From: Jeff Febus (jfebus@calvin.edu)
Date: Sat Sep 14 2002 - 16:17:02 EDT
CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR September 13 &14, 2002
VOLLEYBALL
After spending an exciting weekend at the power-packed John Carroll
Invitational, the Knights escaped with a 2-2 record. With wins over host school
John Carroll and Rochester, the Knights also dropped matches to JCU and Mount
Union.
In Friday's action, Calvin dropped the University of Rochester (NY) 30-16,
30-27, 30-20 and lost to John Carroll in five games 30-24 21-30 30-24 22-30
15-9. In the match with Rochester, Calvin used a balanced attack to pull off the
three-game win. Seniors Melissa Pell (Fremont) and Cassie Christopher
(Fruitport) along with sophomore Kara Kuipers (Unity Christian) recorded nine
kills apiece while Pell added two service aces and three blocks. Senior Laura
Tucker (Holland Christian) dished out 35 assists. Calvin then went on to drop a
heartbreaker to host John Carroll, losing in the fifth game 15-9.
After losing to JCU in five games on Friday night, Calvin bounced back on
Saturday to drop the Blue Streaks in straight games 30-14, 30-26, 30-12. Pell
headlined the Calvin attack, compiling 15 kills and three blocks. Steady front
line play by the Knights continued with Kuipers recording 12 kills with four
blocks and Christopher checking in with 11 kills. Tucker added 43 assists.
With the win over John Carroll, the Knights were propelled into the
championship game of the gold pool, where they were defeated by Mt. Union 30-27,
30-27, 23-30, 30-28. Kuipers led the Calvin offense with 22 kills along with
three service aces. Pell added 19 kills and Christopher chipped in with 13
kills. Tucker compiled 50 assists and junior Trisha Balkema (Illiana Christian)
recorded 32 digs.
Calvin (7-3) will return to the friendly confines of the Calvin Fieldhouse next
Tuesday for a league match with Adrian slated to start at 6:30 p.m..
Men's Soccer
WOOSTER, OH - Calvin suffered a disappointing 3-2 sudden-death overtime defeat
to the College of Wooster Saturday afternoon. Calvin (5-2) outshot the host
Scots (6-0-1) 23-9 and held a man advantage for a large quantity of time in the
second half but came out on the short end of the scoreboard.
Calvin opened the scoring with an unassisted goal by senior Steve Bishop
(Western Michigan Christian) in the 13th minute of play but Wooster countered
with a goal in the 39th minute to knot the score at 1-1. In the second half, a
Wooster player was whistled for his second yellow card of the match, giving the
Knights a man advantage. Despite being down a player, the Scots proceeded to
take a 2-1 lead in the 64th minute as sophomore Adam Milligan scored on a feed
from Jon Kruse.
With just 1:17 left in regulation, Calvin was awarded a penalty kick and
sophomore Joel Veldhouse (Sioux Falls, SD) made no mistake on the opportunity as
he whipped in his team-leading sixth goal of the year. The Veldhouse goal
allowed the Knights to send the contest into overtime but the sudden-death
situation was again unkind for Calvin as Milligan scored a game-ending "golden
goal" for Wooster in the 96th minute of play.
Over the last three years, Calvin is 1-4-1 in overtime matches.
Calvin will now prepare for an important early-season game next Wednesday when
it hosts the Flying Dutchmen of Hope at 4:00 p.m. in the league opener for both
teams. Wednesday's contest will be broadcast via real audio on the Calvin web
site at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/msoccer/results/2002/2002sch.htm
A year ago, Hope handed Calvin a pair of regular season defeats, winning 3-2 in
overtime in a September match in Holland and then winning the return contest at
Calvin 2-0 in October.
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