2015 Auggie Awards - Women's Rookie of the Year Finalists

91699269BRIDGET BEDNAR (Women’s Basketball/Volleyball) -- Forward in basketball … Started 19 of 27 games … Third on team in scoring, averaging 7.9 ppg, and in rebounding, averaging 4.2 rpg … Led team with 13 blocked shots … Started final 17 games of season, including team’s two MIAC postseason playoff games … Scored in double-figures in 10 games, including 11-point, 10-rebound double-double at Hamline on Jan. 21 … Middle hitter/right-side hitter in volleyball, appearing in one varsity match.
96409092MARISSA GUILLOU (Women’s Soccer) -- Augsburg’s primary goalkeeper in 2015, playing in 20 games (1,547:15) … Split time in goal in six of first seven games of season, played full time in 14 games, including final 13 in a row and all of team’s postseason games (two MIAC playoff games, two NCAA playoff games) … Finished season with 13-4-0 record, 78 saves, 0.87 goals against-average and seven shutouts … 13 wins were tied for most among MIAC players in overall stats, while seven shutouts were tied for third, .839 save percentage fourth-best and 0.87 GAA fifth-best … Tied single-season school record with 13 wins, tied for second in single-season win percentage (.764).
85849830TAYLOR LINN (Volleyball) -- Middle hitter/outside hitter … Transfer from Concordia-St. Paul, where she played softball in 2014 … Appeared in 27 matches (18 starts) and 92 sets … Finished with 121 kills (1.32 per-set), .217 attack percentage, team-best 83 blocks (10 solo, 0.90 per-set) and 29 digs (0.32 per-set) … Had 13 matches with five-plus kills and 15 matches with three-plus blocks … Season-high 10 kills in five-set match at Wartburg on Oct. 4 … Season-high seven blocks in four-set match at Saint Mary’s on Oct. 25 … Ranked second among MIAC players in overall blocks per-set (0.90), led MIAC in block assists (73).
81258144LAUREN TORBORG (2014 Softball) -- All-MIAC honorable mention …Torborg shined in her first season of college softball, hitting a team-best .299 (26-of-87) with nine doubles, a triple, a team-best three home runs and 10 RBI … Her .529 slugging percentage was a team-best, while she also had a .330 on-base percentage and three stolen bases in four attempts … Primarily playing as an outfielder, Torborg had a hit in 18 of her 28 games played this season, including six multiple-hit games … Her season highlight came in the Auggies' sweep of Carleton on April 13, when she went 5-for-6 in the two games, including a 4-for-4 effort with a home run in the second game, a 3-2 Auggie win.