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Ticket Information – Tickets for all Saints' home games can be purchased at the gate of the event for six dollars for adults, and four for seniors, military, and kids 12 and up. All kids under the age of 12 are free. Tickets can be purchased with cash, or debit and credit card.
 
Marcus Pavilion and TwinStar Court – All home Saints' volleyball matches are played inside Marcus Pavilion, located on the campus of Saint Martin's. The Pavilion just celebrated its' 50th anniversary in 2017. The newly named TwinStar Court is located inside Marcus Pavilion.
 
Saints Rally To Claim First GNAC Victory In Five Set Bout At WOU - Trailing two sets to one, the Saints pieced together a complete fourth set to force a fifth set. In the final set, Megan Vernoy and Ililani Kamaka, who combined for 36 kills, carried the Saints for their first GNAC win of the season, 25-14, 17-25, 21-25, 25-15, 15-13 over Western Oregon. Rewind to September 1, the Saints swept Academy of Art for their second win of the year. Fast forward 41 days, and the Saints collected their third win of the year and first in conference play. The Saints (3-14, 1-10) used a season-high 14 aces, along with 58 kills and 73 digs to overpower the Wolves (5-13, 2-9) and come away with a five-set win.
 
Vernoy Collects 16 Kills In Four Set Loss At Concordia - After falling behind in the first two sets, the Saints' offense came alive in the third set, collecting 19 kills and forced a fourth set. Concordia regrouped and managed to set down the Saints' comeback attempt in the fourth set to win 3-1. Megan Vernoy put together 16 kills to lead the Saints (3-15, 1-11) as Saint Martin's, despite falling in four sets, put together a respectable 51 kills and .273 hitting percentage showing. Concordia (9-10, 6-6) managed to stay just ahead of the Saints all night along, hitting 59 kills and .336 hitting percentage as a team.
 
Vernoy Sets A Career High In Kills – In the final match of the D-II Volleyball Showcase Tournament, Megan Vernoy put together one of her best offensive matches in her collegiate career. The senior, in 40 chances, recorded 25 skills, a new career high and was fourth most in a single game in school history. Vernoy's .550 hitting percentage led the team and was ninth best in program history.
 
Alyssa Bartlett Cracks 50 – The freshman setter recorded her first 50 assist match of her collegiate career, reaching 53 against Hawaii Hilo in the D-II Volleyball Showcase Tournament. Her 53 assists, which ranked 11th most in a single match in school history, helped the Saints to their first win of the season. Bartlett then reached 52 for the first time in GNAC play against Montana State Billings on September 22 at home.
 
Vernoy Striking At Efficient Rate -  In five matches this season, Megan Vernoy has reached the .300 hitting percentage mark. Her season high includes an impressive .550 percentage against CSU Dominguez Hills in the D-II Volleyball Showcase, where she collected a career high 25 kills.
 
Misner Sets A New Career High – In the four set match against Concordia on 9/13, Courtney Misner recorded 32 digs, breaking her career high. Her mark ranked tied for fifth for most digs in a single match in program history.
 
Kamaka Deep To Serve – With the return of Ililani Kamaka to the lineup, the Saints added one of the top servers in the conference back to their ranks. Entering the week, Kamaka sits sixth in the GNAC leaderboard with 19 aces and 0.34 aces per set. Her emergence as one of the top servers in the conference is one reason why the Saints are the best in GNAC in aces as a team at 1.68 per set and 114 total.
 
Saints' Leaders –
 
Kills                 Megan Vernoy (211)
Assists             Alyssa Barlett (553)
Aces                Barlett, Misner (21)
Digs                 Courtney Misner (326)
Blocks              Annika Briggs (47)
 
Potential Starting Lineup
 
1          Ililani Kamaka                         (140 kills, 165.5 points, 19 service aces)
2          Molly Cichosz                          (62 kills, 73 points, 19 blocks)
3          Annika Briggs                           (48 kills, 77 points, 47 blocks)
8          Alyssa Bartlett                         (46 kills, 142 digs, 553 assists)
9          Rachel Gondrezick                   (179 kills, 205 points, 184 digs)
12        Megan Vernoy                         (211 kills, 242.5 points, 20 service aces)
21        Courtney Misner                      (326 digs, 43 assists, 21 service aces)
 
Saints In The GNAC Top Ten – Megan Vernoy ranks tenth in kills per set at 3.10… Alyssa Bartlett ranks sixth in assists per set at 8.13… Courtney Misner ranks fifth in digs per set at 4.79… Ililani Kamaka ranks eighth in service aces per set at 0.34
 
Record Watch - Some records to watch this season include Gondrezick on the all-time kills list. She entered the season at 540 kills and 593.5 points, and during the match against Hawaii Hilo on 8/31, Gondrezick eclipsed tenth overall. She has risen to 719 career kills since then and now ranks sixth all-time. Megan Vernoy etched her name in the records, earning eighth all-time in school history in kills, and currently sits at 650 career kills. Only in her freshman season, Alyssa Bartlett has already placed tenth in school history in assists with 553.