SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Augustana volleyball team hosts cross-town rival Sioux Falls on Tuesday at 6 p.m. inside the Elmen Center. 

The Match
The Vikings are winners of five of their last six while the Cougars enter Tuesday on a four-match losing streak. USF defeated Augustana in a five-set thriller in October in the Stewart Center. With a Viking win, head coach Jennifer Jacobs will earn her 50th-career win. 

The Cougars (14-9, 6-9 NSIC) 
Sioux Falls earned its first top-25 ranking in program history in September, but October wasn't as kind for the Cougars as they dropped seven conference matches and sit in 11th place in the NSIC standings. Sioux Falls is coming off dropping both matches against No. 12 Wayne State and No. 15 Southwest Minnesota State. 

USF is led by KaSandra Springer with 3.94 kills per set while Abby Feyereisen leads the team with a .360 hitting percentage on the season and has averaged 2.63 kills per set. Krista Goerger leads the team with 10.07 assists per set and Springer has a team-high 40 aces. Defensively, Kenzie Byers has totaled 59 blocks while Allie Maloney has averaged 4.10 digs per set. 

As a team, USF averages 13.3 kills, 11.8 assists and 1.8 aces per set. Defensively, the Cougars have averaged 15.3 digs per set and 1.7 blocks per set. 

Augustana has a 23-16 record all-time against the Cougars and a 12-3 record inside the Elmen Center.

The Vikings (16-8, 9-6 NSIC) 
Augustana matched its longest win streak of the season with its fourth-straight win in a sweep over No. 15 SMSU. The Vikings have won back-to-back matches against ranked opponents in No. 12 Wayne State and No. 15 SMSU, and have won five of their last six. 

The Vikings are led by Maddy Guetter with 2.96 kills per set and Avery Thorson with 10.03 assists per set. Erika Bute has averaged a team-high 5.47 digs per set and Abby Benson has recorded 77 blocks this season for 1.00 blocks per set. Kate Reimann finished with a team-high 17 kills in an upset over No. 12 Wayne State. Grace Haberland has recorded 14 digs in the past three matches while also recording double-digit kills in two of the three matches.

As a team, Augustana has averaged 12.98 kills, 11.98 assists and 1.67 aces per set. Defensively, the Vikings have averaged 17.71 digs per set and 1.70 blocks per set. 

One Last Thing
The Vikings have been on a hot streak since they beat then No. 8 St. Cloud State. Augustana has beat three ranked opponents in recent weeks to jump to seventh in the conference and are receiving 62 votes in the recent AVCA Top-25 poll.