NEW ULM, Minn. - The Martin Luther College volleyball team lost 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 25-19) at home to Macalester on Saturday in its final non-conference turn-up of the season.

The two teams went back and forth for all four sets, as neither team was able to separate in any of the four sets.

The Knights tied the match 1-1 in the second set thanks to a match-high attack efficiency of .162, but the front row defense of Macalester was too much in the other three sets.

MLC finished with 36 errors for the match, with 14 of those errors occurring due to Macalester blocks. Sofia Parmelee was particularly good in the front row for Macalester with nine total blocks in the four sets.

Kate Aguilar and Kaylie Solomon led MLC with nine and eight kills, respectively. 

Kate Aswege finished with a team-best 21 digs, while Kelsey Birschbach added 20 digs and three service aces. Jewel St. Germaine finished with a team-high 18 assists to go with 15 digs.

MLC fell to 2-12 on the season in defeat, while Macalester improved to 3-10 with the win.

The Knights will return to action next week when they open UMAC play at UW-Superior on Saturday, September 28. That match will start at 2 p.m.