ADRIAN, Mich. – Adrian women’s volleyball was home for the first time in the 2026 campaign Tuesday night as they battled Kalamazoo in an MIAA matchup.
Kalamazoo came out of the gates swinging. Aided by three straight Adrian attack errors, the Hornets took a 14-9 lead. A Virginia Rowan kill helped the Bulldogs cut into the deficit, still trailing 22-20. Kalamazoo was able to hold off Adrian to take a victory in the first set, 25-22.
The Bulldogs played with a fire in the second set, jumping out to a 4-0 lead courtesy of two Kaiya Denny service aces. Six errors by the Hornets helped the Bulldogs put together an 8-2 run, building a seven-point advantage. Kalamazoo didn’t go away easily and trailed by one point, 19-18. Two kills from Rowan extended the Adrian lead before Lauren Boehmer added a pair of kills to seal the second-set victory, 25-21…