DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team will bring its six-match win streak back to Reif Gymnasium this weekend as it takes on No. 16 Augsburg University Friday night and No. 12 College of Saint Benedict on Saturday.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday vs. Augsburg – 7 p.m.
Saturday vs. Saint Benedict – 3 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 14-4, 5-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need To Know About The Saints:
-CSS is coming off a four-set win over Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Wednesday.
-The victory was the first UMAC win over the Yellowjackets in Superior.
-The six-match win streak is the programs longest since the 2011 season.
-CSS is 3-1 against the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) this season with the lone loss coming against St. Olaf College.
-The Saints continue to lead the UMAC, averaging 19.1 digs per set, which also ranks 22
nd in NCAA Division III.
-Freshman
Alcia Draper (Williams, Minn./Lake of the Woods HS) now leads the conference at 5.71 digs per set and is one to two players to reach 400 digs this season.
-Draper ranks 27
th in the country in digs per set, second-most by a freshman in the country.
-Senior
Brooke Schermann (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) ranks second in the league, averaging 7.72 points per set.
-Along with Schermann, first-year outside hitter
Jessica Remer (Grand Forks, N.D./Sacred Heart HS) also has 200 kills this season.
What You Need To Know About Augsburg
Record: 16-4, 4-2 MIAC
-The Auggies enter Friday night on a three-match win streak.
-Augsburg losses have come against Cal Lutheran, Loras College (Iowa), St. Olaf and St. Ben's.
-The Auggies made the NCAA Tournament last season and fell in the opening round.
-Augsburg was picked to finish fourth in the MIAC, according to the preseason coaches' poll.
-The Auggies rank sixth in NCAA Division III, averaging 2.35 blocks per set.
-Jade Fullerton ranks seventh in the country at 1.23 blocks per set.
-Augsburg leads the MIAC with 1.97 service aces per set and also limiting opponents to a .113 hitting percentage.
-Izzy Barr leads the conference with 45 service aces.
-Kayla Gjerde has a team-best 216 kills.
Series Records: CSS leads 9-8 (
Last Meeting: 3-0 AUG – 10/5/2018)
Series History: The Auggies have won six straight over the Saints … The two teams have only played once in Duluth and that was in 2010, a 3-1 CSS victory and the last Saints win in the series.
What You Need To Know About Saint Benedict
Record: 18-3, 5-2 MIAC
-The Bennies are coming off a five-set home win over Hamline University on Wednesday.
-St. Ben's losses this season have come against Trinity (Texas), St. Olaf and Saint Mary's University.
-The Bennies made the NCAA Tournament last season and were eliminated in the regional final.
-Saint Benedict was picked to win the MIAC this season.
-St. Ben's will be led by twin sisters Hunter Weiss and Madison Weiss, who were both All-Americans last season.
-Madison Weiss leads NCAA Division III, averaging 1.62 blocks per set.
-Both Madison and Hunter rank in the top 10 in the country in hitting percentage.
-Hunter leads the team with 277 kills, followed by Madison with 263.
-Setter Katie Koch ranks sixth in the country, averaging 10.76 assists per set.
Series Records: CSS leads 16-15 (
Last Meeting: 3-0 CSB – 9/8/2018)
Series History: The Bennies have won nine straight over the Saints … The last CSS win was in the first round of the 2011 NCAA Division III Tournament in five sets.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will host a triangular next Saturday for their final regular season home matches. Crown College and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls made the trek for the triangular.
