Volleyball suffers pair of losses at Midwest Invitational
The volleyball team lost to Hope (30-23, 30-12, 30-24) and Spring Arbor (30-24, 30-20, 30-21) on Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Midwest Invitational. Bridgett Blough led Kalamazoo with nine kills against Hope. Megan Korc had 23 assists and Laura Winkler had 23 digs. Kim Marble had 10 kills against Spring Arbor. Megan Korc had 23 assists and Laura Winkler had 18 digs. Hope Box Score - Spring Arbor Box Score

Volleyball takes Calvin to five games, wins in four over Aquinas
For the second time this season the Kalamazoo College volleyball team took league-leading Calvin to five games, but again it was Calvin coming out on top with a 15-10 win in game five. After losing the first game (30-20), Kalamazoo took a 2-1 advantage winning 30-26 and 30-27, but Calvin rallied back with a 30-11 win in game four and the 15-10 win in game five. The Hornets are now 2-6 in five-game matches this season. Kim Marble led the Hornets with 16 kills and only one attack error. Bridgett Blough had 13 kills. Megan Korc had 37 assists and 25 digs. Laura Winkler had 30 digs. Later Friday evening, Kalamazoo won a non-conference match over Aquinas 30-17, 26-30, 30-16, 30-23. Calvin Box Score - Aquinas Box Score

Volleyball loses 16-14 in game five at Albion
The volleyball team lost in five games at Albion on Wednesday, including a 16-14 defeat in the deciding fifth game. The teams swapped wins in the first four games as Albion won 32-30 and 30-25 in games one and three, respectively. Kalamazoo won 30-21 in game two and 30-28 in game four to send the match to the critical fifth game. Bridgett Blough led the Hornets with 16 kills and 13 blocks. Kim Marble had 14 kills. Megan Korc had 50 assists. Laura Winkler had 37 digs. Kalamazoo returns to action this weekend at Calvin and Hope. Box Score

Bridgett Blough named MIAA Volleyball Player of the Week
Bridgett Blough, a senior middle hitter from Coloma (Lake Michigan Catholic HS), was selected as the MIAA Volleyball Player of the Week. Blough was credited with 14 kills and six blocks as the Hornets defeated Saint Mary's in three games. She had a .387 hitting percentage.

Volleyball wins final regular season home matches
The volleyball team won its final two regular season home matches on Saturday, Oct. 20, defeating Saint Mary's 3-0 (30-28, 30-27, 30-27) and Defiance 3-1 (30-23, 24-30, 30-18, 30-26). In Saturday's finale against Defiance, Kalamazoo was led by Kim Marble's 15 kills and .364 attack percentage. Bridgett Blough had 11 kills and hit .250 with seven blocks. Megan Korc had 39 assists and 22 digs. Laura Winkler had a team-high 26 digs. Kalamazoo returns to action next Tuesday at Albion. Defiance Box Score

Volleyball defeats Saint Mary's in three games
The volleyball team defeated Saint Mary's in three very close games on Saturday, winning 30-28, 30-27, 30-27. The Hornets hit .200 for the match, led by Bridgett Blough's 14 kills and .387 attack percentage. Kim Marble had 11 kills and hit .360. Megan Korc had 37 assists and Laura Winkler had 27 digs. The win moves the Hornets into a three-way tie for fifth place with Saint Mary's and Albion. Saint Mary's Box Score

Hope dampens volleyball's homecoming
The volleyball team lost 3-0 to Hope (30-14, 30-10, 30-24) on Saturday, Oct. 13. Bridgett Blough led Kalamazoo with six kills. Megan Korc had 18 assists. Laura Winkler had 22 digs. The Hornets are off until next Saturday when they host a tri-match beginning with Saint Mary's at 11 a.m. Box Score

Volleyball wins in three games at Alma
The volleyball team defeated Alma 3-0 (30-28, 30-19, 30-25) on Tuesday, Oct. 9, completing the regular-season sweep of the Scots. Kim Marble, Bridgett Blough and Anna Lau each had eight kills. Megan Korc had 18 assists. Laura Winkler had 19 digs. Kalamazoo returns to action this Saturday morning at 11 a.m. against Hope.

Laura Winkler sets MIAA record, earns MIAA weekly honors Kalamazoo College senior libero Laura Winkler (Vicksburg HS) was selected as the MIAA co-Specialty Player of the Week. Winkler set a conference record for digs (48) in a five-game loss to Calvin on Wednesday. This is Laura's second MIAA Player of the Week honor this season.

