DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team will face the conference's newest member and Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior in a UMAC matchup on Wednesday night.
 
Where:
Mertz Mortorelli Gymnasium – Superior, Wis.
 
When:
Wednesday at 7 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 11-7, 2-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints swept Bethany Lutheran College on Homecoming this past Saturday … Amanda Belden (Esko, Minn./Esko HS) led the way with 11 kills, followed by Kortney Morrin (Grantsburg, Wis./Grantsburg HS (Northern State))'s nine kills.
 
Morrin Closing in on 1,000-1,000 Club: Senior Kortney Morrin (Grantsburg, Wis./Grantsburg HS (Northern State)) is closing in on 1,000 career digs as she is 13 shy of that mark … She already recorded 1,000 career kills earlier this season … She can become the fourth known player in program history to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs.
 
Rematch: The Saints defeated the Yellowjackets in four sets at the UMAC Preview Tournament in St. Paul in mid-September … The last time the Saints saw an opponent from that weekend was a road trip to Minnesota Morris, which saw CSS fall in three sets, after sweeping the Cougars at the Preview Tournament … The Saints will hope history does not repeat itself on Wednesday.
 
Leading the UMAC: Noelle Elvehjem (Mora, Minn./Mora HS) continues to lead the UMAC with a .293 hitting percentage … The Saints as a team remain at the top of the league in hitting percentage (.223).

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Upcoming Opponent
UW-Superior Yellowjackets
Record: 13-7, 2-1 UMAC
The Yellowjackets suffered their first conference loss on Saturday at home to Minnesota Morris in four sets … UWS bounced back with a sweeps of UW-River Falls and Bethany Lutheran … After going 1-3 at the UMAC Preview Tournament, Superior has won five of its last six matches … UWS is led by senior outside hitter Stephanie Bandelin, who is third in the conference in kills (234) and kills per set (3.44) … Freshman setter Emily Verway is second in the league with 9.46 assists per set, while sophomore Anna Hendrix leads the conference with a 1.05 block per set.
 
Series History: UWS leads 33-31
 
Last Meeting: The Saints defeated the Yellowjackets in four sets at the UMAC Preview Tournament in mid-September … Elvehjem had 11 kills to pace CSS … UWS had 10 service errors in the match … The Saints are 1-4 in their last five trips to Superior with the last win coming in 2009.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will travel to Martin Luther College on Saturday for another Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) matchup.