2022 Calvin Regional Guide

Also See:
Transylvania Regional Guide
Northwestern Regional Guide
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Regional Guide

8 To Watch
Heidi Westra, Calvin senior outside
Michaela Bach, Washington-St. Louis senior outside
Mack Ricketts, Wittenberg junior setter
Carissa Sundholm, Wisconsin-Oshkosh senior outside
Morgan Hartman, Otterbein junior outside
Annie Lockett, Hope sophomore outside
Kailee Itzenhuiser, Millikin sophomore outside
Sydnei Avery, Aurora senior outside

Regional Webpages
Calvin
Transylvania
Northwestern
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Juniata
Wesleyan (Conn.)
Tufts
Mary Washington

Printable Bracket
Interactive Bracket
Championship Digital Program

Schedule at Van Noord Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Nov. 10 (times central)
11:30 a.m. #3 Wittenberg (23-4) 0 vs. #6 Hope (21-7) 3
2 p.m. #2 Washington-St. Louis (29-5) 3 vs. #7 Millikin (23-10) 2
4:30 p.m. #4 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (30-5) 3 vs. #5 Otterbein (23-5) 2
7 p.m. #1 Calvin (25-3) 3 vs. #8 Aurora (22-9) 1
Nov. 11
4:30 p.m. #2 Washington-St. Louis (30-5) 1 vs. #6 Hope (22-7) 3
7 p.m. #1 Calvin (26-3) 3 vs. #4 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (31-5) 0
Nov. 12
4 p.m. #1 Calvin (27-3) 2 vs. #6 Hope (23-7) 3

CALVIN REGIONAL TEAM CAPSULES

No. 1 Seed Calvin University 25-3 (No. 1 Region VII, No. 3 AVCA)
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Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Nickname: Knights
Enrollment: 3,256
Founded: 1876
Famous Attendee: Wayne Huizenga, businessman
Key wins: Otterbein (3-1); Clarkson (3-0); Hope (3-0)(3-0); NYU (3-1); Swarthmore (3-0); MIT (3-1); Millikin (3-1); North Park (3-0); Albion (3-1)(3-0).
Losses: Wittenberg (3-1); Northwestern (3-1); Chicago (3-2).
All-Conference (MIAA): Senior OH Heidi Westra (Most Valuable Player); senior L Aubrey Wrubel (1st); senior MH Tori Roskamp (1st); junior OH Gabriella Kellogg (1st); freshman S Alyssa DeVries (2nd).
All-Region (VII): Senior OH Heidi Westra (Player of the Year); senior L Aubrey Wrubel (1st); freshman S Alyssa DeVries (1st); senior MH Tori Roskamp (HM); HC Amber Warners (Coach of the Year).

Team Leaders
Kills: Heidi Westra 392; Gabriella Kellogg 275; Maria Bos 226; Tori Roskamp 176
Assists: Alyssa DeVries 1,033; Aubrey Wrubel 92; H. Westra 26; M. Bos 19
Aces: H. Westra & Theresa Kehn 39; A. DeVries 33; A. Wrubel 24
Digs: A. Wrubel 475; M. Bos 269; H. Westra 268; A. DeVries 244
Blocks: Vanessa Martinez 74; T. Roskamp 69; H. Westra 53; M. Bos 27

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 13.62 (7)
Hitting Percentage: .263 (3)
Digs: 17.18 (73)
Blocks: 1.69 (113)
Aces: 2.13 (172)

