Sioux Falls, S.D. – The Bemidji State University Women's Basketball team could not keep pace with the hot hands of Augustana University falling 82-38 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play, Saturday night in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Vikings shot 32-for-61 (52.5), the most efficient shooting the Beavers have seen all year and could not match them going 16-for-56 (28.6)
The Beavers fall to 5-13 on the season and 2-12 on the season in conference play, with the Vikings improving to 17-3 and 11-3 in the NSIC. BSU is still winless against AU when played in Sioux Falls, S.D., and now fall to 2-15 when the two meet.
Augustana held Bemidji State to its lowest scoring game of the season with only 38 points. In the first quarter, BSU was held to eight points and the following quarter, the Beavers scored 10 points. Bemidji State added a 4-for-22 (18.2) clip from three and 2-7 from the free throw line. The Vikings put on a performance, in addition to their strong shooting from the field, they also went 6-17 from deep and a perfect 12-12 from the charity stripe.
Alyssa Hill was the sole Beaver to break into the double-figures in scoring with 15 points coming from 12 points in the paint and a three-ball.
Trinity Yoder was second on the team recording seven points and led BSU with five assists.
Amme Sheforgen,
Rachel Koenig,
Brooke Theis and
Rumer Flatness all got in the scorer's book with three points and
Sam Pogatchnik and
Ella Giorgi recorded two points in the game.
Augustana opened the game scoring the first four points before Hill connected on a pair of layups around a jumper by the Vikings to keep the deficit at two. After Hill scored her sixth-straight point of the quarter to keep the deficit at five, the Vikings went on a 13-2 run to close out the first quarter and hold a 24-8 advantage.
Hill, Koenig and Theis all scored points for the Beavers in the second quarter, but Augustana was able to stretch the lead to 44-18 at the break. BSU then tallied 20 combined points over the final two quarters to provide the final margin of 82-38.
Four student-athletes led Bemidji State in rebounding with four in Hill, Koenig, Sheforgen and Pogatchnik. Koenig and Theis both swatted a Viking shot. The Beavers recorded seven steals with Yoder and Theis leading the team with two apiece.
The Beavers return home this coming weekend as they welcome Southwest Minnesota State University and University of Sioux Falls . They start action with the Mustangs on Friday at 7:30 p.m., followed by the Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
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