Calvin stretched its win streak to five with a 30-12, 30-23, 30-26 win over
visiting St. Mary's (IN) Tuesday night at the Calvin Fieldhouse. The Knights
are now 11-4 overall and 5-1 in the MIAA.
Senior Melissa Pell (Fremont) led Calvin with 14 kills and five blocks while
senior Cassie Christopher tallied nine kills and five service aces. Seniors
Sarah Rottman and Laura Tucker of Holland Christian High School also had solid
efforts with Rottman chalking up four service aces and Tucker 31 assists.
Junior libero player Trisha Balkema (Highland, IN) led the Calvin back-line
effort with 19 digs.
Calvin will now prepare for upcoming Wittenberg Invitational scheduled for
Friday and Saturday. Calvin will open the tournament on Friday at 2:00 p.m.
against Mount Union which handed the Knights a 3-1 defeat on September 14.
Calvin will then meet Case Western Reserve at 4:30 p.m.. On Saturday, Calvin
will face host Wittenberg at 11:30 a.m. with championship round play slated for
later Saturday afternoon.