ROCK ISLAND -- The Augustana Vikings women's volleyball team dropped its final match of the regular season on Friday, falling to the visiting Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves by a score of 3-1.

Nebraska Wesleyan came out on top following a close opening set, winning by a score of 25-23 to take a 1-0 lead in the match. After a back-and-forth start that saw several lead changes, the Prairie Wolves used a 4-1 scoring run halfway through the frame to claim their largest lead of five at 17-12. Augie answered with six straight points to move out in front, using three kills from three different players to make it an 18-17 advantage. A 4-0 spurt for the visitors gave them the momentum back before hanging on for the two-point win. Nebraska Wesleyan secured set two by a score of 25-16 to bring its match lead to 2-0.

Augie got on the board with a 25-21 come-from-behind victory in the third. After leading for most of the set, the Vikings lost a 17-13 advantage following seven straight scores from the Prairie Wolves. A kill from Carmela Carbone and an attack error by the visitors made it a 20-19 score, but Nebraska Wesleyan got one back to stay in front 21-19. Augustana notched the next six rally wins to claim the 25-21 decision. Carbone added a kill and a block during the 6-0 run. The Prairie Wolves clinched the match with a bounce-back 25-18 victory in the fourth.

Emily Schipper led Augustana with 12 kills, followed by Alexis Richards with eight. Ashley Awbrey collected 17 digs.

With the loss, Augie drops to 10-19 on the season. The team will take on Carthage on Tuesday in the first round of the CCIW Tournament.