University of St. Thomas Athletics
15-6, 12-4MIAC
Augsburg
13-8, 10-6MIAC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Univ. of St. Thomas | 43 | 32 | 75 |
| Augsburg College | 29 | 43 | 72 |
Sat M-W Basketball sweep on Saturday for Toms
2/4/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
St. Thomas swept an MIAC basketball doubleheader Saturday at Augsburg.
Women's Basketball
The No. 15-ranked Tommie women (20-1 overall, 18-0 MIAC) ran their winning streak to 20 with Saturday's 63-41 victory at Augsburg.
Taylor Young, Maggie Weiers and Anna Smith each had 10 points to lead the balanced Tommie attack.
UST shot 49 percent from the floor and converted 18-of-23 from the foul line. The Toms have a three-game lead on second-place Gustavus with four to play in the conference race.
Click here for box score:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/custompages/statistics/wbasket/2011-12/020412SW.HTM
Men's Basketball
The second-place Tommies (15-6 overall, 12-4 MIAC) held off a late charge and topped the third-place Auggies, 75-72, in conference men's basketball in Minneapolis.
UST led 43-29 at halftime and built the lead to 17 with 15:30 left before Augsburg rallied.
Junior wing Noah Kaiser scored a career-high 24 points, including both ends of a one-and-one situation with 20 seconds left after the Auggies had pulled within 73-72.
Junior Will DeBerg added 12 points, and freshman Conner Nord had nine points and eight rebounds.
UST, which sits one-half game behind first-place Gustavus in the MIAC standings, will play three of its last four games at home. The Gusties had a Saturday bye.
Click here for box score:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/custompages/statistics/mbasket/2011-12/020412SM.HTM
