ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College volleyball team began MIAC competition with a loss at Hamline University, 25-19, 25-22, 25-18 Thursday night at Hutton Fieldhouse. The Scots drop to 3-10 overall on the season, while the Pipers improve to 5-5.

After falling in the first set, Macalester battled in the second set, looking to tie the match. Kills by junior outside hitter MiLani Terrell (Cypress, Texas/Tomball Memorial) and sophomore outside hitter Ella Cohen-Richie (Chicago, Ill./U. of Chicago Laboratory Schools) broke a 19-19 tie and gave the Scots a 21-19 edge. After the teams exchanged points, including another Cohen-Richie kill, Hamline tallied the final five points of the set to earn a 25-22 win. Cohen-Richie tallied six kills in the set. The Pipers built a 19-9 lead in the third set and closed out the match with a 25-18 victory.

Cohen-Richie finished with a team-best nine kills, while sophomore outside hitter Adonia Anene (North Hollywood, Calif./The Buckley School) added eight kills and 10 digs. Junior setter Hannah Morrow (Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook) notched 17 assists and seven digs, with sophomore setter Camilia Jones (Orlando, Fla.) contributing 11 assists. Defensively, sophomore libero Elizabeth Joo (San Jose, Calif./Valley Christian) registered 12 digs and sophomore right side Hannah Eisenman (Cary, N.C./Green Level) had three solo blocks. Grace Bathurst led Hamline with 10 kills.

Macalester continues conference play with a match at St. Scholastica on Saturday, Sept. 27. The first serve goes up at 5:00 p.m. in Duluth, Minn.

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