ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College volleyball team began play at the Macalester Invitational, which includes five teams and seven matches over two days in the Leonard Center. The Scots (1-7) battled but fell to UW-Stout (4-2) in four sets, 25-22, 25-16, 20-25, 25-17.

After the Blue Devils took the first two sets, Macalester rebounded in the third set. Trailing 12-9, a service ace from sophomore setter Camilia Jones (Orlando, Fla.) and a pair of kills by junior outside hitter MiLani Terrell (Cypress, Texas/Tomball Memorial) sparked four straight points for a 13-12 edge. Another four-point run made the score 17-13, then kills from sophomores Adonia Anene (North Hollywood, Calif./The Buckley School) and Hannah Eisenman (Cary, N.C./Green Level) helped the Scots lead, 20-14. Another kill by Eisenman and two kills apiece from Anene and Terrell gave Macalester a 25-20 win.

The fourth set remained close until UW-Stout tallied four straight points to extend its lead to 17-11. After the Blue Devils took a 20-13 advantage, two Scots points, including a kill by Terrell, cut the deficit to five, 20-15. But the visitors tallied the next four points and, after the Scots held off match point twice, put the match away with a kill by Emma Barton.

Terrell matched her career high with a team-best 14 kills. Anene also had a career best with 10 kills to go with seven digs. Eisenman notched eight kills to tie her best night as a Scot, with Jones dishing out 27 assists. Eisenman and junior middle blocker Sydney Stratton (North Liberty, Iowa/Liberty) each had three blocks, while sophomore defensive specialist Elizabeth Joo (San Jose, Calif./Valley Christian) registered a team-high 12 digs. Brooke McCune racked up 29 kills to lead the Blue Devils.

Macalester closes out the Macalester Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 13 with matches against Simpson College at 11:00 a.m. and Caltech at 1:00 p.m. in Alumni Gymnasium in the Leonard Center.

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