MORRIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris volleyball team heads east for a pair of matches, starting with an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference contest against the University of Wisconsin-Superior on Friday at 7 p.m. The Cougars will then play their final nonconference match of the season at the College of St. Scholastica on Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
All matches can be watched on the UMAC Sports Network or by clicking here. To follow the live stats of UMM at UWS, click here and to follow UMM at CSS click here.
 
Last week, Minnesota Morris finished the first half of conference play with a win, improving to 5-1 in the UMAC. The Cougars defeated Crown College 3-0. Natalie Wahl led the attack with 10 kills while hitting .231. Defensively, Braxtyn Meyer and Tori Scheler tallied four blocks each. Sella Fleming continued to impress, leading the team in assists with 25 and digs with 15. She also earned her fifth UMAC Setter of the Week honor.
 
In her first year with the team, Wahl paces the Cougars' offense with 165 kills, followed by Ella Johnson with 157. Meyer has also reached triple digits with 113 kills. Rounding out the top five are Scheler with 99 and Bella Nelson with 95. Fleming leads the conference in assists with 537 on the season. From the service line, UMM has tallied 94 service aces, with Wahl leading the team with 21.
 
Defensively, Rachel Bopp leads the team with 267 digs, followed by Johnson with 231. The Cougars have five athletes with triple-digit dig totals, as Fleming (161), Wahl (153) and Clara Holden (116) join Bopp and Johnson. Scheler leads the team at the net with 45 blocks.
 
UW-Superior holds a 13-6 overall record and is 4-1 in the UMAC. Last week, the Yellowjackets competed against two ranked teams and one team receiving votes at the Blugold Alumni Weekend Invitational, going 0-3. UWS bounced back by defeating Crown in straight sets. Molly Stock is in her first season as head coach of the Yellowjackets. Makenna Hohbein leads the attack with 212 kills, while Savanna Hering leads the team defensively with 368 digs.
 
St. Scholastica is 4-13 overall and 0-5 in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Saints are on an eight-match losing streak, with their most recent loss coming in a 3-1 match against Carleton College. Chelsea Meierotto is in her third season as head coach at CSS. Abby Zins and Lilli Rechichi have tallied 171 and 160 kills, respectively, to lead the team. Defensively, Cassidy Lustig leads the Saints with 334 digs.