Women’s volleyball team starts MIAA play with three-set loss at Calvin

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Olivet College women's volleyball team opened the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) part of its schedule with a three-set loss tonight at defending league champion Calvin University. The Knights, ranked fifth in the most recent American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, won by scores of 25-8, 25-8, 25-10.

Final Score: Calvin defeated Olivet 25-8, 25-8, 25-10
Location: Van Noord Arena; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Records: Olivet 4-6 overall, 0-1 MIAA; Calvin 13-1 overall, 1-0 MIAA

• The Knights raced out to a 7-0 lead in the opening set and never looked back. The 17-point margin at the end was Calvin's largest lead in the set.
• In the second set, the Knights led 9-1. Like the first set, the 17-point victory margin was the biggest advantage for Calvin.
• The third set saw the Knights take a 3-1 lead. The Comets came back to make the score 4-3. Calvin put the next three points on the scoreboard, and its lead stayed at least three points for the rest of the set.

• Olivet totaled 13 kills.
• Sophomore Olivia DuFore tallied a team-best five kills.
• Junior Ellie Louiselle was next with four kills.
• DuFore shared match-high honors with eight digs.
• Junior Kennedy Blackburn collected five set assists.

• Heidi Westra slammed down 10 kills, with one error on 18 attempts for a .500 attack percentage.
• Kelsey Smith posted a .692 hitting percentage, recording nine kills on 13 swings.
• Anna Schriemer dished out 28 set assists.
• Aubrey Wrubel also had eight digs.

• Olivet hosts a volleyball triangular Saturday inside the Cutler Event Center, starting at 11 a.m. The Comets face Alma College for a MIAA match and Finlandia University for a non-conference match.