09/01/07

St. Scholastica played the ungracious visitor on Saturday morning at the Elmhurst (Ill.) College Invitational as they picked up their first win of the season with a 3-1 victory over the host school.

The Saints (1-2) jumped out to a 2-0 lead after two games but Elmhurst (0-3) battled back in the penultimate game for a win to stave off the loss, if only temporarily.

St. Scholastica bounced back in game four for a powerful 30-19 win that closed out the match.

Dustie Richardson had a match-high 11 kills for the Saints while teammate Kati Berscheit led all players with 34 set assists.

The Saints played a strong game defensively as four players reached double digits in digs. Diana Moody picked up 36 -- tops in the match -- followed by Megan Baartman's 22, Cassie Roden's 21, and Berscheit's 18 digs.

At the net the Saints totaled 17.5 blocks to only seven by Elmhurst. Baartman had a career- and match-high 10 solo blocks for the Saints.