CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Augustana Vikings women's basketball team will travel to Chicago on Saturday, January 20 for a second conference battle against the North Park Vikings. 

The Vikings sit at 10-7 on the season and 5-3 in conference play after defeating Wheaton 72-51 on Wednesday. Augie was first to score after Wheaton converted an over-and-back after tip-off, but the Thunder followed with two three-point baskets to take the advantage until Macy Beinborn sank a three-pointer at 2:45 to regain the lead for the Vikings. Augie followed with two made attempts by Beinborn and Emma Berg to run with an 18-11 lead at the end of the first. In the second, Augie held the lead until Wheaton tied the score at 26-all with three minutes remaining. Augie never fell behind, using a buzzer-beating three from Beinborn to secure a 37-31 advantage at the break. 

Coming back from the halftime break, the Vikings' defense held the Thunder to seven points throughout the third while putting up 17 of their own on offense. Augie continued to pull away, winning the final quarter 18-13 to complete the 21-point victory. 

Beinborn and Berg both grabbed 16 points to lead the Vikings, while Beinborn also had five rebounds, four assists, one block, and two steals. Whitlock and Tatum had eight points each, with Whitlock snatching eight rebounds, three assists, and one block. Tatum also added seven rebounds, six assists, and three steals. 

North Park sits at 3-14 on the season and 0-8 in conference play. The Vikings are returning from a 75-66 loss to North Central on Wednesday. North Park accumulated a 44.4 field goal percentage, while holding North Central to 42.6 percent, but lost the battle behind the charity line as North Central sank 22-32. The Vikings had two players with double-digit points and were led by Vicotria Perry with 20. 

Augie holds a 44-37 all-time record over North Park,  with Augie winning their previous meeting in December by a score of 66-34. In the win, Cali Papez tallied 17 points, 12 rebounds, and a steal, while Corey Whitlock had 12 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks, and two steals. Other top contributors were Berg with 13 points and Tatum with six points, six rebounds, 10 assists, and a steal. Kylee DeVore also added 10 points in 11 minutes off the bench. 

Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. Live stream can be found here.