DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team will be back in the Twin Cities this weekend when it takes part in the Augsburg University Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
Where:
Si Melby Hall Gymnasium – Minneapolis, Minn.
When:
Friday
vs. St. Thomas – 3 p.m.
vs. UW-Eau Claire – 5 p.m.
Saturday
vs. #16 UW-La Crosse – 1 p.m.
at Augsburg – 3 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 1-3, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints went 1-3 at the season-opening Kathryn Pals Legacy Invitational, hosted by the University of Northwestern over the weekend … The Saints won their season opener for the eighth straight year, defeating Concordia College-Moorhead in four sets on Friday … Unfortunately, CSS fell to Loras College (Iowa) in four sets and then were swept by University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Buena Vista University (Iowa) on Saturday … Senior middle blocker
Christaia Houser (Esko, Minn./Homeschool) was named to the all-tournament team … Houser led the team in kills (27) and blocks (10) on the weekend.
Against Ranked Opponents: The Saints have dropped 16 straight matches against AVCA ranked teams with their last victory coming over St. Olaf College on the opening day of the 2011 season … CSS faces No. 16 UW- La Crosse on Saturday.
Milestone Watch: Houser went over 400 career kills over the weekend … Houser is also eight blocks shy of 200 for her career … Junior
Emily Bounds (Hill City, Minn./Hill City HS) is nine kills shy of 200 for her career … Sophomore
Brooke Schermann (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) went over 100 career kills last weekend … Friday night's match against UW-Eau Claire will be Head Coach
Dana Moore's 650 match on the CSS sidelines.
Upcoming Opponents
St. Thomas Tommies
Record: 3-1, 0-0 MIAC
The Tommies opened the season in the Pacific Northwest at the Puget Sound Premiere … After dropping its season opener to Pacific Luther University (Wash.), St. Thomas won its next three matches … Junior Julia Spacek had 29 kills to pace the Tommies … Five separate Tommies recorded at least 20 kills over the weekend … St. Thomas is picked to finish fourth in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) this season … After making the NCAA Tournament last season, the Tommies return sophomore defensive specialist Ellie Meyer, who earned both MIAC and AVCA Central Region Rookie of the Year honors in her first collegiate season … Also leading the attack will be senior middle blocker Whitney Lloyd, who tallied 302 kills, 123 blocks and 100 digs in 31 matches last year.
UW-Eau Claire Blugolds
Record: 1-3, 0-0 WIAC
The Blugolds were out in Claremont, California to open the season over the weekend … Eau Claire opened the season with a win over MCLA, but proceeded to drop three straight matches … Junior Madelyn Pashibin had 45 kills in four matches and added nine blocks … UWEC is picked to finish fifth in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in 2017 … The Blugolds have won at least 20 matches 17 of the last 18 seasons, but the only returning All-WIAC performer is senior defensive specialist Talia Jaskulske.
#16 UW-La Crosse Eagles
Record: 4-1, 0-0 WIAC
The Eagles traveled down to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to open the season last weekend and went 4-0, dropping only one set … Stephanie Henk recorded 42 kills on the weekend and was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Offensive Player of the Week … However, the Eagles stumbled on Wednesday, falling to NAIA's second-ranked Viterbo University (Wis.) in five sets … La Crosse advanced to the NCAA Division III Regional semifinals last season and shared for the conference regular season title … The Eagles moved up to 16
th in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division III poll … UWL will be guided by first year head coach Amber Dunn.
Augsburg Auggies
Record: 4-0, 0-0 MIAC
The Auggies also opened the season in the Northwest, but hung out in Oregon where they went 4-0 … Corrina Evans led the team with 45 kills and 10 blocks … Junior setter Morgan Malley was named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Setter of the Week … Augsburg has been picked to place third in the MIAC this season after running the table in the conference during the regular season in 2016 … AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans Macey Terhell and Taylor Linn return … Terhell was the 2016 MIAC Defensive Player of the Year.
Series Records:
-St. Thomas leads CSS 9-5
(Last Meeting: 3-2 UST – 11/12/11)
-UW-Eau Claire leads CSS 25-5
(Last Meeting: 3-1 UWEC – 10/1/2016)
-UW-La Crosse leads CSS 4-1
(Last Meeting: 3-0 UWL – 8/21/2013)
-CSS leads Augsburg 9-6
(Last Meeting: 3-1 Augsburg – 9/2/2016)
Series Histories: The Saints have not faced St. Thomas since the five-set thriller in the semifinals of the 2011 NCAA Division III Regional in Moorhead … CSS has dropped six straight to the Tommies with the last victory coming on the opening day of the 2000 season /// UW-Eau Claire has won the past five meetings against the Saints … However, the last two times the teams met at the Augsburg Tournament the Saints prevailed in 2011 and 2012 /// St. Scholastica and UW-La Crosse last met early in the 2013 season in Winona with the Eagles sweeping the Saints … The lone victory for CSS in the series took place in 2008 in five sets at the Gustavus Adolphus Tournament /// CSS has dropped four straight to Augsburg since the 2010 season … The Saints are 6-1 all-time in matches played Augsburg, however.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for a pair of matches on Friday, September 15. CSS has a rematch with Concordia College-Moorhead and will also face Lakeland University (Wis.).
