MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The No. 13-ranked Augsburg University volleyball team collected a three-set nonconference sweep of Bethany Lutheran College on Friday night at Si Melby Hall. With the victory, Augsburg has reached the 20-win mark for the second year in a row and the 14th time in the 47-season history of the program.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg def. Bethany Lutheran 3-0 (25-12, 29-27, 25-19)
LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 20-4 overall, Bethany Lutheran 10-16 overall
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Thirteen different Auggies saw action in Friday's match. Augsburg out-hit the Vikings by a .304 to .102 margin, marking the fourth time this season that the Auggies have hit better than .300.
Corrina Evans (JR, Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS) led the Auggie offense with a match-best 12 kills, hitting at a .423 clip. Evans also had three block assists, two assists and two digs.
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Kayla Gjerde (SO, Afton, Minn./Stillwater HS) finished with eight kills, nine digs, three blocks (one solo) and a service ace.
Megan Quam (SR, Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) had seven kills and a block assist.
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Jaelin Rios (SR, Champlin, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) earned match-best 16 digs, while also adding five assists.
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Izzy Barr (SO, River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS) had 18 assists, four digs, a kill and an ace, while
Lexie Lang (SO, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) collected 12 assists, four kills, three digs and a service ace.
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Maddie Nierengarten (JR, Foley, Minn./Princeton HS) finished with six digs, three kills and three aces.
FOR THE FOES
• Megan Rutt earned 11 kills, eight digs and three service aces for the Vikings.
• Brittany Sanders also had three aces, to go along with match-best 22 assists.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg travels to Bethel on Saturday (10/26) at 3 p.m., for an important Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match.