From: Jeff Febus (jfebus@calvin.edu)
Date: Sat Feb 08 2003 - 20:46:12 EST
CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2003
MEN'S BASKETBALL
For the second consecutive year, Calvin tasted homecoming defeat at the hands
of Albion College as the Knights dropped a 77-69 decision to the visiting
Britons in front of more than 3,000 homecoming fans Saturday afternoon at the
Calvin Fieldhouse.
Calvin (12-9 overall, 5-4 MIAA) opened the game by scoring the first six
points but Albion (18-4 overall, 6-2 MIAA) battled back to take a 14-13 lead
with 11:30 left in the half. The Brits then built a 29-23 lead with 4:34 left
before the Knights rallied to tie the game at 29-29 with six unanswered points
with senior Jeremy Veenstra (Kalamazoo Christian HS) capping the run with a
layup with 1:21 left in the half. Calvin then had a chance to take a halftime
lead but missed a shot in close and the Britons followed with a go-ahead layup
by sophomore point guard Marcus Gill. A Calvin turnover in the closing
seconds was converted into a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Albion senior
Brett Quayle that put the Britons up 34-29 at the break.
After falling behind 36-29, Calvin ripped of a 7-0 run capped off by a
three-point play from senior Rob Dykstra (Tri-unity Christian HS) with 17:35
remaining to tie the score at 36.
Calvin would never take the lead however as the Britons used a 9-0 run in a
two-minute span to build a 53-43 lead with 12:35 left. Albion would later
lead by 11 at 59-48 with 9:53 to go before the Knights began to gradually chip
into the Briton lead.
Calvin closed to within three at 64-61 on a three-point play inside by junior
Kevin Broene (Grand Rapids Christian HS) with 2:13 left on the clock and then
trailed 66-63 after a layup inside from Veenstra with 1:49 to go.
Gill then stepped up and connected on a clutch three-point shot with 1:27
remaining to lift Albion into a 69-63 lead. Albion then connected on eight
free throws in the final 54 seconds to close out its third straight victory
over the Knights at Calvin Fieldhouse and its second straight in Calvin's
Homecoming game.
Veenstra led all scorers with 29 points and added eight rebounds, three
assists and two steals. Broene added 16 points off the bench while junior
Chris Prins (Escondido, CA) had 12. Albion was led by Quayle who picked up 23
points and five rebounds while senior Chris Hawkins provided 15 points.
Calvin outrebounded Albion 35-31 but the Britons were able to knock down
seven three-point shots to Calvin's three. Albion shot 49.1 percent overall
including 58.3 percent in the second half while Calvin shot 43.3 percent
overall and just 38.5 percent in the second half. Albion also held an
eight-point advantage at the free throw line, hitting 16-of-21 attempts (.762)
while Calvin was 8-of-13 (.615) at the line.
Calvin must now prepare for a Wednesday night contest at the Holland Civic
Center against rival Hope at 7:30 p.m. The game will be the 151st meeting
between the two rivals.
OTHER MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL SCORES SATURDAY
Adrian 84, Olivet 79 (2OT)
Hope 104, Alma 79
Kalamazoo 84, UM-Dearborn 62 (non-conference)
MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 2-8
Hope 7-1
Albion 7-2
Kalamazoo 5-3
Calvin 5-4
Adrian 4-5
Olivet 2-6
Alma 0-9
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
ALBION - A trip to Albion College did not do Calvin well, as the Knights
dropped a 48-39 decision Saturday afternoon at Kresge Gymnasium. Calvin falls
to 13-8 overall and 4-6 in the MIAA while Albion improves to 13-8 overall and
6-4 in league play.
After playing to a 23-22 Albion halftime advantage, Calvin was outscored
25-17 in the second half. Albion won the 'battle on the boards' 47-40 and
also gained an edge in shooting percentage, connecting on 18-60 (30%) for the
game while Calvin mustered 14-56 (25%). Each team committed 15 turnovers and
Albion outscored Calvin 20-4 in the second chance points department.
Calvin was led by senior Emily Beard (Southfield Christian) who scored 13
points and grabbed seven rebounds. Junior Kim Wolthuis (South Christian) added
10 points while Lisa Nanninga (Grand Rapids Christian) pulled down five
rebounds.
Calvin will return home for its next game against Hope College on Wednesday,
February 12. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
OTHER MIAA WOMEN'S SCORES SATURDAY
Hope 70, Alma 57
Olivet 66, Adrian 62
Kalamazoo 69, St. Mary's 43
MIAA WOMEN'S STANDINGS THROUGH 2-8-03
Hope 10-0
Kalamazoo 7-3
Albion 6-4
Alma 6-4
Calvin 4-6
Adrian 3-7
Olivet 3-7
St. Mary's 1-9
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