ST. PAUL, Minn. — Augsburg University lost to Northwestern-St. Paul 3-0 (21-25, 20-25, 16-25) in a nonconference match on Saturday. The Eagles entered the match receiving votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III national poll. The Auggies finished with 27 kills and a .038 hitting percentage, while the Eagles had 34 kills and hit .200.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Northwestern-St. Paul def. Augsburg 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-16)
LOCATION: Memorial Auditorium, Moorhead, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 5-10 overall, Northwestern-St. Paul 12-4 overall
HOW IT HAPPENED
After Northwestern went ahead 2-1 in the opening set, the Auggies put together the first push, using two
Lilly Wynn kills, a block by
Ameerah Rogers and
Taliah Triggs and a
Lola Pilon ace to move in front 6-3. Rogers has recorded three or more total blocks in six consecutive matches. The Eagles later ran off four straight points to lead 11-9, but Augsburg answered with an
Ava Carlson ace to tie it and then, after an Anja Jarchow kill, used a
Gwynn Gorter/Wynn block, a
Maggie Lile ace and two errors to go up 15-12. The home team responded with six straight points, including blocks involving Abbie Brand and an Alana Costello ace, before the Auggies drew even at 18-18 on two Pilon aces and briefly moved ahead 20-19 on a Northwestern attack error. After the set was tied 21-21 on a
Marley Mitchell kill, the Eagles scored the final four points to close the set 25-21.
Northwestern built a 12-7 lead in the second set on Norah Jaeb's kill, but Augsburg worked back into the set when a service error, an Ana Egge attack error and
Taliah Triggs' kill from
Jovial King cut the margin to 13-11. After the Eagles moved back ahead 18-13 on Egge's service ace, the Auggies responded with kills from Rogers and Mitchell, then later pulled within 19-18 on a Northwestern attack error.
Lola Pilon's kill kept Augsburg within 20-19, but the Eagles scored the next four points behind a Jaeb kill, two Miranda Wyatt kills and a Grace Moravchik ace to reach 24-19.
Gwynn Gorter put down a kill for Augsburg before Wyatt closed the set for Northwestern, 25-20.
Northwestern opened the third set with four straight points before
Gwynn Gorter put Augsburg on the board with a kill, and a block by Triggs and Rogers later helped the Auggies pull within 5-3. After the Eagles moved ahead 8-5, Triggs added a kill and Augsburg benefited from an attack error to close the gap to 8-7, but kills by Anna Olsen and Emma Sip pushed the home side back to a 10-7 edge. King served an ace during another Augsburg push that cut the margin to 12-10, but Northwestern answered with the next two points and later used scoring stretches to build leads of 17-11 and 21-12. Triggs, King and
Aloaha Ricke added late kills for the Auggies, including Ricke's point at 24-15, before Miranda Wyatt closed the set for the Eagles at 25-16.
AUGSBURG TOP PERFORMERS
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Jovial King: Team-high 21 assists (15th straight match with 21+ assists), 7 digs, 2 total blocks
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Taliah Triggs: Team-high 8 kills, 9.0 points, 2 total blocks
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Maggie Lile: Team-high 13 digs, 1 service ace
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Lola Pilon: Team-high 3 service aces, 2 digs
UP NEXT
The Auggies return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m., facing Bethel University at the Robertson Center in Arden Hills, Minn.
