From: Jeff Febus (jfebus@calvin.edu)
Date: Sat Nov 01 2003 - 19:57:37 EST
Calvin Sports Report (Part Two) for Saturday, November 1, 2003
MEN'S SOCCER
The Calvin men's soccer team notched another victory in MIAA action, downing Olivet College 2-0. The Knights rode the momentum of one first half goal to improve to 14-4 overall and 9-1 in the MIAA. The win also sets up the final week in MIAA play for Calvin as it will travel to Hope and host Alma to try to win its first MIAA title since 1999. Hope is just a point behind the Knights in the MIAA standings and could claim an outright league title of its own with victories over Calvin and Albion next week.
Calvin's victory on Saturday marked its sixth shutout victory in the last seven games. The Knights have now won 10 consecutive games including nine straight in conference play.
The Knights got on the board at the 38:54 mark with a goal from senior Geol Scheirman (Broomfield, CO/Broomfield). Scheirman beat the Olivet goalkeeper to the far post, flicking the pass from Nick Capisciolto (Unity Christian) into the net with his heel. The Knights scored their second goal at the 79:16 mark as Capisciolto capitalized on a nice Maurice Wright (Wauwatosa, WI/Wauwatosa East) pass, to give Calvin a 2-0 lead.
Calvin outshot the Comets 34-7 while Olivet's goalkeeper Will Drogt recorded 15 saves. Calvin sophomore Joe Westra recorded his eighth shutout of the season while notching two saves in 90 minutes between the pipes.
Calvin will play at Hope on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. and host Alma on Saturday starting at 1:30 p.m..
Other MIAA scores
Hope 1, Kzoo 0 (2OT)
Alma 3, Adrian 0
Albion 3, Tri-State 0 (non-conference)
MIAA Soccer Standings Through 11-1-03
Calvin 9-1-0 (18 points)
Hope 8-1-1 (17 points)
Kalamazoo 7-3-0 (14 points)
Albion 5-5-0 (10 points)
Alma 4-5-1 (9 points)
Olivet 1-9-0 (2 points)
Adrian 0-10-0 (0 points)
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Big Rapids - Calvin (11-5-1) suffered its first loss since September 20th with a 3-1 non-conference defeat at Division II Ferris State University (11-4-1). The Bulldogs used three second half goals to break Calvin's ten-game win streak.
Calvin scored the only goal of the first half when Dana Haan (Lynden Christian) knocked in a cross from the feet of Sarah Weesies (Kalamazoo Christian). The goal was the fifth of the season for Haan and the assist pushed Weesies' team lead in scoring to 44 points on the season.
Ferris State (11-4-1) scored the only three goals of the second half with Emily Rogers taking part in all three and finishing with two goals and one assist.
Lisa Campbell (Gull Lake) gave up one goal and made eight saves while Megan VanderVliet (Oakville Trafalgar) gave up two goals and made one assist.
The Knights were outshot 23-11 in the defeat.
Calvin will be back in action this Tuesday when it plays host to Adrian at 3:00 p.m. The Knights trail league-leading Hope by two points heading into the final week of play. Calvin will also host St. Mary's on Saturday. Hope will travel to Albion Tuesday and host Olivet Saturday.
OTHER MIAA WOMEN'S SOCCER SCORES SATURDAY
Adrian 2, Olivet 2 (OT)
Albion 1, St. Mary's 0
Hope 1, Kalamazoo 0
Alma 2, Tri-State 1 (non-conference)
MIAA WOMEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 11-1-03
Hope 10-1-1 (21 points)
Calvin 9-1-1 (19 points)
Albion 8-4-1 (17 points)
Alma 7-4-2 (16 points)
St. Mary's 5-4-3 (13 points)
Kalamazoo 5-8-0 (10 points)
Olivet 1-10-1 (3 points)
Adrian 0-12-1 (1 point)
VOLLEYBALL
Greencastle, IN * After a disappointing conference loss on Wednesday, Calvin bounced back in non-conference action to knock off Milliken and DePauw on Saturday. The tri-match hosted by DePauw University helped the Knights improve to 26-7 overall.
