From: Jeff Febus (jfebus@calvin.edu)
Date: Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:33:18 EST
CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2003
Written by Lynn Rosendale, Calvin Direction of Publications
The whole story of the Calvin-Hope basketball game could have been written
after the opening four minutes. Less than one-tenth of the way into the game,
the Flying Dutchmen held a 14-point lead; they would win the game 36 minutes
later 92-76.
“We really needed to be in there after four or five minutes,” said Calvin
Coach Kevin VandeStreek. “Coming into the Civic Center and going down by that
many that early made it tough the rest of the way.”
In the early seconds, Calvin and Hope were knotted at 4-4. From there, things
started to unravel for the Knights.
Hope’s Greg Immink, who tallied 18 points for the night, scored seven points
during the Dutchmen’s 14-point run to put his team up for good. It was a
deficit the Knights could never recover from.
“At the start of the game, it was our defense that got us going,” said Hope
Coach Glenn Van Wieren. “Our defense played well and our offense continued to
flourish. By the half we were up by 20 points.”
Van Wieren credited the play of 6-9 center Don Overbeek.
“It was like a hurricane—a tornado—around him,” he said. “They
double-teamed him but he was able to find the open man.”
Overbeek tossed in 14 points himself, while passing the ball out to the
perimeter on several occasions. The Dutchmen were 7 of 10 from the three-point
line in the opening half. Chad Carlson led Hope in that department going 5-of-7
from long range. He led all scorers with 19.
Carlson, who was held scoreless in the first Calvin-Hope match-up this year,
which the Knights won, came in determined, Van Wieren said.
“He had some big shots,” said Van Wieren. “In the game at Calvin, he had
no points at all. He knew what that meant to this team.”
In the second half, the Knights played an even game with the Dutchmen. After
being out-rebounded 25-14 in the first half, Calvin came back tougher on the
boards grabbing 18 to Hope’s 17.
Small runs by the Knights found them trailing by 14 or 15 several times, but
they were never able to further narrow the margin.
“Every time we needed a stop and a basket of our own to get to that 14ish
mark, they answered the call and suddenly we were down 17 again,” said Vande
Streek.
Scoring for both teams was well-balanced, with four starters from each team in
double digits. Chris Prins led the Knights with 16. Kevin Broene had 15. Jeremy
Veenstra tossed in 14 and Josh Berghuis, 11.
Combined with Carlson’s 19 and Overbeek’s 14, the Dutchmen had 18 from Greg
Immink and 12 from Kyle Kleersnyder.
The win maintains Hope’s lead in the MIAA at 8-1 with just three games
remaining. The defending conference champion Knights fall to 5-5 in the league
with two games to go.
“We’re all a little frustrated this year,” said Vande Streek. “We’re
having a hard time putting our finger on what the problem is. It’s always been
something different every game. Let’s say we’ve been consistent in our
inconsistency. We’re capable of going on a run, but we’ve lost some
confidence. We don’t have that down-deep gut feeling that we’re going to win
every time we step on the court.”
MIAA MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 2-12-03
Hope 8-1
Albion 7-2
Kalamazoo 6-3
Calvin 5-5
Adrian 4-6
Olivet 2-7
Alma 0-9
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
A nationally ranked Hope College team entered the Calvin Fieldhouse with an
unblemished record, and left the way it came. Ranked second in the nation,
according to d3hoops.com, and sporting a 22 game win-streak the Flying Dutch
out-hustled the Knights to an 88-72 victory.
After being outscored in the first half by a margin of 51-32 the Knights fought
back in the second half and gained a 40-37 advantage. The Knights were outscored
over the course of the game in the flowing categories: points in the paint
(54-30), second chance points (18-7), fast break points (16-2), and bench points
(35-24).
The Flying Dutch outrebounded the Knights 47-35, but committed 19 turnovers
while Calvin gave away 13. Hope shot 54.7 percent (35-64) from the floor while
Calvin connected on 40.6 percent (26-64) of its shots.
Calvin was led by senior guard Tricia Dyk (Western Michigan Christian) who
tallied 17 points and collected five steals. Fellow classmate Emily Beard
(Southfield Christian) scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Freshman
Katherine Pettinga (South Christian) amassed a career-high 11 points in just
thirteen minutes played.
The Knights will return to action on Saturday, February 15, traveling to St.
Mary’s for a league matchup slated to start a 3:00 p.m.
MIAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 2-12-03
Hope 11-0
Kalamazoo 8-3
Albion 7-4
Alma 6-5
Calvin 4-7
Olivet 4-7
Adrian 3-8
St. Mary’s 1-10
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