First-year outside hitter Libby Mattila tied for a team-best with 12 kills in a 3-0 loss to Western Illinois University Tuesday at Schoenecker Arena.

St. Thomas kept the game close in each set against the Leathernecks, but missing players and a grueling Division 1 schedule hurt the Tommies, who have played three home matches in the past five days. The Tommies lost 25-21, 25-19 and 25-18.

Volleyball plays at South Dakota State in Brookings, South Dakota at 7 p.m. Friday.

Number 8 ranked St. Thomas football takes on number 6 Valparaiso in the the St. Thomas homecoming game this Saturday at O’Shaughnessy stadium.

St. Thomas women’s soccer coach Sheila McGill and captains Natalie Engel And Alex Balfour join TommieMedia’s Annie Terry in this week’s The Locker Room to discuss how the team is adjusting to division one play.

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Isabel Crosby can be reached at cros6421@stthomas.edu.