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DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica volleyball team had to come from behind in a couple of sets to stay unbeaten in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action on Friday night, defeating the University of Minnesota-Morris in four sets at Reif Gymnasium.
The Saints (19-6, 8-0 UMAC) have not been 8-0 in conference play since the 1999 season and have never been 9-0. On top of that, the Saints improve to 9-1 at home, the most wins at Reif Gym in a season since the '99 season. The 19 wins also match last year's win total with eight matches still left this season.
In the first set, the Saints went on a 5-0 run early to take a 10-6 lead and would never relinquish the advantage the rest of the way, taking the set 25-18.
St. Scholastica led 8-5 in the second set, but the Cougars responded with a 5-0 run of their own to take a 10-8 lead. Morris then held off the Saints to even the match, winning the second set 25-22.
The Cougars then were in control of the third set, leading 18-9 at one point. However, the Saints kept fighting and cut the margin to 21-17. The Cougars then would lead 24-18, but after a service error made it 24-19, #Nikki Hughes# would serve up seven straight points with three kills coming from #Anna Zyvoloski# during that span to give the Saints the 26-24 set win as the Reif was rocking.
The Cougars kept their composure and registered the first four points of the fourth set. Morris led 16-12 later in the set, but the Saints would go on a 9-2 run to take a 23-18 lead. #Megan Windschitl# ended the match with a kills as the Saints 25-20.
#Paige Hardy# had a season-high 22 kills and also led the team with 18 digs.
Anna Zyvoloski (Sauk Rapids, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral HS (Minn.-Duluth)) had her highest kill total in a Saints uniform with 21. #Sarah Kurtovich# had 49 set assists and
Nikki Hughes (Lake Nebagamon, Wis./Northwestern HS) added 17 digs, while #Molly Roith# had 12 digs.
The Saints will play their final regular season home matches of the season tomorrow when they host Presentation College at noon and 10th-ranked University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh at 3 p.m. The Oshkosh may start earlier, pending the length of the first matches for both teams. All of the action can be seen live, courtesy of the iFan Sports Network, at csssaints.com.
