NORTHFIELD, Minn.—Jancyn Appel (Jr./Kansas City, Mo./Pembroke Hill School) tallied eight kills and hit .412, while Annelise Sokolow (So./Draper, Utah/Juan Diego Catholic) added seven kills, but the Carleton College volleyball team was unable to pull out a win in their home finale, falling in three sets to Augsburg University (25-13, 25-18, 25-14) on Friday evening at West Gym.
 
After dropping the first set, the Knights (6-19, 1-9 MIAC) fought back in the second game and took an early 11-8 lead. Augsburg (14-12, 5-5 MIAC) followed with a four-point run of its own to take a 12-11 lead, before a kill from Naiya Karl (Jr./Fargo, N.D./South) evened the score at 12-12. After the Auggies embarked on a quick three-point mini scoring run, the two teams exchanged points before a kill from Sokolow pulled the Knights to within two at 18-16. Carleton would get no closer however, as Augsburg would go on to win 25-18 to take a 2-0 match lead.
 
Augsburg won the final set 25-14 to earn the three-set sweep. The Auggies will enter Saturday's season finale against St. Scholastica with a one-game lead for a spot in next week's MIAC Playoffs.
 
Playing in her final home match at West Gym, setter Inger Shelton (Sr./San Diego, Calif./La Jolla) tallied a team-high 16 assists and led Carleton with 11 digs. Shelton currently ranks sixth all-time in Carleton history with 1,969 career assists. She currently ranks fifth among MIAC players with 8.51 assists-per-set.
 
Kennedy Bombei (Fy./Solon, Iowa) and Grace Perret (Fy./Green Bay, Wis./Preble) chipped in with seven digs each. Perret added three kills and led Carleton with two aces in the match.
 
The Knights will wrap up their season tomorrow, as they travel across the Cannon River to face St. Olaf College at Skoglund Athletic Center. The match is scheduled to being at 6:00 p.m.