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The 20th-ranked Augustana volleyball team (18-6, 10-1 NSIC) goes on the road this week for a pair of key Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matches. Of Friday, the Vikings travel to Marshall, Minn., to play No. 4 Southwest Minnesota State. The Mustangs (22-3, 10-2 NSIC) have battled Augustana all year for the second place spot in the conference. Match ttime is set for 7 p.m. On Saturday, Augustana will play Minnesota State University, Mankato, in Mankato, Minn., at 4 p.m. The Mavericks (13-10, 8-4 NSIC) were defeated by the Vikings earlier this season 3-0.
LAST?WEEK: Augustana finished off a perfect week by going 3-0 in three matches. The Vikings defeated old NCC?rival Nebraska-Omaha on Wednesday in five sets before sweeping Upper Iowa on Friday and Winona State on Saturday.
WEBCAST INFORMATION: All of Augustana's conference volleyball matches this season will be webcast on the internet as part of the NSIC's television agreement with Penn Atlantic TV. Fans wanting to follow the action can go to the following link: http://www.northernsun.tv. This season there will be no charge to watch the games but fans will need to set up an account with Penn Atlantic.
LIVE STATS: The Augustana athletic department will provide live stats for all of the Vikings' home matches this season. Fans wanting to follow the action can go to the following link: http://www.GoAugie.com and click on the Multimedia link.
AUGUSTANA SPORTSCENE: Augustana Sportscene is in its fifth season on UTV cable channel 10 in Sioux Falls. The 30-minute weekly television show airs Saturdays at noon. Augustana Sportscene is hosted by Augustana director of athletics Bill Gross.
