DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team will play in its third tournament of the season as it will face two Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) teams in the UW-River Falls Invitational on Saturday. The Saints will take on UW-Whitewater and UW-River Falls.
CSS Matches:
Saturday:
vs. UW-Whitewater @ 10:00 a.m.
at UW-River Falls @ 4:00 p.m.
Game Day Media:
Invitational Web site
About the Saints
Record: 5-4, 0-0 UMAC
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The Saints will be looking to get back on their winning ways after losing three of four matches this past weekend at the Augsburg Tournament.
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Returning honorable mention AVCA All-American hitter Anna Zyvoloski (Sauk Rapids, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral HS (Minn.-Duluth)) is averaging 3.87 kills/set in nine matches.
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Sophomore setter Erika Birkeland (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) is averaging 8.90 assists/set.
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Freshman Danielle Benusa (Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee HS) is having a strong start to her freshman campaign with 4.44 digs/set
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UW-Whitewater made the NCAA Tournament last season where they were eliminated in the first round.
About the 10th-ranked Warhawks
Record: 8-2, 0-0 WIAC
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The Warhawks have opened up 8-2 to claim the 12th ranked national spot in the latest AVCA poll.
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The Warhawks have won six of their seven matches in straight sets.
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Whitewater was a tri-conference champion last year in the WIAC and made its 20th NCAA tournament last season as well.
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The Warhawks were picked to finish second in the preseason WIAC poll.
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Leanna Linge, Caroline Langer and Jessica Sabey are all averaging over three kills per set.
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Heidi Buss is averaging 10.84 assists/set.
Last Meeting: (CSS is 0-1 vs. UW-Whitewater)
These two teams have not met since 1987 when UW-Whitewater defeated CSS in two sets.
About the Falcons
Record: 8-1, 0-0 WIAC
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UW-River Falls only loss of the year so far came at the hands of a UMAC team in Northwestern.
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The Falcons enter the weekend on a six-match winning streak.
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The Falcons are led by senior middle Erin Green, who was an AVCA All-Midwest Region team in the 2011 season.
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UWRF has been chosen to place sixth in the WIAC coaches' preseason poll.
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UWRF returns eight seniors, including seven starters.
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Courtney Preiner is 255 digs away from owning the school record in that category.
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Rebecca Gasper leads a trio of starters with over three kills per set at 3.33/set.
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Mackenzie Suda is averaging 10.36 assists/set.
Last Meeting: (CSS is 6-5-1 vs. UW-River Falls)
CSS has won the last two matches between the two teams with the last match coming two years. CSS took that match in three sets at the Augsburg Tournament.
