November 8, 2000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Six Calvin players named to All-MIAA women's soccer team
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - The All-MIAA women's soccer teams have been
announced and six Calvin players have been so honored. Named to the
All-MIAA first team from Calvin are senior April Phelps, sophomore
Tricia Dyk and freshman Dana Haan. Named to the All-MIAA second team
from Calvin are juniors Tara Bergsma and Stephanie Fritz and sophomore
Sarah Wind.
Phelps and Dyk are receiving all-MIAA first team accolades for the
second straight year while Haan is receiving first team All-MIAA honors
for the first team. A Holland native and a graduate of Holland
Christian High School, Phelps split time between marking back and
midfield this fall as she tallied one goal and two assists. Dyk is
another Lakeshore native as she is from Grand Haven and a graduate of
Western Michigan Christian High School. A forward, Dyk led Calvin in
scoring for the second consecutive year as she scored 12 goals along
with eight assists for 32 points. In conference play, she came up with
11 goals, seven assists and 29 points to rank third in the MIAA in goals
and points and eighth in assists. Of her 12 goals this year, four were
game-winners. She also received MIAA Player of the Week accolades once
during the season.
A freshman forward, Haan is from Lynden, Washington and is a graduate
of Lynden Christian High School. During the year, Haan collected nine
goals and five assists to rank second on the Calvin team in scoring with
23 points. All nine of her goals came in conference play as she
finished sixth in the MIAA in goals scored. Four of her goals this year
were game-winners including a dramatic goal in the closing minute of
play in a 2-1 victory at Kalamazoo that marked Calvin's first victory
over the Hornets since 1997. During the year, Haan received MIAA Player
of the Week honors once.
Bergsma is making her second straight appearance on the All-MIAA second
team while Fritz and Wind are being so honored for the first time.
Bergsma is from Walker and is a graduate of Calvin Christian High
School. During the year, she split time between midfield and a forward
position, scoring three goals along with three assists for nine points.
Fritz recently completed her third year as a starter in Calvin's
defensive backfield. A native of Middleton, Wisconsin and a graduate of
Middleton High School, Fritz was the quarterback of Calvin's defense
this fall from her sweeper position. She also scored one goal during
the year which proved to be a game-winner in a 3-1 victory at St.
Mary's. Wind also came up with some timely scoring this year as she
popped in a pair of game-winning goals including a goal with less than
two minutes left in regulation that allowed Calvin to edge Olivet 5-4 in
a late-season encounter. A midfielder from Bellflower, California and a
graduate of Valley Christian High School, Wind collected three goals and
three assists for nine points this year.
Senior Stephanie Post, junior Larissa Onderlinde and sophomore Leah
VanderPloeg also received honorable mention recognition from the MIAA
coaches. A midfielder, Post is from Grand Rapids and is a graduate of
Grand Rapids Christian High School. She finished with two goals and two
assists for a total of six points. Onderlinde is a forward from
Kalamazoo and a graduate of Kalamazoo Christian High School. She
finished with six goals and seven assists for 19 points to rank third on
the Calvin scoring list. VanderPloeg hails from Hudsonville and is a
graduate of Unity Christian High School. She stepped into Calvin's
starting spot in goal this fall and collected a Calvin single-season
record 152 saves while also posting five shutout victories and a
goals-against-average of 1.68.
Calvin finished the year with a 11-7 overall record and a second place
MIAA finish as the Knights were 10-4 in conference play. With its 11
victories, Calvin reached the double-digit plateau in
victories for the 12th consecutive year. In 13 years of varsity play,
Calvin has never had a losing season and has an overall won-loss record
of 172-59-5 for a winning percentage of .739.
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