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Augie Claims Two Titles

Augie Claims Two Titles

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Augustana has claimed the Northern Sun Conference championship in both women’s tennis and women’s golf.

The Augustana women’s tennis team swept Bemidji State, 5-0, in the semi-finals and MSU Moorhead, 5-0, in the championship match to give the Vikings their eighth consecutive NSIC Tournament Championship Sunday afternoon.

Augustana won the regular season conference crown outright, and is 21-3 overall and winners of seven in a row.

On the final day of the NSIC Championship in Smithville, Mo. the Augustana women’s golf team left little doubt that they were gonna take home its ninth straight NSIC championship.

The Vikings shot 18-over (306) on the final day of the tournament and finished with a score of 62-over (926) winning their ninth consecutive NSIC tournament title.

Senior Emily Israelson became Augustana’s seventh consecutive Individual Medalist after she took first at the tournament, shooting 12-over (228) overall.

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