MORRIS, Minn. - The Cougars (20-7, 9-3 UMAC) will have three matches this weekend as they take on Northwestern on Friday followed by North Central and Augsburg on Saturday. The Cougars beat both Northwestern and North Central earlier this year.
The Cougars have clinched a spot in the UMAC Tournament next Wednesday currently UMM is the #3 seed but depending on this weekend it could change. Below are the seeding information and tie breaker scenarios.
·# Northwestern (11-1 UMAC record) – Secured a berth in post-season tournament; Could be #1, #2, or #3 seed; Owns tiebreaker over St. Scholastica with two wins in head-to-head contests; Lost to Minnesota-Morris (1-3) in first head-to-head contest and play again on Friday.
·# St. Scholastica (10-2 UMAC record) – Secured a berth in post-season tournament; Could be #1, #2, #3 or #4 seed; Loses tiebreaker to Northwestern because of two head-to-head losses, Owns tiebreaker over Minnesota-Morris with two wins in head-to-head contests; Defeated Martin Luther (3-0) in first head-to-head contest and play again on Friday
·# Minnesota-Morris (9-3 UMAC record) – Secured a berth in post-season tournament; Could be #1, #2, #3 or #4 seed; Defeated Northwestern (3-1) in first head-to-head contest and play again on Friday; Loses tiebreaker to St. Scholastica with two losses in head-to-head contests; Loses tiebreaker to Martin Luther with 3-2 win and 0-3 loss as Minnesota-Morris won 3 of 8 sets in head-to-head contests while Martin Luther won 5 of 8 sets; Owns tiebreaker over Northland with two wins in head-to-head contests.
·# Martin Luther (8-4 UMAC record) – Secured a berth in post-season tournament; Could be #2, #3 or #4 seed; Lost to St. Scholastica (0-3) in first head-to-head contest and play again on Friday; Owns tiebreaker over Minnesota-Morris with 3-0 win and 2-3 loss as Minnesota-Morris won 3 of 8 sets in head-to-head contests while Martin Luther won 5 of 8 sets
Northland, Bethany Lutheran, Crown & North Central have been eliminated from post-season tournament contention.
Check the schedule for links to watch all three matches this weekend.
