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PREVIEW: Saints to Play a Pair Midweek

DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team is scheduled to play a pair of weekday matches this week. First will be on the road against the University of Wisconsin-Stout on Tuesday, then Northland College will visit CSS for a home game on Wednesday. Both matches start at 7 p.m.
                                                  
Where:
Tuesday
Menomonie, Wis. (Johnson Fieldhouse)
Wednesday
Duluth, Minn. (Reif Gymnasium)
 
When:
Tuesday
UW-Stout at 7 p.m.
Wednesday
Northland at 7 p.m.
 
Watch:
UW-Stouthttp://athletics.uwstout.edu/sports/2013/8/21/GEN_0821130819.aspx
Northland: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/css/
 
Live Stats:
Northland: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/css/
 
Social Media:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/SaintsVball (Volleyball)
Instagram: www.instagram.com/csssaintsvball (Volleyball)
Facebook: www.facebook.com/css.saints
 
St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 9-8, 4-2 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
The Saints have won seven of their last nine matches with their last loss coming on Friday vs. Minnesota-Morris … All seven of the victories for CSS have come via the sweep at three games to none … CSS is currently 4-2 in conference play and 9-8 overall this season.
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Win By the Kill: Kortney Morrin (Grantsburg, Wis./Grantsburg HS (Northern State)) currently leads the team in kills with 190 … Noelle Elvehjem (Mora, Minn./Mora HS) is in second place on the team with 102 … In CSS's last victory over Crown College the duo of Morrin and Elvehjem combined for 18 total kills.
 
Winning in Dominant Fashion: During this stretch of seven wins in nine matches, CSS has allowed only one team to score as high as 22 just once in their wins … The next closest point total allowed in the wins is 21 which was allowed just twice.
 
Just a Hiccup: The two recent losses for CSS came in consecutive matches where they lost to Northwestern 3-2 and Minnesota-Morris 3-0.
 
Series History:
UW-Stout
CSS is 5-12 all-time vs. UW-Stout with the Saints taking three out of the last five matches dating back to 2007.
Northland
CSS is 60-15 all-time vs. Northland. The Saints have won 39 matches in a row dating back to 1998.
 
Opponents
UW-Stout
The Blue Devils are 13-6 overall and 1-1 in the WIAC for conference play … Up until their most recent match which ended in a 3-2 loss to UW-River Falls, UW-Stout had won six matches in a row … Morgan Denny leads the team in kills with 223 while Nichole Bradford leads the team in digs with 279

Northland
The LumberJills are currently 1-11 on the season and winless in UMAC play at 0-6 … The lone win came in the second match of the season vs. Mount Mary with Northland coming out on top 3-1 … Each game has ended in a 3-0 loss for Northland with the exception of a 3-2 loss to Crown College with that match ending in a 15-13 loss in game five.
 
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Players Mentioned

Noelle  Elvehjem

#6 Noelle Elvehjem

MB
5' 11"
Sophomore
Kortney  Morrin

#11 Kortney Morrin

OH
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Noelle  Elvehjem

#6 Noelle Elvehjem

5' 11"
Sophomore
MB
Kortney  Morrin

#11 Kortney Morrin

5' 10"
Junior
OH