Kevin Boysen and Jade Fullerton attempt to block an attack in a 2021 home match
Kevin Healy
0
Augsburg University AUG 12-10,4-4 MIAC
3
Winner St. Catherine Univ. SCU 10-12,3-5 MIAC
Augsburg University AUG
12-10,4-4 MIAC
0
Final
3
St. Catherine Univ. SCU
10-12,3-5 MIAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Augsburg University AUG 20 17 21 (0)
St. Catherine Univ. SCU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball falls in three to Wildcats

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Augsburg University volleyball team fell in straight sets to St. Catherine University in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: St. Catherine def. Augsburg 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-21)
LOCATION: Butler Center, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 12-10 overall (4-4 MIAC), St. Catherine 10-12 overall (3-5 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED 
• St. Catherine held all of the momentum through the first two sets, never trailing Augsburg. The Auggies took an early lead in the third set and were up 13-11, until the Wildcats went on an eight-point run to take a 19-14 lead. Augsburg narrowed the deficit to three points, but was unable to mount a comeback, dropping the third and final set. St. Catherine held a .269-to-.215 hitting advantage over Augsburg.
• Leading the Auggies offensively was Kevin Boysen (SR, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS), who finished with 11 kills -- hitting at a .333 clip -- and had two block assists. Jade Fullerton (SR, Arden Hills, Minn./Mounds View HS) collected seven kills and three blocks (one solo). 
• Kayla Gjerde (SR, Afton, Minn./Stillwater HS) and Maddie Nierengarten (SR, Foley, Minn./Princeton HS) both finished with five kills. Gjerde added nine digs, while Nierengarten had seven digs. 
• Also finishing with five kills was Lexie Lang (SR, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS). Lang earned her 13th double-double of the year with 29 assists and 10 digs. 
• Angel Khang (SO, Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul HS) had 11 digs and two service aces. Georgia Paul (FY, Fargo, N.D./Fargo North HS) earned her career-best dig effort with nine. Emily Kaup (FY, Omaha, Neb./Duchesne Academy HS) had two kills, two digs and a block assist. 

FOR THE FOES
• Lexie Petrick had 11 kills to lead the Wildcats, adding 10 digs and an ace. 
• Marissa Gilbertson finished with 36 assists. Lauren Isaacson had team-high 17 digs. 

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts No. 23-ranked Bethel on Friday (10/22) at 7 p.m at Si Melby Hall. 
• St. Catherine travels to St. Scholastica on Friday (10/22) for a 7 p.m. match.
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