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ST. PAUL – The St. Scholastica volleyball team was defeated tonight in three sets by the two-time defending conference champion Northwestern College at the Ericksen Center.

The loss drops the Saints' overall record to 7-11 and their Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) record to 1-2. The Eagles improve to 7-7 overall and 3-0 in the conference. The Saints have lost four straight against the Eagles.

CSS got off to a slow start and would not recover as the Saints had a negative attack percentage in each of the first two sets. The first set was closer than the score indicated as it was tied 12-12 and was later 16-14 before the Eagles took over and won 25-17.

Northwestern took an 8-1 lead in the second set and cruised to a 25-15 victory. The Eagles began to take control of third set halfway through the set to win the match by a score of 25-17.

The Saints as a team had a season-low 19 kills in the match. #Paige Hardy# (Fr.-Hibbing, Minn.), #Rebecca Udermann# (Sr.-Rosemount, Minn.), #Jordan Beach# (Jr.-Big Fork, Minn.), and #Taylor Tyllia# (Fr.-Duluth, Minn./East) all had four kills to lead CSS. Hardy also led the team with 11 digs.

The Saints will play at Crown College tomorrow for the Storm's Homecoming. The match will begin at 11 a.m.