CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 5, 2005
Men's Soccer Shuts Out Olivet 3-0 - Showdown with Hope Next
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 3, Olivet 0
A mid-season showdown for first place in the MIAA standings is set and once
again, Calvin and Hope will battle it out for first place. Both teams improved
to 5-0 in league play with shutout victories Wednesday afternoon with Calvin
topping Olivet 3-0 and Hope defeating Kalamazoo 8-0.
The two rivals will meet on Saturday at Calvin Field at 2:00 p.m. The game
will match a pair of nationally-ranked teams as Calvin will enter the match
ranked 13th nationally and Hope 24th. A year ago, each team won on its home
field.
Saturday's game will mark the 77th meeting between Calvin and Hope in
men's soccer. Calvin leads the all-time series 41-28-7
(wins-losses-ties).
In its victory over Olivet Wednesday afternoon, Calvin (9-1-1 overall) broke
loose for three second half goals in a span of 18 minutes to pull away for the
win.
Calvin outshot Olivet (3-8-1 overall, 2-3-0 MIAA) 10-2 in the opening half but
Olivet goalkeeper Will Drogt came up with six first half saves to keep the
Knights off the scoreboard.
Calvin junior Nick Capisciolto (Unity Christian HS) broke the scoreless tie
five minutes into the second half however, accepting a lead pass from senior
Kurt Visker (Grand Rapids Christian HS) and a whipping in a shot just inside
the far post for his fourth goal of the year.
The same combination hooked up 12 minutes later with Visker heading in a
direct kick from Capisciolto. The Visker goal was his fifth of the year while
the assist was the seventh of the year for Capisciolto.
Junior outside back Nate Kooi (Lynden, WA) then got his head on a cross from
freshman Steve Holwerda (Grand Rapids Christian HS) five-a-half minutes later
and ripped it just inside the far post for his first goal of the year.
Calvin finished the game with a 27-4 shots at goal advantage including 17-2 in
the second half. Senior Joe Westra (Grand Rapids Christian HS) and freshman
Matt Gardner (Worthington, OH) combined on the shutout victory for the Knights.
Drogt had seven saves for the Comets with his backup Ben Richardson collecting
one save in 15 minutes of action.
MIAA MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-5-05
Calvin 5-0-0
Hope 5-0-0
Kalamazoo 4-1-0
Albion 2-3-0
Olivet 2-3-0
Alma 1-4-0
Tri-State 1-4-0
Adrian 0-5-0
CALVIN CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS REMAIN NATIONALLY-RANKED
For the third straight week, both the Calvin men's and women's cross
country teams are nationally-ranked. The Calvin men are ranked number-one for
the third straight week in this week's Division III Top-25 poll while the
Calvin women are ranked 14th.
The men received all seven first place votes. North Central (IL) is the
number-two ranked team and Wisconsin-LaCrosse the number-four ranked team.
The Calvin women dropped four spots from last week's poll when they were
tied for 10th place. Washington University of St. Louis is the top-ranked team
in the women's poll.
For the complete list of collegiate cross country polls, please visit the
raceberrjam web site at: http://www.raceberryjam.com/ncaaccpolls.html
Both Calvin cross country teams are scheduled to compete at the Michigan
Intercollegiates on Friday in Rochester with Oakland University serving as
host.
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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