CSR (Men's Soccer edges Cornerstone/Ranked 23rd nationally/Women's golf 15th at Invite)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT for Tuesday, September 07, 2004

MEN'S SOCCER

Grand Rapids * A nationally-ranked Calvin men's soccer team remained undefeated on the young season as it improved to 3-0 with a 1-0 victory over visiting Cornerstone University in front of more than 600 fans at Calvin Field. The game's only goal came from senior Joel Veldhouse (Sioux Falls Christian) who received a pass from junior Levi Kool (Holland Christian), made a couple moves on a defender, and blasted a shot to the upper right-hand corner that went in untouched. The unassisted goal was the first of the season for Veldhouse.

The game became a bit physical midway through the first half and continued in that manner throughout the entirety of the match. Cornerstone was charged with 27 fouls, while the Knights tallied 23 of their own, at one point committing eight straight fouls.

Cornerstone threatened to tie the score with a handful of quality scoring opportunities in the second half but the Calvin defense rose to the occasion. Junior goaltender Joe Westra (Grand Rapids Christian HS) led the Calvin defensive stand with several clutch saves in heavy traffic.

Cornerstone won the shot battle 16-10 but Westra finished with six saves to collect his second shutout of the season and the 14th of his collegiate career.

Calvin has now won 11 consecutive games at home. The Knights will prepare for a two-game home stand this weekend as they co-host the Cal Bergsma Memorial Invitational along with Hope College. Calvin will open the tournament with a Friday match against 2002 National runner-up Otterbein College (OH) at 4:00 p.m. with Hope facing Wabash (IN) in a first round game in Holland. On Saturday, Wabash will journey to Calvin for a 2:00 p.m. contest while Otterbein will be at Hope.

MEN'S SOCCER TEAM BACK IN NATIONAL RANKINGS

For the second consecutive year, Calvin has cracked the Division III Top-25 Rankings as compiled by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). A year ago, Calvin was ranked 22nd in the second-to-last week of the regular season. This weekend, the Knights are ranked 23rd in the NSCAA Division III Top-25 poll.

In addition, Calvin is ranked third in the latest Division III Great Lakes Regional poll as conducted by the NSCAA, trailing only John Carroll University and Ohio Wesleyan University.

NSCAA Division III Top-25 Poll (Released 9-7-04)

1.Trinity (TX)
2.Drew (NJ)
3.Wheaton (MA)
4.UC-Santa Cruz
5.St. Lawrence University (NY)
6.Emory (GA)
7.Rowan (NJ)
8.John Carroll (OH)
9.Dominican (IL)
10.Messiah (PA)
11.Salisbury (MD)
12.Ohio Wesleyan
13.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
14.University of Rochester (NY)
15.Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ)
16.University of Redlands (CA)
17.Williams (MA)
18.Johns Hopkins (MD)
19.New Jersey City University
20.Gustavus Adolphus (MN)
21.Rhodes (TN)
22.Ithaca (NY)
23.Calvin College
24.St. Mary's (MD)
25.Eastern (PA)
25.Roanoke (VA)
25. Bowdoin (ME)

NSCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Rankings (Released 9-7-04)

1.John Carroll 2-0-0
2.Ohio Wesleyan 2-0-0
3.Calvin 2-0-0
4.Wilmington 1-0-1
5.Denison 1-0-0
6.College of Wooster 2-0-0
7.Allegheny 1-0-1
7.Kalamazoo 1-1-0
9. Transylvania 2-0-0
10. Albion 1-1-0

WOMEN'S GOLF

ALLENDALE * Calvin took 15th in a field of 17 teams at the two-day Radisson Riverfront Classic held at the Meadows Golf Course on the campus of Grand Valley State University. Calvin finished with a two-day team total of 780 strokes. Host Grand Valley took first place with a team score of 632, edging conference rival Ferris State by five strokes.

Calvin's top individual finisher was junior Annie Huizenga (Unity Christian HS) who fired a two-day total of 175 (88-87) to finish 44th in the individual standings.

Also competing for Calvin at the tournament were senior Dawn Svenkeson (Scandia, MN), junior Abby Stemler (Elk River, MN), junior Margaret Tassaro (Carnegie, PA) and sophomore Megan Andrews (Midland). Stemler had a round of 100 on Tuesday while Svenkeson and Tassaro had rounds of 101. Andrews chipped in with a round of 110.

Calvin returns to action on Saturday when it competes at the first MIAA outing of the year. The outing will be hosted by Alma at the Pine River Country Club with opening tee-times set for 1:00 p.m.

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Tue Sep 7 23:25:55 2004