Women’s volleyball team posts 3-1 record at Illinois College Tournament

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – The Olivet College women's volleyball team posted a 3-1 record at the 2021 Illinois College Tournament inside the Sherman Gymnasium. On Friday night, the Comets defeated Monmouth (Ill.) College in five sets and Blackburn (Ill.) College in four sets. This afternoon, Olivet slipped past Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Institute of Technology in five sets before losing a three-set match to the host Lady Blues.

Final Score: Olivet defeated Monmouth 25-10, 25-17, 19-25, 23-25, 15-11
Location: Sherman Gymnasium; Jacksonville, Illinois
Records: Olivet 1-1 overall, Monmouth 1-1 overall

• Four players reached double figures in kills.
• Sophomore Olivia DuFore finished with a team-best 17 kills, followed by sophomore Morgan Dillon (12), junior Ellie Louiselle (11) and sophomore Logan Allen (10).
• Junior Kennedy Blackburn dished out 47 set assists.
• DuFore also served five aces.
• Senior Drue Mullin topped the back row with 46 digs.
• DuFore and junior Jill Arends tallied 25 and 20 digs, respectively.                                                                           

Final Score: Olivet defeated Blackburn 16-25, 25-13, 25-22, 25-22
Location: Sherman Gymnasium; Jacksonville, Illinois
Records: Olivet 2-1 overall, Blackburn 0-2 overall

• DuFore pounded down a team-leading 17 kills.
• Louiselle was next with nine kills, followed by Dillon (8), Allen (6) and senior Jordyn Emelander (6).
• Making her first start of the season, freshman Madison Johnson recorded 28 set assists and three service aces.
• Mullin contributed a team-best 27 digs, followed by DuFore (17), Arends (16) and junior Madison Chubb (12).

Final Score: Olivet defeated Rose-Hulman 26-24, 23-25, 25-20, 15-25, 15-11
Location: Sherman Gymnasium; Jacksonville, Illinois
Records: Olivet 3-1 overall, Rose-Hulman 2-2 overall

• Louiselle led all players with 14 kills and .393 attack percentage.
• DuFore had 10 kills.
• Johnson collected 38 set assists.
• Mullin finished with a match-best 29 digs.

Final Score: Illinois College defeated Olivet 25-17, 25-22, 25-18
Location: Sherman Gymnasium; Jacksonville, Illinois
Records: Olivet 3-2 overall, Illinois College 3-2 overall

• DuFore recorded a team-best nine kills.
• Allen was next with six kills.
• Johnson added 16 set assists.
• Mullin and DuFore had 16 and 13 digs, respectively.

• The Comets make the trip over to Kalamazoo College for a triangular next Tuesday, September 8. Olivet faces Kalamazoo at 4 p.m., followed by a match against Grace Christian University.