The Eagles, now 2-9 on the year, broke a nine-game losing streak with the victory, while Augsburg remains winless at 0-7 overall.
Augsburg led 43-35 with 11:47 remaining in the game, but the Eagles held the Auggies scoreless over the next five minutes, taking the lead on a 9-0 run. The teams treaded leads over the next several minutes, before the visitors took the lead for good on a free throw by Joni Parrish (Sr., Prior Lake, Minn./Bethany Academy HS) with 2:14 remaining, 51-50.
Augsburg trimmed the lead to two points with under a minute to play on a three-pointer by Katie LaGrave (Fr., Okinawa, Japan/Kadena HS), but the Eagles hit 3-of-4 free throws on their final possessions to clinch the win.
Neither team shot well -- Augsburg managed just 35.8 percent (19-of-53) from the field while Northwestern hit just 34.3 percent (24-of-70) -- but the Eagles outrebounded the Auggies by a 51-39 margin, including 19 offensive rebounds. Northwestern connected on 17 second-chance points to Augsburg's four.
Ashlee Nuest (Sr., Hancock, Minn.) had 10 points and seven assists for Northwestern, while Katie Luecke (Sr., Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS) had eight points and nine rebounds. Parrish added eight points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals. Grace Anderson (Sr., St. Croix Falls, Wis.) had seven points, seven rebounds and five blocked shots.
Augsburg was paced by LaGrave, who scored 14 points with three assists. Katie Kelsey (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.) had 13 points and seven rebounds, while Kristina Lurken (Fr., Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) had 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Augsburg returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Monday (1/3), hosting St. Thomas as part of a men's/women's doubleheader at Si Melby Hall. The women's game is at 5:30 p.m., with the men's game following at 7:30 p.m. Northwestern opens Upper Midwest Athletic Conference on Friday, Jan. 7 at 5:30 p.m., hosting Martin Luther.
Northwestern-Roseville (Minn.) vs Augsburg College 12/30/04 5:30 p.m. at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. At Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. NORTHWESTERN-ROSEVILLE (MINN.) 59, AUGSBURG COLLEGE 54 NORTHWESTERN-ROSEVILLE (MINN.) (2-9) McEvoy, Hannah 7-14 1-2 15; Nuest, Ashlee 3-6 2-2 10; Parrish, Joni 3-7 1-3 8; Luecke, Katie 3-8 2-2 8; Anderson, Grace 3-9 1-2 7; Chandler, Maggie 2-5 1-2 5; Tuseth, Katie 1-6 0-0 2; Adamson, Jen 1-8 0-0 2; Levinski, Aubree 1-3 0-0 2; Ross, Julie 0-1 0-0 0; Lind, Aimee 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-70 8-13 59. AUGSBURG COLLEGE (0-7) Katie LaGrave 5-8 2-2 14; Katie Kelsey 4-10 5-5 13; Kristina Lurken 4-11 2-2 10; Hannah Bratzel 1-3 2-4 4; Marissa Lindback 2-3 0-0 4; Amy Jones 1-3 1-4 3; Alissa Blood 1-2 1-2 3; Missy Larson 1-3 0-0 2; Rachel Cherry 0-4 1-4 1; Lia Ragozzino 0-2 0-0 0; Rosinta Stromquist 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 19-53 14-23 54. Northwestern-Roseville (Minn.) 29 30 - 59 Augsburg College.............. 31 23 - 54 3-point goals-Northwestern-Roseville (Minn.) 3-19 (Nuest, Ashlee 2-5; Parrish, Joni 1-2; Tuseth, Katie 0-3; Adamson, Jen 0-5; Lind, Aimee 0-3; Luecke, Katie 0-1), Augsburg College 2-4 (Katie LaGrave 2-2; Katie Kelsey 0-1; Alissa Blood 0-1). Fouled out--Northwestern-Roseville (Minn.)-Adamson, Jen, Augsburg College-None. Rebounds-Northwestern-Roseville (Minn.) 51 (McEvoy, Hannah 9; Chandler, Maggie 9; Luecke, Katie 9), Augsburg College 39 (Katie Kelsey 7). Assists-Northwestern-Roseville (Minn.) 18 (Nuest, Ashlee 7), Augsburg College 14 (Kristina Lurken 4). Total fouls-Northwestern-Roseville (Minn.) 19, Augsburg College 19. A-125.