Women’s Volleyball: Olivet bows out of MIAA Tournament with three-set loss at Calvin

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Women’s Volleyball: Olivet bows out of MIAA Tournament with three-set loss at Calvin
November 7, 2023

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. –The University of Olivet women's volleyball team was eliminated from the 2023 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Tournament with a three-set loss to Calvin University tonight at Van Noord Arena.

  • Final Score: Calvin defeated Olivet 25-14, 25-17, 25-22
  • Location: Van Noord Arena; Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Records: Olivet 12-14 overall, Calvin 21-6 overall

  • The Knights led the first two sets from start-to-finish.
  • In the third set, Calvin led 8-7. Olivet answered with a 4-1 run to go up by two points, 11-9 and force the Knights to call a timeout. Calvin countered with a 4-0 spurt for its own two-point lead and made the Comets use a timeout. The Knights pushed their advantage to three points before a 5-1 run put Olivet ahead by one point, 16-15. From there, the teams traded points to create five tied scores. After the last one at 21-21, Calvin scored four of the final five points of the set to win it 25-22.

  • For the match, Olivet totaled 30 kills and eight blocks compared to 45 kills and seven blocks for the Knights.
  • Senior Olivia DuFore and junior Abi Nunez each finished with nine kills.
  • Freshman Julia Hall had five kills and four blocks (one solo and three assisted).
  • Senior Morgan Dillon tallied four kills and three assisted blocks.
  • Junior Teagan Giannunzio dished out 27 assists.
  • Sophomore Jaydn Cary led all players with 16 digs.
  • Junior Maddie Reynolds served two of the five Comet aces.