Calvin finished second at the John Carroll Invitational, posting a 4-1 
record at the two-day invitational to boost its overall mark to 10-3. 
Calvin opened Saturday with a 15-3, 15-13, 15-7 victory over Kenyon 
Saturday morning and followed with a 15-11, 14-16, 15-4, 15-4 win over 
Case Western Reserve in the semifinals. The Knights then dropped an 
8-15, 15-12, 15-3, 15-3 decision to 14th-ranked Ithaca in the 
championship final. Saturday's championship final was a rematch of last 
year's final which saw Calvin win in five games. 

In the win over Kenyon, senior Rhonda Volkers (Holland Christian) 
tallied 13 kills and four blocks while junior setter Sarah Ahrenholz 
(Prinsburg, MN) had 30 assists. 

Against Case Western Reserve, sophomore Melissa Pell (Fremont) pounded 
21 kills along with 12 blocks while Volkers had 16 kills and seven 
blocks and Ahrenholz 58 assists. 

In its loss to Ithaca, Volkers came up with 15 digs and 11 kills while 
Pell had 15 kills and three blocks. In addition, Ahrenholz had 34 
assists. 

Calvin returns to action Tuesday night when it hosts St. Mary's at 7:30 
pm.