Ashley Busch (Jr., Fairfax, Minn.) scored 11 points with six rebounds and four assists, and Erin Petrich (Sr., White Bear Lake, Minn.) scored 10 points with four assists for the Wildcats, now 12-5 overall, 9-5 in MIAC play.
Michelle Richter (So., Chaska, Minn.) had 16 points and eight rebounds, while Brietta Schluender (So., White Bear Lake, Minn.) had 14 points and nine assists for Augsburg, now 1-16 overall, 1-13 in MIAC play.
The game was a close one early, with neither team leading by more than five points in the opening 14 minutes of play. But the Wildcats went on a 19-7 run over the final 7:13 of the first half to take a 15-point lead, 40-25, into the locker room. St. Catherine pulled away in the second half to lead by as many as 25 points down the stretch.
Fourteen Wildcats saw playing time in the game, with 11 scoring. Sarah Schneider (Sr., Shakopee, Minn.) had eight points, six rebounds and four steals, while Emily Wigfield (Fr., Maplewood, Minn.) had eight points and two steals.
Megan Krumrie (So., Elk Mound, Wis.) scored nine points with four rebounds and two seals for Augsburg, while Kristina Lurken (Jr., Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) scored seven points with six rebounds, five assists and two steals.
St. Catherine shot 40 percent (28-of-70) from the field, while outrebounding Augsburg by a 45-41 margin. Augsburg shot 32.8 percent (19-of-58) from the field. St. Catherine forced 24 Augsburg turnovers, with 14 steals contributing to 27 points-off-turnovers. Augsburg had eight steals off of 14 St. Catherine turnovers, converting them into 15 points.
Both teams return to MIAC play on Saturday (1/27) at 3 p.m., with Augsburg hosting St. Olaf and St. Catherine playing at Concordia-Moorhead.
College of St. Catherine vs Augsburg College 01/24/07 7:30 p.m. at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. At Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. COLLEGE OF ST. CATHERINE 73, AUGSBURG COLLEGE 50 COLLEGE OF ST. CATHERINE (12-5, 9-5 MIAC) Rachel Berglund 6-13 4-4 17; Ashley Busch 5-11 0-0 11; Erin Petrich 5-13 0-0 10; Sarah Schneider 3-7 2-2 8; Emily Wigfield 3-4 2-3 8; Chelsie Kurtenbach 1-4 4-6 6; Sara Schafhauser 1-5 1-2 4; Brooke Hakanson 1-4 0-0 3; Samantha Studwell 1-1 0-0 2; Teresa Meiners 1-3 0-0 2; Michel Weinhagen 1-3 0-0 2; Katie Fink 0-0 0-0 0; Chelsea Wand 0-1 0-0 0; Trisha Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-70 13-17 73. AUGSBURG COLLEGE (1-16, 1-13 MIAC) Michelle Richter 8-17 0-0 16; Brietta Schluender 7-11 0-1 14; Megan Krumrie 2-7 5-6 9; Kristina Lurken 1-11 4-6 7; Noreen Hogan 1-4 2-2 4; Marissa Lindback 0-1 0-0 0; Ashley Thoeny 0-1 0-0 0; Taylor Ray 0-2 0-0 0; Katie LaGrave 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 19-58 11-15 50. College of St. Catherine...... 40 33 - 73 Augsburg College.............. 25 25 - 50 3-point goals--College of St. Catherine 4-18 (Brooke Hakanson 1-3; Sara Schafhauser 1-3; Rachel Berglund 1-4; Ashley Busch 1-4; Teresa Meiners 0-1; Michel Weinhagen 0-1; Erin Petrich 0-2), Augsburg College 1-6 (Kristina Lurken 1-1; Megan Krumrie 0-3; Noreen Hogan 0-1; Katie LaGrave 0-1). Fouled out--College of St. Catherine-None, Augsburg College-Noreen Hogan. Rebounds--College of St. Catherine 45 (Rachel Berglund 7), Augsburg College 41 (Brietta Schluender 9). Assists--College of St. Catherine 18 (Erin Petrich 4; Ashley Busch 4), Augsburg College 14 (Kristina Lurken 5). Total fouls--College of St. Catherine 18, Augsburg College 17. Technical fouls--College of St. Catherine-None, Augsburg College-None. A-84.