Notables
-Match featured 40 ties and 11 lead changes
-Third straight time the two teams have played to five sets (UWS had won previous three 5-set matches)
-Schermann records program's first 20-20 match since 2015 season with 23 kills and 23 digs
-The 23 kills are the most by a Saint since the 2013 season
SUPERIOR, Wis. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica volleyball team edged Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior in a five-set thriller on Friday in an early season non-conference matchup at the Mertz Mortorelli Gymnasium. In doing so, the victory gave Head Coach
Dana Moore her 400
th career coaching win.
How it Happened
The opening set saw the Saints hold a 23-21 lead, only to see the Yellowjackets (1-4) record the next four points to take the set 25-23.
CSS opened up a 16-11 lead in the second set, but UWS responded with a 6-0 run to take the lead. However, the Saints would hold on thanks to back-to-back kills by
Jessica Remer (Grand Forks, N.D./Sacred Heart HS) and
Morgan Lohmiller (Pequot Lakes, Minn./Pequot Lakes HS) to take the second set 26-24.
The third set saw Superior ahead for much of the set and it looked to be on its way with a 22-14 advantage. The Saints, however, crawled back in and made it 23-20. UWS then had four set points, but a pair of
Brooke Schermann (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) kills and a
Haley Rohwer (Norwood Young America, Minn./Mayer Lutheran HS) kill got the Saints even at 24-24. CSS then had the advantage with four set points, but Superior fought them all off. In the end, a service ace and kill by the Yellowjackets gave UWS the set 30-28.
Despite the tough third set loss, the Saints responded by controlling the fourth set as they never trailed to force a fifth-and-deciding set with a 25-15 victory.
The fifth set would have nine ties alone. The Yellowjackets stayed a step ahead of the Saints through the first half of the set as they had an 8-7 lead at the changeover. After the changeover, the Saints recorded three straight points to take 10-8 lead, its first lead of the set. Later in the set a block by Lohmiller and Rohwer gave the Saints match point at 14-12. The Yellowjackets would survive one long rally, but a Lohmiller kill gave the Saints the match with a kill to make the final tally 15-13.
Top Performers
Schermann recorded a team-high 23 kills, while Remer added 13 kills.
Espi Austvold (Spicer, Minn./New London-Spicer HS) had 27 assists and
Katie Brostrom (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS) added 25 assists.
Alcia Draper (Williams, Minn./Lake of the Woods HS) led the way with 29 digs with Schermann adding 23 digs.
Up Next
The Saints (3-1) will head over to Ashland, Wisconsin tomorrow (Saturday) for a pair of matches against Concordia University Chicago and Finlandia University (Mich.). Action begins with Concordia-Chicago at noon.
