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Boeve helps Vikings win region title

Tara Boeve and the rest of the members of Augustana College's volleyball team accomplished their goal of winning the NCAA Division 2 North Central Region Volleyball Tournament over the weekend.

Boeve, a 1999 Hills-Beaver Creek High School graduate, and the Vikings hosted the regional at the Elmen Center Thursday through Saturday.

The Vikings, the nationÕs sixth-ranked team, drew the tournament's top seed and made it stand up by disposing of a pair of opponents by 3-0 scores.

By winning the North Central Region, Augustana College has qualified for the Elite Eight Tournament for the first time in school history.

It was learned Monday that the Vikings will host the single elimination Elite Eight National Tournament Nov. 30-Dec. 2.

The quarterfinal round of the single elimination tournament is set for Nov. 30, with 28-3 Augustana taking on 35-1 West Texas A&M at 7:30 p.m at the Elmen Center. The Vikings handed West Texas A&M its lone loss of the season during a tournament early in the season.

Other quarterfinal-round games have California University of Pennsylvania (26-10) playing Pace University (35-4) at noon, Hawaii Pacific (25-0) meeting Grand Valley State University (31-3) at 2:30 p.m., and University of North Alabama (39-2) squaring off against University of Tampa (29-3) at 5 p.m.

The semifinals will be at 6 and 8 p.m. Dec. 1, and the title match is set for 7 p.m. Dec. 2.

Augustana won its region championship by besting the University of Northern Colorado Friday and South Dakota State University Saturday.

The Viking handed UNC 15-7, 15-9 and 15-8 setbacks during the semifinals Friday.
Boeve made a contribution to the victory by completing 21 of 24 spikes and registering 11 kills. She also had one solo and one assisted block and two defensive digs during the win.

Augustana met SDSU in the region championship game and posted 15-10, 15-6 and 15-6 victories.

Boeve completed all nine of her spikes and notched five kills in the title match. She also had three assisted blocks and three defensive digs in the contest.

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