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    Upcoming Action | Last Week's Results | Player of the Week

    2008 MIAA Volleyball Report

    League Overall
    W L W L
    Hope 10 0 19 3
    Calvin 7 2 13 4
    Alma 7 2 15 6
    Saint Mary's 5 5 12 7
    Adrian 6 5 10 9
    Albion 4 6 11 10
    Trine 3 7 6 12
    Kalamazoo 2 8 5 15
    Olivet 0 9 4 15

    Upcoming Matches

    Tuesday, October 7
    Alma d. Albion 25-20, 20-25, 25-21, 25-21 stats
    Calvin d. Trine 16-25, 25-16, 24-26, 25-15, 15-6 stats
    Hope d. Saint Mary's 25-4, 25-22, 25-16 stats
    Adrian d. Kalamazoo 26-28, 25-17, 22-25, 25-18, 15-9 stats

    Wednesday, October 8
    Rochester at Olivet, 7 p.m.

    Thursday, October 9
    Kalamazoo at Alma, 7 p.m.

    Friday, October 10
    Calvin at Adrian, 6:30 p.m.
    Albion at Hope, 6:30 p.m.
    Trine at North Central, Ill., Tournament

    Saturday, October 11
    Alma at Olivet, 11 a.m.
    Saint Mary's vs. Alma at Olivet, 1 p.m.
    Saint Mary's at Olivet, 3 p.m.
    Trine at North Central, Ill., Tournament

    Match Results

    Saturday, October 4
    Adrian d. Albion 26-24, 16-25, 25-17, 25-23 stats
    Trine d. Kalamazoo 25-22, 25-20, 25-21 stats

    Friday, October 3
    Hope d. Olivet 25-15, 25-14, 25-17 stats
    Alma d. Saint Mary's 25-15, 25-21, 18-25, 25-15 stats

    Players of the Week

    The MIAA has named Hope outside hitter Nora Slenk its Player of the Week and Calvin setter Lauren DeGroot its Specialty Player of the Week in volleyball.

    Player of the Week
    Slenk, a senior from Holland (Holland Christian HS), earned Player of the Week honors for her strong all-around play in leading the Flying Dutch to a pair of wins last week. She totaled 22 kills, added 16 digs and had a hitting percentage of .541 in leading Hope to wins over Alma and Olivet.

    Specialty Player of the Week
    DeGroot, a senior from Tulare, Calif. (Central Valley Christian HS), earned Specialty Player of the Week recognition for her play in the Knights’ win over Albion. She dished out 54 assists (13.5 per game) and added 13 digs and two blocks in the match.

    Player of the Week Honor Roll
    Week #1 - Kim Gillhespy, Alma; Andrea Helminiak, Hope (specialty)
    Week #2 - Rebecca Kamp, Calvin; Hannah Hewitt, Alma (specialty)
    Week #3 - Sallie Richardson, Trine; Andrea Helminiak, Hope (specialty)
    Week #4 - Kara VandeGuchte, Hope; Maggie Dusbiber, Albion (specialty)
    Week #5 - Nora Slenk, Hope; Lauren DeGroot, Calvin (specialty)

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