Box Score KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Albion College received important contributions from everyone to subdue a spirited Kalamazoo College squad searching for its first Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association volleyball victory of the season.
Albion improved to 15-9 overall and 4-3 in the MIAA with the 25-18, 21-25, 25-18, 26-24 victory.
- Kate Winter led Albion with 15 kills
- Kelsey Gustafson (13 kills, 15 digs) and Grace VanDorn (26 assists, 21 digs) completed double-doubles
- Ava Smith (20 assists, eight digs, and two aces) came up just shy in her bid for a double-double
- Chloe Webber and Shelby Palmer finished with eight kills apiece. Webber stuffed the box score with seven digs, four blocks, three aces and an assist
- Jenna Khoury collected 26 digs, two shy of matching her career high. She also dished out four assists
- Jesse Hepner finished with six kills and four blocks
- Alexa Hitchko contributed three kills and five blocks
- Kameron Haley was an important piece in the back row with 11 digs
Albion's block was especially effective in the third set. The Britons blocked three of four points in one stretch to take a 13-10 lead. Hepner and Webber teamed up for the block on the 24th point and Gustafson gained a solo block for the final point.
Gustafson, a six-rotation player for the Britons, came up with an important dig against Madi Goodman, Kalamazoo's leading hitter with 14 digs, in the fifth set as Albion rallied from an 18-15 deficit. Palmer and Webber terminated consecutive points as Albion finished the victory in four sets.
Albion will complete the regular season with a MIAA match at Trine University next Wednesday.
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Joe and Julie Serra have given a $5 million leadership gift to launch a fundraising initiative to make two dreams a reality. The first is a newly expanded fitness and student activity facility at the site of the current Dow Recreation and Wellness Center. The second is a new or renovated facility for the volleyball, men's basketball and women's basketball teams that currently call Kresge Gymnasium home.
The College is continuing to raise funds in support of both projects. To learn more, call 517/629-0446 or email advancement@albion.edu.
