Calvin Volleyball Team Finishes High in Final NCAA III Stats - Leads Nation in Blocks & Hitting %
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
The national champion Calvin women’s volleyball also ranks at the top of the list in two categories in the final 2010 NCAA III statistics released earlier today. Calvin led the nation in blocks-per-set in 2010 (2.8 blocks-per-set) and in hitting percentage with a .313 clip as a team. Calvin also finished 20th nationally in assists-per-set (11.96) and 25th in kills-per-set (12.89). Individually, Calvin junior Rebecca Kamp (Orland Park, IL/Chicago Christian HS) finished third nationally in hitting percentage (.431), sixth in blocks-per-set (1.37), 10th in points-per-set (5.25) and 23rd in kills-per-set (.406).
Final NCAA III Team Statistics
Final NCAA III Individual Statistics Rankings
Volleyball Finishes Number One in Final AVCA Division III Top 25 Poll
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
For the first time in school history, the Calvin women’s volleyball team has finished number-one in the final AVCA Division III Top 25 poll of the season. The Knights received a unanimous 24 first place votes in the final poll - released this afternoon. During its march through the NCAA III Tournament, Calvin knocked off (then) number-two ranked Wittenberg University, number-three ranked Juniata College and top-ranked Emory University.
Amber Warners Named AVCA Division III National Coach of the Year
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
(release prepared by American Volleyball Coaches Association)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (November 23, 2010) – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is proud to announce that Calvin College head women’s volleyball coach Amber Warners has been selected as the 2010 AVCA Division III National Coach of the Year. In her ninth season as the Calvin head coach, Warners helped the Knights to a magical year in 2010. Calvin earned the program’s third MIAA regular season title, took home its first NCAA Regional title since 1992 and captured its first-ever NCAA Division III national championship with a 3-1 victory over Emory on November 22. The Knights’ road to their storybook ending was not an easy one, as the squad knocked off nationally-ranked squads Heidelberg (No. 13), Wittenberg (No.2), UMass-Boston (No. 24), Juniata (T-No.3) and Emory (No.1) in the NCAA postseason alone.
