CSR(Basketball teams victorious in Kalamazoo)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2005

MEN'S BASKETBALL

KALAMAZOO- Calvin moved back into first place Saturday with a 97-83 victory
over Kalamazoo. The Knights victory, combined with Albion College's loss to
Hope College by a score of 68-59, ties Calvin with Albion for first place.
Albion holds the tie-breaker advantage of head-to-head match-ups over Calvin.

Coming of a heartbreaking overtime loss Wednesday night at Albion, Calvin
looked sluggish for much of the game on Saturday. The Knights had the shooting
touch from behind the three point line early as senior Brad Sall(Unity
Christian), junior Joel Hoekstra(Unity Christian), and senior Ricky
Shilts(Kalamazoo Central) all connecting from downtown in the first five
minutes of the game.

Both teams struggled defensively as Calvin led 49-39 at the half. Coach Kevin
VandeStreek was not happy with the defensive performance his team put forth.

"We were not interested in playing on the defensive side today. We got the
win, but unfortunately I wanted our best effort, which we didn't have."
VandeStreek also said that he was surprised at his team's effort. "This
team has been so consistent all year, so we are not used to this."

In the 2nd half, Calvin appeared ready to pull away from the Hornets when Sall
had baskets at both ends of another Shilts three-pointer to up Calvin's lead
to 19 at 76-57 with 11:30 left. Kalamazoo would answer right away by going on
an 11-0 run to bring the score to 76-68 before junior Andy Draayer(Denver, CO)
ended the Knights drought by nailing a shot from outside the arc.

Calvin was able to hold off the Hornets the rest of the way, which coach
VandeStreek was pleased about. "We managed the clock very well at the end,
which is important when you are having a poor day defensively. We didn't
commit the costly turnovers that can really hurt you."

All five starters were in double figures for Calvin. Shilts scored a team
high 20 points, while senior Dan Aultman(Mason County Central) and Sall had 18
apiece, which is a new career high for Sall. Aultman also collected nine
boards. Sophomore Josh Meckes(Saginaw Valley Lutheran) had 12 points with nine
rebounds and Hoekstra finished with 10. Other scoring for Calvin included
senior Josh Vriesman(Denver, CO) with eight points, Draayer with six, and
junior Brian Roelofs(Haverford, PA) with four.

The Knights are back in action on Wednesday evening when they take on the
Olivet Comets at the Calvin Fieldhouse. Game time is 7:30pm.

MIAA STANDINGS THROUGH 2-5

Albion 8-2
Calvin 8-2
Hope 7-3
Adrian 5-5
Alma 5-5
Olivet 3-7
Kzoo 2-8
Tri-State 2-8

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

KALAMAZOO- Calvin(16-4, 10-3 MIAA) earned its 10th league victory on Saturday
with a 71-59 victory over Kalamazoo(9-12, 4-8 MIAA) at the Anderson Athletic
Center.

Senior Kristen McDonald(West Catholic) passed two milestones in the game for
the Knights as she moved into fourth place on the all-time assists list with
her 316th career assist and went over 1000 points for her Calvin career by
scoring a team high 19 points.

Calvin led by a score of 32-21 at halftime and went on a 6-2 run to start the
second half to gain their largest lead of the game at 18 points. Kalamazoo
would battle back and get the score as close as nine points with less than five
minutes left, but were unable to get any closer.

The win allowed Calvin to remain in third place in the MIAA behind Hope and
Albion. Hope won on Saturday and Albion played an evening game.

Other scorers for the Knights included senior Lisa Naninga(GR Christian), who
totaled 16 points and pulled down five rebounds while junior Sarah Winkle(South
Christian) was also in double-digits with 11 points. Senior Rita
Ouwinga(McBain Christian) scored nine points to go with five rebounds and
sophomore Lisa Winkle had eight points and five rebounds. In this year's
first match-up with the Hornets, Lisa Winkle had 24 points and 12 rebounds in a
78-51 Calvin victory.

Calvin shot 45 percent from the field for the game, including 48 percent in
the first half. Kalamazoo shot even better, with a 54 percent mark from the
field, which was helped by a 61.5 percent effort in the second half.

Calvin out-rebounded Kalamazoo by a 35-22 margin while both teams committed 20
turnovers.

The women return to action a week from today against Olivet on the road with a
3:00pm contest against the Comets.

MIAA STANDINGS ON 2-5

Hope 12-1
Albion 11-1
Calvin 10-3
Tri-State 5-7
Alma 4-8
Kzoo 4-8
St, Mary's 4-8
Adrian 3-9
Olivet 2-10

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Sat Feb 5 18:34:56 2005