Kristina Schiefelbein (Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) posted her fourth double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds. The 6-0 forward also added five steals. Also finishing in double figures for North Central were Shay Green (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Schaumburg) with 13 points, Lashawndra Brown (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) with 12, Crystal Smith (Manhattan, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) with 11 and Barbara Williams (Skokie, Ill./Niles West) with 10.
The Cardinals took control of the game late in the first half. With 3:43 to go in the first half, the teams were tied at 30. North Central then ended the half on a 10-5 run to lead 40-35 at the break. Green pumped in a jump shot with five seconds left before the half for the five-point advantage.
The Cardinals stretched the lead out to 13 at 61-48 with 10 minutes gone in the second half after a three-pointer from Brown and a jumper from Williams. Augustana never got closer than five points the rest of the way.
North Central plays at Illinois Wesleyan University Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m.