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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – First year head coach Kelly Bethke's Augustana volleyball team made a successful trip out to California over the weekend. The Vikings played four matches in the California Lutheran Tournament in Thousand Oaks, California on Friday, September 5 and Saturday, September 6.
 
Augustana opened play with a 3-0 loss to 15^th ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps by scores of 25-23; 25-11; 25-21 on Friday, September 5 but bounced back nicely with a 3-0 sweep (25-14; 25-17; 25-17) over Redlands later that same day. On Saturday, September 6 the Vikings beat Willamette 3-1 (27-29; 25-19; 26-24; 26-24) and then took care of Chapman 3-0 (25-22; 25-13; 25-23).
 
Bethke's team is now 7-1 on the season and will play a double dual on Wednesday, September 10 in Galesburg, Illinois. The Vikings will face MacMurray at 3:00 p.m. and Knox at 5:00 p.m.
 
Balance was the key to the success in California as five offensive players averaged over two kills per game. Junior Martha Murray (Evanston HS, Evanston, Ill.) led the way with 37 kills in 11 games for an average of 3.36 per game. She also hit at a percentage of .333 with just seven errors in 90 total attempts. Senior Dory Dudley (Tremont HS, Tremont, Ill.) averaged 3.09 kills with 34 in 11 games and had a hitting percentage of .286. Sophomore Jacqueline Kibir-Evans (Trinity HS, Forest Park, Ill.) averaged 27 kills in 12 games with a .424 hitting percentage with just two errors in 59 attempts. Sophomore Nicole Morrissey (Lake Zurich HS, Lake Zurich, Ill.) put up 2.23 kills per game with 29 in 13 and senior Emily Leazer (St. Viator HS, Arlington Heights, Ill.) averaged 2.17 with 26 in 12.
 
Junior Jordan Hampel (Hilliard Davidson HS, Hilliard, Ohio) led the team in assists with 67 while sophomore Hannah Lindaman (North Scott HS, Eldridge, Iowa) was credited with 51. Junior Kylie Siebert (Kaneland HS, Elburn, Ill.) led the team in digs with 89.
 
CLAREMONT-MUDD-SCRIPPS 3, AUGUSTANA 0 (25-23; 25-11; 25-21)
The Vikings fell in straight sets to 15^th ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the opening round of the California Lutheran Tournament. Murray was the lone player in double digits in kills with 10 while Dudley contributed nine and Leazer had seven. Hampel had 13 assists and Lindaman 12 while Siebert picked up 17 digs.
 
AUGUSTANA 3, REDLANDS 0 (25-14; 25-17; 25-17)
A total of 17 Augustana players saw action in a 3-0 sweep of Redlands. Morrissey was the kills leader with eight while Kibir-Evans had seven. Hampel picked up 13 assists with Lindaman getting 11 and senior Stephanie Petkovsek (Lisle HS, Lisle, Ill.) adding six. Siebert had 25 digs.
 
AUGUSTANA 3, WILLAMETTE 1 (27-29; 25-19; 26-24; 26-24)
This was a tight match with the Vikings bouncing back from a tough 29-27 loss in the opening set. After that defeat, Augustana won 25-19 in the second set and then won the next two by identical 26-24 scores. Murray led a total of four players in double digits in kills with 15. She also added seven digs and two service aces. Morrissey had 12 kills, four digs and three assisted blocks while Dudley and Kibir-Evans each had 11 kills.
 
As a team the Vikings had 18 total blocks (four solo and 14 assists) with Kibir-Evans leading the way with six (one solo and five assists) and Dudley getting five (one solo and four assists). Freshman Maissie Musick (Camp Point Central HS, Camp Point, Ill.) had four total blocks (two solos and two assists).
 
Hampel had 22 assists with seven digs while Lindaman came up with 20 assists and 21 digs. Siebert led the team with 33 digs but Leazer had 28 digs to go along with seven kills and four service aces.
 
AUGUSTANA 3, CHAPMAN 0 (25-22; 25-13; 25-23)
Dudley pounded out 12 kills with just one error and Murray had 10 kills with just two errors to lead the way as Augustana swept Chapman 3-0. The Viking only had 11 attack errors in the match and hit at a .284 percentage. Kibir-Evans had seven kills with no errors in just 11 attempts and Leazer had eight kills.
 
Hampel was credited with 19 assists and eight digs while Lindaman had eight assists and 12 digs. Siebert led the way with 14 digs.