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        <title>Behnke rakes in all-Great Lakes Region first team honor</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Augustana sophomore leftfielder Laura Behnke has been rewarded for an outstanding season by being named first team all-Great Lakes Region. She was the unquestioned offensive leader for a Viking team that went 32-14, won the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Tournament and placed third in the NCAA Division III Pella, Iowa Regional.]]></description>
        
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        <title>St. Thomas edges Vikings 5-4 in NCAA tournament</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Top-seeded St. Thomas held on for a 5-4 win over sixth seed Augustana Sunday at the NCAA softball regional at Central College. The loss ends the 25th-ranked Vikings' season at 32-14. St. Thomas, ranked eighth in the nation, moves on with a mark of 41-6.]]></description>
        
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        <title>Vikings beat Coe 5-1 to advance to Sunday</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Freshman Ashley Anderson threw four shutout innings against 12th-ranked Coe Saturday and junior Jamie Rehmert paced the offense as Augustana remained alive in NCAA tournament play with a 5-1 win over the Kohawks. The 25th-ranked Vikings improve to 32-13 on the year and move on to face top-seeded and eighth-ranked St. Thomas (40-6) Sunday at noon. Coe ends its season at 34-8, with two of the losses coming at the hands of the Vikings.]]></description>
        
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        <title>Behnke's blast lifts Vikings past Wash U.</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Laura Behnke's solo home run in the top of the ninth Saturday gave sixth-seeded Augustana a 3-2 win over fifth seed Washington University and kept the Vikings alive at the NCAA softball regional at Central College. Coach Kris Kistler's club improves to 31-13 on the year and advances to a 4:00 p.m. game on Saturday afternoon. The Bears end their season with a 31-14 record.]]></description>
        
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        <title>Vikings stay alive with 7-1 win over Cornell</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Freshman Cheyenne Burnett had a big day at the plate and classmate Ashley Anderson threw five scoreless innings of relief Friday as Augustana defeated Cornell 7-1 at the NCAA regional at Central College. The Vikings improve to 30-13 on the year and will face  Washington University at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cornell's season ends at 23-16.]]></description>
        
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        <title>Vikings drop NCAA opener to Fontbonne</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Fontbonne got just one ball out of the infield in a fateful sixth inning Thursday, but it was a big one - a grand slam off the bat of Danni Glixman that gave the Griffins a 5-2 win over Augustana at the NCAA regional at Central College. The 25th-ranked Vikings drop to 29-13 and face Cornell at noon on Friday. 23rd-ranked Fontbonne, 34-10, advances in the winners' bracket.]]></description>
        
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        <title>Vikings face Fontbonne in NCAA tournament</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Three straight wins and a championship at this past weekend's CCIW tournament earned Coach Kris Kistler's Augustana softball team the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Vikings will face Fontbonne at the regional hosted by Central College in Pella, Iowa on Thursday, May 9 at 2:00 p.m.]]></description>
        
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        <title>Augustana claims CCIW tournament title</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 4 May 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Augustana turned double plays in each of the last three innings Saturday to protect a lead and come away a 4-0 winner over Carthage for the CCIW tournament championship. Now 29-12, the Vikings claim the conference's automatic NCAA tournament berth. Top-seed and regular season champion Carthage falls to 30-10 on the year.]]></description>
        
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        <title>Behnke hit keys win over Carthage</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Laura Behnke's two-out double in the bottom of the fifth scored Kendra Rakers with the eventual winning run Friday as Augustana knocked off top-seeded Carthage 2-1 in the second round of the CCIW Tournament. The Vikings improve to 28-12 and will play Saturday at noon against the winner of Illinois Wesleyan and Carthage.]]></description>
        
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        <title>Vikings rally for 7-6 win over IWU</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Third-seed Augustana put four runs on the board in the top of the seventh Friday to knock off second-seeded Illinois Wesleyan 7-6 at the CCIW Softball Tournament at Carthage College. The Vikings improve to 27-12 on the season and now play the winner of the other first round game between top-seeded Carthage and fourth seed North Central.]]></description>
        
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        <title>Watson 1st team All-CCIW; Behnke and Lavin 2nd team</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Three Augustana softball players, led by first team selection Krista Watson, have been named to the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin all-conference team. Sophomore outfielders Laura Behnke and Chelsea Lavin were named to the second team.]]></description>
        
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        <title>Augustana shuts out Knox twice</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Augustana rode a pair of shutout pitching performances to a 4-0, 8-0 sweep of Knox Sunday at Carver Field. The Vikings finish the regular season 26-12 and are still in the running for a CCIW tournament berth.]]></description>
        
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        <title>Augustana splits at 25th-ranked North Central</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Sophomore Laura Behnke homered and freshman pitcher Ashley Anderson went five solid innings as Augustana bounced back from a 6-2 game one setback, winning 5-1 in the nightcap to earn a doubleheader split at 25th-ranked North Central Saturday. Augustana is now 24-12 overall and 7-7 in the CCIW, while the Cardinals are 31-5 on the year and 7-5 in the league.]]></description>
        
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        <title>Vikings go extras to sweep Monmouth</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Chelsea Lavin's third hit of the game and fifth of the day knocked in Miranda Hiemer with the winning run in Wednesday's nightcap, giving Augustana a 6-5 win and a sweep in its doubleheader against Monmouth at Carver Field. The Vikings won the opener 2-0 and are now 23-11 on the year. Monmouth fell to 14-16.]]></description>
        
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        <title>Vikings salvage split with Elmhurst</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Sophomore Christie Wiersema homered twice and picked up the win in relief to lead Augustana to a 6-3 win at Elmhurst Sunday, salvaging a split in the teams' doubleheader. The Vikings dropped the opener 2-1 and are now 21-11 overall and 6-6 in the CCIW. The Bluejays are 14-10 on the year and 1-7 in the league.]]></description>
        
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        <title>Rehmert's blast wins game one in split with Wheaton</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Augustana scored all of its runs via the long ball in a College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin double header split with Wheaton on Tuesday, April 16 at Carver Field. The Vikings won the opener 4-2 in nine innings and dropped the nightcap 4-1 and they are now 20-10 overall and 5-5 in the league.]]></description>
        
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        <title>25th ranked Vikings swept by Carthage</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Augustana, ranked 25th in NCAA Division III heading into the weekend, dropped a College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin double header on Sunday, April 14 to Carthage by scores of 14-3 and 4-3 at Carver Field. The Vikings are now 19-9 overall and 4-4 in the league while Carthage is 19-5 and 6-0.]]></description>
        
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        <title>Vikings hit five home runs in split with North Park</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The wind was blowing out to left field and home runs dominated as Augustana and North Park split a College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin softball double header on Saturday, April 13 at Carver Field. A total of seven home runs were hit on the afternoon as the Vikings won the first game 8-6 and lost the nightcap 7-3.]]></description>
        
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        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The Augustana Vikings softball team is ranked 25th in the latest NCAA Division III softball poll.  It is the first appearance in the top 25 for head coach Kris Kistler's squad this year.]]></description>
        
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        <pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 05:00:00 CST</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Augustana junior shortstop Krista Watson got hot at the right time and helped lead the Vikings to three wins in a crucial four-game road trip to open the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin softball season last week. As a result, Watson was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) "Hitter of the Week".]]></description>
        
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