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Don Stoner
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Winner Augsburg College AUG 12-6, 6-0 MIAC
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Univ. of St. Thomas UST 13-6, 4-2 MIAC
Winner
Augsburg College AUG
12-6, 6-0 MIAC
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Final
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Univ. of St. Thomas UST
13-6, 4-2 MIAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Augsburg College AUG 25 25 18 25 (3)
Univ. of St. Thomas UST 19 14 25 16 (1)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Augsburg beats St. Thomas to remain atop MIAC standings

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg College volleyball team posted a huge victory over Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival University of St. Thomas in a four-set match on Saturday afternoon at Shoenecker Arena. With the win, the Auggies move to 6-0 and remain at the top of the MIAC standings.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg def. St. Thomas 3-1 (25-19, 25-14, 18-25, 25-16)
LOCATION: Shoenecker Arena, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 12-6 overall (6-0 MIAC), St. Thomas 13-6 overall (4-2 MIAC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg was able to post decisive victories over St. Thomas in sets one, two and four on the way to its third consecutive regular-season victory over the Tommies.
• For the third straight match, Augsburg was led by Courtney Lemke (SR, Brownton, Minn./Glencoe-Silver Lake HS), who had her best statistical outing of the season, posting a season-high 53 assists, while adding 13 digs and a block.
• For the second straight match, Jaelyn Arndt (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn HS) and Taylor Linn (JR, Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) led the Auggie offensive attack, posting 18 and 15 kills respectively. The 18 kills mark a season-best for Arndt, while she hit .333 for the match. Linn added 10 digs, marking her third kill-dig double-double of the season.
• Five Auggies finished with double-digit digs on the afternoon, led by 32 from libero Macey Terhell (SO, Osceola, Wis.).
• For the match, Augsburg hit .193 compared to .124 for the Tommies. Augsburg picked up 97 digs on the afternoon, while St. Thomas was only able to record 75. The Auggies recorded 57 kills while holding the Tommies to 41.

FOR THE FOES
• Whitney Loyd led St. Thomas with 11 kills and four blocks.
• Setter Katharine Mallak dished out 34 assists and added eight digs in the loss for the Tommies.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to action on Wednesday (10/12) at 7 p.m., when the Auggies host Saint Mary's University in another key MIAC matchup.
• St. Thomas also returns to action on Wednesday (10/12) when the Tommies host Carleton College in MIAC action.
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