NEW ULM, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica Saints volleyball team will be starting its conference play this Friday and Saturday against Martin Luther in New Ulm and against Bethany Lutheran in Mankato.
Where:
Martin Luther Gym – New Ulm, Minn.
North Gymnasium – Mankato, Minn.
When:
Friday
Martin Luther @ 7 p.m.
Saturday
Bethany Lutheran @ 1 p.m.
Watch:
Friday @ Martin Luther: http://new.livestream.com/mlc-knightvision
Saturday @ Bethany Lutheran:
Live Stats:
Friday @ Martin Luther: http://mlc-wels.edu/static/livestats/xlive.htm
Saturday @ Bethany Lutheran: N/A
Social Media:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/SaintsVball
Instagram: www.instagram.com/csssaintsvball
Facebook: www.facebook.com/css.saints
St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 5-6, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
The Saints volleyball team is coming off of a 3-1 weekend in Oshkosh, Wisconsin … They dropped their first game of the UW-Oshkosh Pizza Hut Classic to Dominican University, then went on to sweep the three remaining teams which were Maranatha Baptist, Finlandia, and Lawrence … The Saints will be coming into the game against Martin Luther with a nine set win streak … The leading performers over this past weekend were Kortney Morrin (Grantsburg, Wis./Grantsburg HS (Northern State)) (43 kills, 33 digs), Jen Hortness (Little Falls, Minn./Little Falls HS) (40 kills), Christaia Houser (Esko, Minn./Homeschool) (11 blocks), Danielle Benusa (Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee HS) (33 digs), and Erica Birkeland (64 assists).
Sweep or Bust: CSS has won all five of its matches by sweeps this season.
Block Party: The Saints' Gloria Ohaju (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Central HS) is the conference leader in blocks per set with 1.16, a far gap between her and second place holder Rylee Weisensel of Martin Luther with a stat of .76.
Series History: The Saints have the upper hand on Martin Luther in the overall head-to-head series with a record of 46-32 ... CSS also holds an advantage over Bethany Lutheran in the all-time series with a winning record of 15-8.
Martin Luther Knights
The Knights are currently 4-9 on the year, but despite playing 13 matches already, the contest against St. Scholastica will be their first home game of the season … Martin Luther has been outscored in sets this season so far by a score of 29-15 … Kira Grey is the kills leader for the Knights with 122 on the year, their leading player in digs is Emily Neeb with 152, and their leading assists player this season is Miranda Maasz with 344 assists ... The Knights are picked to finish fourth in the UMAC this season.
Bethany Lutheran Vikings
The Vikings are 1-7 on the season, with their sole win coming against St. Olaf in their season opener … Bethany Lutheran is on a seven-match losing slide, but look to turn it around this weekend against either Northland or St. Scholastica … The Vikings are led this year by Amanna Berthusen (43 kills), Brooke Hagen (98 assists), and Jessi Jurries (103 digs) ... Bethany was picked to finish fifth in the league this season.
