ALBION, Mich. – Calvin picked up an important four-set conference win at Albion Monday night to improve to 19-2 overall and 4-0 in the MIAA.

The Knights defeated the Britons (12-6 overall, 3-2 MIAA) 25-17, 22-25, 25-21, 25-16 in front of a vocal home Albion crowd.

The Knights got off to a fast start, hitting .303 in the opening set and pulled away with six unanswered points late in the set.

Calvin trailed 19-15 in set two but came back to tie the set 22-22. The Britons closed out the set however with a kill, service ace and Calvin attack error.

Tied at 19 in set three, Calvin went on a 6-2 run to close out the set, receiving key kills from senior Kelsey Smith (Vienna, Va./Madison HS) and junior Heidi Westra (Clarendon Hills, Il./Timothy Christian HS) to close out the set.

Calvin then hit at a blistering .371 clip in set four to pull away for the set and match win.

Smith had a monster match for the Knights with a career-high 21 kills while hitting a .514 clip. Westra also had a big night with 18 kills to go with nine digs.

Senior Madelyn Hall (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville HS) tallied 11 kills and a .421 attack percentage. Sophomore Gabriella Kellogg (Belleville, Mich./Plymouth Christian Academy) had eight kills. Senior Grace Kellogg (Belleville, Mich./Plymouth Christian Academy) chalked up 18 digs. Junior Aubrey Wrubel (Jenison, Mich./Jenison HS) tallied 28 assists and 11 digs.

Senior Anna Schriemer (Vicksburg, Mich./Vicksburg HS) amassed 27 assists, five digs and three service aces. Junior Theresa Kehn (Brighton, Mich./Charyl Stockwell Preparatory HS) had 10 digs, three assists and a pair of service aces.

COACHES COMMENT: "I was very happy with our mentality playing in a tough Kresge Gym," said Calvin head women's volleyball coach Amber Warners. "The crowd was loud and we weren't phased by it and we just played inside our bubble. We had aggressive service and hit the ball very well. We have lots of things to improve on though we will get back to work to keep getting better."