KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The 14th-ranked Calvin University women's volleyball team opened league play with a 3-0 win at Kalamazoo College by the scores of 25-21, 25-18 and 25-13 on Wednesday.
Kalamazoo (4-13, 0-2 MIAA) scored the first five points of the opening set, but Calvin (12-2, 1-0 MIAA) answered and took the lead at 10-9 and never looked back, winning the set 25-21 with the help of four kills and nine assists by
Olivia Peterson (Muskegon, Mich./North Muskegon) to go with three kills apiece by
Sarah Bradley (Clarkston, Mich./Everest Collegiate),
Allison Moore (Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter Christian) and
Mary Boa (Atlanta, Ga./Riverwood International Charter).
In the second set,
Tryna Vander Zwaag (Hamilton, Mich./Holland Christian) served six straight points to help the Knights gain an early lead and recorded eight digs in the set on the way to a 25-18 Calvin win and 2-0 overall lead. Bradley and Moore each had four kills in the set for the Knights while Boa added two blocks and two kills.
The third set belonged
Lina Kasuboski (Racine, Wis./Union Grove) and Bradley, as Kasuboski served 13 straight points that took the Knights from a 7-5 deficit to an 18-7 lead. Bradley recorded seven kills in the set, including a stretch of four straight kills during the Kasuboski serving run to help the Knights win the set 25-13 and finish off the 3-0 sweep.
Calvin finished the match with a .278 attack efficiency with Bradley leading the way with 14 kills. Moore added nine kills while Boa finished with eight kills to go with three blocks.
Vander Zwaag led the Knights with 14 digs along with two service aces. Kasuboski finished with seven digs and two aces. Peterson closed the night with 22 assists, four kills and eight digs.
NEXT UP: Calvin women's volleyball will return to action on Friday, October 9, when it hosts Trine University to open the Midwest Invite at Van Noord Arena in a match scheduled to start at 4:00 PM.
