Mark Bergstrom (Sr., Woodbury, Minn.) added 16 points and six rebounds, Chad Norberg (Jr., Northfield, Minn.) scored 14 points and Jon Butala (Sr., West St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley HS) had 13 points for the Oles, now 9-10 overall, 6-8 in MIAC play. Steve Banick (Jr., Oakdale, Minn./North St. Paul HS) added nine points, seven assists and five rebounds.
Augsburg, now 8-10 overall, 5-8 in MIAC play, was paced by Femi Solaja (Jr., Cottage Grove, Minn./St. Paul Harding HS), who scored 17 points with seven rebounds and three blocked shots. Dan Graf (Sr., Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) had 10 points and six assists, Justin Kozlowski (Jr., Wausau, Wis./Wausau Newman HS) had 10 points, and Jon Cassens (Fr., Prior Lake, Minn.) had nine points and five assists.
St. Olaf jumped out to a 14-6 lead in the first five minutes of play, but Augsburg was able to rally and take a lead behind an 11-2 run over the next four minutes. But St. Olaf used another run, an 11-2 stretch over a four-minute span, to take its first double-digit lead, 35-25 with 3:39 left in the first half. The Oles led 44-36 at halftime, and the Auggies could not cut the lead under five points the rest of the way.
St. Olaf shot 56.9 percent (33-of-58) from the field, including 56.3 percent (9-of-16) from three-point range. St. Olaf also outrebounded Augsburg by a 36-22 margin, including 14 offensive rebounds. The Oles claimed 16 second-chance points to Augsburg’s two. Augsburg shot 52.7 percent (29-of-55) from the field, including 33.3 percent (6-of-18) from three-point range.
Both teams return to action on Wednesday (1/31) at 5:45 p.m., with Augsburg playing at Hamline and St. Olaf hosting St. Mary's.
St. Olaf College vs Augsburg College 01/27/07 5:00 p.m. at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. At Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. ST. OLAF COLLEGE 90, AUGSBURG COLLEGE 74 ST. OLAF COLLEGE (9-10, 6-8 MIAC) Jon Bain 6-8 6-7 18; Mark Bergstrom 6-13 2-2 16; Chad Norberg 5-7 1-2 14; Jon Butala 5-8 2-2 13; Steve Banick 3-7 1-4 9; Mark Torell 2-3 2-2 7; Mitch Haugen 3-5 1-2 7; Brady McMahon 2-3 0-0 4; Bobby Hunter 1-2 0-0 2; Matt Christensen 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-58 15-21 90. AUGSBURG COLLEGE (8-10, 5-8 MIAC) Femi Solaja 7-8 2-3 16; Justin Kozlowski 4-7 0-0 10; Dan Graf 3-4 4-4 10; Jon Cassens 4-9 0-0 9; Zach Krumwiede 3-4 1-1 7; Mitch Dice 3-8 0-0 6; Chuck Scott 2-6 0-0 6; Darren Nelson 1-5 3-6 5; Grant Hemmingsen 1-1 0-0 3; David Olson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 29-55 10-14 74. St. Olaf College.............. 44 46 - 90 Augsburg College.............. 36 38 - 74 3-point goals--St. Olaf College 9-16 (Chad Norberg 3-3; Mark Bergstrom 2-3; Steve Banick 2-3; Jon Butala 1-3; Mark Torell 1-2; Matt Christensen 0-2), Augsburg College 6-18 (Chuck Scott 2-6; Justin Kozlowski 2-4; Grant Hemmingsen 1-1; Jon Cassens 1-3; David Olson 0-2; Mitch Dice 0-2). Fouled out--St. Olaf College-None, Augsburg College-None. Rebounds--St. Olaf College 36 (Jon Bain 11), Augsburg College 22 (Femi Solaja 7). Assists--St. Olaf College 24 (Steve Banick 7), Augsburg College 21 (Dan Graf 6). Total fouls--St. Olaf College 12, Augsburg College 19. Technical fouls--St. Olaf College-None, Augsburg College-None. A-317.