DECORAH, Iowa – The Augsburg University volleyball team played a pair of matches on the campus of Luther College on Friday evening, riding efficient hitting to sweeps of both Luther College and Northland College.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORES: Augsburg 3, Luther 0; Augsburg 3, Northland 0
LOCATION: Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
RECORDS: Augsburg 5-4 overall, Luther 3-7 overall, Northland 0-8 overall
AUGSBURG 3, LUTHER 0
• After a back-and-forth start to the opening set, Augsburg held a narrow 10-9 advantage. The Auggies took control of the set from that point, winning seven of the next eight points to pull away from the Norse on the way to a 25-17 win.
• Augsburg dominated the second set from the jump, working out to an 8-0 lead and cruising to a 25-10 win. Set three was more of the same with the Auggies leading wire-to-wire and claiming a 25-14 win to complete the sweep.
• Augsburg was incredibly efficient throughout the match, hitting .451 while Luther hit just .171 and holding a 44-26 edge in kills.
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Bri Van Well (SR, Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS) was dominant, tallying 13 kills and three digs on a .435 hitting percentage.
Taylor Hoehns (JR, Cedar Falls, Iowa/Dike-New Hartford HS) was second on the team with seven kills and two digs, hitting an incredible .636.
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Elise Uphoff (SO, Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield HS) led the defensive effort with 10 digs and four set assists.
Angel Vo (SR, Blaine, Minn./Mounds View HS) and
Jovial King (SO, Caledonia, Minn./Caledonia HS) added 18 and 17 set assists, respectively.
AUGSBURG 3, NORTHLAND 0
• The Auggies were outright dominant in the opening frame, taking the set 25-5. Augsburg remained in the driver's seat in sets two and three, winning 25-13 and 25-12 to complete the sweep.
• As a team, Augsburg hit .330 while holding the Lumberjills to a -.071 hitting percentage. The Auggies finished the match with a 43-10 advantage in kills and a 56-33 edge in digs.
• Van Well came within a single kill of a double-double, finishing with 10 digs and nine kills on a .529 hitting clip.
Lola Pilon (SO, Farmington, Minn./Mounds Park Academy) and
Brier Ziemer (SR, Carver, Minn./Chaska HS) led the team with 11 digs each, with Pilon also adding five kills. King finished with 22 set assists and seven digs.
FOR THE FOES
• Sarina Stortz led the Norse with 11 kills.
UP NEXT
• The Auggies will play a pair of matches at different locations on Saturday, taking on Simpson College on the campus of Cornell College at 10 a.m. and facing North Central College on the campus of Coe College at 2 p.m.
