Make it five straight victories, and now 16 consecutive wins at Romano Gymnasium for the No. 5 University of Minnesota Duluth.

The Bulldogs swept Augustana University (25-18, 25-9, 25-22) to improve to 13-3 and 7-1 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The offense was firing on all cyclicals as UMD never hit below .395 in any set. The Bulldogs finished the match with a .473 hitting percentage, the highest total of the season. The Vikings (5-11; 0-8 NSIC) hit .180 for the match as UMD rendered the Augustana offense useless.

Three Bulldogs reached double figures in kills. Those three also hit .438 or higher on the night. Senior outside hitter Makenzie Morgen collected a match-high 15 kills and was one dig shy of a double-double. Junior middle blocker Abby Thor was nearly flawless as she hammered down 12 kills on 14 swings without an error. Her .857 attack percentage is the sixth-highest clip in the nation with 14-19 attacks. Thor also had a match-high five blocks. Junior outside hitter Hanna Meyer reached 10 kills on only two errors. Combined, those three had 37 of the club's 51 kills and hit .566 on the night. 

Kiddos goes to junior setter Emily Torve on the offensive production. The reigning NSIC Setter of the Week guided the Bulldogs with 44 assists and even contributed with three kills of her own. Sophomore Kate Berg also lent a hand in the offensive assault, throwing down eight kills to go along with her 11 digs, second only to junior libero Keena Seiffert. The Chaska, Minn., native compiled 16 digs to extend her streak of least 12 digs up to 11 matches.

UMD returns to the court tomorrow afternoon for a showdown against Wayne State College, who swept St. Cloud State tonight. First serve is set for 4:00 p.m. at Romano Gymnasium.