Facts You Should Know
-The Saints trailed late in both set one and set three vs. Occidental.
-Morrin's 22 kills vs. Occidental was her fifth career match with at least 20 kills.
-CSS recorded eight straight points in set 4 vs. La Verne, while Leos had streaks of five and six in that set
-Ohaju recorded 20 total blocks in four matches this weekend

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LA VERNE, Calif. (csssaints.com) – Much like day one of the Pacific Coast Classic, the St. Scholastica volleyball team swept its opening match of day on Saturday, defeating Occidental College (Calif.), but fell to the host school in its second match the University of La Verne in four sets to finish 2-2 for the weekend.
 
CSS 3, Occidental 0
Kortney Morrin (Grantsburg, Wis./Grantsburg HS (Northern State)) recorded 22 kills to lead the Saints past Occidental 25-23, 25-21 and 25-21.
 
Amanda Belden (Esko, Minn./Esko HS) and Noelle Elvehjem (Mora, Minn./Mora HS) each added eight kills apiece and Gloria Ohaju (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Central HS) had six kills. Tannyr Heyl (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine HS (Saint Benedict)) led CSS with 24 digs and Erika Birkeland (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) had 35 set assists.
 
Occidental (1-2) was led by Claire Storhm with 11 kills.
 
CSS 1, La Verne 3
The Leopards improved to 3-0 with a four set victory over the Saints by scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-16 and 25-22.
 
Morrin led the Saints once again with 14 kills, while Elvehjem added 11 kills. Danielle Benusa (Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee HS) had a team-high 13 digs and Birkeland had 37 set assists. Ohaju had three block solos and four block assists.
 
Brittany Yaxley led La Verne with 22 kills.
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The Saints (2-2) will be at home next Saturday when they host the College of Saint Benedict at the Reif Gymnasium at 3 p.m.