The Aurora University women's volleyball team hosted a non-conference match with the Vikings of Augustana College on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans handled the contest and defeated the Vikings 3-1.
MATCH SCORE:Â Aurora University 3, Augustana College 1 (25-12, 23-25, 25-15, 25-15)
LOCATION:Â Aurora, Illinois - Thornton Gymnasium
RECORD:Â Aurora University 21-2Â overall and 6-0 NACCÂ
- Back to back aces from
Katie Brisk opened up a tie score into an AU route.
- The Spartans would finish with a 20-7 run and win 25-12.
- AU hit .480 as a team in the set with four kills from
Addyson Timpane off the bench.
- The Spartans led 13-10 in the second when a challenged net violation call was not overturned.Â
- AU saw the lead diminish and despite a late rally fell 25-23 in the second.
- The Spartans then got motivated between sets and exploded in the third set and won easily 25-15.
- AU hit .455 in the third with six kills each from
Katelyn Ruse and
Izabella Kowalczyk.
- The fourth set was a mirror image of the third with the Spartans dominating play and winning again 25-15.
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Trinity Nelson handed out 10 assists in the fourth set win.
KILLS:Â
Rosie Karl and
Izabella Kowalczyk (13) andÂ
Katelyn Ruse (12)Â
ASSISTS:Â
Trinity Nelson (41)
DIGS:Â
Katie Brisk (16),
Payton Schaefer (13)Â and
Carolyn Lippe (10)
ACES: Katie Brisk (2)
BLOCKS:Â
Izabella Kowalczyk (4) and
Sophie Knazur (3)
Next action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Thursday, October 22 when they travel to Dominican University. Opening serve is slated for 7:00 p.m. In River Forest, Illinois..
