Calvin improved to 8-2 on the year with pool play victories over 
Baldwin-Wallace and Grove City Friday afternoon in Cleveland, Ohio, 
allowing the Knights to advance into Saturday's Gold Pool division. 

Calvin opened the tournament with a 15-6, 14-16, 15-12, 15-13 victory 
over Baldwin-Wallace and followed with a 15-12, 13-15, 15-12, 17-15 win 
over Grove City. 

Senior Rhonda Volkers (Holland Christian) had a huge match against 
Baldwin-Wallace with 24 kills and six blocks while senior Ann Wiersma 
(Vista, CA) had 13 kills and 13 digs. Freshman Tricia Balkema 
(Highland, IN) was also superb with 11 killds while junior setter Sara 
Ahrenholz (Prinsburg, MN) had 59 assists; senior Alicia DeGroot (Tulare, 
CA) 12 digs and three aces and sophomore Melissa Pell (Fremont) seven 
blocks. 

Volkers came up with another tremendous effort against Grove City, 
racking up 22 kills, 17 digs and four blocks while Wiersma was equal to 
the task, recording 26 kills and four blocks. Ahrenholz was the 
offensive catalyst in the win, dishing out a season-high 72 assists 
along with a pair of service aces. In addition, Pell had 14 kills and 
seven blocks and sophomore Sarah Rottman (Holland Christian) two service 
aces. 

Calvin opens play in the Gold Pool Saturday morning against Kenyon.