NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The 19th-ranked Calvin University women's volleyball team lost 3-2 to Edgewood College by the scores of 17-25, 25-20, 21-25, 29-27 and 15-13 at North Central College on Saturday.
 
Calvin (9-3) looked strong to start, winning the opening set 25-17 on the strength of five kills from Avery Ekkens (Portage, Mich./Kalamazoo Christian), but Edgewood (4-7) responded with a 25-20 win in set two.
 
The Knights started slow in the third set, but rallied to tie the score 20-20 before winning five of the final six points to secure a 25-21 set win and a 2-1 overall lead.
 
Calvin once again rallied from an early deficit to take a 24-22 lead late in the fourth set, but Edgewood saved three match points down the stretch and finished off a 29-27 set win to force a fifth and final game.
 
In the fifth set, Calvin overcame a 13-10 deficit to tie the score 13-13, but Edgewood was able to take back the momentum and score the final two points to take home the win.
 
Calvin finished with 57 kills and hit .139 on the attack for the match, led by Ekkens with 17 kills. Ekkens also led the team with 16 digs.
 
Aerin Baker (Saugatuck, Mich./Saugatuck) recorded 14 kills, while Tryna Vander Zwaag (Holland, Mich/Holland Christian) led the team with 23 assists. Jasmine Namminga (Pella, Iowa/Pella Community) finished with nine blocks.
 
NEXT UP: Calvin women's volleyball will return to action on Wednesday, September 25, when it travels to University of Chicago for a match scheduled to start at 6:00 PM (CT).