SPORTS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 26, 2004
MEN'S SOCCER
(Story written by Abby Zylstra '08)
A dramatic sudden-death overtime goal allowed Calvin to record a thrilling 1-0
in double overtime victory over visiting Kalamazoo College Tuesday afternoon at
the
Calvin Field. The victory allowed Calvin (15-1-1 overall, 10-1-0 MIAA) to
remain three points behind league-leading Hope (11-0-0 MIAA) which also needed
overtime on Tuesday to beat Albion 3-2.
Calvin defeated Kalamazoo 1-0 earlier this season at Kalamazoo, giving the
Knights their first season sweep of the Hornets since 1999.
A furious Kalamazoo effort nearly kept the Knights from achieving that
accomplishment however until Calvin sophomore David Holwerda (Grand Rapids
Christian HS) was able to deliver the game-winning goal, his third of the year.
Holwerda's "golden goal" came with just 3:57 left in the second overtime
as he slid a low shot past a charging Kalamazoo goalkeeper with senior Joel
Veldhouse (Sioux Falls, SD) setting up the play with an assist.
"I was ready for it," said Holwerda who has scored all eight of his goals
this fall of the bench. "I was going to make sure I cleaned it up."
Holwerda's goal marked the only shot for either team in the second and final
overtime.
The play was set up by a crossing pass by Veldhouse which originally was
intended to be a shot on goal.
"I was thinking I was going to be the one to score," said Veldhouse with a
grin.
"My pass was actually a lucky bad shot that went right to David."
Both teams finished with 11 shots at goal but eight of Kalamazoo's shots were
on goal, forcing Calvin goalkeeper Joe Westra [Grand Rapids] to make eight
saves including a pair of key stops in the final minute of the first overtime
when the Hornets had back-to-back breakaways on goal. Kalamazoo goalkeeper
David Antzcak had three saves for Kalamazoo (7-8-0 overall, 5-5-0 MIAA) in
goal.
"It was a good game - a hard fought battle," said head coach Chris
Hughes. "If you hope to contend for a championship, you have to find a way
to win games like this."
Hughes also gave credit to the Hornets. "They pushed us to the limit and I
tip my hat to them," said Hughes. "They made us dig down deep in order to
beat them. Their effort was outstanding."
Calvin is currently 17th in the latest Division III National Poll and has now
recorded 13 shutout victories - a new Calvin single-season record.
Westra has been a part of all 13 Calvin shutouts and now has a
goals-against-average of 0.39 which ranks among the top 10 netminders in NCAA
III men's soccer.
"The boys are getting smarter - they're finding options," said Hughes.
"I think a lot of it comes with the maturity of the players and the
game."
MIAA MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-26-04
Hope 11-0-0 (33 points)
Calvin 10-1-0 (30 points)
Alma 7-4-0 (21 points)
Albion 5-5-0 (15 points)
Kalamazoo 5-5-0 (15 points)
Adrian 2-9-0 (6 points)
Tri-State 1-9-1 (4 points)
Olivet 1-9-1 (4 points)
VOLLEYBALL
Calvin and Alma set the stage for another showdown for the MIAA title with a
pair of four-game conference victories Tuesday night.
Calvin defeated Adrian 30-18, 30-23, 26-30, 30-17 on the road Tuesday evening
while Alma topped Kalamazoo in four games at home. With its win over
Kalamazoo, Alma (15-0 MIAA) clinched a share of its third straight MIAA title).
Calvin (14-1 MIAA) can still gain a share of the MIAA crown with a victory
over the Scots Friday afternoon.
Calvin and Alma will face each other at the Calvin Fieldhouse at 2:00 p.m.
with the match also serving as a first round contest of the Midwest
Invitational. The match will be broadcast via RealAudio through the Calvin web
site at: www.Calvin.edu/sports.
Alma handed Calvin its only league defeat of the year earlier this fall,
dropping the Knights 30-25, 30-25, 30-24. Calvin could still gain the MIAA's
top seed for next week's MIAA Tournament but in order to do so, would have to
sweep Alma on Friday and also do so by more than the overall 16-point margin
that the Scots defeated the Knights by in their first meeting of the year.
In Calvin's victory at Adrian Tuesday night, the Knights were paced by
senior middle-hitter Kara Kuipers (Unity Christian HS) who collected a
season-high 20 kills, a red-hot attack percentage of .514 and eight blocks.
Senior Lisa Eastway (Grand Rapids Christian HS) also had a big night with 17
kills and nine digs.
Freshman setter Katie Zondervan (Lakewood, CA) amassed 55 assists with senior
Kristin DeGroot (Tulare, CA) collecting 24 digs and sophomore Kristen Kalb
(Stow, OH) chalking up 16 digs and nine kills.
Lauree Dermyer led Adrian with 19 kills with Dana Bolle adding 10 kills.
MIAA VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 10-26-04
Alma 15-0
Calvin 14-1
Kalamazoo 10-5
Hope 8-7
Adrian 7-8
Albion 6-9
St. Mary's 5-11
Olivet 3-12
Tri-State 0-15
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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