BISMARCK, N.D. - Despite a close first half, the Augustana women's basketball team (7-13, 4-10 NSIC) fell to UMary (17-6, 10-4 NSIC) 67-55 on Saturday afternoon at the McDowell Activity Center.
Isabella Sanneh grabbed a second double double in as many games after scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
Maliyah Elliott added 14 points and three assists while
Ava Pautz contributed 12 points. Both Elliott and Pautz added four rebounds.
Miranda Lomax added seven points while
Kristin Edmonds and Greta Dillenger scored three apiece.
The scoring for the Vikings started with
Maliyah Elliott after an early score by the Marauders. The quarter showed back-and-forth scoring between the two teams until the Vikings pulled ahead after a 3-pointer from Edmonds and a jumper from Elliott. The Vikings carried an 18-12 lead over the Marauders into the second quarter.
The second quarter saw the Vikings go scoreless for 5:27 of play before Edmonds ended the Marauders 11-0 run with a layup at the 4:33 mark to bring the Vikings within 23-20. A layup from Elliott pulled the Vikings within one, but the Marauders answered each with points of their own.
The Vikings continued to hang around and reclaimed the lead with 1:47 left in the half when Sanneh converted a layup off an inbound play. The lead was short lived as the Marauders answered quickly and the game went scoreless for the final 1:35 of action to give UMary at 29-28 lead at the half.
After UMary scored on a layup to open the third quarter, Elliott got a layup and Sanneh knocked one down from deep, giving the Vikings a 33-31 lead at the 7:37 mark of the quarter. The Marauders took control from there, closing the quarter on a 14-4 run to take a 45-37 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Marauders opened the fourth quarter with three points before a 5-0 Viking run, led by four Elliott points, brought them within 48-42 with 7:40 remaining. That would be as close as the Vikings would come in the fourth quarter as the Marauders went on a 15-5 run to grow its lead to 16 with 3:34 remaining. The Vikings outscored UMary 8-4 the rest of the way to bring the game to its final score.
The Vikings return home next weekend, starting with a Friday contest against Minnesota Duluth. Tip is set for 5:30 p.m.
