102117-vb-seniors
Kevin Healy
0
Carleton College CAR 8-11, 4-5 MIAC
3
Winner Augsburg University AUG 18-8, 7-2 MIAC
Carleton College CAR
8-11, 4-5 MIAC
0
Final
3
Augsburg University AUG
18-8, 7-2 MIAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Carleton College CAR 7 22 15 (0)
Augsburg University AUG 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Augsburg tops Carleton on Senior Day

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg University volleyball team earned its third victory of the week, topping Carleton College 3-0 in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon at Si Melby Hall.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg def. Carleton 3-0 (25-7, 25-22, 25-15)
LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 18-8 overall (7-2 MIAC), Carleton 8-11 overall (4-5 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Augsburg volleyball team posted its third straight 3-0 victory, topping Carleton College in straight sets. 
• Playing in her last regular season home match, Jordan Weeding (SR, Greenfield, Minn./Rockford HS) recorded an impressive 12 kills on 25 attempts, hitting at a .400 clip, while adding five digs.
• Adding to the Augsburg offense was Megan Quam (SO, Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) and Ellie Schwartz (SO, Woodburt, Minn./Hill-Murray HS), who posted seven kills apiece, with Corrina Evans (FY, Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS) adding six kills and three blocks.
Macey Terhell (JR, Osceola, Wis./Osceola HS) led all players with 16 digs, while adding six assists. 
• Posting her third double-double in her last four matches, Morgan Malley (JR, Harmony, Minn./Fillmore Central HS) finished with a match-best 29 assists, to go along with 13 digs and four kills.
• For the match, Augsburg hit .240, while holding Carleton to a .030 hitting percentage. The Auggies claimed a 39-24 advantage in kills, a 45-34 advantage in digs and 4-1 advantage in team blocks. The Auggies are 17-1 this season when they hit better than .200.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• The Augsburg senior class of Bridget Bednar (SR, Pierz, Minn./Pierz HS), Hannah Gibbemeyer (SR, St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS), April Johnson (SR, Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS), Taylor Linn (SR, Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS), and Weeding have won two MIAC regular-season championships and advanced to the NCAA Division III national tournament in 2014. This senior class has put together a 78-34 record (.694 winning percentage), among the top records for a senior class in Augsburg volleyball history.

FOR THE FOES
• Carleton was led by Elyse Wansenried, who finished with eight kills, while adding a pair of digs.
• Lauren Pak dished out 19 assists for the Knights, while Katie Tritschler picked up 15 digs.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to action on Wednesday (10/25) at 7 p.m., traveling to St. Peter, Minn. to take on Gustauvs Adolphus College in a key MIAC match.
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