Game Time...Northwestern College continues its busy stretch of matches as they will host College of Saint Mary Wednesday night at the Bultman Center. First serve is scheduled at 7:30pm. The Red Raiders are currently in first place in the GPAC with an 11-0 record, 23-0 overall. CSM currently is in eighth place in the GPAC with a 5-6 record, 20-9 overall. 

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All-Time...Northwestern is 11-5 all-time against the Flames, winning eight straight matches in the rivalry. 

Scouting Reports...

    College of Saint Mary Flames: 5-6 (8th), 20-9 overall        Head Coach: Rick Pruett (3rd year)

CSM has won two straight and five of its last six matches heading into Wednesday night's showdown against Northwestern. They currently are in eighth place in the GPAC standings with a 5-6 record, one game up on Hastings and 1/2 game in back of Morningside. The Flames are 20-9 overall are coming off back-to-back five-set wins over Midland and Dakota Wesleyan.

Pruett is in his third season as the head of the CSM volleyball program. A long time high school, collegiate and AAU coach, Pruett has accumulated over 900 wins combined throughout his career. Most recently, he was the coach at Dakota Valley High School where he led his team to multiple state championships. He also has coached at Morningside, leading the Mustangs to the GPAC title. Pruett returns 12 players from a 2018 team that finished tied for 10th in the GPAC at 4-12, 14-17 overall. They were picked 10th in the GPAC preseason poll.

2019 Team Stats:
    13.4 kills/set (5th)
    .191 hitting % (10th)
    137 aces (8th)
    179.5 blocks (11th)
    16.1 digs/set (5th)

    2019 Individual Leaders:
    Makenna Freeman - 3.1 kills/set (6th), .151%, 3 digs/set, 34 blocks
    Amber Anderson - 2.8 kills/set, .204%, 31 blocks
    Elizabeth Dlouhy - 2.6 kills/set, .312 (6th), 58 blocks
    Kamryn Willman - 2.5 kills/set, .293%, 96 blocks
    Natalie Patten - 6.5 assists/set, 34 aces (9th)
    Payton Robley (All-Conference) - 28 aces, 4.6 digs/set (3rd)

    #2 Northwestern Red Raiders: 11-0 (GPAC), 23-0 overall        Head Coach: Kyle Van Den Bosch (15th year)

Wednesday's match will be the Red Raiders fourth in a span of eight days as they continue with a busy stretch of matches. They are coming off wins over three ranked teams, defeating Dordt, Midland and Jamestown, the final two on the road. Northwestern has a 2.5 match lead atop the GPAC standings with an 11-0 record and five matches left in the regular season.

    2019 Team Stats:
    14.1 kills/set (1st / 3rd)
    .305 hitting % (1st / 1st)
    137 aces (3rd)
    189 blocks (5th)
    14.5 digs/set (8th)

    2019 Individual Leaders:
    Anna Wedel - 4.1 kills/set (2nd), .335 (4th), 2.7 digs/set, 35 blocks
    Makenzie Fink - 3.1 kills/set (5th), .312 (6th), 24 aces, 53 blocks
    A.J. Kacmarynski - 2.6 kills/set. .223%, 21 aces, 32 blocks
    Bekah Horstman - 2.2 kills/set, .395%, 91 blocks (5th)
    Emily Van Ginkel - 1.6 kills/set, .287%, 85 blocks (10th)
    Lacey Wacker - 11.8 assists/set (1st / 1st), 31 aces (3rd), 2.1 digs/set
    Emily Strasser - 25 aces (9th), 4.3 digs/set (7th)