Notables-Jen Hortness (Little Falls, Minn./Little Falls HS) and Kortney Morrin (Grantsburg, Wis./Grantsburg HS (Northern State)) were named to the All-Tournament team-All five of CSS' wins this season have come by sweeps.-The Saints have won 11 straight matches over Finlandia, all 3-0-The meeting with Lawrence was the first since the 2005 season.
OSHKOSH, Wis. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team swept both Finlandia University (Mich.) and Lawrence University (Wis.) on Saturday on the second day of the Pizza Hut Classic, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
CSS 3, Finlandia 0The Saints opened the day by cruising past the Lions from FInlandia by scores of 25-7, 25-10, 25-12.
Kortney Morrin (Grantsburg, Wis./Grantsburg HS (Northern State)) led the Saints with eight kills.
Jen Hortness (Little Falls, Minn./Little Falls HS) added seven kills and
Noelle Elvehjem (Mora, Minn./Mora HS) six kills.
Emily Jansen (Long Prairie, Minn./Long Prairie-Grey Eagle HS) registered 10 assists and
Kirsten Eaton (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata HS) had nine assists.
Taylor Mitchell led the Lions with three kills. Finlandia had a negative hitting percentage in all three sets.
CSS 3, Lawrence 0The Saints finished play in Oshkosh with a 25-21, 25-19, 25-12 victory over Lawrence.
Freshman
Amanda Belden (Esko, Minn./Esko HS) led the Saints with 11 kills. Morrin added nine kills, while another freshman
Christaia Houser (Esko, Minn./Homeschool) had seven kills. Houser also had two block solos and three block assists.
Erika Birkeland (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) had 23 assists.
Kayla Storm led the Vikings with seven kills.
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The Saints (5-6) open Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action next Friday when they face Martin Luther College at 7 p.m. in New Ulm.
