Volleyball team sweeps Albion in three sets for first MIAA win of season

OLIVET, Mich. – The Olivet College volleyball team swept Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Albion College in three sets (25-15, 25-18, 25-15) today at The Cutler Event Center in Olivet.

After the Britons led 1-0 in the first set, Olivet scored seven straight points to take a commanding 7-1 lead. The Comets led by as many as 10 points twice in the set, with the last time being the final margin 25-15.

Albion led the second set 5-4 before Olivet reeled off three straight points to take a 7-5 lead. The Britons tied the score at 7-7 and 10-10 but the Comets answered with seven of the next 10 points to take a 17-13 lead and never look en route to the 25-18 set two win. Besides a brief 1-0 Albion lead, OIivet led the third set from start-to-finish.

In the win, the Comets posted a season-best .267 attacking percentage, recording 40 kills with only 17 errors on 86 attempts. Sophomore Emma Brann (Ann Arbor/Pioneer) was near perfect at the net, with 11 kills and a match-high .667 attacking percentage. She also had four blocks. Junior Stefanie Lang (Valparaiso, Ind.) also collected double digit kills with 10 kills, while freshman Lydia Drikakis (Battle Creek/Lakeview) was right behind her with nine.

Sophomore Taylor Pringle (Haslett) finished one shy of tying her single-match high in assists with 34. In the back row, sophomore libero Megan VanderVlucht (McBain) posted a match-high 12 digs.

The Comets will travel to play Adrian College next Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 6:30 p.m.