CALVIN SPORTS REPORT PART ONE FOR JAN. 17, 2004
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Riding the hot hand of junior forward Dan Aultman, the Calvin men's
basketball moved into a tie for first place in the MIAA standings with Olivet
as the Knights held off the Comets 84-78 Saturday afternoon at the Calvin
Fieldhouse in front of more than 2,000 fans.
Just four days after a career-high scoring performance of 27 points in a
Wednesday victory at Kalamazoo, Aultman exploded for another career high in
Saturday's win over Olivet as he pumped in 30 points from all angles.
The Mason County Eastern High School graduate connected on 10 of 16 field goal
attempts in the victory including 2 of 2 from three-point range and 8 of 9 at
the free throw line while also snaring seven rebounds.
Calvin (9-6 overall, 3-1 MIAA) needed every one of Aultman's points to hold
off the Comets (9-6 overall, 3-1 MIAA) Saturday as Olivet sophomore De 'Andre
Pruitt nearly matched Aultman with 29 points of his own including a 5 for 11
showing from downtown.
Calvin used a 6-1 run at the end of the first half to take a 38-31 halftime
lead. Olivet came back to whittle the Calvin lead down to two points at 46-44
and then to three points at 68-65 with 4:39 remaining but the Knights came up
with clutch shots whenever they were needed.
After Olivet closed to within 46-44 on a three-pointer by Pruitt, Calvin
sophomore Kyle Trewhella (Rockford HS) ripped in a three-pointer just seconds
after entering the game to give the Knights a five-point cushion.
Senior Kevin Broene (Grand Rapids Christian HS) also provided a clutch bucket
for the Knights after the Comets had closed to within three late by swishing in
a jumper from the free throw line to give Calvin a 70-65 advantage. Junior
Ricky Shilts (Kalamazoo Central HS) also connected on a key three-point shot
with 3:22 left that gave the Knights a 73-66 lead. Calvin then connected on 9
of 10 at the free throw line in the final 1:01 of the contest to seal the win.
In addition to Aultman's 30-point effort, Calvin received 19 from Shilts who
went 3 for 6 from three-point range and nailed all 10 of his free throw tries.
Senior center Ryan Smalligan (East Grand Rapids HS) added nine rebounds, six
assists, four point and four blocked shots while Broene chipped in with seven
points and four board. Ronnie Pearson also had 14 for Olivet with Thad
Mitchner adding 11 off the bench.
Calvin shot 42.6 percent from the floor and Olivet 40.6 percent. Both teams
also hit nine three-pointers apiece. The difference came at the free throw
line as Calvin went 29 of 33 at the stripe (.879) while Olivet was just 13 of
22 (.591) at the line.
After opening the season with a 2-4 record, Calvin has now won seven of its
last nine games.
Calvin returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts Alma at 7:30 p.m. at the
Calvin Fieldhouse.
OTHER MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL SCORES SATURDAY
Adrian 79, Alma 65
Albion 108, Tri-State 94
Hope vs Kalamazoo (night game)
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
OLIVET - Calvin's win streak is now up to nine games after a 74-53
conference victory at Olivet Saturday afternoon. The Knights are now 11-3
overall and more importantly 5-1 in the MIAA, a game and a half behind
league-leading Hope.
Calvin built a 38-22 halftime lead and never looked back as the Knights shot
over 59 percent from the floor for the second straight game to cruise to the
win.
Calvin finished the afternoon with a 59.2 percent shooting performance, one
week after it had blistered the nets at Kalamazoo for a 59.5 percent
performance.
Calvin shot 63.6 percent in the first half while holding Olivet to 23.1
percent shooting in the opening 20 minutes and 32.2 percent shooting overall.
Junior Kristen McDonald (West Catholic HS) and freshman Lisa Winkle (South
Christian HS) led the Knights with 16 points apiece with McDonald connecting on
7 of 12 attempts from the floor while also collecting five assists, four boards
and three steals. Winkle added five rebounds and three steals while senior Kim
Wolthuis (South Christian HS) came up with nine points and four assists.
Calvin finished with a 42-26 rebounding edge and shot 12 of 20 (.600) from the
free throw line.
Calvin will now prepare for a key matchup on Tuesday night against MIAA
pre-season favorite Albion. Tuesday's game will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will
be aired via RealAudio over the Calvin web site at: www.Calvin.edu/sports with
Calvin sports information director Jeff Febus calling the play-by-play.
OTHER MIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCORES SATURDAY
Kalamazoo 65, Adrian 52
Alma 70, St. Mary's 67
Hope 94, Tri-State 73
MIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 1-17 GAMES
Hope 7-0
Calvin 5-1
Albion 4-2
Alma 3-3
Kalamazoo 3-3
Adrian 2-4
St. Mary's 0-5
Olivet 0-5
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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