No. 2 Seed Washington University in St. Louis 29-5 (No. 1 Region VIII, No. 10 AVCA)
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Location: St. Louis, Mo.
Nickname: Bears
Enrollment: 16,244
Founded: 1853
Famous Attendee: Harold Ramis, actor
Key wins: Fontbonne (3-1); North Park (3-1); Texas Dallas (3-1); Cal Lutheran (3-0); Tufts (3-1); NYU (3-2); Carnegie Mellon (3-1)(3-2); Aurora (3-0); Millikin (3-0); Chicago (3-0); Cornell (3-0).
Losses: Illinois Wesleyan (3-1); Emory (3-1)(3-0); Case Western Reserve (3-2); Transylvania (3-0).
All-Conference (UAA): Senior RS Michaela Bach (Player of the Year); freshman S Sam Buckley (1st, Rookie of the Year); sophomore OH Jasmine Sells (1st); senior L Taryn Gurbach (2nd); senior OH Lane Bohrer (HM); sophomore MB Zoe Foster (HM); Coaching Staff of the Year (HC Vanessa Walby).
All-Region (VIII): Senior RS Michaela Bach (1st); freshman S Sam Buckley (1st, Freshman of the Year); sophomore OH Jasmine Sells (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Michaela Bach 380; Lane Bohrer 317; Jasmine Sells 301; Zoe Foster 177
Assists: Sam Buckley 1,193; Faith Phillips 112; Taryn Gurbach 90; Alden Standley 51
Aces: Elise Gilroy 61; L. Bohrer 36; S. Buckley 35; M. Bach 33
Digs: T. Gurbach 470; E. Gilroy 302; M. Bach 291; L. Bohrer 279
Blocks: Z. Foster 70; M. Bach 39; L. Bohrer 36; Abby Li & Lily Steinbach 34

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 13.41 (11)
Hitting Percentage: .257 (8)
Digs: 16.27 (149)
Blocks: 1.42 (210)
Aces: 1.94 (238)

No. 3 Seed Wittenberg University 23-4 (No. 3 Region VII, No. 9 AVCA)
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Location: Springfield, Ohio
Nickname: Tigers
Enrollment: 1,370
Founded: 1845
Famous Attendee: James Rebhorn, actor
Key wins: Calvin (3-1); Hope (3-1); Otterbein (3-0); Transylvania (3-1).
Losses: Illinois Wesleyan (3-0); Albion (3-0); Mount Union (3-0); Millikin (3-1).
All-Conference (NCAC): Junior S Mack Ricketts (1st); senior OH Katie Hiestand (1st); junior OH Tyler Linkhart (1st); sophomore MB Kendall Robertson (2nd); Coaching Staff of the Year (HC Evelyn Miller).
All-Region (VII): Junior S Mack Ricketts (1st); senior OH Katie Hiestand (1st); junior OH Tyler Linkhart (1st); sophomore MB Kendall Robertson (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Tyler Linkhart 337; Katie Hiestand 322; Kendall Robertson 234; Kaili Worcester 84
Assists: Mack Ricketts 963; Ava Hampton 72; K. Hiestand 23; T. Linkhart 15
Aces: M. Ricketts 52; Ally White 29; A. Hampton 27; K. Hiestand 17
Digs: A. Hampton 369; K. Hiestand 309; M. Ricketts 212; A. White 181
Blocks: K. Robertson 72; T. Linkhart 42; M. Ricketts 41; K. Hiestand 37

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 13.59 (8)
Hitting Percentage: .260 (4)
Digs: 17.40 (66)
Blocks: 1.80 (75)
Aces: 1.89 (266)

No. 4 Seed University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 30-5 (No. 4 Region VIII, No. 12 AVCA)
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Location: Oshkosh, Wis.
Nickname: Titans
Enrollment: 16,410
Founded: 1871
[Not]Famous Attendee: Ricky Nelson, unemployed
Key wins: Christopher Newport (3-1); Bethel (3-2); Muskingum (3-2); Chicago (3-2); Kean (3-0); North Park (3-0); UW-Stevens Point (3-1); Augsburg (3-0); UW-Eau Claire (3-1); Albion (3-1).
Losses: Juniata (3-0); Millikin (3-2); UW-Whitewater (3-1); Ohio Northern (3-1); UW-Stevens Point (3-2).
All-Conference (WIAC): Senior OH Carissa Sundholm (1st); sophomore MB Riley Kindt (1st); sophomore L Abby Fregien (HM, Defensive Player of the Year); HC Jon Ellmann (Coach of the Year).
All-Region (VIII): Senior OH Carissa Sundholm (1st); sophomore MB Riley Kindt (1st); sophomore L Abby Fregien (1st).

