Auggies shine in victory over Scots

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Bethel University

10/29/2025 | 7 p.m.

Oct. 29 (Wed) / 7 p.m.

 Bethel University

History

MINNEAPOLIS – Jovial King (SO, Caledonia, Minn./Caledonia HS) had an incredible individual performance, with 40 assists, 22 digs and seven block assists, leading the Augsburg University volleyball team in a four-set Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win at Macalester College on Friday evening.
THE BASICSÂ
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg def. Macalester 3-1 (26-24, 22-25, 25-20, 33-31)
LOCATION: Leonard Center, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 9-15 overall (4-3 MIAC), Macalester 3-18 overall (0-7 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• For the third time this season, King recorded an assist-dig double-double with 40-plus assists, with her 40-assist, 22-dig effort. She added a career-high seven block assists, with three service aces and two kills. The double-double was her 10th of the season and 16th of her Auggie career.
• Friday’s match was a tight one from start to finish, with 28 ties and 11 lead changes — 12 ties and three lead changes in the marathon fourth set, which resulted in a 33-31 Augsburg win. Augsburg had 56 kills and 13 team blocks in the win.
• Three Auggies recorded double-digit totals in kills, led by Marley Mitchell (SO, Nevis, Minn./Nevis HS), who had a career-high for the second match in a row with 18 kills on .235 hitting.
• Taliah Triggs (SO, Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS) recorded her fifth double-double of the year with 15 kills and 12 digs, and Elizabeth Oster (JR, Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS) had 10 kills with a career-high nine blocks (one solo) and a career-high-tying five service aces.
• Taylor Hoehns (SR, Cedar Falls, Iowa/Dike-New Hartford HS) recorded seven kills with four block assists.
• Maggie Lile (JR, Spring Grove, Minn./Spring Grove HS) had 19 digs with two service aces while Lola Pilon (JR, Farmington, Minn./Mounds Park Academy HS) had 14 digs.

FOR THE FOES
• Adonia Anene had 16 kills and 18 blocks, and Ella Cohen-Richie had 14 kills and 14 kills for Macalester.
• Hannah Morrow had 38 assists, 16 digs, four block assists and two service aces.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Bethel University in MIAC play on Wednesday (10/29) at 7 p.m. at Si Melby Hall.

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