Superior, WI - MLC volleyball played in their second non-conference tournament of the 2024 season, as they headed up to Superior, Wisconsin for the Subway Stinger Classic.On Friday evening, the Knights came up short in both of their matches, falling 3-1 to a pair of MIAC schools in St. Scholastica and Hamline University.

St. Scholastica 3, MLC 1

MLC dropped the first two sets with the Saints taking set one 25-18 and set two 25-20. The Knights managed to win the third set 25-19 after compiling 12 kills, while St. Scholastica had half of that total with six. However, the Saints closed it out with a convincing win in the fourth set 25-11 after having a team-hitting percentage of 0.4 on only two errors throughout the set.

Lindsey Baribeau led St. Scholastica in kills (12), aces (2), and blocks (4) and played a vital role in their win over MLC.

Grace Kieselhorst continued her solid offensive start to the season by leading the Knights in kills (15) and blocks (3), while finishing in second on the squad in assists (17) and digs (14).

Ella Walz paced the Knights in assists for the fifth consecutive match to start the season, picking up 19 in four sets. The sophomore also led MLC with three aces on the court.

Hamline 3, MLC 1

In the second match of the night, MLC bounced back from a first-set loss of 25-12 and evened things up 1-1 with a second-set victory of 25-21. In the set, the Knights were down 19-17 to the Pipers, before going on an 8-2 run to tie it up.

However, the Pipers would counter with 16 kills in the third and fourth set each to take the match 3-1. Lauren Wilborn led Hamline with 20 kills and two service aces. 

Anna Kieselhorst had a team-high 22 digs, while Walz earned 13 assists and Grace Kieselhorst led MLC in kills with 11 in the match.

MLC (2-4) has a quick turnaround as they face Mary Hardin-Baylor tomorrow at 10 a.m. followed by their final match of the tournament at 2 p.m., where they will play Marian University for the second time already this young season.