2018 Calvin Regional Guide

Also See:
Chicago Regional Guide
Gustavus Adolphus Regional Guide

8 To Watch
Anna Kamp, Calvin senior outside
Karen Wildemann, Wittenberg senior setter
Katie Rietberg, Hope senior outside
Brittany Robinson, Wisconsin-Whitewater senior libero
Chelsea Huppert, Ohio Northern junior middle
Suzanne Peters, DePauw senior outside
Megan Behrendt, Carthage junior outside
Abby Freeman, Greenville sophomore outside

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Schedule at Van Noord Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Nov. 8 (times central)
11:30 a.m. #2 Wittenberg (23-2) 3 vs. #7 Carthage (21-10) 0
2 p.m. #3 Hope (25-7) 2 vs. #6 DePauw (17-10) 3
4:30 p.m. #4 Wisconsin-Whitewater (24-7) 3 vs. #5 Ohio Northern (22-7) 0
7 p.m. #1 Calvin (28-1) 3 vs. #8 Greenville (23-10) 0
Nov. 9
4:30 p.m. #2 Wittenberg (24-2) 3 vs. #6 DePauw (18-10) 0
7 p.m. #1 Calvin (29-1) 3 vs. #4 Wisconsin-Whitewater (25-7) 1
Nov. 10
6 p.m. #1 Calvin (30-1) 3 vs. #2 Wittenberg (25-2) 2

CALVIN REGIONAL TEAM CAPSULES

No. 1 Seed Calvin College 28-1 (No. 1 Great Lakes Region, No. 1 AVCA)
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Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Maroon & gold
Enrollment: 3,918
Founded: 1876
Famous Attendee: Betsy DeVos, politician
Key Wins: Stevens (3-0); Ithaca (3-0); Juniata (3-2); Illinois Wesleyan (3-1); DePauw (3-1); Rose-Hulman (3-0); Chicago (3-2); Hope (3-2)(3-0)(3-1); Susquehanna (3-0); Ohio Northern (3-1); UW-Whitewater (3-0); Carthage (3-1); Aurora (3-2).
Losses: Thomas More (2-3).
All-Conference Players (MIAA): Senior OH Anna Kamp (Most Valuable Player); junior MH/S Sarah DeVries (1st, Defensive Player of the Year); senior L Keilahna Castillo (1st); freshman RS Kelsey Smith (2nd).
All-Region Players (Great Lakes): Junior MH/S Sarah DeVries (Player of the Year); senior OH Anna Kamp (1st); freshman RS Kelsey Smith (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: Anna Kamp 453; Sarah DeVries 345; Kelsey Smith 203
Assists: S. DeVries 569; Anna Schriemer 281; Ellie Westrate 248
Aces: K. Smith 39; S. DeVries & Grace Kellogg 36
Digs: Keilahna Castillo 365; A. Kamp 305; G. Kellogg 283
Blocks: S. DeVries 107; Ally Fea 78; Courtney VanderHoning 60

Team Stats (National Rank)
Kills/Set: 13.44 (22)
Hitting Percentage: .271 (2)
Digs/Set: 14.60 (346)
Blocks/Set: 2.20 (13)
Aces/Set: 1.96 (180)

No. 2 Seed Wittenberg University 23-2 (No. 2 Great Lakes Region, No. 3 AVCA)
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Location: Springfield, Ohio
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Red & white
Enrollment: 1,838
Founded: 1845
Famous Attendee: Al Davis, NFL owner
Key Wins: Otterbein (3-0)(3-0); Washington and Lee (3-0); Carnegie Mellon (3-0); Juniata (3-2); Ithaca (3-1); Thomas More (3-1); Ohio Northern (3-1); UW-Whitewater (3-1); DePauw (3-0).
Losses: Christopher Newport (2-3); Illinois Wesleyan (0-3).
All-Conference Players (NCAC): Senior S Karen Wildemann (1st); junior MB Aubrey Cox (1st); senior MH Kennedey Schmidt (2nd); junior L Taylor Yontz (HM, Libero of the Year); sophomore RS Haley Horner (HM); HC Evelyn Carus (Coach of the Year).
All-Region Players (Great Lakes): Senior S Karen Wildemann (1st); junior MB Aubrey Cox (1st); senior MH Kennedey Schmidt (1st); junior L Taylor Yontz (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: Haley Horner 230; Aubrey Cox 210; Kennedey Schmidt 204
Assists: Karen Wildemann 773; Taylor Yontz 75; Sophia Easton 74
Aces: Madison Manger 28; Megan Flaherty 24; T. Yontz 21
Digs: T. Yontz 486; Taylor Brown 227; K. Wildemann 197
Blocks: A. Cox 96; H. Horner 78; K. Schmidt 59

Team Stats (National Rank)
Kills/Set: 13.26 (31)
Hitting Percentage: .246 (13)
Digs/Set: 18.15 (62)
Blocks/Set: 2.43 (3)
Aces/Set: 1.54 (336)

