From: Jeff Febus (jfebus@calvin.edu)
Date: Sat Sep 06 2003 - 17:40:21 EDT
CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2003
MEN'S GOLF
BATTLE CREEK * A strong second day showing allowed the Knights of Calvin to leap-frog five teams and finish ninth in a field of 16 teams at the Olivet College Comet Classic Saturday afternoon. The two-day invitational was held at the Bedford Valley Country Club and played to a par 71 on Saturday.
On Friday, Calvin posted a team score of 316, leaving the Knights in 14th place. On Saturday, Calvin dropped nine strokes in posting a team score of 307, giving the Knights a final tournament total of 623, one stroke ahead of Tri-State and three strokes behind seventh place Franklin (IN) and Siena Heights.
Seniors Phil Rietema (Grand Rapids Baptist HS) and Matt Kelly (Western Michigan Christian HS) led the Knights on Saturday as Rietema carded a round of 73 and Kelly a round of 76. Freshman Jeff TenBrink (Kalamazoo Christian HS) and junior Mike Bratt (Lynden, WA) also had sub-80 rounds as TenBrink posted a score of 76 and Bratt a round of 77. TenBrink's score did not count toward Calvin's Saturday's team score as he was listed as an alternate for the tournament. Rounding out Calvin's finishers on Saturday were junior Ricky Shilts (Kalamazoo Central HS) with a round of 84 and senior Ryan Brandsma (Hinsdale, IL) with a round of 81.
Hope and Olivet tied for first place with two-day totals of 603. Hope was then declared the tournament champion by virtue of a tie-breaker.
"This was a good start to the season," said first-year head coach Jim Timmer Jr. "We started out a little slow yesterday but we really picked it up this afternoon. In particular, Phil Rietema and Matt Kelly were outstanding and provided great senior leadership. We are looking forward to opening the league season next week."
Calvin is scheduled to compete at the first MIAA outing of the year on Tuesday. The outing will be hosted by Albion at the Medalist Golf Club.
Final Olivet Comet Classic Team Scores
Hope 603
Olivet (Red) 603
Denison 607
Spring Arbor 609
John Carroll 616
Cornerstone 616
Olivet (White) 619
Franklin 620
Siena Heights 620
Calvin 623
Tri-State 624
Baldwin-Wallace 627
Aquinas 630
Alma 632
Albion 660
Anderson 661
Calvin Individuals
Matt Kelly 76-76-152
Phil Rietema 79-73-152
Mike Bratt 83-77-160
Ryan Brandsma 82-81-163
Ricky Shilts 79-84-163
Jeff TenBrink (Alternate) 81-76-157
WOMEN'S SOCCER
GRANVILLE, OH * Calvin fell to 0-2 with a 4-2 loss at regionally-ranked Denison University Saturday afternoon on the second day of competition at the Denison Big Red Invitational.
Ranked fourth in the Great Lakes Region, Denison (2-2) took a 2-0 halftime lead on goals by Maria Robert (9th minute) and Kerry Doman (18th minute). Calvin came back to saw the lead in half as freshman Sarah Weesies (Kalamazoo Christian) scored unassisted two minutes into the second half. Denison answered however with a goal by Tammy Hoch in the 59th minute.
Calvin made it a one-goal game in the 88th minute of play as freshman Ashley Evans (Columbus, IN) converted a feed from freshman Leah Scholten (Unity Christian HS).
Denison's Katie Holmes provided the clinching goal however with a goal in the final minute of play.
Denison held a 13-7 shots at goal advantage. Freshman goaltender Lisa Campbell (Gull Lake HS) picked up four saves in defeat.
Calvin will now prepare to open its MIAA season on Tuesday when it travels to St. Mary's (IN) for a game slated to start at 5:00 p.m. (EDT). St. Mary's will carry a 3-0 record into Tuesday's match.
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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