Augustana 71 Wayne State 55

            Augustana shot nearly 54 percent from the field while keeping Wayne State winless on the road this season with a 71-55 NSIC South Division men's basketball victory over the Wildcats Sunday afternoon at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  WSC drops to 7-6 (0-5 away from Rice Auditorium) and 4-3 in the NSIC South while the host Vikings improve to 11-2 and 5-2 in league play.
            The Wildcats never led in the contest as the host Vikings jumped out quickly, taking a 10-2 lead less than 3:30 into the contest. 
            WSC came back and got within one at 13-12 as Jordan Janssen capped a 10-3 Wildcat run with a jumper at the 12:19 mark.
            The 'Cats were still within one, trailing 19-18 with 9:10 left in the first half, when Augustana went on a 16-4 run over the next 7:22 to take a 35-22 lead.  WSC scored the last four points of the first half to close the halftime deficit to 35-26.
            Augustana opened the second half making their first three shots and 8 of 11 to maintain a double digit advantage on the Wildcats, never allowing WSC a chance to get back into the game. 
            The Vikings pushed the lead to as many as 25 in the final three minutes before closing with a 71-55 win.
            Jordan Janssen and Jay Saunders each scored 10 points for Wayne State. 
            The Wildcats shot just 37.3 percent from the field, the second-worst shooting game this season for WSC, making just 22 of 59 shots.  WSC was only 3-17 from the 3-point line and 8 for 12 at the charity stripe.
            Dylan LeBrun led four Augustana players in double figures with 18 points.  Adam Dykman, Jameson Bryan and Isaac Fink each scored 12.
            Augustana made 29 of 54 shots from the field for 53.7 percent and was 8-13 (61.5%) from the 3-point line while making 5 of 10 free throws.
            WSC had one more rebound than Augustana 34-33 with Justin Eagins grabbing seven boards for the 'Cats.  Eagins also had three steals and three blocked shots for WSC.
            The Wildcats will be at home next weekend hosting Northern State Friday at 5:30 p.m. and MSU Moorhead Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in Rice Auditorium.