In a 30-22, 30-13, 26-30, 30-26 victory over DePauw Calvin was led by freshman outside hitter Kristen Kalb (Stow, OH/Stow Munroe Falls) who tallied 19 kills. Junior middle-hitter Kara Kuipers (Unity Christian) added 15 kills and nine blocks while senior libero Trisha Balkema (Illiana Christian) chipped in 32 digs. Sophomore setter Jill Scholten (Holland Christian) dished out 63 assists.
The Knights beat Milliken in straight games 30-27, 33-31, 30-24. Kuipers led the Knights with 18 kills while Kalb added 15 kills and 15 digs. Balkema also amassed 15 digs while Scholten had 39 assists and senior setter Deb Frieswyk (Holland Christian) added seven assists.
Calvin will return to action on Tuesday, November 4, playing in the first round of the MIAA Tournament. The Knights will host Albion in a match slated to start at 7:00 p.m.
MIAA Tournament Matches 11-4-03
Olivet (8) at Alma (1)
Albion (7) at Calvin (2)
St. Mary's (6) at Hope (3)
Kalamazoo vs Adrian
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
The Calvin men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened their MIAA dual meet campaigns with victories over Albion and Olivet Saturday at Calvin's Bergsma Natatorium.
In the men's competition, Calvin defeated Albion 124-105 and Olivet 122-108. In the women's competition, Calvin defeated Albion 165-77 and Olivet 152-81.
A highlight of the afternoon for Calvin came in the women's 500 freestyle as freshman Becky Weima (Grand Rapids Christian HS) took first place with a school record time of 5:13.93, shattering the previous record of 5:15.94 set by Kristi VanWoerkom in 1998. VanWoerkom is also a Grand Rapids Christian High School graduate.
Weima also cruised to a first place time of 2:12.95 in the 200 IM. Sophomore Abby Johnson (Grand Haven HS) was also a double-winner on Saturday, taking first in the 200 freestyle (1:59.48) and 100 butterfly (1:00.51). In addition, senior Sara TerHaar (Bradenton, FL) took first place on both the one-meter (198.05) and three-meter (199.7) diving boards.
In the 1,000 freestyle, Calvin sophomore Lynn Visser (Jenison HS) had the top time on the afternoon, clocking in at 11:24.69. Freshman Liz Engebrigtsen (Bensenville, IL) also had the meet's top time in the 50 freestyle, clocking in at 26.01. Freshman Barbara Frazier (Placerville, CA) took first place in the 100 breaststroke, recording a time of 1:12.26.
Calvin's 200 medley relay team of Ingebrigtsen, senior Brittney Stevens (Mankato, MN), Johnson and Weima took first place with a time of 1:55.11.
In the men's competition, Calvin junior Peter Boumgarden (Naperville, IL) was a double-winner, taking first place in the 200 freestyle (1:49.47) and 100 butterfly (53.43). Other individual winners included freshman Peter Tuuk (Grand Rapids Christian HS) in the 100 freestyle (50.98), junior Ryan Preston (Richmond, IN) in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.29), senior Brad White (Traverse City) in the 500 freestyle (5:00.66) and junior Andrew Mulder (Holland Christian HS) in the 50 freestyle (23.19).
Calvin also swept both relay events with sophomore Luke Bagnall (Marshalltown, IA), Preston, Boumgarden and Mulder leading the Knights to a win in the 200 medley relay (1:40.72) and freshman Andrew Bolles (West Ottawa HS), White, freshman Matt Herrema (Grand Rapids Christian HS) and Tuuk leading the Knights to a win in the 200 freestyle relay (1:31.19).
Both Calvin teams return to action next Saturday when they compete in non-conference dual meets at Wheaton (IL) scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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