ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College volleyball team closed out the 2016 season with a loss to the University of St. Thomas, 25-19, 25-20, 25-16 in a MIAC match Saturday afternoon in the Leonard Center. The Scots end the year with a 9-18 overall record, including a 1-10 mark in the league. The Tommies improve to 21-7, 9-2 MIAC.

Junior outside hitter India Medaris (Napa, Calif./Justin Siena) led Macalester in kills for the fourth straight match with nine to go with three aces and five digs. Senior Brooke Hunter (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater) tallied seven kills, 10 assists, three aces and three digs, while senior Samantha Bongiorno (Richardson, Texas/Shelton School) delivered 11 assists. Defensively, senior libero Hoai-Nam Bui (McLean, Va./Langley) registered 14 digs. Whitney Lloyd paced St. Thomas with 10 kills.

The match also marked the final match for Macalester seniors Hunter, Bongiorno, Bui, middle hitters Meghan Klapper (Sudbury, Mass./Lincoln-Sudbury) and Caitlyn O'Neil (Carmichael, Calif./Rio Americano), and right side Sarah Silbert (St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park).  

MAC (0) – 19 20 16
UST (3) – 25 25 25