Box Score
Augsburg held the Scots to a 25% shooting figure and beat Macalester 54-39 in St. Paul.
Macalester had its two-game winning streak snapped and drops to 4-6 overall, 2-5 in the MIAC. Augsburg moves up to 6-4 overall and 3-4 in conference play.
The Auggies scored the game's first points and never trailed. Augsburg led 25-18 at halftime as Macalester was only 6-for-32 from the field. The Scots kept within striking distance with solid defensive play in the second half and trailed by five points at 37-32 with 8:33 to go before the Auggies staged an 8-1 run to open up a double digit lead for good.
Holly Schiedermayer (Sr., Waupaca, Wis.) led Macalester in scoring for the sixth time this season, finishing with 10 points. She made 5-of-8 shots from the floor.
Maggie Wood (Sr., Oregon, Wis. / Madison Edgewood) had another good all-around game, contributing nine rebounds four assists and three steals. Wood has 39 rebounds (20 off the offensive glass) over her last four games.
Brittany Zins and Serenae Levine scored 14 points apiece to pace Augsburg, which snaps a four-game MIAC skid. Zins also grabbed nine rebounds.
The Scots return to their home court Saturday (Jan. 7) when they host St. Mary's at 1 p.m.