AUGSBURG POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE
ST. PETER, Minn. -- An outstanding season for the Augsburg University volleyball team came to a close, as the Auggies fell 3-0 to No. 5-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges in first-round NCAA Division III national tournament action on Friday afternoon at Gustavus Adolphus College.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) def. Augsburg 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-14)
LOCATION: Gus Young Court, St. Peter, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 22-9 overall, C-M-S 27-3 overall
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg was never quite able to keep up with the defending NCAA Division III national champions, who kept Augsburg out of system for much of the match.
• Offensively, Augsburg was led by right-side hitter
Megan Quam (JR, Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS), who finished with a team-best eight kills, while hitting .312 in the match and adding one block.
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Jade Boysen (FY, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) also hit well for the Auggies, finishing with a .545 attack percentage, recording six kills on 11 attempts.
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Corrina Evans (SO, Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS) and
Kayla Gjerde (FY, Afton, Minn./Stillwater HS) added four kills apiece for the Auggie attack.
• In their final collegiate matches as Auggies,
Morgan Malley (SR, Harmony, Minn./Fillmore Central HS) finished with a team-best 23 assists, while
Macey Terhell (SR, Osceola, Wis./Osceola HS) picked up a team-best nine digs, and
Stephanie Hechsel (SR, Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley HS) added seven digs and a pair of assists.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• This was the third NCAA tournament appearance for the Auggies under the direction of Head Coach
Jane Becker, and Augsburg's fourth in program history.
• The 2018 campaign marked Augsburg's 11th straight season with 16 or more victories, and the 12th time in program history with 20-plus victories on the season.
FOR THE FOES
• The C-M-S offense was led by three players in double figures -- Melanie Moore posted a match-high 12 kills, while Amanda Walker finished with 11 and Lucilia Grinspan finished with 10.
• Phoebe Madsen and Sarah Tritschler shared the setting duties, dishing out 25 and 11 assists respectively.
