SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The Augustana volleyball team is set for a road match against No. 11 Wayne State, then the Vikings will host cross-town foe, Sioux Falls. Thursday's match against Wayne State is slated for a 6 p.m. start, while the match against Sioux Falls will be held inside the Elmen Center at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
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About the Wildcats
Wayne State holds a record of 17-4 overall and 10-3 in the loop. Most recently, the Warriors split with a win over Upper Iowa (3-0) on Friday and a loss against No. 12 Winona State (3-2) on Saturday.
The No. 11 nationally-ranked Wildcats are led by Kelsie Cada averaging 3.25 kills per set, Rachel Walker having an average of 10.21 assists per set, Alaina Wolff averages 3.17 digs per set.
About the Cougars
Sioux Falls is 13-8 on the season and 8-5 within the NSIC. Most recently, the Cougars split a weekend of contests, falling to No. 5 Concordia-St Paul (3-0), on Friday and returning Saturday to sweep Minnesota State (3-0).
The Cougars are led by Averey Yaksich averaging 4.40 kills per set, Krista Goerger averaging 10.53 assists and TiaRose Nagami averaging 3.42 digs per set.
About the Vikings
Augustana is 13-8 overall while having an 8-5 record in conference play. The Vikings are coming off a weekend of home matches, falling to No. 12 Winona State (3-1) on Friday evening and besting Upper Iowa (3-1) on Saturday afternoon.
Three Vikings recorded career-high blocks in the win against Upper Iowa, keeping in Bloctober spirits. Freshman Jolie Stecher led the team with nine blocks, junior Maddy Guetter and senior Payton Rosendahl both accumulated six blocks in the match.
Stecher also tied career-high in kills, having eight in the victory against the Peacocks.
The Vikings are led by junior Maddy Guetter accumulating 3.88 kills per set, senior Avery Thorson dishing 10.01 assists per set, and junior Erika Bute absorbing 4.85 digs per set.
One Last Thing
Bute, the leader in digs for the Vikings, is 26 digs shy of reaching the 1,000 career digs and will likely surpass the milestone within the two matches this weekend.
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