MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The College of Saint Benedict volleyball team lost 3-0 to Augsburg University in a nonconference matchup Friday night in Minneapolis.
 
Friday's match served as a tune-up for CSB (1-4) before the team opens MIAC play Wednesday at St. Kate's.
 
The Auggies (5-1) won the first set 25-15, but Saint Benedict gave Augsburg all it could handle in the second set before the Auggies won 27-25. Augsburg won the third and final set 25-17.
 
Augsburg led 10-3 early in the second set, but CSB went on a six-point run thanks to three kills from Liz Schultz to cut the gap to 23-20 late in the set. A kill from Schultz and a pair of kills by Hunter Weiss tied the set at 23-23, and Weiss added two more kills to keep things tied at 25 before the Auggies pulled ahead for the win.
 
Schultz finished with a team-high 13 kills for CSB, which hit just .096 Friday night. Weiss added nine kills for CSB. Megan Pekarek finished with 25 assists and 11 digs, and Haley LaValle led the team with 14 digs. Morgan Holthaus also added 12 digs. Schultz also had four block assists and Madison Weiss finished with three.
 
Taylor Linn led all hitters with 17 kills for Augsburg. Morgan Malley had 42 assists and Macey Terhell led the team with 18 digs.
 
CSB is on the road again Wednesday, Sept. 13, when it travels to St. Paul to take on the Wildcats. The team is at the UW-River Falls Tournament Sept. 15-16 in River Falls, Wis.