CALVIN SPORTS REPORT (PART TWO) FOR SEPTEMBER 24, 2005
WOMEN'S SOCCER PICKS UP 4th STRAIGHT SHUTOUT * SHOWDOWN WITH HOPE NEXT
MEN'S SOCCER EDGES ALBION IN BATTLE OF REGIONALLY-RANKED TEAMS
VOLLEYBALL SPLITS AT MIAA TRIANGULAR WITH ALMA & ST. MARY'S
MEN'S GOLF 5TH AT MIAA OUTING * MOVES INTO 5th IN OVERALL STANDINGS
WOMEN'S GOLF 8TH AT MIAA OUTING * REMAINS IN 8th PLACE IN OVERALL STANDINGS
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 3, St. Mary's 0
GRAND RAPIDS-The Calvin Women's Soccer team continued it's strong play Saturday by posting another shut-out in league play. The 3-0 victory over the Belles of St. Mary's College lifted Calvin to 5-0 in the MIAA and 6-1-1 overall.
Junior Sarah Weesies (Kalamazoo Christian) scored two goals and assisted on the other while junior Jill Capel had a goal and an assist. Weesies now leads the team with 12 goals and has 22 points on the season and Capel has eight goals and 22 points.
Capel scored first for Calvin, in the eighth minute on a cross from Weesies that she buried inside the far post. Weesies scored on a breakaway in the 30th minute, as was sprung on a pass from senior Karla VanBeveren (Ancaster, ON) and put it behind goal keeper Laura Heline of St. Mary's.
Weesies put the game on ice with under eight minutes remaining, gathering a pass from Capel and putting the ball in the net inside the far post.
Calvin goalkeeper Linda Heilman (South Christian) recorded her fourth straight shutout and has not allowed a goal in the last 387 minutes and 15 seconds. Calvin has outscored its four opponents 21-0 during the streak. Heilman needed to make only one save in Saturday's game as the Knights out shot the Belles 21-4.
Calvin will look to extend its unbeaten streak to eight games when the Knights take on rival Hope College on Wednesday in Holland. The game will be a battle for first place; both teams are 5-0 in MIAA play with Hope defeating Olivet on Saturday. Game time is 4:00pm.
MIAA Women's Soccer Standings through games on 9-24-05.
Calvin 5-0
Hope 5-0
St. Mary's 3-2
Olivet 3-3-0
Alma 2-4-0
Albion 2-2-0
Kalamazoo 2-3-0
Adrian 1-4-0
Tri-State 0-5-0
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 2, Albion 1
ALBION - In a key early-season MIAA contest between a pair of regionally-ranked teams, Calvin secured a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Albion.
Ranked fourth in the Great Lakes Region, Albion (5-3-0 overall, 0-2-0 MIAA) jumped on Calvin early on a goal by senior Eric Johnson in the 13th minute of play. Ranked 11th nationally and second in the Great Lakes Region, Calvin (6-1-1 overall, 2-0-0 MIAA) came back with a goal by senior Matt Cosnek (Hopewell, PA) with just 8:07 left in the first half with junior Nick Capisciolto (Unity Christian HS) drawing an assist on the play. The goal was the first of the year for Cosnek who has been slowed by early-season injuries.
Albion was issued a red card late in the first half, giving Calvin a man advantage for the remainder of the game. Calvin capitalized on the opportunity as Capisciolto whipped in a shot 12 minutes into the second half for his third goal of the year. Senior Levi Kool (Holland Christian HS) picked up his team-leading seventh assist of the year on the play.
The goal by Capisciolto would prove to be the game-winner as the Knights held on down the stretch for the one-goal win.
Both teams had 10 shots at goal. Calvin senior goalkeeper Joe Westra (Grand Rapids Christian HS) had six saves and was particularly strong in the closing minutes when the Britons pressed the attack for a game-tying goal.
Calvin returns to action next Tuesday when it travels to Adrian for a 4:00 p.m. contest.
MIAA MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 9-24-05
Calvin 2-0-0
Hope 2-0-0
Kalamazoo 2-0-0
Olivet 2-0-0
Adrian 0-1-0
Albion 0-2-0
Alma 0-2-0
Tri-State 0-2-0
VOLLEYBALL
Calvin 3, St. Mary's 0
Alma 3, St. Mary's 2
SOUTH BEND, IN * Calvin split a pair of MIAA matches at a triangular hosted by St. Mary's Saturday afternoon. Calvin opened the day with a 30-16,30-28,30-23 victory over St. Mary's but then suffered a disappointing five-game defeat to Alma, falling by scores of 30-26,17-30,31-29,25-30,15-13.
