CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 19, 2004
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALERT
The Calvin men's cross country team will compete at the NCAA III Championships
Saturday in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The men's race is scheduled to begin at
noon (EST). Calvin is the defending national champion and the top-ranked team
in the country.
Saturday's men's race will be broadcast via RealAudio through the Calvin web
site at: www.Calvin.edu/sports with Robert hyde calling all of the action. The
broadcast will begin at approximately 11:50 a.m. (EST)
MEN'S BASKETBALL
GAME TWO (Calvin-Grace Bible Recap)
The Calvin men's basketball team started its 2004-2005 season with a
win after dominating Grace Bible College, 84-35, in the first round of
the Calvin Tip-Off Tournament.
Calvin will face Eastern University tomorrow in the championship game.
Eastern
knocked out Philadelphia Bible in the first game, 63-57.
Calvin caught the tip-off, but Grace Bible fought hard and managed to
score the first basket of the game. The Knights pulled a 10-2 run in
the beginning of the first half, giving the Knights a ten-point lead.
Calvin took another 11 consecutive points, rolling into halftime,
38-21.
Calvin took a commanding 49-point lead in the second half. The Knights'
defense held Grace Bible to a mere 14-points, allowing only three
buckets.
"We had quality play from a lot of people," said head coach Kevin Vande
Streek. "We had a lot of depth."
Senior Dan Aultman [Ludington] lead the Knights with 13 points, and five
rebounds. Junior Andy Draayer [Denver, Co.] tallied up eleven points
and six rebounds while freshman Todd Koetsier [Grandville] and Josh
Meckes [Bay City] chipped in ten points and six rebounds a piece.
The Knights out-rebounded Grace Bible 50-32 and forced 31 turnovers.
Grace's 66.7% free throw percentage made them the only team in the
tournament to break 50% from the line.
"I'm excited," said Vande Streek. "I thought we played really hard."
Philadelphia Bible and Grace Bible tip off tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.
Eastern and Calvin meet in the championship game at 3:00 p.m. in the
Calvin Fieldhouse.
GAME ONE RECAP (Written by Annalize VenHuizen '08)
Eastern University (PA) d. Philadelphia Bible College 63-57
In the opening game of the Men's Basketball Tip-off Tournament at Calvin
College, Eastern University (PA) defeated Philadelphia Bible College in an
intense game.
Eastern grabbed the first shot of the game, but the Eagles followed quickly.
The Eagles passed Eastern at four points, keeping a lead until the 8:53 mark
when Eastern pulled ahead off a three pointer by Brent Vorhees. From then on,
Eastern never looked back. At the end of the half, Eastern had a 9 point lead,
the score 37-26.
Eastern went strong into the second-half, keeping the Eagles at least
three-points away. The Eagles made a strong effort, coming from 11 points
behind (44-33) with 13:18 left on the clock, to only 3 points down (50-47) at
the 4:57 mark. But they couldn't stop the Eastern offense. Eastern held
onto the lead, and defeated the Eagles 63-57.
Eastern forward Brent Voorhees had a game-high 25 points, while teammate guard
Christ McMonagle scored 10. Voorhees also grabbed 16 rebounds, and teammate
Ryan Tozer had 7.
High scorers for the Eagles were forward Jeremy Coleman with 18 and guard Flor
Colon who scored 10. Coleman had 12 rebounds, and following him was forward
Bryndon Mumford with 8 and forward Brian Miller who had 6.
The 25-point effort was a sweet one for Voorhees as he is making a West
Michigan homecoming this weekend. Voorhees is from Grandville and is a
graduate of Wyoming Tri-unity Christian High School
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
BEXLEY, OH - Calvin opened its 2004-05 campaign on a losing note, falling
74-64 to nationally-ranked Thomas More Friday night in a first round game of
the Capital University Classic.
Calvin battled Thomas More on nearly even even terms through the first 11
minutes of the game, trailing just 21-19 with less than nine minutes left in
the first half. The 23rd-ranked Saints then proceeded to rip off a 17-3
scoring run over the final 8:09 of the half to build a 38-22 halftime lead.
Calvin connected on just one out of 11 field goal attempts in pivotal stretch
while Thomas More went six for 11 from the field while also connecting on four
free throw attempts.
Calvin would mount a second half rally, scoring 12 unanswered points in a span
of just over two minutes to close to within 62-56 with 5:27 remaining.
Sophomore Lisa Winkle (South Christian HS) capped off the comeback effort with
a putback in traffic but Calvin would get no closer as the Saints connected on
seven of eight free throw attempts in the final two minutes of play.
Winkle and senior Kristen McDonald (West Catholic HS) had big scoring efforts
for Calvin as Winkle tallied 22 points along with nine boards while McDonald
had 20 points. No other Calvin player would reach double digits in scoring
however with Thomas More placing three players in double digits. Brooke Warner
led Thomas More with 25 points and nine rebounds while Christine Stefanopoulus
had 15 points and Amanda link 10 points.
Senior Lisa Nanninga (Grand Rapids Christian HS) added nine rebounds for
Calvin with senior Lesa Holleman (Chandler, MN) also tossing in eight points.
Thomas More held a 41-32 rebounding advantage and also connected on eight more
free throws than Calvin.
Calvin returns to action on Saturday when it faces Thiel College (PA) in the
consolation game at 2:00 p.m.
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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