MINNEAPOLIS— The Wartburg volleyball team (4-1 overall) split its Friday matches at Augsburg's Invite. The Knights fell 3-1 to No. 10 Gustavus (25-13, 24-26, 25-16, 25-22), and defeated the host-Auggies 3-2 (25-17, 25-13, 20-25, 22-25, 15-3)
Gustavus match top performers
- Emerson Kracht: 12 kills, 12 assists.
- Allison Feigenbaum: 8 kills
- Sophie Sedgwick: 20 assists, 22 digs
- Peyton Robinson: 18 digs
- In the second set (frame that Wartburg won) the Knights compiled a 7-0 run
- It was later tied 23 all but a kill from Kracht and Gustie error gave the Orange and Black the win
- The team blocks were tied at 7-7 on the match
Augsburg match top performers
- Emerson Kracht: 17 kills, 16 assists, 10 digs
- Kaylee Koudelka: 12 kills
- Sophie Sedgwick: 29 assists, 10 digs
- Alexa Melcher: 5 service aces
- Peyton Robinson: 19 digs
- The Knights opened the match on a 5-0 run
- An 8-0 run later in the frame made it 20-14 in favor of the Orange and Black
- In the fifth set, Wartburg jumped to 4-1 lead before an Auggie time out and then pushed the margin to 10-3 before a second Augsburg timeout
- Wartburg owned all of the team advantages and held the Auggies to a .148 hitting percentage
- The Knights hit .318 as a team and had 14 aces for a new season-high
- This was the first five-set match of the season
Notes
- Career-high digs for Sedgwick in Gustavus match
- Career-high kills for Koudelka against Augsburg
- Career-high aces for Melcher against Augsburg
- All-time series now at 16-6 against Gustavus, with Wartburg owning the lead
- Fifth-straight year these two teams have faced each other
- Fourth-straight win over Augsburg
- Wartburg owns that series lead at 11-7
- This was the first ranked team the Knights have faced this season
Next event
Wartburg will face George Fox Saturday at noon to conclude this tournament.
