Concordia jumped out to a 13-1 lead over the first 5:16 of play and never looked back, leading 41-18 at halftime and expanding the lead to as many as 32 points in the second half.
Concordia is now 6-6 overall, 4-3 in MIAC play. Augsburg remains winless at 0-11 overall, 0-8 in MIAC play.
All 14 Cobber players saw playing time in the game, and 11 scored. Anne Keeley (So., Grafton, N.D.) and Jessica Heintz (Fr., Bismarck, N.D./Century HS) had nine points apiece, with Keeley adding five rebounds. Melanie Hageman (Fr., Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS) had eight points and four rebounds, Mandy Pearson (Sr., Watkins, Minn./Eden Valley-Watkins HS) had six points, eight assists and two steals, and Amanda Levos (So., Casselton, N.D./Central Cass HS) had six points.
The Cobbers dominated in the first half, forcing 10 Augsburg turnovers and limiting the Auggies to just 21.2 percent (7-of-33) shooting from the field and just 14.3 percent (1-of-7) from beyond the three-point arc. Meanwhile, the Cobbers outrebounded the Auggies by a 26-19 margin in the stanza, and hit 50 percent (16-of-32) from the field and from beyond the arc (4-of-8).
In the game overall, Augsburg had 17 steals and hit just 27.0 percent (17-of-63) from the field, compared to 44.6 percent from the field (29-of-65) for Concordia.
Augsburg was paced by Katie LaGrave (Fr., Okinawa, Japan/Kadena HS), who had her second career double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Kristina Lurken (Fr., Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) had nine points, eight rebounds and four assists, and Alissa Blood (So., Mounds View, Minn./Irondale HS) had six points, three rebounds and two blocked shots.
Rachel Cherry (Jr., Rosemount, Minn.) had five points and seven rebounds, Katie Kelsey (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.) had five points, five rebounds and two steals, and Lia Ragozzino (Fr., Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest HS) had five points and three blocked shots.
Both Augsburg and Concordia have home MIAC contests on Saturday (1/15) at 1 p.m., with Augsburg hosting Gustavus and Concordia hosting Bethel.
Concordia College-Moorhead vs Augsburg College 01/12/05 5:30 p.m. at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. At Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. CONCORDIA COLLEGE-MOORHEAD 78, AUGSBURG COLLEGE 52 CONCORDIA COLLEGE-MOORHEAD (6-6, 4-3 MIAC) Jamie Visness 6-10 0-0 16; Tori Ehlert 6-9 0-2 13; Jessica Heintz 3-7 2-4 9; Anne Keeley 3-6 1-2 9; Melanie Hageman 2-4 4-4 8; Amanda Levos 2-3 2-2 6; Mandy Pearson 3-9 0-0 6; Karie Visness 2-3 0-0 5; Michelle Honek 2-2 0-0 4; Kim Meyer 0-3 1-2 1; Karla Solum 0-4 1-2 1; Christina Aarestad 0-3 0-0 0; Sarah Krabbenhoft 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 11-18 78. AUGSBURG COLLEGE (0-11, 0-8 MIAC) Katie LaGrave 6-16 3-4 15; Kristina Lurken 3-8 3-4 9; Alissa Blood 2-8 0-2 6; Rachel Cherry 1-5 3-3 5; Katie Kelsey 1-9 3-4 5; Lia Ragozzino 2-6 1-2 5; Amy Jones 1-2 0-0 2; Hannah Bratzel 1-4 0-2 2; Missy Larson 0-2 2-2 2; Rosinta Stromquist 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 17-63 16-25 52. Concordia College-Moorhead.... 41 37 - 78 Augsburg College.............. 18 34 - 52 3-point goals-Concordia College-Moorhead 9-21 (Jamie Visness 4-6; Anne Keeley 2-3; Karie Visness 1-1; Jessica Heintz 1-3; Tori Ehlert 1-1; Kim Meyer 0-2; Karla Solum 0-1; Sarah Krabbenhoft 0-2; Mandy Pearson 0-2), Augsburg College 2-8 (Alissa Blood 2-5; Kristina Lurken 0-1; Katie LaGrave 0-2). Fouled out--Concordia College-Moorhead-None, Augsburg College-None. Rebounds-Concordia College-Moorhead 45 (Tori Ehlert 7), Augsburg College 45 (Katie LaGrave 12). Assists-Concordia College-Moorhead 23 (Mandy Pearson 8), Augsburg College 9 (Kristina Lurken 4). Total fouls-Concordia College-Moorhead 18, Augsburg College 14. A-73.