This Week• Augustana College (15-8) (8-7 NSIC) is set to travel to Wayne, Neb. on Tuesday, Oct. 28 to play the Wildcats of Wayne State in the Rice Auditorium. Start time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
• The Vikings will follow the Wayne State matchup hitting the road for two top matches starting off on Friday, Oct. 31 taking on St. Cloud State with a start time of 7 p.m.
• Following Friday's matchup against the Huskies, Augustana will close out the weekend playing No. 2 Minnesota Duluth with a start time of 4 p.m.
Series History vs. Wayne State• The Vikings hold the overall edge against Wayne State with a record of 22-16-1.
• This season, Augustana hosted Wayne State in the Elmen Center on Sept. 16.
• The Vikings lost in a five-set thriller with scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-18, 19-25, and 5-15.
• Last season, Augustana lost to No. 17 Wayne State in three sets.
• The first time the teams ever met was back to 1977, the Vikings lost 1-2.
• The teams had their lone tie in 1981 with each taking a game on the other.
• Dating all the way back to 1982, Augustana won 18-straight matches before losing 1-3 in 2005.
vs. St. Cloud State• Augustana is 42-21 all-time against the Huskies.
• The Vikings sweep SCSU in three sets in the Elmen Center this season on Sept. 27 in three sets with scores of 25-22, 25-16, 25-23.
• Augustana has played St. Cloud State the past 14 years with an overall record of 24-1.
• The first time the Vikings lost to SCSU was in 1982 with a score of 0-2, which was followed by 5 straight losses in a head-to-head match-ups.
• Augustana is 22-1 playing at home against the Huskies, and 13-7 on the road.
• The Vikings lost in 2009 at St. Cloud, Minn. in a three-set match.
vs. No. 2 Minnesota Duluth• The Bulldogs hold the upper-hand against the Vikings with an overall record of 9-30.
• Augustana hosted UMD on Sept. 26 in the Elmen Center.
• The Bulldogs swept the Vikings in three sets with scores of 25-22, 25-22, and 25-21.
• Augustana lost 12 straight matches beginning in 2003.
• The Vikings lost for the first time meeting in 1977, followed by six straight losses.
• Augustana won in a five-set match in 2012 followed by last season losing in a three-set match both were home matches for the Vikings.
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