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Augusta University

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2
Lander LU 28-7
3
Winner Augusta AUG 29-4
Lander LU
28-7
2
Final
3
Augusta AUG
29-4
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Lander LU 15 25 25 19 10 (2)
Augusta AUG 25 22 17 25 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

JAGS ADVANCE TO SWEET SIXTEEN: Augusta Downs Lander in Dramatic Five-Set Battle

WINGATE, NC- The No. 2 seed Augusta University volleyball team defeated No. 3 seed Lander in five sets to advance to the NCAA Southeast region final on Saturday afternoon.  The Jaguars will face the winner of the No.1 seed Wingate/No. 4 seed Anderson match on Saturday night.  

Augusta is now 29–4, with their last loss coming almost 2 months ago to Lander on October 7. AU is on a 15-game win streak and looks to potentially avenge an early season, five-set loss to Wingate. The winner of the regional final match will advance to the Elite Eight in Moon Township, Pennsylvania Dec. 7-9.
 
AU cruised to an easy, 25-16 Set 1 victory. Lander answered defensively, limiting Augusta to a .091 hitting percentage and a .048 hitting percentage in the second and third sets. While the Bearcats started the fourth set on a 6-2 run, Sophia Kruczko and Jazmyn Wheeler provided an offensive spark, leading AU to a 25-19 fourth-set victory.
 
The fifth and final set was all AU. The Jags led 6-2 early and had an 8-4 advantage at the switch. Lander would not be denied easily, using a 5-0 to bring the score to 11-10. After an attack error from Lander's Katie Miller, a huge block from Jazmyn Wheeler and Jada Suguturaga gave Augusta a 13-10 advantage. Wheeler followed with a kill down the line, forcing a timeout at 14-10. Another kill on the overpass sealed the match and sent Augusta to the Sweet Sixteen for the third time in school history.
 
Augusta was paced by Wheeler's 21 kills, 18 digs, and 6 blocks. All-conference performer Kruczko had 17 kills and 2 blocks. All-Region middle Madelyn Eden matched Kruczko's six blocks and added 10 kills to the stat sheet.
 
Four different Jaguars tallied double-figure digs. Dariana Luna led the match with 27, setter Janvier Buggs had 18, and defender Ally These had 12. Buggs dished 39 assists in the victory.
 
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