Volleyball team falls to Hope and Saint Mary's (Ind.)

The Olivet College volleyball team was defeated by Hope College and Saint Mary's College of Ind. in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tri-Match tonight at Hope College in Holland.

In their first match, the Lady Comets fell to the Flying Dutch 30-16, 30-14, 30-16. Junior outside hitter Jamie Hutchison (Freeland High School) and sophomore middle hitter Kendra Gilbert (Frankfort High School) had five kills to lead the Olivet front row. Freshman Sarah Geasler (Laingsburg High School) topped the team with 19 set assists. Defensively, freshman libero Julia Longman (Scotts/Climax-Scotts High School) recorded a team-high six digs.

Saint Mary's defeated Olivet 30-17, 30-15, 30-17. In the match, freshman middle hitter Lori Graham (Alpena High School) had a team-best nine kills. She was followed by Hutchison with six kills and freshman right side hitter Kara Brinker (North Branch High School) with five. Geasler recorded 16 set assists. Longman recorded 11 digs. Graham and freshman Shannon Hall (Taylor Truman High School) were next with seven and six digs, respectively.

The Lady Comets are next in action on Thursday, Oct. 25 when they travel to play Calvin College at 6:30 p.m. Following that match, Olivet travels to participate in the Hiram (Ohio) College Quad on Saturday, Oct. 25. At 10 a.m., Olivet plays Ohio Dominican College, followed by a 2 p.m. match against Allegheny (Pa.) College and a 8 p.m. match against the host Terriers.