No. 3 Seed Hope College 25-7 (No. 4 Great Lakes Region, No. 15 AVCA)
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Location: Holland, Mich.
Nickname: Flying Dutch
Colors: Orange & blue
Enrollment: 3,224
Founded: 1866
Famous Attendee: Sufjan Stevens, musician
Key Wins: Berry (3-0); Washington-St. Louis (3-2); Mary Washington (3-2); Heidelberg (3-0); Ithaca (3-0); Rose-Hulman (3-2); Thomas More (3-1); Ohio Northern (3-2); Susquehanna (3-0); UW-Stevens Point (3-0).
Losses: Ohio Northern (0-3); Calvin (2-3)(0-3)(1-3); Millikin (2-3); Thomas More (0-3); UW-Whitewater (2-3).
All-Conference Players (MIAA): Senior OH Katie Rietberg (1st); freshman MH McKenna Otto (1st, Freshman of the Year).
All-Region Players (Great Lakes): Freshman MB McKenna Otto (1st); enior OH Katie Rietberg (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Katie Rietberg 353; McKenna Otto 294; Ryann Stutz 200
Assists: Adair Cutler 611; Tracy Westra 570; Gabbi Vachon 87
Aces: A. Cutler 50; M. Otto & K. Rietberg 36
Digs: G. Vachon 472; A. Cutler 244; Jenna VanderLaan 217
Blocks: Grace Ditzenberger 92; M. Otto 82; T. Westra 54

Team Stats (National Rank)
Kills/Set: 13.08 (36)
Hitting Percentage: .225 (38)
Digs/Set: 15.93 (228)
Blocks/Set: 1.90 (55)
Aces/Set: 1.95 (182)

No. 4 Seed University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 24-7 (No. 4 Midwest Region, No. 18 AVCA)
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Location: Whitewater, Wis.
Nickname: Warhawks
Colors: Purple & white
Enrollment: 12,346
Founded: 1868
Famous Attendee: John Belushi, actor
Key Wins: Minnesota Morris (3-1); Aurora (3-0); Carthage (3-2); Wartburg (3-1); UW-Stevens Point (3-1); St. Thomas (3-1); Bethel (3-0); Hope (3-2); UW-La Crosse (3-0); Concordia Wisconsin (3-0).
Losses: DePauw (1-3); Illinois Wesleyan (2-3); Wittenberg (1-3); Gustavus Adolphus (2-3); Calvin (0-3); UW-Eau Claire (1-3)(1-3).
All-Conference Players (WIAC): Senior L Brittany Robinson (1st, Defensive Player of the Year); freshman OH Erin McNeil (1st); junior MB Ashton Doll (1st); junior RS Rachel Butterfield (HM).
All-Region Players (Midwest): Senior L Brittany Robinson (1st); junior MB Ashton Doll (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Erin McNeil 278; Rachel Butterfield 254; Emma Aske 215
Assists: KellyAnn Sotiros 598; Paige Manssen 504; Brittany Robinson 106
Aces: K. Sotiros 54; B. Robinson 30; E. Aske 29
Digs: B. Robinson 653; E. Aske 280; K. Sotiros 219
Blocks: Ashton Doll 127; Kelley Berk 108; R. Butterfield 73

Team Stats (National Rank)
Kills/Set: 12.74 (61)
Hitting Percentage: .202 (88)
Digs/Set: 16.70 (169)
Blocks/Set: 2.29 (5)
Aces/Set: 1.75 (256)

No. 5 Seed Ohio Northern University 22-7 (No. 5 Great Lakes Region, No. 20 AVCA)
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Location: Ada, Ohio
Nickname: Polar Bears
Colors: Orange, black & white
Enrollment: 3,088
Founded: 1871
Famous Attendee: George Getty, oilman
Key Wins: Carnegie Mellon (3-0); DePauw (3-2); Hope (3-0); Mary Washington (3-0); Muskingum (3-0)(3-1); Heidelberg (3-2); Otterbein (3-1); Baldwin Wallace (3-1).
Losses: Thomas More (2-3)(0-3); Wittenberg (1-3); Baldwin Wallace (0-3); Calvin (1-3); Susquehanna (2-3); Hope (2-3).
All-Conference Players (OAC): Junior MB Chelsea Huppert (1st); junior OH McKenna Jordan (2nd); freshman MH Madi Ellis (2nd, Freshman of the Year).
All-Region Players (Great Lakes): Junior MB Chelsea Huppert (1st); junior OH McKenna Jordan (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Chelsea Huppert 361; McKenna Jordan 277; Madi Ellis 219
Assists: Katie Wade 1,013; Kiki Carle 168; McKenna Hostetler 40
Aces: M. Hostetler 43; Hannah Irmer 30; Madison Broering 27
Digs: M. Hostetler 514; M. Broering 456; K. Wade 240
Blocks: C. Huppert 69; M. Ellis 56; Josie Andres 25

