CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2005
VOLLEYBALL
HOLLAND - Calvin opened its 2005 MIAA campaign in disappointing fashion as the Knights were swept in three games by rival Hope 30-26, 30-22, 30-22 Tuesday night at Hope's Dow Center.
The Hope victory snapped a 10-match losing streak against Calvin dating back to the 2001 season.
The host Flying Dutch (8-2 overall, 2-0 MIAA) proved to be the aggressor throughout the match with the Knights never able to come up with an equalizing intensity.
Hope jumped out to leads in all three games, taking a 7-2 lead in game one, an 8-0 lead in game two and an 8-3 lead in game three. In the first two games, Calvin's longest scoring run was just four points. The Knights (6-1 overall, 0-1 MIAA) were able to string together a five-point run in game three, creeping to within two points on two separate occasions but could never get over the hump as the Flying Dutch pounded out a blistering .348 team hitting percentage. Calvin on the other hand mustered just a .094 hitting percentage as the Knights committed 21 hitting errors in the match.
Senior Christine Hendricks (Cincinnati, OH) was a lone bright spot for the Knights with 12 kills, five blocks and an attack percentage of .333.
Hope was led by senior middle-hitter Julie VanderSlice who tallied 18 kills and senior hitter Lindsay Schaap who chalked up 10 kills and five service aces.
Calvin returns to action on Thursday when it travels to St. Mary's for an MIAA match scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.
MIAA VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 9-13-05
Hope 2-0
Alma 1-0
Adrian 1-0
St. Mary's 1-1
Kalamazoo 0-0
Albion 0-1
Calvin 0-1
Olivet 0-1
Tri-State 0-1
MEN'S GOLF
MARSHALL * Led by another standout round from junior Jeff TenBrink, Calvin closed to within two strokes of fourth place in the MIAA overall standings Tuesday afternoon at the second MIAA outing of the year. Tuesday's outing was hosted by Olivet at the Bedford Valley Country Club.
TenBrink fired a round of 74 that was good for a fourth place individual finish. TenBrink's score helped Calvin post a team score of 323 that was good for fourth place in Tuesday's outing. The Knights remain in fifth place in the overall team standings but trail fourth place Adrian by just two strokes.
Hope took first place in Tuesday's outing with a team score of 297, seven strokes ahead of second place Tri-State.
In addition to TenBrink on Tuesday, Calvin received scores from junior Tim VanVugt (Brookfield, WI), freshman Brad Tindall (Vicksburg HS), senior Ryan Fischer (North Haledon, NJ) and freshman Drew Virkus (Kalamazoo Christian HS). VanVugt fired a round of 81, Tindall followed with an 83, Fischer a round of 85 and Virkus a round of 87.
Matthew Lapham of Hope was Tuesday's medalist, firing a sizzling round of 69.
Calvin returns to action on Thursday when it competes at the Red Poling Classic scheduled to be held at the Michigan TPC in Dearborn.
MIAA OUTING # 2 (Hosted by Olivet at Bedford Valley CC)
TEAM SCORES
Hope 297
Tri-State 304
Olivet 308
Calvin 323
Alma 324
Albion 325
Adrian 329
Kalamazoo 342
OVERALL TEAM STANDINGS THROUGH TWO ROUNDS
Tri-State 605
Calvin 606
Olivet 616
Adrian 637
Calvin 639
Alma 648
Albion 656
Kalamazoo 685
MEN'S/WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS REMAIN NATIONALLY/REGIONALLY RANKED
The Calvin men's soccer team remains ranked in the latest set of Division III Top-25 rankings released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The Knights areare ranked 13th in this week's poll, down six spots from last week. Calvin is one of two MIAA schools in this week's top-25 poll as Albion is ranked 23rd.
To view the complete national poll, please visit the NSCAA web site at: http://www.nscaa.com/rank/20050913/D3M/0/index.html
The Calvin men's soccer team is also ranked second in the Great Lakes Region behind Ohio Wesleyan. The Knights are scheduled to return to action on Wednesday when they travel to the College of Wooster for a 4:00 p.m. contest. Wooster is currently ranked fourth in the NSCAA Great Lakes Regional rankings. To view the Great Lakes Regional rankings in Division III men's soccer, please visit the NSCAA web site at: http://www.nscaa.com/rank/20050913/D3M/GL/index.html
On the women's side, Calvin has climbed up three spots in the NSCAA Great Lakes Regional rankings as the Knights are ranked sixth in this week's poll. To view the Great Lakes Regional rankings in women's soccer please visit the NSCAA web site at: http://www.nscaa.com/rank/20050913/D3W/GL/index.html
MEN'S BASKETBALL
The Calvin/Hope men's basketball rivalry was ranked fourth on the list of college basketball rivalries in a one-hour ESPN television program entitled: "College Basketball's Fiercest Rivalries." The ranking was based on a poll of fans last season and ESPN's so-called "panel of experts". Here it is:The program aired earlier this morning on ESPN2. The program is expected to re-air later this winter on ESPN's new channel ESPNU.
The complete top-10 list of college basketball rivalries on the program is as follows: #1 - Duke vs. North Carolina
#2 - Connecticut vs. Tennessee (women)
#3 - Louisville vs. Kentucky
#4 - HOPE vs. CALVIN
#5 - Xavier vs. Cincinnati
#6 - Indiana vs. Purdue
#7 - Philadelphia's "Big 5"
#8 - Illinois vs. Missouri
#9 - Penn vs. Princeton
#10 - Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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