OSHKOSH, Wis. - The Martin Luther College volleyball team lost both its matches on day two at the Pizza Hut Classic hosted by UW-Oshkosh on Saturday. The Knights lost the opening match 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-9) to Elmhurst before dropping the second match 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-22) to UW-Oshkosh.

Elmhurst 3, MLC 0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-9)

MLC dropped the first match of the day on Saturday morning to Elmhurst in three sets.

The Knights fought to a close loss in the first set, but were unable to get any closer the rest of the way as Elmhurst finished off the sweep.

Alyssa Heckendorf was credited with five kills to lead the Knights. Jewel St. Germaine added 12 digs.

UW-Oshkosh 3, MLC 0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-22)

The Knights were unable to come away with a set in the tournament finale in a 3-0 defeat to host UW-Oshkosh.

After losing the first two sets, MLC fell behind 18-10 in the third set before battling back. The Knights fought to cut the deficit to two points at 22-20, but were unable to come away with the key points down the stretch.

Kati Aguilar and Ruth Buchholz each finished with seven kills to lead the team. Jewel St. Germaine recorded five kills to go with eight assists, while Katelyn Aswege paced the team with 15 digs. Camryn Biebert led the team with 11 assists.

MLC fell to 0-9 on the season following the two defeats.

Following the tournament, first-year outside hitter Kelsey Birschbach was named to the All-Tournament Team.

The Knights will return to action on Saturday, September 15, when they open UMAC play with a home triangular against Crown (12 p.m.) and St. Scholastica (4 p.m.).