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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.
 
SMU Falls In Three Sets To Central Washington - Against one of the best teams in the GNAC, the Saints were unable to recover from early runs by the Wildcats, as Central Washington wins in straight sets over Saint Martin's. The Saints' (2-11, 0-7) offense saw improvement, hitting .189 as a team and set high of .250 in the first set. However, the Wildcats (12-2, 6-1) proved to be too much for the Saints, as CWU used two early runs to establish control and win 25-15, 25-19, and 25-16.
 
Saints' Road Struggles Continue Against Northwest Nazarene - The Saints' offense struggled to find their way around the Nighthawks' defense, committing 23 errors on 29 kills, as Northwest Nazarene swept the Saints on the road. In the first and third sets, the Saints (2-12, 0-8) committed more errors than kills; however, managed to collect 16 kills on seven errors in the second set. The Nighthawks' (4-11, 4-4) offense got better as the night went on, and ended with an outstanding .647 hitting percentage in the final set.
 
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 three 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 third in the GNAC leaderboard with 15 aces and 0.38 aces per set. Her emergence as one of the top servers in the conference is one reason why the Saints are third the GNAC in aces as a team at 1.63 per set and 85 total.
 
Saints' Leaders –
 
Kills                 Megan Vernoy (160)
Assists             Alyssa Barlett (435)
Aces                Megan Vernoy (17)
Digs                 Courtney Misner (246)
Blocks              Annika Briggs (34)
 
Potential Starting Lineup
 
1          Ililani Kamaka                         (97 kills, 116.5 points, 15 service aces)
2          Molly Cichosz                          (56 kills, 65 points, 17 blocks)
3          Annika Briggs                           (38 kills, 57.5 points, 34 blocks)
8          Alyssa Bartlett                          (30 kills, 110 digs, 435 assists)
9          Rachel Gondrezick                   (136 kills, 154 points, 142 digs)
12        Megan Vernoy                        (160 kills, 185 points, 17 service aces)
21        Courtney Misner                      (246 digs, 35 assists, 14 service aces)
 
Saints In The GNAC Top Ten – Megan Vernoy ranks tenth in kills per set at 3.08, and eighth in points per set at 3.64… Alyssa Bartlett ranks seventh in assists per set at 8.37… Courtney Misner ranks sixth in digs per set at 4.73… Ililani Kamaka ranks third in service aces per set at 0.38
 
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 676 career kills since then and now ranks seventh all-time, five kills behind Saints' Shealun Campisi. Megan Vernoy etched her name in the records, earning tenth all-time in school history in kills, and currently sits at 599 career kills.