Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ST. PETER, Minn. – The Macalester College volleyball team visited St. Peter, Minn. on Saturday, Oct. 31 for a doubleheader. In game one, the Scots faced lost to Gustavus Adolphus College in a 1-3 decision against the Gusties 22-25, 17-25, 25-23 and 13-25. In game two, the Scots were swept in three sets by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 24-26, 14-25 and 16-25. The Scots went into the matchday 8-15 on the season, including a 3-6 mark in conference play, while the Gusties went into the game 15-10, 6-3 MIAC and the pointers went into 15-11, 3-3 WIAC. The Scots despite a hard-fought contest against both teams, falls to 8-17 and 3-7 MIAC. 
 
In game one, Macalester began the first set against the Gusties with an early 5-0 lead, with a service ace from Senior setter Hannah Morrow (Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook) and four errors by Gustavus. The Gusties did not trail by five for long, going on a run to tie it 5-5, and traded blow-for-blow with the Scots until the first set was tied 6-6. The Scots did not lead for the rest of the game, and the Gusties went on a 19-16. Calkins logged a kill, along with Kyle Speta (San Francisco, Calif./Urban School of San Francisco), junior Hannah Eisenman (Cary, N.C./Green Level) and first-year Maxine Holmes (San Francisco, Calif./Lick-Wilmerding) while losing the set 22-25.
 
In the second set, Macalester felt the ongoing pressure from the Gusties, trailing the Gusties after 2-3 for the rest of the set. Despite the loss in the set 17-25, junior outside hitter Adonia Anene (North Hollywood, Calif./The Buckley School) logged three kills, first-year Siennah Calkins (Tomahawk, Wisc./Tomahawk) and Eisenman logged 2. 
 
In the third set, Macalester started with more of the same, trailing 14-10 early in the first set despite kills from Calkins, Anene and first-year Channing Smith (River Forest, Ill./Oak Park River Forest). Macalester trailed until they evened the game up at 18-18 with a few more kills from Calkins and Anene. After tying the game, the Scots went on a 7-5 run to close out the set 25-23 and denying the Auggies a three-set sweep. 
 
The fourth set started competitive, with an early 6-6 tie with kills from Anene and Smith. However, the game did not stay close, with the Auggies rolling after the tie, going on a 19-7 run to close the door on the Scots comeback attempt. Anene led the set with three kills, followed by Smith, Speta and Eisenman with one each.
 
Macalester went into the first set against the Pointers with an early 10-10 tie, with early kills from Eisenman, Calkins and Ella Cohen-Richie (Chicago, Ill./Univ. of Chicago Laboratory Schools). The set continued to be competitive, with additional kills by first-year Allyson Wang (Fremont, Calif./Mission San Jose) and first-year Holmes to tie the game at 18-18. The Scots it close, trading blow-for-blow, but after tying the game 23-23, the Pointers went on a 3-1 run to close out the set in their favor 26-24.
Anene led the team in game one with 10 kills, followed by Calkins with eight. first-year setter Lydia Koshuta (Appleton, Wis./Appleton) had 14 kills, and Morrow tallied 13 of her own. Junior Lizzie Joo (San Jose, Calif/Valley Christian) tallied 16 digs for the most on the team. 
 
The second set continued to be close early, with Mac tying the game early at 9-9 with kills from Calkins, Wang, Eisenman and Cohen-Richie. However, despite early competition in set two, Mac saw the set fade away after the Pointers went on a 16-5 run to close out the set 25-14 despite a kill from Calkins and a few attack errors from the Pointers.
 
Set three was more of the same for Mac, as UW-Stevens Point continued a hot streak, going wire-to-wire in the third set by never trailing in the third and final set, and closing the door on the Scots 25-16. Wang tallied four kills despite their loss in this set, along with Eisenman with two of her own and Cohen-Richie with one as well. 
 
In game two against the Pointers, the Scots were led by Wang with nine kills followed by eight from Eisenman. Morrow led the team in assists with 15, followed by first-year Lauren Brown (Austin, Texas/The Hotchkiss School) with nine of her own. Wang also led the team with 10 digs, followed by Koshuta and first-year Macy Davis (Portland, Ore./Grant) with eight each.
 
Next for Macalester (8-17) is the last game of the season against Concordia College (Minn.) on Saturday, Nov. 7. The first serve is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. in the Leonard Center.
 
Story by Sam Bloom