DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team will face Martin Luther College in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) First Round match on Monday night in the Reif Gymnasium.
 
Where:
Reif Gymnasium (Burns Wellness Commons) – Duluth, Minn.
 
When:
Monday at 7 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 15-12, 5-3 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints closed out the regular season with a sweep of Crown College on Saturday … Kortney Morrin (Grantsburg, Wis./Grantsburg HS (Northern State)) led the Saints with nine kills, while Emily Bounds (Hill City, Minn./Hill City HS) added seven kills … Morris also led the team with 13 digs and Emily Kessler (Blackberry, Minn./Greenway HS (Itasca CC)) had a team-high 23 assists.
 
Entering the Postseason with Momentum: After dropping two straight matches, the Saints enter this week's UMAC Tournament on a two-match win streak … CSS gave up only 28 points in Wednesday's win at Northland and 32 points in Saturday victory over Crown.
 
New Tournament Format: With the addition of UW-Superior to the conference this season, the UMAC Tournament was expanded from four teams to five teams. Monday's night's match features the fourth-seeded Saints and the fifth-seed Martin Luther … The winner of that match will face top-seeded University of Northwestern on Wednesday in St. Paul … The No. 3 seed UWS and the No. 2 seed Minnesota Morris will also play each on Wednesday in Morris.
 
Recent Postseason History: The Saints will look for its first postseason win since the 2012 season when they defeated Martin Luther at the Reif in five sets in the UMAC Tournament semifinals … CSS lost in four sets in 2013 at Northwestern in the UMAC Tournament semifinals and fell in five sets last year in the semifinals at Minnesota Morris … The Saints last won the UMAC Tournament Championship in 2011.

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Upcoming Opponents
Martin Luther Knights
Record: 5-24, 4-4 UMAC
The Knights enter Monday's first round match having won only one non-conference contest all season and that came against a conference opponent in rival Bethany Lutheran College … However four of the team's five wins this season have come away from New Ulm … In its last eight losses, Martin Luther has been swept in all eight … The Knights are led by sophomore outside hitter Kira Grev, who has 280 kills on the year … Fellow sophomore Jade St. Germaine has 224 kills, while sophomore middle hitter Rylee Weisensel has 67 blocks … The Knights lead the conference with 72 ball handling errors.
 
Series History: CSS leads 50-32
 
Last Meeting: The Saints swept the Knights in both meetings this season … The first took place at the UMAC Preview Tournament in St. Paul and the second at Martin Luther … CSS has won four straight over the Knights, all by sweeps.

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Looking Ahead: If the Saints were to win on Monday, they would travel to regular season champion and top-seeded Northwestern on Wednesday night.