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Projected Starting Lineup –

 
Nighthawks Rally To Down Saints In Nampa - Saint Martin's losing streak slipped to five after Northwest Nazarene rallied back from a strong opening set by SMU to take the match in four sets.

Saint Martin's (7-10, 1-7) began the night on fire with 14 kills, and no errors in the opening set, perhaps playing their most complete volleyball of the season. Northwest Nazarene (3-12, 1-7) found their groove in the second set with 18 kills, and narrowly edged out the Saints in the third set 27-25. NNU closed the match with a 14-kill fourth set for a 25-22 final score.

Halstead Leads Saints With 15 Digs In Loss To Central Washington - As the match went on, Central Washington's offense gradually got more efficient as the Saints were unable to counter, falling in straight sets 25-22, 25-19, and 25-16.

Emily Gooding collected another team-leading 10 kill performance, followed by Gracie Brenner and Tia Allen at seven. Brenner also led the team in blocks at five, and one ace. Abigail Halstead, who got the start today in the back row, led the way with 15 digs.

Saints' VB Named GNAC Co-Team of the Week - An undefeated weekend, tournament MVP, two All-Tournament selections, and now the Saints' Volleyball team is the GNAC Co-Team of the Week on September 7. Off to their best start in five years, the Saints swept through their opponents in Billings to share the Team of the Week with Simon Fraser volleyball, who also went 4-0 in their tournament.

M-V-P M-V-P Chants! - No defense had an answer for the electric freshman Tia Allen, who finished with 58 kills in the tournament. Allen collected 4.53 points per set and led the team total with 72.5 points. Her eight service aces also ranked the best on the team. Not only did Allen dominate on the offensive side, she also was second on the team in digs at 53, and blocks at 10. She was named the Yellowjacket Invitational MVP.

GNAC Player of the Week - Kylie Alos, who was named to the Yellowjacket Invitational All-Tournament team after helping the Saints went 4-0 on the weekend. Anchoring the back line, Alos finished the weekend with 89 digs total, with a 5.56 digs per set average. In three of the four matches, Alos recorded 20+ digs, including a best of 28 against Bemidji State in four sets. It marked the first of her career.

0 To 100 Real Quick – Head coach Dan Behnke collected his 100th career win in just 157 matches with the Saints’ victory over Hawai’i Hilo on September 10.

Best Start In Program History – For the first time since the Saints’ joined the NCAA in 1998, SMU volleyball opened their season undefeated in their first five matches.

Leading The GNAC – Entering the week, Saint Martin’s ranks first in the GNAC in digs per set at 17.52, ahead of Northwest Nazarene’s 17.17. 

Among The Best In The West – Entering the week, Tia Allen ranks eighth in points per set (3.57), and eighth in kills per set (3.03) in the GNAC. Giselle Benetti sits seventh in digs per set (3.80). Kylie Alos is sixth in digs per set (3.86). Analise Hitchcock ranks eighth in assists per set (6.55). Jennifer Soha ranks third in hitting percentage (.330).

Career Night – Against Western Oregon, where the Saints comeback to win in five sets, Emily Gooding registered a career-high 18 kills, and 19 points. Ilana Sagapolutele finished with a career-high 17 kills, and Giselle Benetti had a career-high 34 digs.

Saints Are Killin’ It – The Saints’ 69 kills against Western Oregon was the most by any SMU team since 2017 when the Saints put up 72 in a five-set victory over Central Washington.

 
New Era – Saint Martin's volleyball begins a new era as Dan Behnke takes over as head coach. Behnke was hired back in February of 2020 and comes to SMU after coaching for five seasons at NAIA Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas. During his time at Huston-Tillotson, Behnke went 94-52, including a 75-20 in the last three years. Prior to his arrival, Huston-Tillotson went 16-145 in a five-year span.

 
Sister Connection – The Gooding sisters looked right in sync from the very beginning. Maddy Gooding tallied 20 kills, a team-leading 21 blocks, and six service aces over the MSUB tournament. Meanwhile, Emily Gooding was third on the team at 40 kills, along with nine blocks.

 
Meet The New Saints –