DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team will host Crown College for the second time this season when it concludes the regular season on Saturday at the Reif Gymnasium.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 3 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 12-18, 8-7 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints clinched the fifth seed in the UMAC Tournament with a sweep of North Central University (Minn.) on Wednesday.
-St. Scholastica had a season-high 13 service aces Wednesday night.
-CSS will either be at Martin Luther College or across the bridge at the University of Wisconsin-Superior on Monday to open the postseason.
-UWS can clinch the No. 3 seed Friday night at North Central, which would put the Saints at Martin Luther Monday.
-The Saints will recognize
Christaia Houser (Esko, Minn./Homeschool) and
Brooke Elvehjem (Mora, Minn./Mora HS) for Senior Day on Saturday.
-Houser sits exactly at 600 career kills and she is four blocks shy of hitting 100 blocks this season.
-Houser can become the 12
th Saint to record at least 100 blocks in a season and the first to do so since the 2007 season.
-Houser is currently fifth all-time in program history with 278 career blocks.
-Elvehjem went over 200 kills for the season on Wednesday.
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Espi Austvold (Spicer, Minn./New London-Spicer HS) is fourth in the UMAC with 33 service aces.
-CSS is 9-1 this season when it has a hitting percentage greater than .200.
What You Need to Know about Crown:
-The Storm will enter Saturday with a 3-23 overall record and a 2-13 UMAC record.
-Crown's two conference wins have come against North Central and its other win came against Faith Baptist.
-The Storm have been swept in 20 of their 23 losses.
-The Storm have the lowest hitting percentage in the conference (.040).
-Christine Anderson leads the team with 178 kills and 26 service aces.
Series Record: CSS leads 32-0
(Last Meeting: 3-0 CSS – 9/16/2017)
Series History: The Saints swept the Storm earlier this season at the Reif … CSS has swept Crown in 29 of the previous 32 matches.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will play in the UMAC Tournament First Round match on Monday night at either Martin Luther College or at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
