DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team will have its first action of the season at the Reif Gymnasium on Saturday when it faces St. Catherine University for Homecoming.
Where:
Reif Gymnasium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 2 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 7-2, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need To Know About The Saints:
-The Saints are off to their best start since the 2011 season when they advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
-The seven wins are more than any other Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) team at this point.
-CSS last faced a non-conference opponent in a home opener in 2015. (Loss vs. UW-Eau Claire)
-The Saints lead all UMAC teams with a .195 hitting percentage.
-They also lead all conference teams with 18.65 digs per set.
-Senior
Morgan Lohmiller (Pequot Lakes, Minn./Pequot Lakes HS) leads all conference players with a .291 hitting percentage.
-Freshman
Alcia Draper (Williams, Minn./Lake of the Woods HS) ranks third in the UMAC, averaging 4.95 digs per set.
-Senior
Brooke Schermann (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) also ranks third in the conference, averaging 3.69 points per set.
-Schermann leads the team with 111 kills.
What You Need To Know About St. Kate's:
Record: 8-4, 0-1 MIAC
-St. Kate's is coming off a five-set loss to Concordia College-Moorhead on Wednesday to open conference play.
-The Wildcats are 3-1 against UMAC schools thus far this season, defeating Martin Luther College, Northland College and the University of Northwestern (Minn.).
-UW-Superior is the only UMAC program to beat St. Kate's.
-St. Kate's is picked to finish ninth in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC).
-Defensive specialist Grace Amacher was an All-MIAC performer in her first-year last season.
-Junior middle hitter Erin Cutts ranks in the top five of the MIAC in hitting percentage (.348) and blocks per set (1.07).
-Senior outside hitter Emma Nelson leads the team with 123 kills.
Series Records: CSS leads 5-4 (
Last Meeting: 3-2 CSS – 9/17/2010)
Series History: The Saints have won four straight over the Wildcats … They will meet for the first time in Duluth since 2003 when CSS won by sweep.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will open Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play next weekend when it travels to face the University of Minnesota Morris. They will also face St. Olaf College as part of the triangular in Morris.
