REPORT FOR October 23
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin's game at Kalamazoo originally scheduled for Tuesday afternoon has been
rescheduled for Wednesday, October 24 at Calvin because of unplayable field
conditions at Kalamazoo's field. Wednesday's game at Calvin will begin at 4:00
pm.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
For the first time in her career, Calvin College junior Cassie Christopher has
been named MIAA Player of the Week in women's volleyball.
A native of Fruitport and a graduate of Fruitport High School, Christopher
helped lead Calvin to conference victories over Hope and Albion last week as the
Knights moved into a tie for first place in the MIAA standings.
An outside hitter, Christopher had 18 kills, 12 digs and a career-high 8
service aces in a 27-30, 30-17, 30-27, 24-30, 15-12 victory over Hope Wednesday
night. Shen then came back with 17 kills and three aces in a 30-22, 30-24, 30-23
triumph over Albion Friday evening. In the win over Albion, Christopher also
compiled a hitting percentage of .382.
On the year, Christopher is averaging 3.59 kills, 3.46 digs, 0.48 aces and 0.46
digs-per-game. Christopher leads Calvin in kills (248) and kills-per-game
(3.59). She also had an overall hitting percentage of .230. In conference play
this year, Christopher is fourth in the MIAA in kills-per-game (3.42) and eighth
in digs-per-game (3.22).
Calvin is currently 16-9 overall and tied with Alma and Hope for first place in
the conference standings with a 10-3 league mark. Calvin will close out its MIAA
regular season schedule on Tuesday with a match at Kalamazoo scheduled to begin
at 6:30 pm. The seeds for the MIAA Tournament (October 30, November 1 & 3) will
be determined after the completion of the MIAA regular season. The final
league champion will be determined by a combination of the regular season and
league tournament.
In addition, Calvin will host the prestigious Midwest Invitational this Friday
and Saturday at the Calvin Fieldhouse. The Invitational will include several
nationally and regionally-ranked teams.
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