From: Jeff Febus (jfebus@calvin.edu)
Date: Tue Sep 03 2002 - 20:50:57 EDT
CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 3, 2002
WOMEN’S SOCCER
After a heartbreaking loss in double overtime last Saturday, Calvin was able to bounce back and defeat the visiting Cornerstone Golden Eagles 1-0. The lone goal of the game was scored by Calvin freshman Kara Zuidema (Escondido, CA/Calvin Christian) who scored in the 75th minute of regulation. The play was set up by a perfect corner kick from Sarah Derrico (Cannonsburg, PA/Canon McMillan) from the right side that found Tricia Dyk’s (Western Michigan Christian) foot, who flicked the ball to the foot of Zuidema, who deposited it in the left side of the goal for her first collegiate goal.
Calvin was outshot 16-7, but had more quality scoring chances than did the visiting Golden Eagles. Senior goalkeeper Leah VanderPloeg (Unity Christian) recorded the shutout, the 15th of her career. The shutout also moves her into a tie with Lynn Bulten (1990-93) for third place for most shutouts in a career.
The win, the first of the young season for the Knights, evened Calvin’s record to 1-1. The Knights were also ranked sixth in the latest NCAA III Great Lakes Regional rankings. Denison, which beat Calvin 2-1 in double overtime last Saturday, is ranked third while Albion is ranked fourth.
Calvin will return to action Friday and Saturday as they co-host the Cal Bergsma Memorial Invitational. The Knights will play Aquinas at 2:00 pm on Friday and Grove City at noon on Saturday.
NCAA III GREAT LAKES WOMEN’S SOCCER REGIONAL POLL
1. Ohio Wesleyan (2-0-0)
2. DePauw (1-0-1)
3. Denison (1-0-0)
4. Albion (1-1-0)
5. Carnegie-Mellon (1-0-0)
6. Calvin (1-1-0)
7. Allegheny (2-0-0)
8. Mount St. Joseph (1-0-0)
9. Wilmington (1-0-0)
10. Kenyon (0-1-1)
CALVIN FALL SPORTS ATHLETES RECEIVE MIAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A pair of Calvin fall sports athletes have received MIAA Player of the Week accolades for their performances in weekend tournaments. In volleyball, Calvin senior Melissa Pell has been named MIAA Player of the Week after leading the Knights to the championship of a tournament hosted by Kalamazoo College last weekend. In men’s soccer, Calvin sophomore Joel Vande Kopple has been named MIAA Defensive Player of the Week after helping lead the Knights to the championship of the Ralph Kettner Classic hosted by Tri-State University last weekend.
A 5-11 middle-hitter, Pell is from Fremont and is a graduate of Fremont High School. She was named the Most Valuable Player of the Domino’s-Radisson Invitational hosted by Kalamazoo College as the Knights posted four victories without a defeat. Over the course of the weekend, Pell tallied 49 kills, 10 digs, nine blocks and five service aces. A first team All-MIAA selection last fall, Pell is receiving MIAA Player of the Week accolades for the first time in her career. At the tournament, Calvin defeated teams from Anderson, Millikin, Manchester and Kalamazoo in four three-game sweeps. The Knights will open their MIAA season Wednesday night at Alma in a match that is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m..
Wednesday night’s match will feature a pair of undefeated teams as Alma and Calvin are both 4-0 on the young season. Calvin and Alma met in the in the MIAA Tournament semifinals last year with Calvin winning the match in three straight games.
Like Pell, Vande Kopple is also receiving MIAA Player of the Week accolades for the first time in his career. A 6-4 midfielder and stopper back, Vande Kopple was a defensive catalyst last weekend in a pair of Calvin victories as the Knights topped Taylor University (IN) 3-1 Friday and then defeated Huntington (IN) 4-2 Saturday. Vande Kopple is from Grand Rapids and is a graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School. Vande Kopple is one of five Grand Rapids Christian High School graduates on the Calvin varsity roster as he is also joined by former high school teammates Kyle Visker, Kurt Visker, Joe Westra and John Van Wylen.
The Calvin men’s soccer team (2-0) is scheduled to swing back into action on Friday when it hosts nationally-ranked Wisconsin-Oshkosh in a first round game of the Cal Bergsma Memorial Invitational. Wisconsin-Oshkosh (1-0) is currently ranked eighth in the latest NCAA III poll by the National Soccer Coaches Association of American. Calvin is ranked eighth in the latest NCAA III Great Lakes Regional rankings.
NCAA III GREAT LAKES REGIONAL MEN’S SOCCER RANKINGS (As of 9-2-02)
1. Ohio Wesleyan (2-0)
2. Otterbein (2-0)
3. Hope (2-0)
4. DePauw (2-0)
5. Wilmington (0-0-0)
6. Kalamazoo (1-1-0)
7. John Carroll (0-0-0)
8. Calvin (2-0-0)
9. Mount Union (2-0-0)
9. Ohio Northern (2-0-0)
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