DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team looks for its third straight win on Wednesday in Ashland, Wisconsin against Northland College.
Where:
Kendrigan Gymnasium - Ashland, Wis.
When:
Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Live Video: http://northlandcollegesports.com/sports/2013/5/10/GEN_0510130514.aspx?&tab=4
St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 14-12, 8-3 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
The Saints rebounded off of two losses by winning both conference matches last weekend to clinch a spot in the UMAC Tournament ... This will be the final regular season road contest for the Saints.
Hot Offense: Scholastica's offense has been on fire the last few matches with an emphasis this last weekend ... The team recorded 95 total kills between its two games last weekend ... The Saints had 45 kills against Martin Luther and 50 kills against Bethany Lutheran.
Block Party: The Saints have had stellar defense at the net as of lately … The Saints had 14 blocks against Martin Luther and another 14 against Bethany Lutheran.
UMAC Stats: Kortney Morrin (Grantsburg, Wis./Grantsburg HS (Northern State)) still sits at the top of the attacks fer set chart in the UMAC with 3.23 kill in each set … Morrin is also ranked fourth in total kills this season … Danielle Benusa (Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee HS) is found in fourth place in the digging department with 3.85 digs per set and she also appears on the total number of digs in fifth place … Scholastica is dominating the blocks per set chart with Gloria Ohaju (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Central HS) in first, Christaia Houser (Esko, Minn./Homeschool) in second, and Kariana DeYoung (Deer River, Minn./Deer River HS) in fourth … Erika Birkeland (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) is found in fourth place for service aces per set and fifth place for assists per set …
Series History: Coming into the 2014 season, the Saints have been 60-15 against Northland College … Earlier this season, Scholastica beat Northland 3-0 to improve that all-time record to 61-15 … CSS played Northland twice last year and took both those matches in three sets also.
Northland College LumberJills
Northland sits at a 2-18 record overall and 1-10 in UMAC play … The Lumberjills are currently sitting in a five-match losing streak and are hoping to break that at home to also improve their 1-7 home record … Alison Blackford is the lone Lumberjill in the UMAC stats for her 3.81 digs per set ... Freshman Camille Eastburn leads the team with 172 kills.
