-town matchup against conference foe Sioux Falls at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday night inside the Elmen Center.    
 
Complete action can be followed on GoAugie.com/Live and the GoAugie app, presented by The Original Pancake House. The app can be downloaded in the App Store or Google Play.
 
THE COUGARS
Sioux Falls holds a 14-11 record this season with a 10-8 conference showing after dropping to #14 Concordia-St. Paul, 82-74, on the road and taking down #21 Minnesota State, 89-76, on home court last week.
 
Kami Wadsworth currently leads the scoring for USF with an average of 17.8 points per game while Alexis Rose sits with 10.2 points per game. Aby Phipps is pulling down an average of 7.3 rebounds per game as Ayla Brown is dishing out 3.7 assists per game.
 
THE VIKINGS
Following back-to-back wins over Winona State (67-61) and Minnesota Duluth (58-53), Augustana sits with an overall record of 6-18 while going 4-14 in NSIC play.
 
Hannah Burg leads the scoring with 12.1 points/game alongside 3.4 assists/game while Olivia Hayenga is averaging 11.7 points with 5.2 rebounds/game and 1.8 steals/game. Payton Hardy is leading in rebounding at 5.8 rebounds per game.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Augustana holds the all-time record advantage over Sioux Falls 37-15 but most recently fell 75-59 on Nov. 21, 2024, up the street at the Stewart Center. Hannah Burg and Brinlee McRae led the Vikings scoring in the affair, with 15 points apiece.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Hannah Burg's 19 points and Olivia Hayenga's double-double helped push Augustana through a gritty back-and-forth fight to victory in front of a home crowd, downing Minnesota Duluth 58-53 on Saturday night.
 
Burg led all scoring across the game with 19 points and a team-high six assists as Hayenga earned double-double status with 15 points and 11 rebounds alongside a team-high three steals. Isabella Sanneh also pulled down 11 rebounds and Payton Hardy and Hayenga each collected a block.
 
DOUBLE DIGIT DUTIES
Hannah Burg and Olivia Hayenga are each currently averaging double figures in scoring, with Burg leading at 12.1 points/game and Hayenga averaging at 11.7 points/game.
 
VICTORY FORMATION
Nate Vogel has secured his first victory as head coach of the Augustana women's basketball team, leading the Vikings over the Broncos of Hastings College, 87-77, on Nov. 27. 
 
BALLIN' BURG
The NSIC preseason poll deemed Hannah Burg as the Vikings' Player to Watch in 2024-25. The senior from Colorado Springs, Colo., averaged 16.7 minutes per game with the Lions in the 2023-24 season for 3.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists a game.
 
"Hannah is a dynamic guard who is always under control," said Vogel. "She has been part of successful teams in the past so she knows what it takes to win. Hannah is also an unbelievable teammate who keeps our team together."
 
VOGEL'S A VIKING
Augustana women's basketball head coach Nate Vogel steps into his first year at the helm of the Vikings program after spending five seasons as the head coach at Texas A&M International. In the 2023-24 season, the Dustdevils collected a program-best record of 25-7 and garnered their first ever national ranking, reaching No. 17 in the country.
 
NEW FACES, NEW PLACES
With 10 newcomers joining in the with five returning letterwinners on the Augustana roster, AU will have quite the new look alongside first-year head coach Nate Vogel.
 
Fresh faces joining the Vikings include Olivia Hayenga—the two-time NJCAA DIII National Player of the Year—and Uzor Uchidiuno—a graduate transfer from Felician who played 90 games and averaged 5.2 points and 4.7 rebounds in 18.7 minute per game.
 
Two freshmen will also make their debut with the addition of Izzy Klumper and Isabella Sanneh.
 
RUNNING IT BACK
Four letterwinners return to the Vikings lineup, led by junior CJ Adamson, who appeared in 25 games and averaged 3.0 points and 1.3 rebounds last season.
 
Also making their comeback are sophomore Payton Hardy, sophomore Jordan Munson and redshirt junior Kelsey Willems.
 
PRESEASON PLACEMENT
The Augustana women's basketball team was selected to finish 11^th in the 2024-25 NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll, finishing with 70 points.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Augustana will close its home season by hosting Bemidji State and St. Cloud State on Friday and Saturday, respectively, at the Sanford Pentagon.