CSR (Men's Soccer Records Dramatic OT Goal over John Carroll)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2005

MEN'S SOCCER

Calvin freshman Steve Holwerda picked the perfect time to net his first
collegiate goal. The freshman midfielder from Grand Rapids Christian High
School collected his first collegiate tally just 27 seconds into overtime to
lift the nationally-ranked Knights of Calvin College to a thrilling 2-1
sudden-death overtime victory over the visiting Blue Streaks of John Carroll
University in a first round game of the Cal Bergsma Memorial Tournament Friday
afternoon at Calvin Field..

Holwerda scored the game-winner on a pass from a familiar face - freshman
forward Michael Holwerda who was a fellow teammate at Grand Rapids Christian
High School.

The game-winning goal materialized quickly as the Knights took the opening
kickoff of overtime and moved the ball to the left wing. A through ball pass
sprung Michael Holwerda on a half-breakaway and while entering the left hand
side of the box, Michael Holwerda slid a perfect pass on the ground through the
goalmouth. Racing through the right wing slot, Steve Holwerda made no mistake
on the pass, burying a hard shot to the far post past John Carroll goalkeeper
Ben Carro who had no chance on the play.

The victory lifts Calvin to 3-0-0 on the year and gives the Knights a chance
to play for the tournament title as they will host longtime rival Wheaton (IL)
Saturday at 2:00 p.m.. Wheaton (3-0-0) picked up a 3-0 victory over Hope in
Holland in Friday's other first round tournament game.

Calvin took a 1-0 lead midway through the first half as Michael Holwerda
picked up his team-leading fourth goal of the year, pouncing on a rebound shot
from older brother David Holwerda (Grand Rapids Christian HS) and poking the
ball into a wide-open net. Ranked eighth in the Great Lakes Region, the Blue
Streaks (1-2-0) tied the score on a goal with just 4:06 left in the first half
however as a Calvin defensive miscue led to a John Carroll penalty kick. John
Carroll's Dejan Mladenovic converted the penalty kick with a blast into the
upper left-hand corner, leaving the game tied 1-1.

Calvin dominated the second half, outshooting John Carroll 9-1 in the first 45
minutes of the second half but could not find the back of the net until the
winning combination by the Holwerda's in the opening minute of overtime.

Calvin finished with an 18-5 shots at goal advantage with senior goalkeeper
Joe Westra (Grand Rapids Christian HS) recording two saves in collecting his
third victory of the year in nets.

Calvin is now 3-1-1 in its last five overtime games dating back to last year.

Saturday's game between Calvin and Wheaton (IL) will be broadcast via
RealAudio through the Calvin web site at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/ram/calvinsports.ram

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Fri Sep 9 19:20:58 2005