SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The Augustana volleyball team is set to close out the regular season welcoming Minnesota Duluth on Friday and No. 11 St. Cloud State Saturday. Friday's match is slated for 6 pm. start, while first serve Saturday is set for 5 p.m.

Fans can catch the action at GoAugie.com/Live and on the GoAugie app, presented by CellOnly, found in the app store and on Google play.

About the Bulldogs

Minnesota Duluth is 18-9 on the season and holds a record of 10-8 within the NSIC. Most recently, the Bulldogs split a weekend of competition, losing to No. 14 SMSU (3-0) on Friday and returning Saturday to defeat Sioux Falls (3-0).

The Bulldogs are led by Cianna Selbitschka with 4.00 kills, Madison Gordon with 9.83 assists per set and Sydney Lanoue with 4.69 digs per set. 

About the Huskies

St. Cloud State is 22-4 on the season and holds a record of 17-1 in conference play. The No. 11 nationally-ranked Huskies are currently on a 12-game win streak, most recently defeating Sioux Falls (3-1) and No. 14 SMSU (3-1) last weekend.

The Huskies are led by Kenzie Foley with 3.73 kills per set, Maddy Torve with 11.73 assists per set and Abigail Groeneweg with 3.36 digs per set.

About the Vikings

Augustana is 17-9 on the season and holds a conference record of 12-6. The Vikings are on a four-match win streak, with three wins coming last week. The Vikings bested No. 14 SMSU (3-1) inside the Elmen Center on Tuesday night then had two road wins coming against Minnesota Crookston (3-0) on Friday night and Bemidji State (3-0) on Saturday afternoon.

In Friday night's win over Minnesota Crookston, junior Kia Kriener had a breakout match, setting a new career-high in kills with 12 while hitting .364.

Also on Friday night, senior Avery Thorson earned her 3,000th assist on the last point of the Minnesota Crookston match, moving to No. 8 on the all-time list at Augustana.

One last thing

Friday night will serve as Parents Night while Saturday night will be Senior Night for the Vikings.

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