KENOSHA, Wis. -- The Augustana Vikings women's volleyball team will be back in action on Wednesday, October 5 as they take on the Carthage Firebirds in a battle of first-place teams.

Augustana is coming off of a 2-1 weekend at home, defeating CCIW foe and No. 21 ranked Illinois Wesleyan on Friday before splitting a non-conference tri-match against Loras and Grinnell. The 3-2 victory over the Titans on Friday moves Augie's record to 3-1 in league play, bumping them up into a three-way tie for first with North Central and Carthage. The Vikings currently sit at 14-5 overall after winning three of four matches last week. Junior libero Grace Vranicar was named the CCIW Student-Athlete of the Week on Monday, the second time this season an Augie member has been selected.

Carthage currently sits at 13-4 overall. The Firebirds have won three straight matches, two of which have been in conference. They defeated Carroll by a score of 3-1 in their most recent outing, also picking up wins over Wheaton and North Park throughout their CCIW slate thus far. Carthage's lone loss in league action came against Illinois Wesleyan.

The Firebirds lead the all-time series between the two programs 37-15 and have won the last 11 meetings dating back to 2013. Carthage won in Rock Island a season ago in straight sets.

Start time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Live video and stat links can be found here.