RIVER FALLS, Wis. - The UW-River Falls women's basketball team opened its 2021-22 home schedule Wednesday evening at Page Arena with a 77-58 victory over Augsburg University.
UWRF made a season-high 30 field goals and 15 assists while out-rebounding the Auggies 47-33.
Sophomore guard
Colie Justice led the way with a career-high 31 points, shooting lights out at 11-for-13 from the field, 6-for-7 from long range and 3-for-3 at the free throw line.
Jenna Zeman followed with 13 points,
Macy Nilsen with 11 points, and 10 from
Katelyn Karch off the bench.
Taylor Crissinger led the Falcons with eight rebounds and Zeman led with four assists. The Falcons shot over 50 percent from three-point range and were 7-for-7 at the charity stripe.
The Falcons claimed a 22-16 lead in the first quarter and maintained a lead throughout. Near the end of the first half, a three-pointer by
Averie Varsho extended UWRF's lead into double-digits at 36-24 with two and a half minutes remaining in the second quarter. UWRF led 40-30 at halftime.
Despite Augsburg outscoring the Falcons by four points in the third quarter, the home team led 52-46 and put the game away with 60 percent shooting in the final 10 minutes. A pair of Karch free throws late in the game gave the Falcons their largest lead of the night, a 22-point advantage at 77-55.
UW-River Falls, now 2-2 overall, has a pair of non-conference road games next week. Next up, the Falcons face Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wis., on Nov. 23.
