Jessi Kreder
Kevin Krows/Millikin University
0
Millikin MILLIKIN 17-10
3
Winner Calvin CALVIN 24-2
Millikin MILLIKIN
17-10
0
Final
3
Calvin CALVIN
24-2
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Millikin MILLIKIN 18 23 13 (0)
Calvin CALVIN 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Morgan Vogels

Women's Volleyball Bested by #6 Calvin at Midwest Invitational

Millikin women's volleyball matched up against their third ranked opponent of the weekend at the Midwest Invitational hosted by Calvin University on Saturday, October 23. The Big Blue faced the host Knights, ranked #6 in the latest Division III AVCA Poll, in their third and final match of the tournament. 

Millikin was defeated 0-3 by Calvin (18-25, 23-25, 13-25). 

Tori Stuart and Kamryn Flesner led the Big Blue at the net tallying eight kills apiece. Jessi Kreder totaled seven blocks, and Anna Deutschmann led the team in digs with 12. Julianna Vassallo added 11. Reece Brown notched 21 assists. 

The first set saw Millikin pull ahead to a 4-1 advantage on a Kailee Itzenhuiser service ace. Calvin came right back with a run of their own to take a 5-4 lead off a Big Blue attacking error. The set remained tightly matched until Calvin pulled ahead 13-16 on three straight Millikin errors. Calvin posted a 3-0 run to finish out the set, ending with a kill by Gabriella Kellogg to take the 18-25 first set. 

Millikin used three straight blocks to begin the second set in a 4-2 lead. Stuart and Kreder teamed up for two, while Kreder and Brown paired up for another. A later 4-0 run with Stuart serving helped give the Big Blue a 12-8 lead before Calvin used a 5-0 run of their own after a timeout to take a one point lead. Calvin closed out the 23-25 set with a kill by Heidi Westra. 

The final set of the afternoon would begin with Calvin off to a 2-6 advantage over the Big Blue. They used two more 4-0 runs throughout the set to pull ahead by a score of 9-17 before finishing out the set 13-25. 

At the conclusion of the tournament, junior Tori Stuart was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Millikin will play their final College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin matchup of the regular season when they travel to Waukesha, Wis. to take on Carroll University on Wednesday, October 27. 
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