DULUTH, Minn. – For the fourth straight year, the St. Scholastica Saints and the Northwestern College Eagles will do battle for the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament volleyball championship on Saturday night at Reif Gymnasium.

Match Time:
Saturday @ 7 p.m. (Reif Gym)

GameDay Media:
Live Video | Live Stats

Last Action:
The Saints rallied from two sets down for the second straight time against the University of Minnesota-Morris to defeat the Cougars in five sets on Wednesday night in the UMAC Tournament semifinals.

St. Scholastica Saints (25-6, 13-1 UMAC)
The Saints are hosting the UMAC Tournament championship for the second straight year … Northwestern hosted the championship in 2008 and 2009 … The Saints are ranked sixth in this week's NCAA Regional rankings … Anna Zyvoloski (Sauk Rapids, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral HS (Minn.-Duluth)) is coming off a career match for the Saints in the semifinals on Wednesday night with a career-high 29 kills … Zyvoloski ranks in the top 35 in Division III in kills per set and points per set … Taylor Tyllia (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) also had a career-high 17 kills and Nikki Hughes (Lake Nebagamon, Wis./Northwestern HS) added a career-high 35 digs in the victory over Morris … CSS committed just one attack error in the final two sets … The Saints have won three conference tournament titles since 1999.
    
Northwestern Eagles (27-5, 13-1 UMAC)
The Eagles are the defending UMAC Tournament champions after sweeping the Saints last year at Reif Gym … The Eagles defeated Martin Luther College in four sets in the semifinals on Wednesday night in St. Paul … Northwestern is ranked fourth in this week's NCAA Regional Rankings … The Eagles are led by senior Chelsea Koth, who ranks in the top 50 nationally in kills per set and points per set … The Eagles have alternated wins and losses in the last six matches after winning 18 consecutive matches … Northwestern has won six UMAC Tournament titles since 1998

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northwestern: 42-41-1)
The Saints defeated the Eagles just one week ago in four sets to capture a share of the conference regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the UMAC Tournament. Paige Hardy (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS) had 16 kills to lead the Saints.