CSR (Zondervan Named Vball POW/Soccer Teams Ranked/WGolf 18th at GVSU Invite)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 6, 2005

ZONDERVAN NAMED MIAA VOLLEYBALL SPECIALTY PLAYER OF THE WEEK

For the third time in her collegiate career, Calvin sophomore Katie Zondervan
has been named MIAA Specialty Player of the Week in women's volleyball.

Zondervan hails from Lakewood, California. She is a graduate of Valley
Christian High School. A two-year starter at setter, Zondervan helped lead
Calvin to the championship of the Mount Union Invitational last weekend as the
Knights swept to the championship with a 5-0 record.

Over the course of the tournament, Zondervan averaged 13.39 assists-per-game.
She also amassed four service aces, 26 digs, five blocks and a .300 attack
percentage. A year ago, Zondervan was named the MIAA's Freshman of the Year
and finished fifth nationally in assists-per-game average.

Calvin returns to action on Wednesday night when it travels to cross-town
rival Aquinas for a non-conference match scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. The
host Saints will bring a 5-2 record into Wednesday's match. The Calvin-Aquinas
match will be broadcast via RealAudio through the Calvin web site at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/ram/calvinsports.ram

VOGEL NAMED TO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM AT MT. UNION INVITATIONAL

Calvin junior outside hitter Lorilyn Vogel was named to the all-tournament
team at the recent Mount Union Invitational. Her all-tournament honor was not
included in a recent weekend sports report. A native of Orange City, Iowa,
Vogel compiled an attack percentage of .347 and averaged 3.24 kills-per-game.
A graduate of Unity Christian High School (IA), Vogel was joined on the
all-tournament team by Calvin teammates Kristen Kalb and Molly Krikke.

MEN'S SOCCER TEAM RANKED 7TH IN LATEST TOP-25 POLL

The Calvin men's soccer team has jumped up nine spots in the latest Division
III Top-25 poll released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
 The Knights were ranked 16th in the pre-season top-25 poll but moved up nine
spots after capturing the championship of the Pepsi Classic hosted by Anderson
University this past weekend. At the tournament, Calvin topped host Anderson
4-1 and then clipped Urbana University 4-0. Calvin was led by junior
midfielder Levi Kool of Holland Christian High School who was named the
tournament MVP.

The complete top-25 poll can be found at:
http://www.nscaa/com/rank/20050906/D3M/0/index.html

Calvin is also ranked number-one in the NSCAA Great Lakes Regional poll. The
Knights are one of three MIAA teams in the regional poll as Albion is ranked
fourth with a 2-0 record while Kalamazoo with a 1-0-1 mark is ranked eighth.

The complete Great Lakes Regional poll can be found at:
http://www.nscaa.com/rank/20050806/D3M/GL/index.html

Calvin returns to action on Friday when it hosts John Carroll University (OH)
at 4:00 p.m. in a first round game of the Cal Bergsma Memorial Tournament. The
Blue Streaks are ranked ninth in the latest Great Lakes Regional poll conducted
by the NSCAA. Calvin will then host non-conference rival Wheaton (IL) on
Saturday on the second day of competition of the Cal Bergsma Tournament.
Wheaton was ranked 23rd in the pre-season top-25 national poll. Saturday's
Calvin-Wheaton game is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.

Both games will be broadcast via RealAudio through the Calvin web site at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/ram/calvinsports.ram

WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM REGIONALLY-RANKED

The Calvin women's soccer team has landed in the first set of Great Lakes
Regional rankings released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of
America earlier this afternoon. The Knights are ranked ninth in the first
regional rankings with a 1-1-0 record. Calvin is coming off a weekend split
that saw the Knights drop a heart-breaking 2-1 decision to nationally-ranked
Azusa-Pacific and then score a 2-1 victory over host Point Loma Nazarene
University. Azusa-Pacific entered its match with Calvin ranked 10th in the
latest NAIA Top-25 national poll.

The Great Lakes women's regional soccer poll can be found at:
http://www.nscaa.com/rank/20050906/D3W/GL/index.html

Calvin returns to action on Wednesday when it opens its MIAA campaign at
Olivet in a game scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. The Knights will then journey
to Madonna University on Saturday for a non-conference game slated to start at
noon.

WOMEN'S GOLF TEAM 18th AT GVSU LAKER FALL CLASSIC

The Calvin women's golf team opened its season by competing at the two-day
Laker Fall Classic hosted by Grand Valley State University Monday and Tuesday
at the Meadows Golf Club. Calvin posted a team score of 854 over the two-day
competition. Host Grand Valley took first with a score of 628.

Calvin was led individually by senior Margaret Tassaro (Carnegie, PA) with a
two-day total of 196 (98-98). Senior Annie Huizenga (Unity Christian HS)
opened the tournament with a round of 86 but was unable to compete on Tuesday.
Junior Abby Stemler (Elk River, MN) was Calvin's second finisher, placing 100th
with a two-day total of 205 (100-105) while freshman Katelyn Farrell (Lakeview
HS) was 108th with a two-day total of 246 (131-115). Sophomore Laura Beth
Breuker (Unity Christian HS) also made her collegiate debut on Tuesday, firing
a round of 121.

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Tue Sep 6 23:32:50 2005