ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College volleyball team fell to Concordia College in its final match of the season on Saturday evening at the Leonard Center. The Scots end their season 8-17 overall and 3-7 in conference play, losing by scores of 25-18, 26-24, 25-16. The Cobbers clinch a spot in the MIAC Playoffs with the win, improving to 13-12 overall and 6-5 in the MIAC.
Concordia took the first set, 25-18. The second set was closer, the teams tying at 24 before the Cobbers scored the final two points to win it, 26-24. In the third set, Macalester fell 25-16.
The Scots had eight service aces to the Cobbers six, with first-year
Allyson Wang (Fremont, Calif./Mission San Jose), first year
Lydia Koshuta (Appleton, Wis./Appleton), first year
Morgan Stone (Colorado Springs, Colo./Liberty) and junior
Lizzie Joo (San Jose, Calif./Valley Christian) each serving two. The Scots had 132 attacks to the Cobber's 119. Macalester hit .076 for the match, compared to .235 for the Cobbers.
First-year
Channing Smith (River Forest, Ill./Oak Park River Forest) and junior
Adonia Anene (North Hollywood, Calif./The Buckley School) each had seven kills to lead Macalester. Smith also added 10 digs. Junior
Hannah Eisenman (Cary, N.C./Green Level) and first year
Kyle Speta (San Francisco, Calif./The Urban School of San Francisco) each contributed five kills, and Eisenman hit .235.
Koshuta recorded a double-double with 13 assists and 13 digs. Senior
Hannah Morrow (Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook) added eight assists and 10 digs, and Stone had nine digs. Morrow was one of four seniors honored after the match as a part of Senior Night.
Sydney Stratton (North Liberty, Iowa/Liberty),
MiLani Terrell (Cypress, Texas/Tomball Memorial) and
Alia Sherrow (Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor School) also were recognized.
Story by Anya Armentrout
