Area college basketball roundup: Augsburg nips St. Mary's

Augsburg nips St. Mary'sMIAC

• AUGSBURG 64, ST. MARY'S 61: Tyler Schmidt scored four of his seven points in the final 39 seconds to rally the host Auggies on Saturday. Schmidt's field goal with 39 seconds left gave the Auggies a 62-61 lead. With 23 seconds to play, Schmidt added two free throws. Dan Kornbaum scored 24 points to lead the Auggies (13-3, 8-3 MIAC). Will Swiggum scored 24 for the Cardinals (3-13, 2-9).

• GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 87, CONCORDIA (MOORHEAD) 75:Jim Hill scored 17 points and Blake Shay 16 as the Gusties (10-6, 7-4) beat the Cobbers (10-6, 7-4).

• CARLETON 94, HAMLINE 66: Tom Sawatzke scored 26 points and Scott Theisen added 19 for the Knights (9-6, 6-4). Dior Ford scored 19 for the Pipers (6-10, 3-8).

• ST. JOHN'S 75, ST. OLAF 61: Seth Marx scored 17 points to lead the host Johnnies (6-10, 5-6) to their third consecutive victory. Justin Pahl scored 14 to lead the Oles (5-11, 4-7).

• BETHEL 70, MACALESTER 32: The Royals (10-6, 6-5) limited the host Scots to 11 first-half points.

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• ST. CLOUD STATE 97, CONCORDIA (ST. PAUL) 60: The host Huskies (13-3, 9-3) shot 56.5 percent from the floor and led wire-to-wire against the Golden Bears (3-13, 1-11).

• WINONA STATE 64, MINNESOTA CROOKSTON 53: Clayton Vette scored 21 points on 7-for-9 shooting as the host Warriors (16-3, 10-2) beat the Golden Eagles (3-13, 0-12).

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• CONCORDIA (ST. PAUL) 66, ST. CLOUD STATE 62: Rachel Hanson's triple-double helped the Golden Bears (11-5, 9-3 NSIC) hold off the host Huskies (12-4, 8-4). Hanson had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Sam Price scored 20 points and Jessica Benson had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Huskies.

• MINNESOTA STATE MANKATO 77, MINNESOTA DULUTH 71: The visiting Mavericks rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit. Ali Wilkinson scored 18 points and Aubrey Davis 17 to lead the Mavericks (12-4, 8-4). Katrina Newman scored 23 and Hannah Rutten 22 for UMD (10-6, 7-5).

• ST. THOMAS 76, ST. CATHERINE 41: Carley Emery scored 13 points as the host Tommies (13-2, 11-1), ranked No. 9 in Division III, took sole possession of first place in the MIAC by beating the Wildcats (1-14, 0-12).

• HAMLINE 71, CARLETON 63: Jordan Sammons had 23 points and 17 rebounds to lead the host Pipers (6-9, 6-6) past the Knights. Emma Purfeerst and Skylar Tsutsui each scored 18 for the Knights (4-11, 4-8).

• ST. BENEDICT 72, ST. OLAF 56: Whitney Canton scored 18 points to lead the Wildcats (11-4, 9-3) in Northfield. Nikki Frogner had 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Oles (7-8, 5-7).