WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University women's volleyball team traveled to Sioux Falls, S.D. to face off against Augustana University where the Warriors defeated the Vikings in three sets.

Stat Leaders:

• Sidney Paulson led the Warriors in kills with 12.
• Jayda Berg collected 10 kills in the match as well.
• Gianna Vollrath had four blocks.
• Leading the Warriors in assists was Jaci Winchell with 19.
• Anna Hennessy had five service aces in the match.

Set one:
The Warriors jumped out to an early 3-0 lead behind kills from Kenna Kornely and Sidney Paulson. Augustana would battle right back and take an early 5-9 lead with a plethora of kills coming from the Viking side. AU would keep the Warriors at bay for a while until the Warriors would take the lead with a block from Gianna Vollrath making the set 21-20. WSU would finish the set in closely contested fashion winning 25-23 ending with a block from Abigail Savatski and Jayda Berg.

Set two:
Set two would see a similiar start, with the Warriors and Vikings battling back and forth, not seeing a lead of more than two points until Winona State would earn three straight points to take a 19-15 lead with a kill from Savatski. Augustana would try and come back, bringing the set to a tie at 23 apiece. The Warriors would eventually take set two in thrilling fashion with a kill coming from Quinn Robak. 26-24

Set three:
The final set saw two early kills from Kenna Kornely bring the Warriors to an early lead and they would not look back from there. Anna Hennessy would collect her fourth and fifth service ace of the match in set three to lead Winona State to a three set sweep of the Vikings. 25-17

Winona State (14-8-7-4 NSIC) look to continue their winning streak against #11 Concordia-St. Paul (15-4, 10-1 NSIC) at home inside McCown Gymnasium on Saturday, October 26 at 4pm.
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