Women’s volleyball opens CCIW play with win at North Park

By: Peter Borkowski CHICAGO – Conference play began Friday night for Augustana College women’s volleyball (5-7, 1-0) as they traveled to Chicago to face North Park University (5-7, 0-1). In what turned into a five-set thriller, Augie came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat North Park, 3-2. Inside the Box Score Grace Lichthardt led all players in kills with 13. Niya Mincheva was the main distributor for the Vikings, dishing out 21 assists. Sophia Sommesi was huge on defense for Augustana, compiling a team-high 23 digs as well as three total blocks. How it Happened First Set While the…