The Marymount (Va.) University women's volleyball team fell to No. 25 Carnegie Mellon University on Wednesday night in the first round of the ECAC Division III South Championship, 3-1 (27-29, 22-25, 25-23, 22-25), to bring its 2015 campaign to a close. 

Although the set count sways in favor of the Tartans, the Saints were in contention throughout the match, not dropping a set by any more than three points. Furthermore, Marymount led in several categories for the match individually. Senior Courtney Phung paced the defense with a match-high 19 digs, while junior Cailyn Thomas led two categories in kills and solo blocks with 15 and five, respectively. The five solo blocks mark a new career high for Thomas, as well. 

Carnegie Mellon battled back twice in the first two sets to overtake the Saints' lead to grab an early 2-0 score, but the blue and white turned the advantage in the third set. All knotted up at 14-14 in the middle part of the set, a kill by junior Mallory Mitchell gave Marymount the advantage for the remainder of the game, eventually ending on a kill by freshman Caroline Hanson to tally a 25-23 victory. 

The momentum was carried over to the fourth set, as the Saints opened up a five-point lead at 9-4, but the Tartans didn't go away. CMU worked to grab the advantage at 12-11 and maintained it throughout the rest of the game to seal up the match, 3-1. 

Senior Morgan McAlpin and Phung concluded their careers with the Saints on Wednesday night, accumulating a 92-47 overall record while donning the blue and white. McAlpin concludes her career with 1,100 kills, while Phung finishes with 747 digs. 

The Saints close out 2015 with an 18-11 overall record, marking their fourth-consecutive winning season, 13th in program history.