With the split, Calvin is now 10-5 overall and 3-2 in the MIAA, two victories behind league-leading Hope (5-0).
In the win over St. Mary's, Calvin received 13 kills from senior Christine Hendricks (Cincinnati, OH) and 14 kills each from sophomore Molly Krikke (Greenwich, OH) and junior Lorilyn Vogel (Orange City, IA). Sophomore setter Katie Zondervan (Lakewood, CA) had 50 assists while freshman Lauren DeGroot (Tulare, CA) chalked up 16 digs.
In the loss to Alma, Vogel came up with 20 kills, Hendricks and senior Katie Schultz (Escondido, CA) 13 kills apiece and Krikke 12 kills. Zondervan had 59 assists, Schultz 16 digs. Hendricks also picked up five blocks while Vogel had four aces.
Calvin returns to action on Tuesday when it travels to Adrian for a 7:00 p.m. match.
MIAA VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 9-24-05
Hope 5-0
Alma 4-1
Calvin 3-2
Olivet 2-3
Albion 2-3
Tri-State 1-3
St. Mary's 1-4
Kalamazoo 0-4
MEN'S GOLF
ANGOLA, IN * At the fifth MIAA outing of the year, Calvin recorded a fifth place team score of 305 strokes. Saturday's outing was hosted by Tri-State University at the Zollner Golf Club. Tri-State used its home course to its advantage as it posted a first place and MIAA record score of 275 strokes, finishing 14 strokes ahead of second place Hope. Tri-State also moved past Hope in the overall team standings for first place by one stroke. Calvin moved past Adrian and into fifth place in the MIAA overall standings as the Knights are now two strokes ahead of the Bulldogs. Fourth place Alma gained ground on Calvin however, moving eight strokes ahead of the Knights.
Calvin's top individual finisher on Saturday was junior Tim VanVugt (Broofield, WI) who tied for ninth with a score of 74. Freshman Drew Virkus (Kalamazoo Christian HS) was next with a round of 75 to finish tied for 17th place. Rounding out Calvin's finishers were junior Jeff TenBrink (Kalamazoo Christian HS) with a round of 77, freshman Brad Tindall (Vicksburg HS) with a round of 79 and junior Jake Wolffis (Western Michigan Christian HS) with a round of 85.
Matt Haneline of Tri-State claimed medalist honors on Saturday with a round of 68.
MIAA TEAM SCORES AT MIAA OUTING #5
Tri-State 275
Hope 289
Olivet 295
Alma 301
Calvin 305
Albion 306
Adrian 308
Kalamazoo 315
MIAA OVERALL MEN'S GOLF STANDINGS THROUGH 9-24-05
Tri-State 1477
Hope 1478
Olivet 1519
Alma 1566
Calvin 1573
Adrian 1575
Albion 1604
Kalamazoo 1646
WOMEN'S GOLF
ADRIAN * Calvin took eighth place at the third MIAA outing of the year. The outing was hosted Saturday afternoon by Adrian at the Lenawee Country Club. St. Mary's took first place honors with a score of 348, finishing one stroke ahead of Tri-State. St. Mary's continued to hold onto first place in the overall MIAA standings.
Calvin remains in eighth place in the overall MIAA team standings with two 18-hole rounds left to play in the conference season. The rounds will be held October 7 and 8 at the Bedford Valley Country Club.
Megan Mattia of St. Mary's earned medalist honors on Saturday with a round of 81. Calvin did not have a finisher in the top 12.
Calvin returns to action on Wednesday when it competes at an outing hosted by Aquinas College at the Scott Lake Golf Club.
MIAA OUTING #3 TEAM SCORES ON 9-24-05
ST. MARY'S 348
TRI-STATE 349
HOPE 356
OLIVET 361
ALBION 362
ALMA 365
KALAMAZOO 382
CALVIN 416
ADRIAN 424
OVERALL MIAA WOMEN'S GOLF STANDINGS THROUGH 9-24-05
ST. MARY'S * 1026 strokes
OLIVET *1048
HOPE * 1059
ALBION * 1088
ALMA -- 1109
TRI-STATE * 1118
KALAMAZOO -- 1126
CALVIN * 1217
ADRIAN * 1284
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
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