DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team will have another Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) triangular on Tuesday, this time in Superior when the Saints face Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior and Northland College.
Where:
Mertz Mortorelli Gymnasium – Superior, Wis.
When:
Tuesday
at UW-Superior – 3 p.m.
vs. Northland – 5 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 3-9, 1-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints opened conference play with a triangular at the Reif Gymnasium on Saturday, their first home matches of the season … CSS got off on the wrong foot with a four-set loss to Martin Luther College, but responded with a sweep of Crown College …
Emily Bounds (Hill City, Minn./Hill City HS) had a career-high 12 kills against the Knights …
Christaia Houser (Esko, Minn./Homeschool) had 10 blocks for the day …
Espi Austvold (Spicer, Minn./New London-Spicer HS) went over 30 assists for the second time this season in the victory over Crown, while
Madissen Burns (Watertown, Minn./Watertown-Mayer HS) matched a season-high with 10 kills … The Saints also had a season-high .288 hitting percentage against the Storm.
Conference Triangulars: New this year around the conference is scheduling conference triangulars … Teams are playing 16 league matches this season and to allow for scheduling flexibility schools will be playing four UMAC triangulars during the first month of the season.
Ball Handling: The Saints have 20 more ball handling errors than their opponents thus far this season (29-9) and 20 more receiving errors (74-54).
More Defense: Houser has the second-most blocks in the conference with 34, but the Saints have allowed the most kills per set (13.4) than any other team in the conference.
2017 UMAC Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. Northwestern – 64 points (8 First Place Votes)
2. Minnesota Morris – 56 (1 First Place Vote)
3. St. Scholastica – 50 points
4. Martin Luther – 42 points
5. Bethany Lutheran – 34 points
6. Wisconsin-Superior – 33 points
7. North Central – 16 points
8. Northland – 15 points
9. Crown – 14 points
Upcoming Opponents
UW-Superior Yellowjackets
Record: 7-6, 2-0 UMAC
The Yellowjackets were in Mankato for a triangular on Saturday and swept both North Central University (Minn.) and Bethany Lutheran College … Those two wins snapped a five-match losing skid … UWS is solid defensively, allowing a .121 hitting percentage from its opponents, the best in the conference … Ashley Runck leads the team with 97 kills and ranks third in the UMAC with a .281 attack percentage … Mackenzie Dahlin ranks third in the league with 4.11 digs per set … The Yellowjackets also have two-time All-UMAC setter Emily VerWay, who averages 5.62 assists per set and has 18 service aces on the season.
Northland LumberJills
Record: 3-8, 0-2 UMAC
The LumberJills were swept in a pair of conference home matches on Saturday … Northland fell to the University of Minnesota Morris and the University of Northwestern … The 'Jills have played six home matches already, while only playing in one true road match … The LumberJills have recorded the fewest kills and have the lowest hitting percentage in the conference thus far … Camille Eastburn leads the squad with 83 kills … Justine Litherland ranks sixth in the conference with 0.67 blocks per set.
Series Records:
-UWS leads CSS 34-33
(Last Meeting: 3-1 CSS – 10/5/2016)
-CSS leads Northland 65-15
(Last Meeting: 3-0 CSS – 10/26/2016)
Series Histories: The Saints have won the last two meetings against UW-Superior, but have not won in Superior since the 2009 season, dropping the last three matches at the Mertz Mortorelli Gymnasium /// CSS has won 43 straight matches against Northland, including sweeps in the last 13 matches.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be in Mankato, Minnesota on Friday for yet another triangular. CSS will face host Bethany Lutheran College at 3 p.m. and the University of Northwestern (Minn.) at 5 p.m.
