GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Calvin volleyball team picked up a pair of victories over ranked opponents on Saturday. The Knights started the morning defeating the No. 18 Golden Knights of Clarkson, 3-0. Calvin finished the day clipping the No. 9 Eagles of Eastern, 3-0. Calvin finishes the weekend 4-0 and improves to 21-3 on the year. Senior Maggie Kamp (Orland Park, Ill/Chicago Christian) was named to the all-tournament team.

"I am very pleased that we played four quality teams and found a way to win all four of them," said head coach Amber Warners. "There were times that it looked pretty and there were times it didn't look so pretty. But we found a way, we have talked all season about the challenges and having the grit to persevere when things aren't going our way."

Calvin jumped out to an early 9-3 lead in the first set against Clarkson. The Golden Knights of Clarkson pushed back to cut the Calvin lead to 9-8. With the set tied at 13, Maggie Kamp knocked down a pair of kills from sophomore Jenna Lodewyk (Villa Park, Ill./Timothy Christian. Calvin would take six on the next seven points to take a 19-14 lead. Clarkson would once again fight back to tie the match at 20. After a timeout, Calvin would take five of the next six points to win the set, 25-21. Freshman Anna Kamp (Orland Park, Ill./Chicago Christian) recorded two kills in the 5-1 run to help Calvin take the set.

Calvin rallied back to tie the second set at nine after trailing, 3-7. The second set came down to the wire with the teams tying the set at 20 until 26. Junior Laura Danhoff (Willard, Ohio/Willard) gave the Knights the lead with a block off of the Clarkson attack, Danhoff finished with 2.5 blocks. Senior Jamie Kooiman (Eugene, Ore./South Eugene) finished the set in style with an ace off of Lauren Hutchinson of Clarkson, to take the set, 28-26.

The serve of Laura Danhoff and sophomore Kristen Vyletel (Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Huron) helped propel the Knights to an early 10-2 lead in the third set. The early lead set the tone for the set, from where Calvin would not trail. Sophomore Megan Van Solkema (Escondido, Calif./Escondido Calvin Christian) finished the set with an ace off of Kendall Cheval, to take the set, 25-16.

Maggie Kamp recorded the most kills for Calvin in the match at 12. Jenna Lodewyk finished the match with 30 assists and freshman Keilahna Castillo had 14 digs.

The Knights finished the Midwest Invitational sweeping No. 9 Eastern, 25-19, 25-16, 25-22.

The first set was a set defined by its streaks, after Eastern took the first point, the Knights took the next four behind the serve of Laura Danhoff. The Eagles would go on to take the next six points. Calvin would respond with a 10-4 run, highlighted by two kills from senior Rachel Lubben (Grand Rapid, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian). The Eagles would not go away and cut the Calvin lead to 16-15. Calvin would then pull away with a 9-4 run to win the set, 25-19.

The serve of Kristen Vyletel helped separate the Knights from the Eagle in the third set, to give Calvin a 6-3 lead. The two teams would go on to exchange points and the lead until the set was tied at 12. Behind the serve of Maggie Kamp, the Knights would take the next six points with two kills from Anna Kamp and one from sophomore Tessa Van Laare (Toronto, Ontario/Toronto District Christian), to take a 18-12 lead. That would be all Calvin would need, taking the set, 25-16.

With the third set tied at 11, the Knights would break the set open with a 6-2 run, anchored by a pair of kills from Laura Danhoff and Maggie Kamp. Eastern would once again fight back and the two teams would be tied at 20 before the Knights would go on a 5-2 run, to take the set, 25-22.

Laura Danhoff led the Knights in the match with 10 kills. Jenna Lodewyk finished the afternoon with 28 assists and Keilahna Castillo had 17 digs in the victory.

Calvin returns to action on Tuesday as the Knights travel to Olivet to face the Comets.

All-Tournament Team

Calvin- Maggie Kamp

Bluffton – Jenny Brown

Carthage – Jamie Dickinson

Clarkson - Tara Stilwell 

Eastern – Alicia Weigel

Elmhurst –Amy Schryver

Hope – Lauren Hazekamp

Wittenberg – Kara Seidenstricker