November 6, 2000
Jason DeJonge named MIAA Player of the Week
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - For the second time in his career, Calvin senior
Jason DeJonge has been named MIAA Player of the Week in men's soccer.
A native of Muskegon and a graduate of Western Michigan Christian High
School, DeJonge scored a pair of game-winning goals last week to lead
the Knights to conference victories over Albion and Hope.
In a 3-1 victory over Albion Wednesday afternoon, DeJonge broke a 1-1
tie with a goal five minutes into the second half. On Saturday, DeJonge
scored all three Calvin goals in a 3-2 triumph over rival Hope including
the game winner midway through the second half. Saturday's performance
marked the second hat-trick of the year for DeJonge and the third of his
Calvin career.
DeJonge closed out the season and his collegiate career with Saturday's
hat-trick performance, giving him a team-leading 21 goals and 42 points
on the year. He also finished as the MIAA leader in goals scored in
conference games with 13 while finishing second in points with 26. Over
his three-year Calvin career, DeJonge collected 36 goals, five assists
and 77 points.
With Saturday's victory over Hope, Calvin secured its 30th winning
campaign in the last 32 years as the Knights finished 10-9-1 overall.
In conference play, Calvin finished fourth in the final MIAA standings
with a 7-4-1 record. Since the MIAA began men's soccer in 1970, Calvin
has recorded a won-loss record of 239-62-29 for a winning percentage of
.768. Since its first year of varsity play in 1959, Calvin has an
overall won-loss record of 391-209-56 for a winning percentage of .639.
DeJonge was one of four Calvin seniors playing in their final collegiate
contest Saturday against Hope. Also closing out their careers were
seniors Marcus Byeman and Brian Douma of Redmond, Washington and Jon
VerMerris of Western Michigan Christian High School. VerMerris is the
youngest son of Calvin head coach Dave VerMerris.
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