CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 29, 2001
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Calvin finished off a tough weekend at the UW-Whitewater tournament with a pair
of losses Saturday afternoon, dropping a four game decision to UW-Whitewater
30-27, 26-30, 30-17, 30-22 and a five game heartbreaker to Simpson 27-30,
30-32, 30-22, 31-29, 15-8.
In the loss to nationally ranked Whitewater Calvin received a courageous effort
from junior middle hitter Melissa Pell, who rattled of 14 kills and five blocks.
Cassie Christopher, a junior outside hitter, added 12 kills and 22 digs. Senior
setter Sara Ahrenholz dished out 48 assists.
In a barnburner against Simpson, the Knights were led by Christopher and
freshman Kristin DeGroot who each tallied 14 kills. Pell also pitched in with 13
kills and four blocks. Sophomore Trisha Balkema chipped in with 21 digs and four
blocks.
Calvin will return to conference play on Tuesday, October 2, hosting Olivet at
6:30 PM.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin picked up its second loss in conference play on Saturday afternoon,
loosing to the Kalamazoo Hornets 3-2. More importantly, it dropped Calvin two
games back of Kalamazoo and Albion which both stand undefeated at 5-0 and 4-0
respectively.
The Knights scored first only 7:34 into the game with Tricia Dyk depositing an
Amanda Bergsma pass into the goal. Kalamazoo answered back with Jill Weatherhead
scoring in the 37th minute of play. The Hornets scored early in the second half
with a goal from Jessie Geiger, but the Knights responded in the 82nd minute
with a score from freshman Colleen Ford. Kalamazoo delivered the decisive goal
in the 85th minute from Stacy Nastase on an unassisted play.
Calvin will return to action with a three game home stand starting on
Wednesday, October 3 versus Olivet at 4 PM.
OTHER MIAA WOMEN'S SOCCER SCORES
Alma 6 Adrian 0
Olivet 1 Hope 0
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin saw its bid to overtake Kalamazoo College for first place in the MIAA
falls short on Saturday afternoon, losing to the Hornets 2-0.
The Hornets dominated the flow of the game, although they only outshot the
Knights 9-8. Six of the eight shots for Knights, however, were outside the goal
box, as the Knights did not have very many good scoring opportunities. Kalamazoo
capitalized on its offensive pressure with only four minutes to go in the first
half as freshman Steve Dendler took a pass from Jonathan Hughes and flicked a
winner just to the right side of the Calvin goalkeeper. The Hornets would score
again in the 57th minute, with another goal from Dendler, as he took a Ross
Bower pass and found the left side of the net to give Kalamazoo it final goal
and the lead 2-0.
Calvin will return to action as it travels to Olivet for a 4 PM start with the
Comets.
SCORES FROM AROUND THE MIAA
Alma 10 Adrian 0
Hope 10 Olivet 2
Albion 0 Orchard Lake St. Mary's 0 (tie)
WOMEN'S GOLF
Calvin finished competition at the MIAA championships with a 7th place showing,
weighing in with a team score of 434 on the day and an 873 stroke total for the
two-day event. St. Mary's College hosted the 18 hole event at the Brookwood Golf
Club in Buchanan, MI.
Hope placed first with a team score of 715 followed closely by Albion (717) and
St. Mary's (718). Alma freshman Courtney Rheinhardt finished as the MIAA scoring
champion with an average 18 hole round of 80.6.
Senior Alyssa Bruinsma (Grand Rapids Christian) had the top round for Calvin on
Saturday with a score of 103. Bruinsma was also the top Calvin finisher in the
final individual standings, placing 21st with a five-round average of 102.6
strokes-per-round. Calvin freshman Dawn Svenkson (Scandia, MN) finished 22nd in
the final overall standings with an average of 103.8 strokes-per-round.
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