Notables
-Bounds hits 300 career kills
-Schermann earns season high 15 kills
-MLC drops first five-set match of the season (3-1)
-Set one required nine extra points to decide a winner

NEW ULM, Minn. (csssaints.com) - The St. Scholastica volleyball team went on the road on Saturday to take on Martin Luther College and came home with an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) win after a five set battle between the two squads.

The Action
Set one was a close one all the way through. Neither team ever had more than a three point lead. CSS fell behind 22-21 near the end of the set, but the Saints scored three in a row to make the score 24-21 in favor of CSS. The Knights followed up with three unanswered points of their own to get ahead 25-24. The Saints tied it up and moved back into the lead, then the Saints and Knights traded the next five points back and forth. CSS finally scored two and a row to earn the victory with a score of 30-28.

Sets two and three were both nail-biters. In the second set, the Saints fell behind 21-16, then went on a five point streak to tie the score at 21-21. Unfortunately for CSS, the Knights wouldn't back down and though the Saints put up a good fight, Martin Luther ended up with the 25-23 win. Set three was more favorable for the Saints, and though the Knights rallied to tie the score at 21-21, but CSS scored four unanswered point to finish up the game with a score of 25-22. 

The Saints fell into a bit of a slump in set four and the Knights went on a six point run streak in the beginning of the game. St. Scholastica fell 25-19, and then came back strong in set five to earn the 15-10 win, giving them the match victory as well. This was only the second match of the season that went to five games for the Saints. CSS has won both of them.

Notable Performances
Brooke Schermann (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) led the way in kills for CSS with a season high of 15. Brooke Elvehjem (Mora, Minn./Mora HS) earned 14 of her own, followed by Emily Bounds (Hill City, Minn./Hill City HS), who had 12 which puts her over 300 kills for her career. Espi Austvold (Spicer, Minn./New London-Spicer HS) had 34 assists and Taylor Thompson (Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) had 23 digs during the match.

For the Knights, Kira Grev and Jade St. Germaine each had 16 kills. Hailey Stade had 35 assists and Taylor Weber had 20 digs. 

Up Next
The Saints (7-13, 5-4 UMAC) cross the bridge on Tuesday to take on the University of Wisconsin-Superior for a UMAC bridge battle. The match is set to begin at 7 p.m.