2018 Calvin Regional Guide

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8 To WatchAnna 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) 0Nov. 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) 1Nov. 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)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookLocation: 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 LeadersKills: 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)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookLocation: 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 LeadersKills: 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)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookLocation: 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 LeadersKills: 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)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookLocation: 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 LeadersKills: 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)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookLocation: 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 LeadersKills: 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)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookLocation: 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 LeadersKills: 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)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookLocation: 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 LeadersKills: 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)Team PageRosterScheduleStatsTwitterFacebookLocation: 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 LeadersKills: 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