MISHAWAKA, Ind. – It was a perfect night for Team Michigan as Sports Fest got under way at Bethel College on Monday.

The defending Sports Fest champions won all three events that it participated in. Team Michigan won 4-1 in tennis (see related story), blanked Indiana West 7-0 in girls’ soccer and was 3-1 in volleyball over Indiana West.

Michigan volleyball player Rachel Zeider, at left, prepares for a return shot Monday in a match against West at Sportsfest. (South Bend Tribune photo courtesy/GREG SWIERCZ

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Volleyball

Team Michigan defeated Indiana West 25-19, 15-25, 25-19 and 25-21 to advance to Thursday’s championship match against Indiana East at 7 p.m.

Niles’ Rachel Zeider had three kills and three for Michigan, while Brandywine’s Kelsey Prestly, who also played tennis on Monday, had three aces and three digs.

Michigan…3

Indiana West…1

Kills

Christian Welch (M) 6, Tylier Bookout (M) 6, Emily Kozinski (M) 5, Gabby Baur (M) 3, Sam Helsley (M) 3, Rachel Zeider (M) 3, Janyl Zachary (IW) 6, Meagan Barron (IW) 5, Haley Smart (IW) 5
Blocks

Welch (M) 3, Zeider (M) 3, Baur (M) 2, Kaitlyn Kopetski (IW) 2
Aces

Katie Mavis (M) 3, Kelsey Prestly (M) 2, Bookout (M) 1, Helsley (M) 1, Kozinski (M) 1, Welch (M) 1, Barron (IW) 1, Kierstynn Combs (IW) 1, Smart (IW) 1
Digs

Kathryn Snyder (M) 4, Mavis (M) 3, Prestly (M) 3, Helsley (M) 2, Barron (IW) 5, Combs (IW) 5, Kopetski (IW) 3, Brittany Tetzloff (IW) 3

Michigan team's Sammy Mathews, left, kicks the ball past West team's Katlyn Bettcher in the first round of the Michigan vs. West girls soccer game during Sportsfest at Bethel College in Mishawaka on Monday. (South Bend Tribune photo courtesy/ROBERT FRANKLIN)

Soccer

Cassopolis’ Bjargey Olafsson had a pair of goals to help lead Team Michigan to a 7-0 victory over Indiana West and a spot in Thursday’s championship match against Indiana Metro at 6 p.m.

St. Joseph’s Ellery Karsten also had two goals and an assist as Team Michigan had little trouble scoring against Indiana Metro, leading 4-0 by halftime.

Michigan held a 25-9 advantage in shots on goal in the match.

Indiana West…0

Michigan…7

Halftime score

Michigan 4, Indiana West 0

First half
M – Hayley Baker (unassisted) 18th minute
M – Ellery Karsten (unassisted) 19th minute
M – Bjargey Olafsson (Karsten) 36th minute
M – Baker (unassisted) 38th minute

Second half
M – Olafsson (unassisted) 48th minute
M – Karsten (unassisted) 63rd minute
M – Emily LaManna (unassisted) 75th minute

Shots

Indiana West 9, Michigan 25

Saves

Indiana West 13 (Cassie Arndt)

Michigan 5 (LaManna 3, Karsten 2)