st. Paul, minn. - concordia university freshman cassie haag slammed down 14 kills without committing an error on her way to a .737 hitting average on saturday afternoon. Her efforts helped the golden bears power their way to a 3-0 win (25-21, 25-19, 25-15) over augustana college (5-7) in a non-conference meeting. The team improved to 11-0 with three wins at the radisson-roseville classic and increased their record winning streak to 48 games. box score

concordia's middle hitters dominated the vikings with haag combining with junior emily palkert for 31 total kills in the match. Both started the evening out red hot, with haag terminating all six of her attempts in the first set and palkert notching seven kills. Six additional kills came for haag in the second set in eight attempts. She finished the match with 14 kills in 19 attempts and did not commit an error on the afternoon.

the golden bears saw plenty of offensive success against augustana, killing 51 balls in 111 attempts. Their defense was spot on as well, digging up 53 of augustana's 100 swings. The vikings only hit above the .200 threshold in the first set, which was the closest decision of the afternoon. None of their players finished in double figures for kills.

megan carlson hit her seventh double-double of the season with 10 kills and matching a team high 13 digs. She has hit in double figures in every match of her concordia career. sadie kessler pitched in with another 13 digs for cu to match carlson defensively. mary slinger had 11 digs to go with three service aces.

the vikings had some success with their blocking game, holding back what could have been even further fireworks from the golden bear hitters. They came up with eight total blocks in the match including three in each of the first two sets. They held things close as play opened, but concordia's hitters were soon too much for the augie defense.