The Auggies opened the second half with a 16-2 run to go up four, but St. Olaf held their ground and went up by four on a key three-pointer from Holly Grimsrud with 4:30 remaining for the win in their first home game of the season.
The Oles rallied behind Christina Sampson's double-double and clutch free throws from Grimsrud down the stretch to pull out the victory. Sampson finished with 11 points and ten rebounds.
Molly Simon had a big game as well with 13 points and four assists with five rebounds.
The key stat in the game was St. Olaf's 78.3% performance from the freethrow line compared with Augsburg's 55.6%.
The victory marked St. Olaf's first victory of the season bringing their record to 1-1 (1-0 MIAC), Augsburg slides to 0-2 (0-1 MIAC).
The Oles play next on Saturday in St. Joseph, Minn. against Saint Ben's at 1 p.m.
ST. OLAF COLLEGE 65, AUGSBURG COLLEGE 58 AUGSBURG COLLEGE (0-1) Alissa Blood 6-11 0-1 16; Katie Kelsey 5-9 4-6 14; Katherine Gavin 3-5 1-2 7; Amy Jones 2-4 2-4 6; Rosinta Stromquist 2-2 1-1 5; Kristina Lurken 1-5 2-4 4; Katie LaGrave 2-12 0-0 4; Hannah Bratzel 1-2 0-0 2; Ashley Vossen 0-5 0-0 0; Missy Larson 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 22-58 10-18 58. ST. OLAF COLLEGE (0-1) Molly Simon 4-10 4-4 13; Holly Grimsrud 3-12 5-8 12; Christina Sampson 4-9 2-2 11; Chr. Schwichtenberg 3-9 2-3 8; Danielle Stoermer 3-8 1-2 7; Kristy Larson 1-6 4-4 6; Jenny Dettle 2-5 0-0 4; Kristina Stoermer 1-2 0-0 2; Laura Jorgenson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 22-64 18-23 65. Augsburg College.............. 21 37 - 58 St. Olaf College.............. 33 32 - 65 3-point goals-Augsburg College 4-18 (Alissa Blood 4-7; Katie Kelsey 0-2; Kristina Lurken 0-1; Katie LaGrave 0-4; Ashley Vossen 0-4), St. Olaf College 3-19 (Holly Grimsrud 1-6; Christina Sampson 1-5; Molly Simon 1-4; Jenny Dettle 0-1; Laura Jorgenson 0-1; Chr. Schwichtenberg 0-2). Fouled out--Augsburg College-Amy Jones, St. Olaf College-Kristy Larson. Rebounds-Augsburg College 36 (Kristina Lurken 4; Katie Kelsey 4), St. Olaf College 49 (Christina Sampson 10). Assists-Augsburg College 14 (Kristina Lurken 5), St. Olaf College 14 (Chr. Schwichtenberg 4; Molly Simon 4). Total fouls-Augsburg College 19, St. Olaf College 16. A-170