Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Illinois Wesleyan volleyball team split its two matches at the Midwest Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 15, defeating Albion in three sets before losing in three sets to Calvin, the nation's No. 1 NCAA Division III team.

The Titans, who are now 14-12 overall, defeated Albion by scores of 25-13, 25-18, 25-22, before losing to the host school Calvin, 12-25, 19-25, 19-25.

"Calvin was by far the biggest team we have faced," said IWU head coach Kim Nelson-Brown. "In both sets 2 and 3, we were able to get leads but were unable to maintain in the middle of the sets.  This weekend was tough but a good learning experience for our team."

Against Albion, freshman Maddie Greybar had 12 kills and sophomore Stephanie Buhrow added 11. Senior Stacy Hassinger and sophomore Erin Wachtel led the team with 10 digs each and Wachtel had 36 set assists.

In the loss to Calvin, the Titans hit just .070 with 26 kills and 20 errors in 86 attempts. Greybar had seven kills and Buhrow had six kills with three blocks. Wachtel had 25 assists and sophomore Sarah Blum had a team-high 10 defensive digs.

Illinois Wesleyan hosts Wheaton at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18 in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin match.