Notables
-All five meetings against BVU have been decided in three sets (3-2)
-Hitting Pct.: CSS-.168, BVU-.067
-CSS has won its season opener nine of the last 10 years
-Coach Moore is now two wins away from 400
ST. PAUL (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team took down Buena Vista University (Iowa) in three sets on Friday by scores of the 25-23, 25-15 and 25-20 to open the season at the University of Northwestern (Minn.) Labor Day Tournament.
How it Happened
The first set would feature 12 ties and three lead changes. CSS trailed 22-20 in the set before a kill by
Brooke Schermann (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) was followed by a Buena Vista error. Then down 23-22, the Saints got three consecutive kills, two from Schermann and another from
Jessica Remer (Grand Forks, N.D./Sacred Heart HS) to take the opening set 25-23. Schermann had seven kills in that first set.
The Saints got out to an early six-point lead in the second set thanks to a good service run by
Katie Brostrom (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS). The margin never got closer than six the rest of the way as St. Scholastica took a two-set lead by a score of 25-15.
Morgan Lohmiller (Pequot Lakes, Minn./Pequot Lakes HS) had four kills to pace the Saints in the second set.
Buena Vista held the lead early in the third set, but the Saints went on a 5-0 run to take a 13-11 lead. CSS used another 5-0 run later in the set to take a 19-15 lead, but would be forced to call a timeout with the score at 21-20. The timeout paid off, as the Saints recorded the next four points to close out the match by a 25-20 final.
Haley Rohwer (Norwood Young America, Minn./Mayer Lutheran HS) led the Saints with five kills in the final set.
Top Performers
Schermann finished with a team-high 11 kills, followed by Rohwer with 10 kills.
Espi Austvold (Spicer, Minn./New London-Spicer HS) had 27 assists and
Alcia Draper (Williams, Minn./Lake of the Woods HS) led the way with 14 digs.
Up Next
The Saints will wrap up play at the University of Northwestern Labor Day Tournament tomorrow (Saturday) with matches against Concordia College-Moorhead and St. Norbert College (Wis.). Action begins with Concordia at 10 a.m.