Team Stats (National Rank)
Kills/Set: 13.33 (26)
Hitting Percentage: .231 (25)
Digs/Set: 19.46 (15)
Blocks/Set: 1.34 (236)
Aces/Set: 1.54 (335)

No. 6 Seed DePauw University 17-10 (No. 6 Great Lakes Region, NR AVCA)
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Location: Greencastle, Ind.
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black & gold
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 1837
Famous Attendee: Ford Frick, baseball commissioner
Key Wins: UW-Whitewater (3-1); Muskingum (3-1); Illinois Wesleyan (3-2); Rose-Hulman (3-0); Wartburg (3-0); Aurora (3-1).
Losses: Minnesota Morris (0-3); Coe (2-3); Heidelberg (1-3); Bluffton (1-3); Ohio Northern (2-3); Thomas More (1-3); Calvin (1-3); Wittenberg (0-3); Texas Dallas (0-3); Hiram (2-3).
All-Conference Players (NCAC): Senior OH Suzanne Peters (Player of the Year); junior RS Morgan Stearley (1st); junior OH Liv Hartman (2nd); freshman L Jenna Purichia (HM).
All-Region Players (Great Lakes): Senior OH Suzanne Peters (1st); junior RS Morgan Stearley (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Suzanne Peters 409; Morgan Stearley 350; Liv Hartman 298
Assists: Ally Low 859; Grace Filbrun 228; Jenna Purichia 61
Aces: J. Purichia 36; Kaylee Nichols 35; M. Stearley 33
Digs: J. Purichia 456; M. Stearley 343; K. Nichols 294
Blocks: Corri Rusk 70; M. Stearley 55; Meaghan Etling 53

Team Stats (National Rank)
Kills/Set: 13.31 (27)
Hitting Percentage: .242 (15)
Digs/Set: 17.76 (85)
Blocks/Set: 1.54 (152)
Aces/Set: 1.57 (322)

No. 7 Seed Carthage College 21-10 (No. 6 Midwest Region, RV AVCA)
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Location: Kenosha, Wis.
Nickname: Lady Reds
Colors: Red, white & black
Enrollment: 2,600
Founded: 1847
Famous Attendee: Tony D’Souza, author
Key Wins: Chapman (3-1); Southwestern (3-0); Rose-Hulman (3-0); Birmingham-Southern (3-0); UW-Stevens Point (3-1); UW-La Crosse (3-2).
Losses: Cal Lutheran (1-3); Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (2-3); Washington-St. Louis (1-3); UW-Whitewater (2-3); Chicago (1-3); Concordia Wisconsin (1-3); Aurora (1-3); Calvin (1-3); Illinois Wesleyan (1-3)(1-3).
All-Conference Players (CCIW): Junior OH Megan Behrendt (1st); junior S Ellie LeCount (1st); junior OH Shannon Kebisek (2nd); junior L Laura de Rosales (2nd).
All-Region Players (Midwest): Junior OH Megan Behrendt (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: Megan Behrendt 404; Shannon Kebisek 312; Linda Morton 169
Assists: Ellie LeCount 1,152; Laura de Rosales 70; M. Behrendt 34
Aces: E. LeCount 57; M. Behrendt 36; S. Kebisek 31
Digs: L. de Rosales 417; M. Behrendt 407; E. LeCount 314
Blocks: Katie Laio 82; M. Behrendt 55; Nicole Acton 50

Team Stats (National Rank)
Kills/Set: 12.89 (51)
Hitting Percentage: .211 (69)
Digs/Set: 17.17 (126)
Blocks/Set: 1.72 (93)
Aces/Set: 1.80 (232)

No. 8 Seed Greenville University 23-10 (NR Central Region, NR AVCA)
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Location: Greenville, Ill.
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange & black
Enrollment: 932
Founded: 1892
Famous Attendee: Esther Snyder, businesswoman
Key Wins: [None].
Losses: Culver-Stockton (0-3); Knox (1-3); Grinnell (0-3); Principia (2-3); Bluffton (0-3); Defiance (1-3); Central (1-3); Washington-St. Louis (0-3)(1-3); Webster (0-3).
All-Conference Players (SLIAC): Sophomore OH Abby Freeman (1st); sophomore MB Anna Finch (1st); sophomore S Abby Quirin (1st); junior L Allyson Grabowski (HM).
All-Region Players (Central): [None].

Team Leaders
Kills: Abby Freeman 589; Anna Finch 291; Emily Stahl 196
Assists: Abby Quirin 1,171; Allyson Grabowski 75; Jordan Lempa 53
Aces: A. Freeman 93; J. Lempa 44; A. Grabowski 24
Digs: A. Grabowski 592; A. Quirin 276; Whitney Nichols 273
Blocks: A. Finch 93; E. Stahl 71; A. Freeman 63

Team Stats (National Rank)
Kills/Set: 12.20 (95)
Hitting Percentage: .195 (111)
Digs/Set: 16.12 (213)
Blocks/Set: 1.60 (119)
Aces/Set: 2.02 (144)

-Ricky Nelson