DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team will have its final home matches of the regular season on Saturday as Crown College and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls visit the Reif Gymnasium for a triangular.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday
CSS vs. Crown – Noon
UW-River Falls vs. Crown – 2 p.m.
CSS vs. UW-River Falls – 4 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 14-6, 5-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need To Know About The Saints:
-The Saints will enter Saturday on only their second two-match losing streak of the season after falling to nationally-ranked Augsburg University and College of Saint Benedict last weekend.
-Saturday will also be Senior Day, as CSS will recognize five players.
-With two league matches remaining, the Saints have already locked up a top-three seed.
-CSS is currently tied with the University of Northwestern (Minn.) for second and both sit a game behind of conference leader University of Minnesota Morris.
-UMM and UNW face each other next Wednesday in St. Paul.
-First-year defensive specialist
Alcia Draper (Williams, Minn./Lake of the Woods HS) continues to lead the conference averaging 5.83 digs per set.
-Draper has been named UMAC Defensive Player of the Week for each of the last three weeks.
-Senior outside hitter
Brooke Schermann (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) ranks third in the conference, averaging 3.63 points per set.
-In league matches only, sophomore middle hitter
Haley Rohwer (Norwood Young America, Minn./Mayer Lutheran HS) ranks third in the conference with a .356 hitting percentage.
What You Need To Know About Crown
Record: 3-15, 0-6 UMAC
-The Storm opened the season with two straight wins, but have since dropped 15 of the last 16 matches.
-Crown is averaging a league-low 8.07 kills per set.
-Gracie Zieroth leads the team with 101 kills.
-Karissa Steinkamp leads the Storm with 23 blocks.
Series Records: CSS leads 35-0 (
Last Meeting: 3-0 CSS – 10/24/2018)
Series History: The Saints have swept the Storm in 32 of the 35 previous meetings … The last non-sweep was a four-set victory in 2012.
What You Need To Know About UW-River Falls
Record: 18-12, 2-4 WIAC
-The Falcons enter the weekend on a three-match winning streak, including the last two in five sets.
-UWRF has similar results against common opponents with the Saints, but have defeated UMAC-foe Minnesota Morris earlier this season.
-The Falcons lead the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in hitting percentage (.218) and digs per set (17.94).
-Haley Huseth ranks second in the WIAC in assists per set (9.73) and 41 service aces.
-Katie Koerper leads the team with 279 kills.
Series Records: Tied 9-9-1 (
Last Meeting: 3-2 UWRF – 10/21/2017)
Series History: The Falcons have only made one trip to Duluth and that was in 2017 as part of another triangular where the Falcons prevailed in five sets over the Saints … The last 10 meetings have been indicative of the overall series as both teams have won five matches during that span.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Tuesday for a non-conference matchup.
