MADISON, Wis. -- The Augustana Vikings men's volleyball team swept the Edgewood Eagles on Thursday in three sets with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, and 25-22.

Both teams rallied back-and-forth finding themselves in three draws before a kill by Sean Carlson and an attack error put the Vikings on top with a 7-5 score to begin the match. Edgewood trailed by no more than three until four consecutive points stretched the gap to 17-12 for Augustana. The Vikings maintained the five-point advantage and grabbed the final three points to secure the first set 25-17.

Augustana cruised by the Eagles in set two with a score of 25-16. The Vikings began the second set with a 7-2 lead. Augie continued its scoring momentum and moved the gap to eight on two different occasions before pushing it to the largest gap of nine after a service ace by Carlson to make a 22-13 score. Back-to-back kills from Augie secured the second set victory to allow the team to lead the matchup 2-0. 

In the third set, Edgewood found the early advantage with its largest lead being six. After trailing most of the game, Augie evened the score at 21 after an attack error by the Eagles before Carlson switched the advantage in the Vikings' favor with a kill. Another error from the Eagles capped off a 7-1 scoring surge for the Vikings, eventually collecting the three-point win to complete the sweep. 

As a team, Augie posted a hitting percentage of .243 with a total of 31 kills. Carlson led the team in the win with nine kills, three aces, and three blocks. Cole Clarke followed with six kills, while Lamb had five blocks. Colin Schaefer secured a team-best 24 assists and nine digs. 

With the win, Augie moves to 1-0 on the season and will have their home opener on Saturday, January 18 against Westminster.