GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The number-eight ranked Calvin University women's volleyball team swept Trine University 3-0 (25-22, 25-13, 25-15) in its return to action on Tuesday night.
The Knights struggled to build momentum early, but overcame six serving errors and eight more attack errors to win the opening game 25-22 and take a 1-0 overall lead in the match.
Calvin (14-3, 2-1 MIAA) built on that lead in the second set, as
Aerin Baker (Saugatuck, Mich./Saugatuck) recorded fve kills while Trine (8-9, 1-3 MIAA) hit -.071 on the attack in a 25-13 Calvin set-two win.
The Knights closed the Thunder out in the third set, recording 19 total kills and hitting .371 on the attack. Baker recorded five more kills, while
Vanessa Martinez (Hudsonville, Mich./Wyoming) had four kills on four attempts and
Avery Ekkens (Portage, Mich./Kalamazoo Christian) added three kills of her own.
Baker finished with a match-high 12 kills and three service aces to go with nine digs.Â
Ekkens hit .529 on the attack with nine kills and added eight digs, while Martinez finished with seven kills, two blocks and hit .700.
Alyssa DeVries (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) recorded 21 assists, and
Aubrey Wrubel led the Knights with 10 digs.
COACH'S COMMENT: "Up and down," Calvin head volleyball coach Dr.
Amber Warners said of her team's performance. "I think the weekend off, while we absolutely needed it, also hurt us as far as our intensity (to start), but they snapped back and I was happy with the third set. We just have to learn that we can't take sets off. I thought the indirectness of us coming out to start resulted in missed serves and balls we hit out, and that's what we have to learn moving forward."
NEXT UP: Calvin women's volleyball will return to action on Friday, October 19, when it travels to Alma College for a match scheduled to start at 6:30 PM.
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