ROMEOVILLE, ILL. - Augustana volleyball (2-0) came away victorious Friday night as they upset No. 3 Palm Beach Atlantic in their second match of the Lewis University Flyer Festival.

After earning three of the first four points in the first set the Sailfish were able to work there way back into the match tying it at eight all. They would grind out the rest of the set earning a narrow 25-23 set win.

After falling in the first set, the Vikings were determined to not allow another set to slip away, jumping on Palm Beach Atlantic in set two. Augustana scored early and increased their lead to 16-9 before the sailfish could put together a few small runs but none would be enough to catch the Vikings who took the set 25-15.

The third set was a back and forth contest as they teams traded points until it was 13 all. After the tie Augustana strung together six straight points to grab a 20-13 lead. They would not relinquish the lead, earning a 25-19 set three win.

In the fourth set of the match  it looked like the No. 3 team in the country was going to make a comeback as they jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead. But the lead didn't last long as the Vikings came back to tie it at five all. After trading points to a 14-14 tie, the Vikings made their move just as they had in set three. Augustana earned two quick points and never looked back earning the 25-20 set win and upsetting the third ranked team in the country.

Viking of the Game
Brittany Cech had an all-around great performance in match against Palm Beach Atlantic earning 14 kills, 19 digs and three assists. Both her 14 kills and 19 digs were second most on the team.

Viking Notables
• Courtney Place led the match with 21 kills
• Three Vikings recorded double-digit kills: Place (21), Cech (14) and Hanna Justesen (14)
• After setting a career-high in assists in match one, Anna Sykora had an even better encore, setting a new career-high with 51 assists
• Tahlyr Banks led the match in digs with 28
• Four Vikings recorded double-digit digs: Banks (28), Cech (19), Sykora (13) and Justesen (13)
• The team eight total blocks
• Ashley Wilson had four solo blocks to lead the match
• Augustana improves their series record against Palm Beach Atlantic to 2-0
• Head coach Dan Meske earned his 20th career victory
• The Vikings are now 12-2 in early season tournaments in the last three seasons
• Place's 21 kills ties her overall career-high. She had 21 last season at the University of North Dakota against Southern Utah on Oct. 24
• This is the Vikings first win over an AVCA Top-5 team since Sept. 22, 2015 when they upset No. 5 Wayne State

Up Next
The Vikings will be back on the court tomorrow as they take on Michigan Tech at 9 a.m. and then close out the Fly Festival against Central Washington at 2:30 p.m.