DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica volleyball team will host both Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) foe Northland College and 16th-ranked University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wednesday night in Reif Gymnasium at the Burns Wellness Commons.
Match Times:
St. Scholastica vs. Northland – 4:30 p.m.
Northland vs. UW-Eau Claire – 30 minutes following the conclusion of the first match.
St. Scholastica vs. UW-Eau Claire – 20 minutes following the completion of the second match.
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St. Scholastica Saints (15-5, 4-0 UMAC)
The Saints are unbeaten at home this season (5-0) … The Saints have 10, three-set sweeps already this season and had only 10 all of last season … #Anna Zyvoloski# leads the UMAC with 284 kills … #Paige Hardy# is second in the conference with 231 kills … #Sarah Kurtovich# also leads the conference with 10.3 assists/set … The Saints have a .242 hitting percentage, which is the best in the conference.
Northland College LumberJills (5-16, 1-3 UMAC)
The 'Jills will enter Wednesday's matches having lost eight of their last nine, including seven of the eight losses coming in just three sets … Northland has not defeated the Saints since the 1997 season, which spans a total of 31 straight matches … Senior Laura Fisher leads the 'Jills with 197 kills and 42 total blocks … Northland was picked to finish fifth in the UMAC preseason coaches' poll.
Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northland: 39-1)
The Saints defeated the LumberJills in the UMAC Tournament Semifinals 3-1 in Reif Gym.
Paige Hardy (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS) matched a career-high with 23 kills in the contest.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds (11-3, 5-1 WIAC)
The Blugolds have made the NCAA Division III Tournament in each of the last five seasons … UW-Eau Claire is currently ranked 16th in the AVCA Division III poll … The Blugolds have won four straight matches … The Blugolds were picked to finish second in the WIAC preseason coaches poll … UWEC leads the WIAC with blocks (2.04/set) … The Blugolds have four different players with over 100 kills in just 14 matches this season … UWEC is unbeaten on the road this season (4-0) … Liz Amici leads the WIAC with 63 blocks … The Blugolds last lost to the Saints in 1991 and Northland in 1990.
Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. UWEC: 3-19)
The Saints fell at UW-Eau Claire last September in three sets.