Volleyball suffers pair of losses at Augustana Tournament
The volleyball team lost its opening two matches at the Augustana, Ill. Tournament on Friday, Oct. 5. The Hornets lost 3-0 to North Central (30-22, 30-21, 33-31) followed by a 3-0 loss to Augustana (30-15, 30-19, 30-19). Kalamazoo faces Luther on Saturday at 9 a.m. CT and a place match at either 1 or 3 p.m. CT. Tournament Schedule/Results

Volleyball falls to Calvin in five games
The volleyball team lost to league-leading Calvin College 3-2 (23-30, 27-30, 30-19, 30-18, 15-6) on Wednesday, Oct. 3. The Hornets outplayed the Knights in the first two games, but Calvin came back strong to win the final three games. Mariah Frye led Kalamazoo with 14 kills. Megan Korc had 33 assists. Laura Winkler had 48 digs. Kalamazoo travels to a tournament at Augustana (Ill.) College this Friday and Saturday. Box Score

Volleyball falls to Adrain, defeats Olivet in three
The volleyball team lost to Adrian 3-1 on Saturday, Sept. 29 at Olivet (30-16, 27-30, 30-15, 30-25). The Hornets came back to win their second match of the day 3-0 over Olivet (30-27, 30-25, 31-29). Bridgett Blough led the Hornets with 16 kills against Olivet. Megan Korc had 38 assists. Laura Winkler had 16 digs. Anna Lau led Kalamazoo with 14 kills against Adrian. Olivet Box Score - Adrian Box Score

Volleyball wins two matches at North Park Quad
The volleyball team won two of its three matches at the North Park Quad on Saturday, Sept. 22. Kalamazoo won the opener 3-2 over Hannibal-LaGrange (12-30, 30-16, 30-21, 22-30, 15-13). The Hornets dropped the second game 3-0 to Benedictine Univ. (33-31, 30-17, 30-28). Kalamazoo won its third match 3-0 over North Park (30-12, 30-21, 30-28). The Hornets host Albion on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Volleyball falls in five games at Saint Mary's
The volleyball team lost a five-game match at Saint Mary's on Friday, Sept. 21. Kalamazoo won the first game 30-28, but Saint Mary's evened the match with a 30-22 win in game two. Kalamazoo took a 2-1 lead with a 30-20 win in game three, but Saint Mary's would again battle back to win game four, 30-26. Saint Mary's won the match with a 15-10 win in game five. Bridgett Blough led Kalamazoo with 20 kills and a .271 attack percentage. Anna Lau had 15 kills and 24 digs. Megan Korc had 50 assists and Laura Winkler had a team-high 28 digs. Box Score

Volleyball wins in four over Olivet
The volleyball team defeated Olivet 30-19, 30-22, 22-30, 30-23 at home on Wednesday, Sept. 19. Bridgett Blough led Kalamazoo with 18 kills and a .400 attack percentage. Kim Marble hit .312 for the match and had 13 kills. Anna Lau had 12 kills. Megan Korc had 47 assists and 21 digs. Laura Winkler had 27 digs. Bridgett Blough had a team-high eight blocks. Box Score

Volleyball falls at Tri-State
The volleyball team lost 3-0 at Tri-State (30-20, 30-27, 30-28) on Saturday, Sept. 15. Bridgett Blough led the Hornets with 10 kills and a .214 attack percentage. Megan Korc had 26 assists and Laura Winkler had 22 digs. Tri-State hit .270 for the match while Kalamazoo hit just .181. Box Score

Volleyball wins five-game match over Alma
The volleyball team won an exciting five-game match 3-2 over Alma on Tuesday, Sept. 11 (25-30, 23-30, 30-23, 31-29, 15-11). Kalamazoo dropped the first two games, but battled back to win game three 30-23. The Hornets held on for a hard-fought 31-29 win in game four, and led the entire way to a 15-11 win in game five. Anna Lau led the Hornets with 26 kills. Kim Marble had 20 kills and Bridgett Blough had 17 kills with a .280 attack percentage. Megan Korc had 61 assists. Laura Winkler had a team-high 40 digs. Box Score

Laura Winkler earns MIAA Volleyball honors
Sept. 9 - Laura Winkler was selected as this season's first MIAA Specialty Player of the Week. Winkler, a senior libero from Vicksburg (Vicksburg HS) averaged 7.25 digs per game as the Hornets posted an 0-2 record in league matches. She also had five service aces.

