Volleyball 10/18/00 -- Augsburg 3, Bethel 0
MINNEAPOLIS (10/18/00) -- Augsburg College claimed its first three-game sweep of Bethel College since 1993, scoring a convincing victory in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference volleyball match Wednesday night at Augsburg's Si Melby Hall.
Game scores were 15-11, 15-12, 15-7 in favor of the Auggies, who improve to 7-14 overall and 4-6 in the MIAC. Augsburg has won three of its last four matches in conference play. Bethel, defending MIAC champions and NCAA Division III national playoff participants, drops to 15-8 overall and 5-4 in the MIAC. The Royals have lost their last four matches in a row in conference play.
Augsburg had not swept the Royals in the teams' past 13 meetings, dating back to a three-game sweep in the 1993 MIAC postseason tournament. It was just Augsburg's second match victory over the Royals since the 1994 season. Bethel has won nine of the last 11 meetings between the two teams.
Cassi Van Ausdall (Sr., White Bear Lake, Minn.) achieved a double-double for the 11th time this season, leading the Auggies with 15 kills and 11 digs. She also had a team-high three service aces and a block.
Angie Rieger (Sr., Courtland, Minn./New Ulm Public HS) had 12 kills, eight digs and four blocks.
Paula Pogatchnik (So., Finlayson, Minn./Hinckley-Finlayson HS) had seven kills and five blocks (two solo), and
Lisa Miller (So., Buffalo, Minn.) added seven kills and five blocks (one solo).
Kevina Nakiwala (So., Kampala, Uganda/Ashby, Minn., HS) had five kills, four blocks and six digs.
Emily Walen (Sr., Stillwater, Minn./Hastings HS) contributed 42 assists and six digs.
Augsburg opened up the game with a bang, leading 10-0 in the first game before the Royals rallied to tie the game at 11-11. But the Auggies pulled out the first-game win, converting 18 kills in the first game and 19 in the second to take the 15-12 decision. Augsburg claimed another big lead in the third game, 8-1, before Bethel rallied again. But the Auggies pulled away with solid hitting, converting 48 kills in the match -- the second-most in a three-game match this season -- with a .239 attack percentage.
Bethel was paced by Kristin Stoneberg (Fr., Marshall, Minn.) who had nine kills, 11 digs and two blocks. Janelle Nelson (Jr., Duluth, Minn.) had eight kills and Angie Frenell (Fr., East Moline, Ill.) had eight kills and three blocks. Julie Feltmann (Sr., Young America, Minn.) had 28 assists.
Augsburg competes at a triangular meet at Wartburg College on Saturday (10/21) in Waverly, Iowa. The Auggies play Marycrest College (Iowa) at 12:30 p.m. and play host Wartburg at 3 p.m. Bethel hosts Hamline in an MIAC match on Friday (10/20) at 7:30 p.m. in Arden Hills, Minn.
Augsburg (7-14 overall, 4-6 MIAC) def. Bethel (15-8, 5-4) 15-11, 15-12, 15-7
Augsburg leaders:
Kills --
Cassi Van Ausdall 15,
Angie Rieger 12,
Lisa Miller 7,
Paula Pogatchnik 7,
Kevina Nakiwala 5.
Assists --
Emily Walen 42.
Blocks --
Paula Pogatchnik 5 (2 solo),
Lisa Miller 5 (1 solo),
Angie Rieger 4,
Kevina Nakiwala 4.
Digs --
Cassi Van Ausdall 11,
Angie Rieger 8,
Emily Walen 6,
Kevina Nakiwala 6.
Service Aces --
Cassi Van Ausdall 3,
Kevina Nakiwala 2,
Jessica Norman 2.
Bethel leaders:
Kills -- Kristin Stoneberg 9, Janelle Nelson 8, Angie Frenell 8, Julie Feltmann 6.
Assists -- Julie Feltmann 28.
Blocks -- Angie Frenell 3, Lindsey Wanbaugh 2 (1 solo), Beth Nowachek 2 (1 solo), Kristin Stoneberg 2.
Digs -- Kristin Stoneberg 11, Lindsey Wanbaugh 6, Carissa Nieuwboer 5.
Service Aces -- Lindsey Wanbaugh 1, Kristin Stoneberg 1, Janelle Nelson 1.
---------- Attack --------- ---- Pass ----
Augsburg MP- GP Att Kill K/Gm E Pct Att RE Pct
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Cassi Van Ausdall 1- 3 33 15 5.000 7 .242 0 2 .000
Angie Rieger 1- 3 23 12 4.000 3 .391 0 0 .000
Paula Pogatchnik 1- 3 20 7 2.333 5 .100 0 0 .000
Lisa Miller 1- 3 11 7 2.333 0 .636 0 0 .000
Kevina Nakiwala 1- 3 15 5 1.667 6 -.067 0 0 .000
Emily Walen 1- 3 7 2 0.667 1 .143 0 0 .000
Tiffany Lynch 1- 3 0 0 0.000 0 .000 0 0 .000
Anna Piermantier 1- 1 0 0 0.000 0 .000 0 0 .000
Jessica Norman 1- 3 0 0 0.000 0 .000 0 0 .000
Alli Burgess 1- 2 0 0 0.000 0 .000 0 0 .000
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Augsburg 1- 3 109 48 16.000 22 .239 0 2 .000
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---------- Set ----------- --------- Serve ---------
Augsburg Att A A/Gm Pct BHE Att SA SA/Gm SE Pct
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Cassi Van Ausdall 0 0 0.000 .000 0 0 3 1.000 3 .000
Angie Rieger 0 1 0.333 .000 1 0 0 0.000 1 .000
Paula Pogatchnik 0 0 0.000 .000 2 0 0 0.000 0 .000
Lisa Miller 0 1 0.333 .000 0 0 0 0.000 0 .000
Kevina Nakiwala 0 1 0.333 .000 1 0 2 0.667 2 .000
Emily Walen 0 42 14.000 .000 0 0 0 0.000 2 .000
Tiffany Lynch 0 2 0.667 .000 0 0 0 0.000 0 .000
Anna Piermantier 0 0 0.000 .000 0 0 0 0.000 0 .000
Jessica Norman 0 0 0.000 .000 0 0 2 0.667 3 .000
Alli Burgess 0 0 0.000 .000 0 0 0 0.000 0 .000
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Augsburg 0 47 15.667 .000 4 0 7 2.333 11 .000
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- Defense - ----- Block -----
Augsburg Dig Dig/Gm BS BA B/Gm BE
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Cassi Van Ausdall 11 3.667 0 1 0.333 0
Angie Rieger 8 2.667 0 4 1.333 0
Paula Pogatchnik 4 1.333 2 3 1.667 0
Lisa Miller 2 0.667 1 4 1.667 0
Kevina Nakiwala 6 2.000 0 4 1.333 0
Emily Walen 6 2.000 0 0 0.000 0
Tiffany Lynch 4 1.333 0 0 0.000 0
Anna Piermantier 1 1.000 0 0 0.000 0
Jessica Norman 3 1.000 0 0 0.000 0
Alli Burgess 2 1.000 0 0 0.000 0
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Augsburg 47 15.667 3 16 3.667 0
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Game Scores
1 2 3 Wins
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Augsburg 15 15 15 3
Bethel 11 12 7 0
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Attendance: 140
