From: Jeff Febus (jfebus@calvin.edu)
Date: Wed Sep 24 2003 - 22:51:38 EDT
CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24, 2003
MEN'S SOCCER
Grand Rapids - The Tri-State Thunder (1-6) brought some gloomy weather to
Calvin Field for their non-league match with Calvin College (4-3), but the
Knights eluded the gloom and went home with a 4-1 victory behind the likes of
junior Joel Veldhouse (Sioux Falls Christian) who finished with a goal and two
assists.
The Knights started scoring in the eighth minute as Joel VandeKopple (Grand
Rapids Christian) slid and chipped the ball just over the hand of the keeper
and put the Knights up 1-0, that goal assisted by Veldhouse and David Buursma
(Western michigan Christian). Freshman Nick Capisciolto (Unity Christian)
knocked in his third of the season in the 35th minute on another Veldhouse
assist. Just eight minutes later, Veldhouse scored a goal of his own on a
direct kick just outside the box. Calvin won the shot category 13-2 in the
first half and went to the locker room up 3-0.
Tri-State came out quick in the second half and gave the Knights a momentary
fright as they scored just 2 minutes and 10 seconds in to cut the deficit to
3-1. That would be the last of the Thunder pressure as they were outshot 20-2
in the second half. Sophomore Kurt Visker (Grand Rapids Christian) added an
insurance goal in the 80th minute, unassisted, to put the Knights up 4-1 for
good.
Sophomore goalkeeper Joe Westra (Grand Rapids Christian) went the distance for
the Knights and gave up one goal while accumulating three saves.
Calvin will be back in action this Saturday at Kalamazoo with the game starting
at 2:00 p.m.
OTHER MIAA MEN'S SOCCER SCORES WEDNESDAY
Hope 2, Alma 0
Albion vs Adrian (suspended because of weather)
Olivet vs Kalamazoo (suspended because of weather)
WOMEN'S GOLF
Calvin finished third in a four-team match hosted by Aquinas with a team score
of 388. MIAA foe Hope College came out with the victory at 366 and Olivet,
also an MIAA opponent, finished second with a 380.
Sophomore Annie Huizenga (Unity Christian) swung the clubs well and finished
third overall and on top of the Calvin roster with a 93, while sophomore
Margaret Tassaro rolled in a 95. Calvin's third spot went to junior Dawn
Svenkenkeson (Forest Lake) who hit the ball 97 times. The top four was rounded
out by freshman Abby Stemler (Elk River) with a 103.
Calvin will be back in action this Saturday, September 27 when they travel to
Lenawee Country Club, the home of the Adrian Bulldogs, set to start at 1:00
p.m.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Both Calvin cross country teams remain near the top of the latest set of NCAA
III Top-25 cross country polls.
In the men's poll, Calvin vaulted into second place in this week's national
poll and also received one of a possible seven first place votes. The Knights
were ranked third in last week's poll and fourth in the poll prior to that.
North Central (IL) received six first place votes to grab the top spot in this
week's poll. The Cardinals edged the Knights by five points to win the
Wisconsin-Parkside Midwest Invitational this past Saturday.
In the women's poll, Calvin is ranked fourth for the second straight week,
trailing top-ranked Williams (MA), second-ranked Middlebury (VT) and
third-ranked Wartburg (IA).
Both Calvin cross country teams return to action this Saturday at an MIAA
jamboree hosted by Adrian College. In the men's race, Calvin will be one of
two nationally-ranked teams as Albion is ranked 20th in this week's national
poll.
Saturday's race is set to start at 11:00 a.m.
NCAA III MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TOP-25 POLL (Released 9-23-03)
1. North Central (IL)
2. Calvin
3. Wisconsin-Oshkosh
4. Willamette (OR)
5. Wisconsin-LaCrosse
6. Keene State (NH)
7. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
8. Haverford (PA)
9. Nebraska Wesleyan
10. Wartburg (IA)
11. Geneseo State (NY)
12. College of New Jersey
13. Tufts (MA)
14. Elizabethtown (PA)
15. St. Lawrence (NY)
16. Carleton (MN)
17. Grinnell (IA)
18. St. Thomas (MN)
19. U. of Chicago
20. Albion
21. Puget Sound (WA)
22. Case Western Reserve (PA)
23. Emory (GA)
24. Carnegie-Mellon (PA)
24. UW-Eau Claire
24. Colorado College
24. Pomona-Pitzer (CA)
NCAA III WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TOP-25 POLL (Released 9-23-03)
1. Williams (MA)
2. Middlebury (VT)
3. Wartburg (IA)
4. Calvin
5. UW-LaCrosse
6. UW-Stevens Point
7. Geneseo State (NY)
8. Haverford (PA)
9. Trinity (CT)
10. UW-Oshkosh
11. Nebraska Wesleyan
12. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CA)
13. Amherst (MA)
14. Washington (MO)
15. College of New Jersey
16. Emory (GA)
17. Dickinson (PA)
18. Wesleyan (CN)
19. Luther (IA)
20. Allegheny (PA)
21. Ithaca (NY)
22. UW-Eau Claire
23. Bowdoin (ME)
24. Willamette (OR)
25. Mount Union (OH)
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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