DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team will be back on the road this weekend as it takes on fellow Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) opponents in Martin Luther College and Bethany Lutheran College.
Schedule (Game Day Media)
Friday @ Martin Luther – 7 p.m.
(Live Video)
Saturday @ Bethany Lutheran – 1 p.m.
(Live Video & Live Stats)
About the Saints
Record: 9-9, 4-1 UMAC
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The Saints are 4-1 in the first half of UMAC play after their win over Northland on Wednesday.
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CSS is just 1-7 this year in matches that go over three sets.
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The Saints currently sit in a tie for second place with Martin Luther.
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Anna Zyvoloski (Sauk Rapids, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral HS (Minn.-Duluth)) had a double-double with 17 kills and 13 digs in the win vs. Northland.
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Zyvoloski is ranked seventh in NCAA Division III, averaging 5.04 points per set.
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Erika Birkeland (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) had 29 assists in the three set sweep vs. the LumberJills.
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Zyvoloski leads the UMAC with 4.08 kills/set and is 13th in the country.
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Zyvoloski has been in double-figures in kills in 16 of the 18 matches this season.
About the Knights
Record: 10-8, 4-1 UMAC
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MLC returns five of its starters from a year ago that went 10-4 in UMAC play, which was good enough for a third place finish.
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The Knights have won 10 of their last 12 matches after losing the first six in a row.
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MLC's last six matches have only taken three sets with a 5-1 record during that span.
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Rachel Hein leads the UMAC in hitting percentage (3.20) and blocks/set (1.61).
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Hein is second in the nation in blocks per set.
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The Knights as a team are ninth in Division III, averaging 2.47 blocks per set.
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Rebecca Engelbrecht is third in the UMAC with 3.57 kills per set.
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Martin Luther was picked to finish fourth in the UMAC, according to the preseason coaches' poll.
Series History: (CSS is 44-29 vs. Martin Luther)
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The Saints have won 12 of their last 13 vs. MLC including seven straight three set sweeps.
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Zyvoloski had 32 kills in the two matches combined last season, including a double-double in the first matchup.
About the Vikings
Record: 3-16, 2-3 UMAC
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BLC lost 12 of its first 13 matches this season before winning two UMAC games vs. Crown and North Central.
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The Vikings were picked to finish fifth in the UMAC in the preseasons coaches' poll.
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Shelby Wiederhoft leads the team with 3.30 kills/set.
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Jessi Jurries leads the Vikings in digs with 3.90 per set.
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BLC will be home for its next four matches where it is just 2-7.
Series History: (CSS is 11-8 vs. Bethany Lutheran)
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The Saints have won the last eight matches vs. BLC including six three set sweeps.
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Zyvoloski led the Saints with 24 kills combined in the two matches last year.
