From: Jeff Febus (jfebus@calvin.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 05 2003 - 20:39:06 EST
CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2003
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin's 10-game win streak came to end along with its perch atop the MIAA
standings as the Knights suffered a hard-fought 2-1 defeat at rival Hope
Wednesday afternoon at the Buys Athletic Complex.
Playing in front of a large and enthusiastic throng, Hope (13-3-3 overall,
9-1-1 MIAA) struck first in the opening three minutes as freshman Patrick
McMahon rifled in a corner kick from senior teammate Kevney Dugan to give the
Flying Dutchmen a 1-0 lead.
The opening 10 minutes were played at a fever pitch and with 9:29 elapsed,
Calvin struck back as senior Joel Veldhouse (Sioux Falls, SD) cracked in a
rebound shot that originally began on a direct kick just outside the Hope
penalty box. The Veldhouse goal was his team-leading 13th of the year.
With a strong north wind at its back Calvin (14-5-0 overall, 9-2-0 MIAA) kept
up the pressure the remainder of the first half but could not dent the net as
the Knights sent a number of shots from in close flying over the Hope
crossbar.
Nearly 10 minutes into the second half, Hope changed the complexion of the
game as Dugan was able to pounce on a loose-ball at the Calvin 25-yard line and
then rip a shot that deflected off the back of a Calvin defender and past
Calvin sophomore goaltender Joe Westra (Grand Rapids Christian HS) into the
lower left hand corner of the net.
With a 2-1 lead, Hope then got defensive as the Flying Dutchmen packed the box
with defenders, thwarting Calvin from any strong scoring opportunities. One of
Calvin's best opportunities came on a direct kick from just outside the Hope
box with 20 minutes left but a shot off the restart flew high and wide.
Sophomore Peter Malefyt (Lansing Christian HS) also lofted a chip into the Hope
goalmouth with seven minutes left that was snared by Hope goalkeeper Jacob
Hofmeister amid a crowd of players.
Hope finished with an 11-9 shots at goal advantage with Hofmeister collecting
one save for Hope and Westra two saves for Calvin which entered Wednesday's
game ranked 15th nationally and second in the Great Lakes Region. Prior to
Wednesday's game, Calvin had held opponents scoreless for more than 425
minutes.
With the victory, Hope moves into sole possession of first place in the MIAA
standings, one point ahead of second place Calvin. The Flying Dutchmen can
wrap up an outright MIAA title and an NCAA III Tournament bid with a victory at
Albion Saturday. A Hope tie at Albion would also assure the Flying Dutchmen of
at least a share of the league crown and the MIAA's automatic bid to the NCAA
III Tournament. Hope holds a tie-breaker edge over Calvin by virtue of its 2-0
record against third place Kalamazoo while Calvin is 1-1 against Kalamazoo this
year.
Calvin will host Alma Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and would need a victory over Alma
and an Albion win over Hope to gain the MIAA title.
A Calvin victory on Wednesday would have assured the Knights of their first
outright MIAA title since 1987. Calvin's last league crown was 1999 when it
shared the title with Alma.
OTHER MIAA MEN'S SOCCER SCORES WEDNESDAY
Kalamazoo 2, Albion 1
Alma 2, Olivet 2 (tie)
MIAA MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 11-4-03 GAMES
Hope 9-1-1 (19 points)
Calvin 9-2-0 (18 points)
Kalamazoo 8-3-0 (16 points)
Alma 4-5-2 (10 points)
Albion 5-6-0 (10 points)
Olivet 1-9-1 (3 points)
Adrian 1-10-0 (2 points)
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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