Box Score Senior guard Whitney Miller scored six of her team-high 12 points during the final 2:05 as Augustana College came from behind to defeat Colorado College, 60-56, in the final game of the 2011 CC Tip-Off Tournament on Sunday afternoon at Reid Gymnasium.
The Tigers built a 51-43 lead on a free throw by senior guard
Jordy Stephenson with 6:28 remaining, but 1-for-7 shooting from the floor during the final 5:14 let the Vikings back in the game.
After Stephenson knocked down a short jumper to give CC a 54-51 lead with 3:10 to go, Miller tied the score 65 seconds later on a three-pointer from the left baseline. Senior guard
Becky Luetjen sank a pair of free throws to put the Tigers ahead 56-55 with 1:32 to go, but those were the final points they would get.
Luetjen and Stephenson finished with 13 points apiece, and Luetjen nearly completed a double-double with a game-high nine rebounds.
Junior guard Gianna Pecora pulled down six defensive rebounds for the Vikings, who finished with a 42-31 advantage on the glass.
Augustana jumped out to a 16-5 lead a little more than 11 minutes into the game, only to see Colorado College use a 16-6 run to pull within 22-21 on a layup by freshman forward
Shelby Hanssen with 2:23 to play in the half.
The game was stopped with 2:19 remaining in the first half when one of the three officials suffered a medical condition that required immediate attention. Both teams went to their locker rooms after the coaches agreed to play the remaining time after the break.
Stephenson buried a three-pointer with eight seconds remaining in the first half to cut Augustana's lead to 25-24 after 20 minutes, then she knocked down a turnaround jumper to give CC its first lead at 26-25 just 41 seconds into the second frame.
The Tigers (0-2) return to action on Friday, Nov. 25, when they play host to North Park University at 5 p.m. in the 2011 Colorado College Thanksgiving Classic. The tournament opener pits Fairleigh Dickinson University vs. Washington & Lee University at 3 p.m.