WAVERLY, Iowa—Wartburg (4-2 overall) hosts Augustana (4-3 overall) tonight at 7:30 p.m. This match marks the season home opener for the Knights.

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The Series
The Orange and Black lead the series against Augustana 11-2. In 2015, the Vikings were victorious on September 8, but the Knights fought back to defeat Augustana on October 10.  

Wartburg
Junior Aryn Jones (Marion) has a team-best 65 kills and average of 2.95/set. Senior Claire Willenbring (Dyersville) has 51 kills to date and averages 2.32 kills per set.

Junior Maria Brown (Peosta) leads Wartburg with 104 assists, with sophomore Mallary Erbes (Urbandale) with 89 assists.

From the service line, Brown and sophomore Lizzy Blough (Dike) have tallied 11 aces respectively.

Sophomore Kathryn Nasby (Jackson, Minn.) leads the Knights in digs with 93.

The Knights rank in the top 100 of four statistical categories released by the NCAA for games played through September 11.

Wartburg ranked 65^th in hitting percentage (.213), 96^th in blocks per set (1.82), 26^th in digs per set (18.91), and 93^rd in opposing hitting percentage (.116).

Augustana
The front row effort of the Vikings is led by Taryn VanEarwage with 64 kills, Nicole Morrissey with 59 kills and Jacqueline Kibir-Evans with 47 kills, respectively.

Hannah Lindaman has 10 aces from the service line, while also recording 144 assists and averaging 5.76/set.

The Vikings also ranked third nationally in team attacks three-set match category with 151. Augustana ranks 13^th in team attacks per set with 39.60 attacks.