OSHKOSH, Wis. - The 12th-ranked Calvin University women's volleyball team saw its season come to an end with a 3-0 defeat to 18th-ranked Gustavus Adolphus College (GAC) by the scores of 25-22, 25-19 and 25-18 on Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. 

The Knights had the momentum early and took a 9-5 lead out of the gates, but Gustavus Adolphus (26-6) recovered with the help of eight kills from Lauren Klaith to take the opening set 25-22. Gabriella Kellogg (Belleville, Mich./Plymouth Christian Academy) led Calvin (22-8) with four kills in the set, while Aerin Baker (Saugatuck, Mich./Saugatuck) led the team with seven digs.

The Gusties opened the second set with a 6-0 run and held off a Calvin rally that cut the lead to 18-16 to take the second set 25-19. GAC took advantage of five serving errors by the Knights in the set, while Klaith continued to be difficult for the Knights to contain with six more kills in the set. 

Calvin pushed to force a fourth set, but the Gusties scored the final five points to take the third set 25-18 and win the match. 

Kellogg was the most consistent hitter for the Knights on the attack throughout the match, finishing with nine kills to lead the team. 

Baker added six kills along with her team-leading 17 digs, while Avery Ekkens (Portage, Mich./Kalamazoo Christian), Tryna Vander Zwaag (Hamilton, Mich./Holland Christian) and Aubrey Wrubel (Jenison, Mich./Jenison) also finished with at least 10 digs. 

The Knights' tournament appearance was the program's 19th straight. 

COACH'S COMMENT: "I want to congratulate Gustavus Adolphus on a well-played match," head coach Dr. Amber Warners said. "I just didn't think we played, overall, from our passing to our blocking to our serving to our setting, we just didn't play consistently. There were times we looked really good, but it's just been a struggle for us all year to be consistent throughout the match."