SPORTS REPORT FOR January 19, 2002
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin's bid to snap Hope's 37-game regular season win streak came up short
Saturday afternoon at the Calvin Fieldhouse as the Knights fell 66-51 to the
second-ranked Flying Dutch.
Calvin's upset bid was not short on effort however as the Knights (7-9
overall, 2-4 MIAA) trailed just 26-21 at halftime and then closed to within two
points at 45-43 with just 9:51 remaining. Calvin fell behind by 11 points at
36-25 in the opening two-and-a-half minutes of the second half but mounted an
18-9 scoring run over the next eight minutes to close to within two. Calvin
received field goals from five separate individuals in the scoring spurt capped
off by a spinning layup in the lane by sophomore Kim Wolthuis (South Christian)
with just under 10 minutes to play.
Hope (17-0 overall, 6-0 MIAA) then rattled off an 8-2 scoring run behind key
baskets from seniors Becky Sutton, Jodi Boom and Laura Poppema to go up 53-45.
Calvin would get no closer than six points the rest of the way as the Flying
Dutch outscored Calvin 10-3 in the final 4:13 of regulation.
The victory was the fifth consecutive Hope win over Calvin and allowed the
Flying Dutch to remain in sole possession of first place in the MIAA standings
while Calvin dropped into a three-way tie for fifth place in the conference
standings.
Calvin was led in defeat by junior guard Tricia Dyk (Western Michigan
Christian) who tallied 13 points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals
while freshman guard Rita Ouwinga (McBain Christian) tossed in nine points and
collected three steals off the bench. Hope was led by Sutton who pumped in a
game-high 22 points while Poppema had 18 points and a game-high eight rebounds
with junior Amy Baltmanis added 10 points and five assists.
Hope shot 47.3 percent overall including a red-hot 64.0 percent in the second
half. The Flying Dutch also connected on five three-pointers including four
from Sutton who was 4-of-7 from beyond the arc.
Calvin shot 40.0 percent overall and did not make a three-point shot. The
Knights also turned the ball over 19 times and were outrebounded 34-30.
Calvin returns to action on Wednesday night when it travels to Alma for a 7:30
pm contest.
OTHER MIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCORES
Albion 75, Alma 59
Adrian 81, St. Mary's 76
Kalamazoo 85, Olivet 51
MIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 1-19 GAMES
Hope 6-0
Adrian 5-1
Kalamazoo 4-2
Albion 3-3
Alma 2-4
Calvin 2-4
St. Mary's 2-4
Olivet 0-6
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Calvin improved to 4-0 in MIAA dual meet competition with a 142-62 victory
over St. Mary's Saturday afternoon at Calvin's Bergsma Natatorium.
Calvin took first place in 11 of 13 possible events in gaining the win.
Junior Katie Nagelkirk (Holland Christian) was a catalyst in the win as she
took first place in the 50 freestyle (24.87) and 100 freestyle (54.20).
Sophomore Brittney Stevens (Mankato, MN) wa also a double-winner for the
Knights, taking first place in the 200 IM (2:22.65) and in the 500 freestyle
(5:34.06). In addition, sophomore Sara TerHaar (Bradenton, FL) was a winner on
both the one-meter (241.7) and three-meter (214.5) diving boards. Both
performances were season-best efforts for TerHaar.
Other individual winners for the Calvin women included senior Kate Conrad
(Calvin Christian) in the 200 freestyle (2:02.75); junior Jenny Los (Holland
Christian) in the 200 backstroke (2:24.72) and junior Anne Kuiper (Houghton) in
the 200 breaststroke (2:35.96).
Calvin's 400 medley relay team of freshman Courtney Bechler (Holt), sophomore
Amy Youngquist (Zeeland), Kuiper and senior Erin Kloostra (Grand Rapids
Christian) took first in a time of 4:16.13 while Calvin's 400 freestyle relay
team of Kloostra, Nagelkirk, Conrad and junior Mara McGuin (Oak Park, IL) took
first with a time of 3:44.94.
Both Calvin swim teams return to action next Friday when they travel to Grand
Valley State for non-conference meets scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm. Both
teams will then swing back into conference action next Saturday when they
travel to Kalamazoo and Alma for double/dual meets at Kalamazoo scheduled to
begin at 1:00 pm.
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