Macalester vs. Martin Luther statistics

The 2008 season got off to a good start as Macalester dropped Martin Luther College 3-1 at the St. Olaf / Carleton Classic in Northfield. After winning the first set 25-20 and dropping the second 17-25, Macalester dominated the third and fourth sets by identical 25-13 scores. The Scots return to Northfield tomorrow morning to take on Crown.

Macalester served 11 aces, hit at a .286 percentage, and received 28 assists from Danielle Dweck (Fy., Glen Head, N.Y. / North Shore), who was setting her first collegiate match.

Marie Godwin (Jr., Chaska, Minn.) served five aces, and Majra Mucic (So., Zenica, Bosnia / St. Louis Park – Minn.) added four.

Mac used a balanced hitting attack, with Sonia Muzikarova (Bratislava, Slovakia / Gymnazium Bilikova) leading the way with 13 kills. Godwin added 11 kills on a .417 attack percentage. Erin Cusac (Jr., Pine River, Minn. / Pine River-Backus) led the back row effort with nine digs. Muzikarova chipped in with eight digs and Godwin added seven.

After playing Crown Saturday morning, the Scots are off until next weekend's Sept. 5-6 Augsburg Invitational across the river in Minneapolis. They'll play matches with UW-Eau Claire, Schreiner (Tex.), Augsburg and one other opponent.