Albion, Mich. - The Alma College women's volleyball team defeated Albion College 3-2 (25-18, 15-25, 29-27, 29-15, 15-12) on Saturday afternoon in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association matchup. The win is the Scots' (6-2, 2-1 MIAA) second five set victory in as many days and also the second straight game Dakota Pelach (Gaylord, Mich./Gaylord) posted a triple-double, with 11 kills, 19 digs and a team high 22 assists. Maressa Miller (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) also registered her second straight double-double with 21 assists and 15 digs.

In the decisive fifth set, Alma squandered a 5-1 start but kept its composure and went on a 6-2 run to close the set and the game. Senior Madison Smith (Westphalia, Mich./Pewamo-Westphalia) had three of her team-high 13 kills in the fifth set, including the game winner from Pelach.

The Scots won the first set 25-18 thanks to a pair of 5-0 runs. In that set, their biggest lead was 10 and they tallied a kill on a team high 27-percent of their attacks. After dropping the second set to the Britons (4-3, 0-3 MIAA), Alma fought back from down 23-19 to win the set 29-27 after facing two Albion set points. Smith came up big late in the set, earning three straight kills to bring the Scots from down 22-23 to up 25-24.

Alma has a few days to rest after its pair of five set wins this weekend. The Scots return to Art Smith Arena to play Trine on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m. It is the only match of the week for the team.

Quotes

Head Coach Alex Leja

"We are starting to have more confidence from the service line, where the girls are doing a nice job of putting pressure on passers. Serving is one element of any given match that we can control, and we did an exceptional job with that this afternoon."

"Defensively, we made the necessary adjustments quickly, and offensively we are getting closer to finding more efficiency across the net."

"Making the adjustment from yesterday's match, the girls did a great job starting set one with urgency. The challenge is maintaining that focus and level of play through the entirety of a match."

"JV also pulled off a great win today in 3 (best 2 out of 3) as well! Go Scots!!"

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