Viking Volleyball Splits on Day Two of the 2026 Augustana Classic

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana split its Friday slate, sweeping Chadron State 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-19) before falling in a five-set thriller to Emporia State (20-25, 25-16, 25-22, 22-25, 14-16). The Vikings powered past Chadron State behind 54 kills and a dominant .345 hitting percentage compared to the Eagles’ 37 kills and .252 clip, but couldn’t hold off ESU later in the day despite out-killing the Hornets 67-63 and holding a .274 to .235 efficiency edge. Augustana scored the first six points of the opening set during Kiylah Franke’s opening service turn, getting kills from Sydney Tims , Reagan Jansen…