ROCK ISLAND -- Emily Schipper set the program record for total kills in a career and tallied 17 in the match on Thursday night to help lead the Augustana Vikings women's volleyball team to a 3-0 sweep of the Webster Gorloks.

Needing nine kills to tie and 10 to break the record, Schipper was active early, notching six in the opening frame as the Vikings took the opener by a score of 25-15. Augie scored the first eight points of the game and never looked back after building a lead out to as many as 10 before ending the set with that final margin. Webster got within five at 13-8, but two kills from Alexis Richards and one by Schipper helped launch another scoring run to pull away.

In the second, Schipper collected three of the team's first four kills to pull her even with the record before setting the all-time number later in the set. With the score reading 15-12, her 10th kill of the match put her at 1,487 kills for her career, breaking a 20-year record of 1,486 set by Callyn Dittmar from 2000-03. After notching the all-time mark, another kill from Schipper brought Augustana within two at 15-13 in the set, but a 3-0 run from the Gorloks stretched their advantage to the largest of the frame at 18-13. From there, the Vikings rattled off seven points in a row to take a 20-18 lead, highlighted by two kills from Carli Udovich and a service ace by Schipper during that span. Augie's run continued, securing five of the final six to make it a 12-1 scoring outburst in total to close the game and take a 2-0 lead into the third. The team's momentum spilled over into the next set as the Vikings coasted to a 25-14 win to complete the sweep.

Schipper hit .412 on the night, with her 17 kills leading all players in the contest. Kylie Collachia averaged nearly nine assists per set and finished with 26 total, while Carmela Carbone had five of the team's 10 service aces. 

With the win, Augustana improves to 8-15 on the season. The team will be back in action next Wednesday vs. Illinois Wesleyan.