PORT HURON – What a year! Macomb Volleyball's 2024 season ended Friday (Nov. 8) on day two of the NJCAA Division II Great Lakes District B Championship with a four-set loss to Muskegon Community College. The loss, coming in the elimination of District B play, ended the Monarchs' season at 14-18 overall.
 
Prior to the Muskegon loss, the Monarchs defeated Jackson College in five sets to stave off elimination.
 
In the Jackson win, the Monarchs were paced by Kara Beeker (Warren, Mich./Warren Woods Tower) who slammed down a career-high 17 kills and Sophia Kulaga (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon) with a career-best eight aces. Jordan Pflaum (Shelby Twp., Mich./Lutheran High North) followed Beeker in the kills department with 14 and Hadley Schaefer (Harrison Twp., Mich./Parkway Christian) added 11. Paige Elliott (Livonia, Mich./Detroit Country Day) assisted on 47 of the team's 55 kills while Alexis Cunha (Richmond, Mich./Anchor Bay) anchored the defense with 19 digs.
 
In the season-ending match against Muskegon, Pflaum led three Monarchs in double-digit kills with 15, followed by Kaley Eller (Utica, Mich./Utica) with 12 and Schaefer with 11. Elliott racked up 39 more assists to close out her illustrious Macomb career and paced the Monarchs' defense with 18 digs.
 
Macomb Athletics thanks all coaches and players for an incredibly memorable season. To the sophomores, thank you for the memories and for all of your contributions to the program.