MINNEAPOLIS -- Limited to a .140 attack percentage in the match, the Augsburg College volleyball team was swept by Concordia College-Moorhead in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Concordia def. Augsburg 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-19)
LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 11-3 overall (1-1 MIAC), Concordia 8-4 overall (2-0 MIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED• Augsburg was held to a .140 attack percentage in the match. The last time Augsburg recorded a sub .150 attack percentage was on Sept. 9 against the University of Wisconsin-Stout in a four-set win. In that match, the Auggies held UW-Stout to a .056 attack percentage to earn the win. Meanwhile Concordia recorded a .269 attack percentage en route to the sweep.
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Ashley Peper (SR, Bloomington, Minn/Jefferson HS) led all players with 15 kills on 29 attempts for an attack percentage of .379. Peper also recorded 11 digs, a block and an assist.
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Jessica Lillquist (SR, Sebeka, Minn.) and
Jaelyn Arndt (JR, Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn HS) each finished with six kills, while
Taylor Linn (SO, Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) recorded four for the Auggies.
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Courtney Lemke (JR, Brownton, Minn./Gencoe-Silver Lake HS) finished with a match-high 30 assists, while
Macey Terhell (FY, Osceola, Wis.) recorded 14 digs.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE• Augsburg's loss to Concordia ended a winning streak for the Auggies over the Cobbers that started two seasons ago when the Auggies secured its regular season MIAC championship by sweeping Concordia on Oct. 30, 2013.
• The loss also snapped an eight-match winning streak for the No. 19-ranked Auggies.
FOR THE FOES• Heather Beaner led the Cobbers with nine kills on 16 attempts, while Olivia Wangensteen recorded eight kills.
• Korbyn Ross finished with a match-high 19 digs, and Mandy Mercil finished with 19 assists.
UP NEXT• Augsburg will host a triangular this weekend as Carleton and UW-River Falls will travel to Minneapolis for two matches. The Auggies take the court against Carleton on Saturday (9/26) at 1 p.m. then UW-River Falls at 5 p.m. with the Carleton and River Falls match started at 3 p.m.
• Concordia will host Hamline on Saturday (9/26) at 3 p.m.