Bridgett Blough records 11 kills in volleyball loss
The volleyball team lost to Adrian 30-18, 30-26, 30-20 at home on Saturday, Sept. 8. Bridgett Blough led Kalamazoo with 11 kills. Kim Marble and Anna Lau each had eight kills. Megan Korc had 23 assists and Laura Winkler had 29 digs. The Hornets have another home match this Tuesday, Sept. 11 against Alma at 7 p.m. Box Score

Volleyball Team to collect winter items for Kalamazoo Gospel Mission
The Kalamazoo College volleyball team will collect items for the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission at each of the Hornets' home matches this season. A warehouse fire at the Mission in August destroyed over $100,000 worth of donated items. While the temperature outside is warm now, it will quickly turn cold and the Mission is in need of coats, boots and other warm clothing for all ages and genders. They are also in need of gloves, scarves and hats for men. Gently used items are welcome. Please support the less fortunate in the Kalamazoo area by contributing winter clothing items at each of the Kalamazoo College volleyball games this fall. The Hornets next home game is Saturday, Sept. 8 at 11 a.m. against Adrian.

Volleyball falls on road at Marietta
The volleyball team lost 30-28, 30-28, 30-23 at Marietta (Ohio) on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Kim Marble led Kalamazoo with 12 kills. Bridgett Blough had 10 kills. Megan Korc had a team-high 29 assists.

Volleyball defeats Purdue North Central, 3-0
The volleyball team defeated Purdue North Central 30-11, 30-12, 30-23 to take seventh-place at the 2007 Hornet Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 1. Kim Marble led the Hornets with 12 kills. Bridgett Blough had nine kills with only one error as the Hornets hit .303 for the entire match. Megan Korc had 32 assists and nine digs. Anna Lau had six kills and 13 digs. Sarah Thomasma had three solo blocks and three block assists. Box Scores

Volleyball lets lead slip away in MIAA opener
The volleyball team rolled through the first two games against Tri-State, but the Thunder fought back to pull out a 3-2 (14-30, 20-30, 30-21, 30-23, 15-11) win over Kalamazoo in the MIAA's first volleyball match of the season. Bridgett Blough hit .289 and had 17 kills to lead the Hornets. Kim Marble and Anna Lau had 13 kills each while Mariah Frye added 11. Megan Korc had 49 assists and Laura Winkler had 29 digs.

Volleyball opens season with five-game loss to Huntington
The volleyball team opened its season with a disappointing five-game loss to Huntington University in the opening round of the 2007 Hornet Invitational on Friday, Aug. 31. Huntington won the first game, 30-23, but Kalamazoo took a 2-1 advantage with 30-24 and 31-29 wins in games two and three, respectively. Huntington bounced back and won the final two games by two points apiece (30-28, 15-13). Kim Marble and Bridgett Blough each had 15 kills to lead Kalamazoo. Marble also had 16 digs while Blough had a .343 attack percentage. Megan Korc had 39 assists. Laura Winkler had 22 digs.

Kalamazoo lost its second match of the night to Anderson, 30-26, 30-22, 30-17. The Hornets had 21 attack errors and hit just .021 for the match. Kim Marble had a team-high eight kills. Megan Korc had 18 assists. Laura Winkler had 15 digs. Box Scores

Volleyball team earns AVCA Academic Award
The American Volleyball Coaches Association has awarded the Kalamazoo College volleyball team with the 2006-07 GamePlan/AVCA Team Academic Award. Kalamazoo was one of 53 Division III schools to earn the award. The award honors collegiate and high school teams that displayed excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale.

Rutgers Volleyball Coach Headlines Camp at Kalamazoo College
Rutgers University Head Volleyball Coach Orlando Gonzalez will serve as master coach for a July 28-31 USA Michigan Volleyball camp at Kalamazoo College. USA Michigan Volleyball, co-founded by Rob and Jackie Buck, is also coordinating a second week of camp this summer at Kalamazoo College. August 6-9 is the Elite all-skills and pre-tryout camp. More Information

Laura Winkler earns National Strength & Conditioning Award
Kalamazoo College student-athletes Mike Benson and Laura Winkler have been recognized as National Strength and Conditioning Association All-Americans for the second consecutive year.

Winkler, a junior from Vicksburg (Vicksburg HS), is the libero on the volleyball team. She earned MIAA coaches' honorable mention honors this past season and was selected to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV Second Team. She had 554 digs last season and now has 919 for her career. She also led the team with 30 service aces last season. Winkler is also a team captain.