Box Score

ELMHURST, Ill. – An early hole was too much to overcome and Augustana was never able to catch up in a 69-48 loss at Elmhurst in College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin action on Wednesday, January 27. The Vikings fell behind 18-12 after the first quarter and trailed 32-20 at halftime and 55-33 following three quarters.
 
Elmhurst scored the first eight points of the contest to take an early 8-0 lead but the Vikings ripped off 10 straight of their own to claim a 10-8 advantage following a basket by freshman Corrie Reiley (Prophetstown HS, Prophetstown, Ill.) at the 4:28 mark. The Bluejays closed out the quarter on 10-4 run, however, and were never headed after that.
 
The lead reached double digits (24-14) for the first time with 7:18 left in the second quarter and Augustana never got it below 10 after that.
 
Senior Marissa Pezzopane (Addison Trail HS, Wood Dale, Ill.) led the Vikings in scoring with 14 points while junior Olivia Mayer (Libertyville HS, Green Oaks, Ill.) tallied 12 and added three assists and a steal. She was also a perfect four for four from the free throw line.
 
Junior Kaycee Kallenberger (Pleasant Valley HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) topped Augustana in rebounding with seven but the Vikings lost the battle of the boards by a 43-31 margin. Both Kallenberger and Pezzopane each had four blocked shots in the game.
 
Elmhurst put three players in double figures with Kaela Jones leading the way with 14 points. Michaela Kumer scored 12 and Mikaela Eppard had 10.
 
Augustana fell to 8-11 overall and 3-5 in the CCIW while Elmhurst moved to 11-8 and 5-3. The Vikings will host North Park on Saturday, January 30 at 5:00 p.m. in the Carver Center.