Phil Sowden (Sr., Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center HS) scored a team-high 13 points to go with six rebounds, while Jay Stien (Sr., Arlington, Minn./Sibley East HS) had a double-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals for the Gusties, now 10-7 overall, 8-4 in MIAC play.
Jon Cassens (Fr., Prior Lake, Minn.) scored 14 points with four assists and four steals for Augsburg, now 8-9 overall, 5-7 in MIAC play. Chuck Scott (Sr., Ely, Minn.) scored nine points with five rebounds, and Femi Solaja (Jr., Cottage Grove, Minn./St. Paul Harding HS) had seven points and nine rebounds.
Augsburg jumped out to an early advantage, leading by 11 points, 20-9, with 9:25 left in the first half. Scott and Cassens scored eight points apiece for the Auggies in the first half, while Solaja had seven points and six rebounds in the opening stanza. Gustavus trimmed the Auggie lead to three points on a 10-2 run, but Augsburg claimed a five-point lead at the break, 32-27.
The game was tied seen times and the lead changed hands eight times in the game, before Gustavus pulled away late. A 17-4 run gave the Gusties a 65-53 lead with 1:07 left, and the Gusties hit 12-of-12 from the free-throw line in the second half.
Five Gusties scored in double figures. Kane Sivesind (Jr., Madison, Wis./Memorial HS) had 12 points, Trevor Wittwer (Jr., Redwood Falls, Minn./Redwood Valley HS) scored 11 points and Jesse Van Sickle (Fr., Garden City, Minn./Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial HS) scored 10 points.
Darren Nelson (So., Richfield, Minn.) scored seven points for the Auggies, while Zach Krumwiede (Fr., Trimont, Minn./Martin County West HS) scored six points off the bench.
Augsburg hit 50 percent from the field (13-of-26) in the first half, but connected on just 36 percent (9-of-25) in the second half. Meanwhile, Gustavus hit 44 percent (11-of-25) in the first half, while hitting 56 percent (14-of-25) in the second half. Gustavus outrebounded Augsburg by a 29-27 margin and converted 21 points off of 21 Augsburg turnovers. Augsburg converted 17 points off of 15 Gustie turnovers.
Augsburg is idle on Wednesday (1/24) and returns to action on Saturday (1/27) at 5 p.m. with a home game against St. Olaf. Gustavus returns to action on Wednesday at 5:45 p.m., hosting Bethel.
Gustavus Adolphus College vs Augsburg College 01/22/07 5:45 p.m. at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. At Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE 69, AUGSBURG COLLEGE 56 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (10-7, 8-4 MIAC) Phil Sowden 4-7 5-5 13; Kane Sivesind 3-6 4-4 12; Trevor Wittwer 5-6 1-2 11; Jay Stien 4-9 2-2 10; Jesse Van Sickle 5-5 0-0 10; Mike DesLauriers 1-3 4-4 7; Andrew Doble 3-8 0-0 6; Andrew Olson 0-3 0-0 0; Robert Schmidt 0-2 0-0 0; Tyler Kaus 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-50 16-17 69. AUGSBURG COLLEGE (8-9, 5-7 MIAC) Jon Cassens 5-10 0-0 14; Chuck Scott 4-8 1-2 9; Femi Solaja 3-6 1-2 7; Darren Nelson 3-9 1-1 7; Zach Krumwiede 2-8 2-2 6; Dan Graf 2-5 1-2 5; Grant Hemmingsen 2-3 0-0 5; Justin Kozlowski 1-2 0-0 3; Mitch Dice 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-51 6-9 56. Gustavus Adolphus College..... 27 42 - 69 Augsburg College.............. 32 24 - 56 3-point goals--Gustavus Adolphus College 3-8 (Kane Sivesind 2-3; Mike DesLauriers 1-2; Robert Schmidt 0-2; Phil Sowden 0-1), Augsburg College 6-9 (Jon Cassens 4-4; Grant Hemmingsen 1-1; Justin Kozlowski 1-2; Dan Graf 0-1; Chuck Scott 0-1). Fouled out--Gustavus Adolphus College-None, Augsburg College-None. Rebounds--Gustavus Adolphus College 29 (Jay Stien 10), Augsburg College 27 (Femi Solaja 9). Assists--Gustavus Adolphus College 20 (Mike DesLauriers 5), Augsburg College 15 (Dan Graf 5). Total fouls--Gustavus Adolphus College 11, Augsburg College 16. Technical fouls--Gustavus Adolphus College-None, Augsburg College-None. A-266.