Augsburg volleyball team in Brazil for training, competition trip May 5-13

TRIP DIARIES/PHOTOS:
Days 1-2 (5/5-6) | Day 3 (5/7) | Day 4 (5/8) |
Day 5 (5/9 -- Community Service Project) | Day 6 (5/10) |
Days 7-8 (5/11-12) | Parents' Blog |

The Augsburg College women's volleyball team is taking a trip of a lifetime, an eight-day trip to Brazil for training and competition from May 5-13.

The team departed on May 5 for the eight-day trip to Rio De Janiero, a city of more than 6 million people in Brazil. The Auggies will train and play four matches against local club competition. The team will also take part in a beach volleyball session with a Brazilian professional coach, and participate in a community service project for underprivileged children in Rio De Janiero.

The Auggies will also play the role of tourists during the eight-day trip, experiencing Copacabana Beach, Sugar Loaf Mountain, the Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado Hill, sailing in Buzios and a day in Cabo Frio and the Geriba beach, before returning to the Twin Cities on May 13.

Photos and student-athlete diaries will be linked from this page during and after the trip.

Augsburg's volleyball team, under third-year head coach Jessica Rinehart, finished 13-16 overall, 4-7 in MIAC play in 2008. Augsburg finished its season with its best record in both overall and MIAC play since the 1998 campaign (17-11 overall, 6-5 MIAC). The Auggies won four of their last five matches to close the season, including a win in five games over NCAA Division III national tournament team Bethel on Oct. 20.