SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The 2026 home slate for the Augustana volleyball squad came to an end in epic fashion as the Vikings made quick work of the No. 13 St. Cloud State Huskies on Senior Day, winning a thrilling. 29-27, 26-24, 25-21 match on Saturday afternoon inside the Elmen Center.
The win moves AU to 17-9 so far this season with an 11-7 showing in the conference while the Huskies move to 19-8 and 12-6 in the NSIC.
Reagan Jansen led AU with a double-double of 14 kills, adding 14 digs, two service aces and two block assists while
Kiylah Franke also recorded a double-double with 44 assists and 14 digs.
Lucy Belisle finished with 13 kills, a solo block and two block assists as
Maya Wente added 11 kills on .500 hitting and a team-high four blocks.
As a team, the Vikings led in kills (54-41), assists (53-40) and digs (54-49) while trailing in aces (5-3) and blocks (10-9).
Prior to the match, Augustana honored its six volleyball seniors in Franke, Wente, Jansen,
Gabby Jones,
Kelby Opland and
Sydney Tims.
After the teams traded points to 3-3 in the first set, AU won seven of the next eight rallies, with Wente putting down three kills and Jansen serving two aces to build a 10-4 lead. St. Cloud State answered with a stretch that pulled it within 11-10, but the Vikings pushed back to 16-12 on Tims' kill and later led 20-16 on another Wente kill. The Huskies tied the set at 22-22 and again at 24-24 before back-to-back kills put the visitors ahead 26-25. AU answered with kills by Belisle and
Abby Gruber, and after a tie at 27-27, Belisle delivered the final two kills to close a 29-27 set win.
SCSU opened the second set with the first four points, but Augustana worked back from a 6-4 deficit as Wente had two kills and Jansen added a kill before a Jansen-Wente block put AU ahead 8-6. The set stayed tight through the middle, with St. Cloud State pulling even at 11-11 and later taking a 17-16 lead before Belisle's kill and a service error helped the Vikings move back in front 18-17. The Huskies went ahead 23-21 late, but an attack error and a Tims kill tied the set at 23-23 before St. Cloud State reached set point at 24-23. Jansen tied it with a kill, Wente and Tims combined on a block for a 25-24 lead, and
Lucy Cogan served an ace to close AU's 26-24 set win.
AU scored the first three points of the third set, including Gruber kill from Franke, and stayed in front as Tims, Franke and Belisle added early kills. St. Cloud State remained within 9-7 before Belisle put down consecutive Augustana points, and the Vikings later moved ahead 18-11 after back-to-back SCSU attack errors and a Jansen kill. AU led 22-15 on a Opland kill, but the visitors used a service error and three straight attack errors to cut the margin to 22-19. Belisle answered with a kill, and after the Huskies closed to 23-21, a service error and Jansen's final kill finished the set 25-21.
UP NEXT
The Augustana Vikings will close out its 2026 season on the road, heading out to take on Winona State on Friday evening and Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday evening.
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