Team Leaders
Kills: Carissa Sundholm 456; Riley Kindt 354; Riley Dahlquist 181; Robyn Kirsch 179
Assists: Kalli Mau 745; Izzy Coon 539; Olivia Breunig 76; Abby Fregien 56
Aces: Amelia Hust 60; A. Fregien 46; K. Mau 39; I. Coon 38
Digs: A. Fregien 694; A. Hust 315; C. Sundholm 306; K. Mau 304
Blocks: R. Kindt 98; R. Dahlquist 78; C. Sundholm 58; Hannah Moe 35

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 12.66 (37)
Hitting Percentage: .192 (97)
Digs: 18.44 (24)
Blocks: 1.70 (109)
Aces: 1.91 (253)

No. 5 Seed Otterbein University 23-5 (No. 4 Region VII, No. 17 AVCA)
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Location: Westerville, Ohio
Nickname: Cardinals
Enrollment: 2,781
Founded: 1847
Famous Attendee: Rachael Harris, actor
Key wins: Carnegie Mellon (3-2); Hope (3-0); Muskingum (3-1); Albion (3-1); Mount Union (3-2).
Losses: Wittenberg (3-0); Calvin (3-1); Transylvania (3-0); Mount St. Joseph (3-0); Ohio Northern (3-1).
All-Conference (OAC): Junior OH Morgan Hartman (1st); senior S Carlie Craycraft (1st); senior RS Amber Greeley (1st); sophomore OH Kennedy Hoffman (HM).
All-Region (VII): Junior OH Morgan Hartman (1st); senior RS Amber Greeley (1st); senior S Carlie Craycraft (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Morgan Hartman 354; Amber Greeley 305; Kennedy Hoffman 275; Madison McCoy 139
Assists: Carlie Craycraft 955; Olivia Vitaz 113; Bridget Oder 69; Claire Shank 25
Aces: Amanda Troyer 41; M. Hartman 33; C. Craycraft 32; Emily Skelley 30
Digs: A. Troyer 329; B. Oder 326; M. Hartman 271; C. Craycraft 225
Blocks: M. McCoy 71; A. Greeley 60; Aubrey Geis 32; M. Hartman 28

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 13.48 (9)
Hitting Percentage: .237 (17)
Digs: 15.99 (178)
Blocks: 1.54 (155)
Aces: 1.94 (240)

No. 6 Seed Hope College 21-7 (No. 5 Region VII, No. 20 AVCA)
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Location: Holland, Mich.
Nickname: Flying Dutch
Enrollment: 3,149
Founded: 1866
Famous Attendee: Kim Zimmer, actor
Key wins: Bethany (3-0); Chicago (3-1); Clarkson (3-0); Albion (3-2); Endicott (3-0); Tufts (3-2); Millikin (3-0).
Losses: Wittenberg (3-1); Northwestern (3-0); Otterbein (3-0); Calvin (3-0)(3-0); North Park (3-2); Albion (3-0).
All-Conference (MIAA): Sophomore OH Annie Lockett (1st); freshman S Lauren Lee (1st, Freshman of the Year); sophomore MB Alison DeWeerd (2nd); senior MB Charlotte Brecht (2nd).
All-Region (VII): Sophomore OH Annie Lockett (1st); freshman S Lauren Lee (1st, Freshman of the Year).

