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Augustana stops WSU’s winning streak (2/3/2021)
Having won their last three games in closely contested fashion, the Winona State University (WSU) men’s basketball team found itself in a similar situation on Sunday, Jan. 24, against Augustana University in the second of a two-game series in Sioux Falls.
Unfortunately for the Warriors, Sunday’s version did not follow the script of the previous three and Augustana dealt Winona State a 73-63 loss, stopping the WSU winning streak at three games.
The teams were tied 33-33 at the half, but foul trouble defensively and a lack of trips to the foul line on offense combined to derail the Warriors’ hope of sweep in Sioux Falls.
The wait is over for Winona State women’s basketball.
The Warriors open a new season this weekend in a fan-less McCown Gymnasium with the whole roster from last year’s 17-11 group returning, including seniors Taylor Hustad, Allie Pickrain, Emily Kieck and Emma Fee.
Hustad averaged almost 15 points and eight boards a game. Kieck was the league leader in assists, and both Pickrain and junior Sydney Lodermeier are lethal from three-point land. In fact, Lodermeier had one of the best shooting seasons in Warrior history as she knocked down 46 percent of her threes.
Coach Scott Ballard says he has a ton of depth this year, with 10 different players he could see in starting roles.