DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team begins the second half of its Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) slate on Saturday with a contest at Martin Luther College.
Where:
MLC Gymnasium – New Ulm, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 3 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 6-13, 4-4 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-CSS split all four of its UMAC triangulars this season and sit fifth in the UMAC standings.
-The Saints had their lowest hitting percentage of the season (-.024) against the University of Minnesota Morris Wednesday.
-CSS responded with its highest hitting percentage of the season (.337) in the next match vs. North Central University.
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Christaia Houser (Esko, Minn./Homeschool) recorded her 500
th career kill and had a season-high seven blocks in Wednesday's matches.
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Emily Bounds (Hill City, Minn./Hill City HS) is one kill shy of 300 for her career.
-Bounds led the Saints with 12 kills in the first meeting with the Knights.
-In league matches only, Houser ranks second in the conference with 0.96 blocks per set.
-In league matches only,
Espi Austvold (Spicer, Minn./New London-Spicer HS) ranks second in the conference with 0.55 services aces per set.
What You Need to Know about Martin Luther:
-The Knights will enter Saturday's contest with an overall record of 11-8 and a conference record of 6-2
-Martin Luther is coming off a home split on Wednesday, falling to the University of Northwestern in three sets, but defeating the University of Wisconsin-Superior in five sets.
-MLC is 3-0 in five-set matches this season.
-Overall this season, Martin Luther has allowed the fewest opponent digs in the conference (12.1 per set).
-In league matches only, the Knights lead the conference with 1.8 blocks per set.
-MLC is led by seniors Jade St. Germaine and Kira Grev, who each average over 2.3 kills per set.
-In league matches only, Rylee Weisensel leads the conference with 1.00 blocks per set.
-In league matches only, Taylor Weber leads the conference with 4.81 digs per set.
Series Record: CSS leads 53-33
(Last Meeting: 3-1 MLC – 9/16/2017)
Series History: Martin Luther snapped a seven-match losing streak to the Saints with a four-set victory at the Reif Gymnasium earlier this season … CSS has won its last two matches in New Ulm, but that was back in the 2014 and 2015 seasons … The Saints are 14-11 all-time at Martin Luther.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be back across the bridge for the second time this season when faces rival University of Wisconsin-Superior at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
