Women’s volleyball team swept by Calvin in home-opener

OLIVET, Mich. – The Olivet College women's volleyball team was swept in three sets by defending Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) champion Calvin University tonight in its home-opener inside the Cutler Event Center.

Final Scores: Calvin defeated Olivet 25-15, 25-9, 25-10
Location: Cutler Event Center; Olivet, Michigan
Records: Olivet 0-1 overall, 0-1 MIAA; Calvin 1-0 overall, 1-0 MIAA

• In the first set, the Comets led 3-0 behind a pair of kills by sophomore Ellie Louiselle and one by freshman Olivia DuFore. The Knights answered with five consecutive points, including three service aces. Olivet came back with a 6-2 run to go up 9-7. Four straight Calvin points made the score 11-9. The Knights did not relinquish their lead for the rest of the set.
• In the second set, the Comets had an early 3-2 lead. Calvin scored the next two points and never trailed for the remainder of the set. The Knights had a wire-to-wire lead in the third set.

• Olivet finished the match with 15 kills and posted a .110 attack percentage.
• Louiselle tallied a team-best five kills.
• Freshman Morgan Dillon and junior Jordyn Emelander each had three.
• Dillon did not have an error on eight attempts for a team-leading .375 hitting percentage.
• The Comets used three setters in the match, with freshman Makenna Slack recording a team-best 10 assists.
• Junior Drue Mullin collected a match-high 12 digs.

• Calvin had 42 kills, while hitting at a .367 clip.
• Heidi Westra topped the team with 13 kills.
• Maria Bos was next with nine kills, followed by Gabriella Kellogg with eight.
• Anna Schiemer dished out a match-best 30 set assists.
• Kellogg registered a team-high nine digs.

• Olivet travels to play Alma College next Wednesday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m.