GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The 14th-ranked Calvin University women's volleyball opened the Midwest Invite at Van Noord Arena with a 3-0 sweep of Trine University by the scores of 25-15, 25-7 and 25-21 in non-conference play on Friday.
Calvin (13-2) was dominant from the start and never trailed in either of the first two sets while hitting .354 for the match on the way to the sweep over Trine (8-10).
Delany Kemp (Frisco, Texas/Frisco Centennial) helped the Knights to a strong start by serving five straight point on the way to a 25-15 set-one win for Calvin.
Sarah Bradley (Clarkston, Mich./Everest Collegiate) led the attack with five early kills while
Allison Moore (Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter Christian) added four kills and
Olivia Peterson (Muskegon, Mich./North Muskegon) recorded 14 assists and two kills.
Moore continued her career night in a dominant second set as the Knights hit .483 as a team with Moore leading the attack with six kills in eight attempts.
Mary Boa (Atlanta, Ga./Riverwood International Charter) added three kill for Calvin and
Tryna Vander Zwaag recorded nine digs in the set to hold the Thunder to only four kills on the way to a 2-0 overall lead.
Trine fought back in the third set but Calvin wrestled the lead away at 9-8 and never looked back. Moore added six more kills to her total and Bradley recorded four kills to help the Knights hold off the Thunder and win the set 25-21 and the match 3-0.
Moore finished the match with a career-high 16 kills only three sets and had a .682 attack efficiency. Bradley joined her in double figures with 11 kills.
Vander Zwaag led all players with 14 digs, followed by
Lina Kasuboski (Racine, Wis./Union Grove) with 10 kills.
Jordan Steen (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian) had three service aces to go with eight digs. Peterson finished with 41 assists and four kills.
COACH'S COMMENT: "I think we came out ready to play," head coach Dr.
Amber Warners said. "I thought they (Trine) served a lot more aggressively in the third set. But I was really happy with how we sustained things for the most part. And
Allison Moore, holy smokes. She hit like .900 for a lot of the night. She has the best ball control of anybody on our team and can put that ball wherever she needs to. I'm just so proud of her and so happy for her that she's contributing so much."
NEXT UP: Calvin women's volleyball will return to action tomorrow (Saturday, October 10) when it hosts North Park University at 12:30 PM in Van Noord Arena.
