GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin women's volleyball team wrapped up its 11th straight MIAA regular season title, defeating rival Hope 25-20, 25-20, 25-15 Friday night in a battle of MIAA unbeatens.

Ranked ninth nationally, the Knights finish 7-0 in league play with 15th-ranked Hope finishing second at 6-1.

Calvin (8-0 overall) fell behind 14-11 in set one before calling timeout. The Knights then rattled off an 8-1 run to take a 19-15 lead. Calvin closed out the set with kills from sophomore Heidi Westra (Clarendon Hills, Il./Timothy Christian HS) and freshman Gabriella Kellogg (Belleville, Mich./Plymouth Christian Academy) to close out the set one win.

Sophomore Maria Bos (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) had five kills in the opening set.

In set two, Calvin roared out to a 17-9 advantage and then led 20-10. Hope mounted a strong comeback with a 10-2 run to close to within two at 22-20. After a timeout, Calvin used a kill by Gabriella Kellogg, an ace by junior Grace Kellogg (Belleville, Mich./Plymouth Christian Academy) and a Hope attack error to seal the set two win.

In set three, Calvin broke open a two-point lead with a 9-1 run to take a 20-10 advantage and never looked back. Kills from senior McKenna Covey (Costa Mesa, Ca./Estancia HS) and Bos closed out the set and the match.

Bos and Westra had 11 kills apiece. Gabriella Kellogg had eight kills. Junior setter Anna Schriemer had 34 assists, three kills, three digs, two block assists and a service ace.

Covey had a strong outing with four kills, a solo block and a block assist. Sophomore Aubrey Wrubel (Jenison, Mich./Jenison HS) had 15 digs with Westra recording 10 digs. Grace Kellogg had eight digs. Collectively, Calvin had 3 solo blocks, 10 block assists and 46 digs.

COACHES COMMENT: "I'm very happy at this point to be playing our season," said Calvin head women's volleyball coach Amber Warners. "I was very pleased with how our team came out. I thought we had a good level of intensity while also staying calm. I thought we played very well with the serve-pass game for most of the match. That helped our hitters stay in system. It was really fun to play some great volleyball tonight."

NEXT UP: Calvin will await the official pairings of the MIAA Tournament which will be announced later this week. First round action is scheduled to begin on Tuesday with the semifinals set for Thursday and the championship final on Saturday, March 24.