Box Score DULUTH, Minn. -- Northwestern College had to share its Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season championship on Saturday after falling to the College of St. Scholastica 3-1 (19-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-17).  The Eagles, who suffered just their fifth loss overall, will return home to the Ericksen Center to host a UMAC Tournament semifinal match on Wednesday evening.

Northwestern looked good in the first set, coming back from a deficit while hitting .296 as a team. St. Scholastica got on its home court in the second set, hitting .393 or better in each of the second, third and fourth sets en route to tying the Eagles with a 13-1 conference record.

Greta King (Willmar, Minn./Willmar) (Willmar, Minn./Willmar) had the best day on offense for Northwestern, recording 15 kills and a .250 attacking percentage to go with 10 digs on defense.  Chelsea Koth (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) added 14 kills and 10 digs, while Courtney Jonas (Neenah, Wis./Valley Christian) (Neenah, Wis./Valley Christian) had 10 kills and three blocks.

Krista Stoltz (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial) (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial) had 43 of Northwestern's 45 assists on the day while the Eagles finished with a .177 attacking percentage as a team.  Lexi Bertsch (Andover, Minn./Meadow Creek Christian) (Andoer, Minn./Meadow Creek) had a team-high 12 digs.

St. Scholastica's Paige Hardy led all players with 16 kills, with Anna Zyvoloski right behind at 15 kills. With the win, the Saints claimed the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.

Following the loss, the Eagles fall to 26-5 overall.NWC's first opponent in the UMAC Tournament will be third-seeded Martin Luther College, who will come to campus for a 7 p.m. match on Wednesday.