SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - No. 20 Augustana (13-4, 6-3 NSIC) will be on the road this weekend as they travel to No. 5 Minnesota Duluth ( 14-4, 7-2 NSIC) on Friday and St. Cloud State (8-9, 4-5 NSIC) on Saturday.
The Vikings are coming off sweeps of Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State at home, and will be looking to carry that momentum into this weekends match-ups.
Augustana goes into the match against the Bulldogs trailing in the all-time series, 31-9. The Vikings dropped the last match played between the two schools in three-sets a year ago. When the Vikings meet the Huskies in St. Cloud they will go in with a 43-21 advantage in the all-time series, including victories in nine of the last 10 meetings.
Augustana was led a week ago by redshirt freshman
Lauren Waite and sophomore
Ashley Wilson. Waite earned 22 kills last week, including a .650 hitting percentage against Minnesota Crookston after going 13 for 20 on attempts. Wilson was 9 for 11 in attempts against Bemidji State for a season high .727 hitting percentage. Wilson also set season highs in digs with six against Crookston and services aces with three against Bemidji State. Â Â
The Vikings stayed put this week at No. 20 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top-25 poll while also staying in sixth place in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference standings. With a log jam atop the NSIC standings, only three matches separates No. 1 from No.7. Minnesota Duluth sits in fifth in the NSIC while St. Cloud comes in at ninth.
The first serve in Duluth is set to begin a 7 p.m. Friday followed by a 4 p.m. first serve Saturday in St. Cloud. Â You can follow all the action this weekend via Twitter
@augievolleyball or on Live Stats or Live Video
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