WAVERLY, Iowa—A nationally ranked battle is set to take place on Oct. 5 in St. Paul as the No. 8 Wartburg College Knights travel to #15 Northwestern-St. Paul.
First serve is slated for 7:00 p.m. in the Ericksen Center on the Northwestern Campus
Game Information
#8 Wartburg Knights vs #15 Northwestern Eagles
Oct. 5, 2021 | 7 p.m. | Ericksen Center
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Previewing Northwestern-St. Paul
The Knights hold a 7-4 lead in the all-time series with the Eagles. The last meeting came in 2019 with a five-set victory for the Knights in Waverly. The Eagles posted wins over the Knights in 2017 and 2018.
The Eagles of Northwestern-St. Paul enter the match with a 15-2 record, with their losses coming from No. 11 UW-Eau Claire and No. 3 Trinity University (TX). Six of the last seven games for the Eagles have been three-set sweeps.
The Eagles have averaged 13.5 kills per set, 1.7 aces per set, and 17.1 digs per set. Abby Glanzer leads the Eagles with 4.67 kills per set, while Marylyn Schroyer averages 5.28 digs per set to lead the defense.
Knights Stat Leaders
As a team, the Knights average 13.4 kills per set, 1.6 aces per set, and 20.9 digs per set. Knights' opponents average 10.3 kills per set, 1.2 aces, and 17.9 digs per set.
Kylie Bildstein leads the Knights with 3.11 kills per set (.439 hitting percentage).
Zaiah Quirk,
Kennedy Meister, and
Jayme Willemssen average 2 or more kills per game.
Katie Foster leads the Knights' defense with 5.94 digs per game. Foster has been named the A-R-C Defensive Player of the Week four times this season, while Bildstein has earned the Offensive honors three times this season.
A Look at the Numbers Nationally (As of 10/03/21)
Wartburg is one of eight unbeaten team in the nation, joining No. 1 in the AVCA, Johns Hopkins.
Foster is No. 3 in the nation in total digs (381), while holding the No. 9 spot in digs per set. Bildstein leads the conference in hitting percentage at .439 and sits at No. 6 nationally. The Knights lead the conference in 10 statistical categories.
Claire Marsh has a top-20 ranking nationally and leads the A-R-C for assists per set with 10.28.
In the Polls
In the poll released on Sept. 28, the Knights jumped up to the No. 8 spot. Eight of the Knights ten last matches have been three-set sweeps.
Last Time in Action
The Orange & Black swept A-R-C opponent Nebraska Wesleyan on Oct. 2. The Knights posted set scores of 25-22, 25-15, 25-13 over the Prairie Wolves to move to 4-0 in conference play and 19-0 overall.
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