BOXSCORE 1 | BOXSCORE 2 MOUNT VERNON, Iowa -- The No. 20-ranked Augsburg College volleyball team beat Loras College and Cornell College in straight sets, earning the sweep of Loras by scores of 25-21, 25-15, 25-20 and Cornell by scores of 25-23, 25-21, 25-19 in a nonconference triangular on Saturday afternoon at Cornell.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg def. Cornell 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-19)
LOCATION: Richard and Norma Small Mulit-Sport Center, Mount Vernon, Iowa
RECORDS: Augsburg 11-2 overall, Cornell 3-9 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST CORNELL
• Augsburg was able to record the sweep of Cornell, avenging last year's NCAA Division III national tournament first-round tournment loss to the Rams. 
• Ashley Peper (SR, Bloomington, Minn/Jefferson HS) continuted her dominance, finishing with 17 kills, 10 digs, two assists and a solo block. 
• Bridget Bednar (SO, Pierz, Minn.) tallied nine kills with an attack percentage of .529, second to only Peper's .533 in the match. 
• Jessica Lillquist (SR, Sebeka, Minn.) recorded seven kills, while Jaelyn Arndt (JR, Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn HS) and Taylor Linn (SO, Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) each recorded six kills with Linn adding 12 digs. 
• Courtney Lemke (JR, Brownton, Minn./Glencoe-Silver Lake HS) led all players with 37 assists. Lemke added eight digs and two kills for the Auggies.
• Macey Terhell (FY, Osceola, Wis.) recorded a match-high 15 digs and three service aces, while DeeDee Maier (JR, Middleton, Wis.) finished with eight digs and two aces. 

FOR THE FOES (CORNELL)
• Diamond Boyd recorded 10 kills with an attack percentage of .273, while Katherine Thompson finished with six kills. 
• Katherine Devin and Jillian Schulte dished out 19 and 16 assists respectively to lead the Rams.

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THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg def. Loras 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-20)
LOCATION: Richard and Norma Small Mulit-Sport Center, Mount Vernon, Iowa
RECORDS: Augsburg 10-2 overall, Loras 5-5 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST LORAS
• Ashley Peper led the Auggies with 13 kills, 13 digs, three assists and a block with a hitting percentage of .276. 
• Jessica Lillquist was just as impressive, recording a .389 hitting percentage and tallying nine kills. 
• Bridget Bednar has come on strong in the last three Auggie matches, finishing the match against Loras with six kills and two blocks. 
• Courtney Lemke dished out a match-high 33 assists to go along with seven digs and three kills. 
• Taylor Linn had a well-rounded match as well with four service aces, nine digs, two kills and one solo block. 
• Macey Terhell anchored the Auggie defense and led all players with 18 digs in the match. 

FOR THE FOES (LORAS)
• No Loras player finished with double digit kills, but Liz Jendra and Danni Kennedy led them with six kills apiece. 
• Jenna LaCorte and Jenna Erickson split setting duties and finished with 13 and 12 respectively. 

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to conference play on Wednesday (9/23) at 7 p.m., hosting Concordia College-Moorhead at Si Melby Hall.