CROOKSTON, Minn. -- The Augustana volleyball team earned its second sweep of the weekend with a 25-18, 25-16, 25-18 victory over Minnesota Crookston Saturday in Crookston, Minnesota. 

Coming off a dominant win over the Beavers of Bemidji State on Friday, the Vikings didn't skip a beat on Saturday. Augustana jumped out to an early 7-3 lead only to have the Golden Eagles claw back to make it 14-13. With the score 16-14, the Vikings would use a 9-4 run to take the first set 25-18. 

In the second frame, Augustana used another hot start to build a 9-5 lead. This time the Vikings made sure UMC didn't get any momentum going using a 7-1 run to extend the lead to 17-7. Back-to-back aces from Grace Haberland made the score 19-7, but the Golden Eagles didn't go quietly as they had a 5-0 run before a service error from Sydney Kruisselbrink gave Augustana the 25-16 second set win. 

For the third set, the Vikings utilized a hot start to build a 7-3 lead. After runs by both teams made the score 19-16 Vikings, Payton Rosendahl hammered home back-to-back kills as well as an attacking error by UMC gave Augustana a 22-16 lead. Haberland captured the match-clinching kill to give the Vikings the 25-18 set and match point. 

Haberland finished with a team-high 13 kills, 14 digs and three aces for her fifth double-double of the season. Izzy Sommers chipped in with 12 kills hitting on .400 clip. Erika Bute paced the way on the defensive side with 18 digs while Sophia Terwilleger recorded 16 digs. Avery Thorson finished with a match-high 40 assists and nine digs. 

As a team, the Vikings recorded 48 assists, 51 kills, seven aces and 66 digs. 

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The Vikings will host No. 11 Wayne State on Thursday at 6 p.m. and then will travel to Marshall, Minnesota, on Saturday to take on No. 12 Southwest Minnesota State at 4 p.m.