GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Trine University women's volleyball team fell in its Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association opener on Friday night at the hands of the Calvin Knights inside Van Noord Arena. Calvin, who received votes in the latest AVCA Coaches' poll, are now 13-3 (1-1 MIAA) and took the match 3-0 over the Thunder, now 5-12 (0-1 MIAA). Jordan Budzinski led the Thunder with 17 digs.
 
Calvin took the match 25-13, 25-17, 25-18. Set one quickly went awry for the guests, falling behind 8-3 and were never able to muster a rally. Trine got kills from five different players in the set.
 
Calvin took a 5-0 lead in set two, Trine got two kills from Julia Maggio and Emmaline Leatherman to stay in the set, trailing 15-11. Calvin then turned to Aerin Baker who had 17 kills on the night to close out the set with five kills in the final ten points.
 
Trine led 8-4 early in the third set with another pair of kills by Leatherman and an ace from Anna Zellers. Calvin responded with a 15-3 run to take a commanding advantage. Trine could not mount a rally and fell in straight sets.
 
The Thunder will host Saint Mary's on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. inside Hershey Hall.