Team Leaders
Kills: Annie Lockett 385; Alison DeWeerd 237; Emma Post 220; Charlotte Brecht 208
Assists: Lauren Lee 1,063; Olivia Fiebing 76; E. Post 32; Grace Marshall 20
Aces: L. Lee 55; O. Fiebing 40; A. Lockett 38; A. DeWeerd 27
Digs: O. Fiebing 400; G. Marshall 293; E. Post 270; L. Lee 222
Blocks: A. DeWeerd 83; C. Brecht 76; An. Lockett 45; E. Post 35

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 13.63 (6)
Hitting Percentage: .241 (15)
Digs: 16.76 (105)
Blocks: 1.80 (71)
Aces: 2.06 (195)

No. 7 Seed Millikin University 23-10 (No. 7 Region VIII, RV AVCA)
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Location: Decatur, Ill.
Nickname: Big Blue
Enrollment: 2,090
Founded: 1901
Famous Attendee: Joel Kim Booster, actor
Key wins: La Verne (3-2); UW-Whitewater (3-1); UW-Oshkosh (3-2); Chicago (3-1); Wittenberg (3-1).
Losses: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (3-0); UW-Stevens Point (3-0); Aurora (3-1); Augustana (3-1); North Park (3-2)(3-0); Washington-St. Louis (3-0); Calvin (3-1); Hope (3-0); Illinois Wesleyan (3-2).
All-Conference (CCIW): Sophomore OH Kailee Itzenhuiser (1st); senior OH Tori Stuart (1st); senior MB Jessi Kreder (1st); sophomore L Sophia Howell (2nd).
All-Region (VIII): Sophomore L Sophia Howell (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Kailee Itzenhuiser 380; Tori Stuart 313; Jessi Kreder 293; Addison Oyer 246
Assists: Sandy Brindl 440; Olivia Grbavac 422; Reece Brown 376; Sophia Howell 99
Aces: K. Itzenhuiser 59; Kaitlyn Skowronski 37; S. Howell 35; T. Stuart 30
Digs: S. Howell 508; K. Itzenhuiser 418; K. Skowronski 268; S. Brindl 157
Blocks: J. Kreder 106; Sophia Gibbs 63; A. Oyer 43; K. Itzenhuiser 34

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 13.14 (17)
Hitting Percentage: .205 (67)
Digs: 17.55 (61)
Blocks: 1.59 (144)
Aces: 2.06 (196)

No. 8 Seed Aurora University 22-9 (NR Region VIII, NR AVCA)
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Location: Aurora, Ill.
Nickname: Spartans
Enrollment: 6,246
Founded: 1893
Famous Attendee: Karina Villa, politician
Key wins: Chicago (3-1); Millikin (3-1).
Losses: Whitworth (3-1); St. Olaf (3-2); Wesleyan-CT (3-0); Illinois Wesleyan (3-1); Washington-St. Louis (3-0); UW-Whitewater (3-1); Concordia Wisconsin (3-1); UW-Stevens Point (3-0); Carthage (3-0).
All-Conference (NACC): Senior OH Sydnei Avery (Player of the Year); senior S Kaitlyn Beebe (1st); senior MB Addy Gruse (1st).
All-Region (VIII): Senior OH Sydnei Avery (1st); senior S Kaitlyn Beebe (HM).

Team Leaders
Kills: Sydnei Avery 401; Addy Gruse 186; Dani Lauer 171; Kaitlyn Beebe 125
Assists: K. Beebe 1,019; Samantha Juarez 99; Gillian Hoerman 42; D. Lauer 29
Aces: K. Beebe 52; S. Juarez 43; Kaycie Wenzel 41; G. Hoerman 34
Digs: S. Juarez 456; D. lauer 297; K. Beebe 230; K. Wenzel 229
Blocks: A. Gruse 82; Izzie Jackson 58; K. Beebe 52; S. Avery 43

Team Stats (national rank)
Kills: 12.84 (33)
Hitting Percentage: .224 (32)
Digs: 15.69 (204)
Blocks: 1.70 (110)
Aces: 2.40 (89)

-Ricky Nelson