MIAC Volleyball Athletes of the Week

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College's Barbara Simmons (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./South HS) was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Hitter of the Week, it was announced on Monday by the conference office. Simmons led the Auggies to a 2-0 week, including a 3-0 win over Hamline University and a hard fought 3-2 win over Gustavus Adolphus College.

Simmons, a middle hitter for the Auggies, had 14 kills, hit .480 and added two blocks in a three-set win over the Pipers on Wednesday night. Against the Gusties on Friday, Simmons posted 12 kills and five blocks (two solo).

Simmons currently leads the MIAC with a .383 hitting percentage in conference matches and is ranked sixth in kills per-set with 3.46. Simmons in currently tied for third in school history in block assists with 169 and sits sixth in total blocks with 207.

As a team, Augsburg is off to a 3-0 start in conference play for the first time in the past two decades. The Auggies are 10-6 overall and will be taking part in this weekend's MIAC-IIAC Border Battle for the first time in school history, taking on teams from the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Augsburg's matches will be on Friday and Saturday (10/2-3) at St. Olaf College in Northfield.