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Macalester opened its season with four matches Thursday and Friday at the St. Olaf Tournament in Northfield. The Scots came away with defeats in all four matches, falling to Martin Luther (3-1), Bethany Luther (3-2), St. Scholastica (3-0) and Crown (3-2).

Laura Avena (So., Cesis, Latvia / Riga Gimnasium #1) led the way for the Scots in their four matches, topping the team in kills with 57 (3.8 per set), as well as aces (11), while ranking second in digs (2.3 / set).  Avena was selected to the eight-player all-tournament team.

Taylor Tinkham (Sr., St. Louis Park, Minn.) attacked at a team-best .286 rate and also led the squad in blocks (7). Bailey Rehnberg (So., York, Pa. / Suburban) led the Scots with 35 digs (2.1 per set), and Danielle Dweck (Sr., Sea Cliff, N.Y. / North Shore) distributed 6.8 assists per set.


Macalester returns to the court Monday (Sept. 6) when it plays its home-opener against Crown at 7 p.m.