Grand Rapids, MI- The Alverno College volleyball team knew if they were to continue their win streak on Saturday it would take an outstanding performance. Their hosts were the Saints of Aquinas College, Aquinas came into the day with an impressive 31-2 record and the Saints was ranked seventh nationally by the NAIA.
Alverno's performance was most respectable and in moments it looked as though they may come out with a victory. Specifically in set one, Alverno had a match point attempt before falling by the closest of margins, 27-25.
The Inferno would compete in the next two sets also, before falling by scores of 25-17 and 25-15.
Looking at the stats from Saturday,
Jayden Koziol (Willowbrook, IL) would lead Alverno with 12 kills.
Carley Juneau (Milwaukee,WI) was strong again with the setting game, totaling 22 assists.
Brooklynne Hereford (Beloit, WI) was the Inferno leader in the dig column with 15.
Alverno returns home from a successful road trip in Michigan and will be on the road again on Thursday October 29th, however this time they will not have to travel far.
They will play two matches at Milwaukee opponent Mount Mary University. Alverno will play one match against the host Blue Angels, and the second match will be against Maranatha Baptist University. It will be the 3rd match up against MBU this season, with Alverno taking the first two.
