Alma, Mich. - The Alma College women's volleyball team split a pair of matches on Saturday at DePauw College against Kenyon College and DePauw. The Scots took the first game against Kenyon 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 28-26), but fell to DePauw 1-3 (22-25, 25-14, 15-25, 22-25).

Sasha Laykova (Ternopil, Ukraine/Forest Hills Northern) led the Scots with 16 combined kills on the day, Maressa Miller (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) led in assists with 30 and Dakota Pelach (Gaylord, Mich./Gaylord) led with 30 digs.

Alma posted a kill percentage of .206 in its match against Kenyon, which committed 21 errors. The Scots' scoring was spread out, with five players tallying more than three in the sweep. Madison Smith (Westphalia, Mich./Pewamo-Westphalia) notched a match-high kill percentage of .417.

Alma defeated the Ladies thanks, in part, to the big runs it went on in the first and second sets. The Scots posted a 7-0 in the first set and an 11-1 run in the second to get control and eventually win. In the third, Alma kept its composure though allowing a 7-0 run to Kenyon which tied the game at 24. They took the set and the match after a kill by Pelach and a ball handling error by Annmarie Magnus.

In the second match against DePauw, Alma took the second set 25-14 after dropping set one. The Scots also played a strong fourth set, holding an early lead before DePauw went on a 9-2 run to take an 18-16 lead. Alma was able to tie it up at 18 but could not force a fifth set.

The Scots' next game Tuesday, October 18. They will travel to Trine University to play the Thunder at 6:30 p.m. Alma fell to Trine 3-2 earlier this season.

Contact: Zach Russo, Assistant Sports Information Director, (989) 463-7436