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The Saint Benedict volleyball team makes a quick turnaround from their big week last week, so here's a quick look at the match-up

Game time:
Saint Benedict at St. Scholastica, 7 p.m., Oct. 16, Duluth, Minn.

Records:
Blazers: 21-4, 6-1 MIAC
Saints: 13-9, 8-1 UMAC

Earlier This Season:
Sept. 7 at the Augsburg Invite in Minneapolis
Blazers 3, Saints 0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-18)
Saint Benedict moved to 5-1, while St. Scholastica fell to 4-2 when the two teams squared off at the Augsburg Invite. Alexa Rinde led the way with 12 kills while hitting over .400, while the Blazer defense held the Saints to just a .164 mark. The loss was the second in a season-long four-game stretch for the Saints.

Last Season:
Nov. 11 at the NCAA First Round in Moorhead, Minn.
Saints 3, Blazers 2 (23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 19-25, 9-15)
St. Scholastica ended Saint Benedict's season in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, coming back from 2-1 deficit to take the match in five sets. The Saints hit .308 and .321 in the final two sets respectively to lock up the win and finished with two players with over 17 kills. The Blazers were led by Lexi Alm who had a career high 21 kills, while Taya Kockelman dished out 52 assists.

Quick Hitters about St. Scholastica:
-Tied for the UMAC lead at 8-1
-0-2 vs. the MIAC this season, 3-1 to Augsburg an 3-0 to CSB
-Winners of four straight and seven of eight
-4-2 at home
-Topped the .300 attack percentage mark five times
-Anna Zyvoloski leads the team with 327 kills and 261 digs
-Zyvoloski is sixth nationally in points/set (5.09) & 13th in kills/set (4.20)
-Went 27-7 in 2011

Quick Hitters about Saint Benedict
-Alexa Rinde is the current MIAC Hitter of the Week
-First career 20-win season for head coach Nicole Hess
-Riding a season long nine-match winning streak
-4-1 in true road matches
-Playing their sixth match in the last seven days
-Ranks 14th nationals in kills per set at 13.24
-Ranks sixth nationally in digs/set at 20.83
-Taya Kockelman ranks 12th nationally in assists/set at 10.69
-Victoria Nass ranks 23rd nationally in digs/set at 5.84