ST. PAUL, Minn. -- An outstanding season for the Augsburg University volleyball team came to a close, as the Auggies fell 3-2 to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in first-round NCAA Division III national tournament action on Thursday evening at University of St. Thomas.

THE BASICS 
FINAL SCORE: UW-Stevens Point def. Augsburg 3-2 (25-23, 21-25, 26-24, 25-22, 16-14)
LOCATION: Schoenecker Arena, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 23-7 overall, UW-Stevens Point 28-8 overall 

HOW IT HAPPENED 
• Both Augsburg and UW-Stevens Point put together strong efforts, in a match that easily could have tipped in the Auggies' favor. However, the Auggies were unable to earn the deciding fifth-set victory, falling to the Pointers 3-2. 
• Middle blocker Corrina Evans (JR, Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS) posted her career-best kill effort with 20, hitting at an impressive .543 clip, with only one error on 35 attempts. Evans added seven digs, four assists and four blocks (one solo). 
• Jade Boysen (SO, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) finished with 17 kills, also earning her career-best kill total, while adding two block assists. Kayla Gjerde (SO, Afton, Minn./Stillwater HS) had 20 digs and 14 kills, finishing the season with 12 kill-dig double-doubles. 
• Maddie Nierengarten (JR, Foley, Minn./Princeton HS) collected 20 digs and eight kills for the Auggies, also adding three block assists. 
• Izzy Barr (SO, River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS) had 36 assists, 17 digs and three service aces. Lexie Lang (SO, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) tallied 23 assists and 19 digs. Barr finished the year with 13 assist-dig double-doubles, while Lang had 10. 
• Jade Fullerton (SO, Arden Hills, Minn./Mounds View HS) earned team-best four block assists, also adding four kills, two digs and two assists. 
• In their final collegiate matches as Auggies, Megan Quam (SR, Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) finished with seven kills and two block assists, while Jaelin Rios (SR, Champlin Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) picked up 12 digs and a pair of assists. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE 
• This was the second consecutive and fourth overall NCAA tournament appearance for the Auggies under the direction of Head Coach Jane Becker, and Augsburg's fifth in program history.
• The 2019 campaign marked Augsburg's 12th straight season with 16 or more victories, and the 14th time in program history with 20-plus victories.

FOR THE FOES
• The Pointer offense was led by two players in double figures -- April Gehl posted 20 kills, while Megan Lau finished with 15.
• Ellie Adams earned match-best 51 assists, Emma Peterson finished with 19 digs and Hailey Jarr had five block assists.