CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 18, 2005
MEN'S SOCCER FALLS TO FREDONIA STATE IN PK SHOOTOUT
GRAND RAPIDS - On the frozen tundra of Marvin A. Zuidema Soccer Field,
visiting Fredonia State University (NY) advanced to the national quarterfinals
to face Gustavus Adolphus College (MN).
Fredonia State (17-3-4) advanced to Saturday's quarterfinals by winning a
penalty kick shootout 3-2 over host Calvin after battling the Knights (17-4-2)
to a 0-0 overtime time. Friday's game was played in temperatures hovering in
the low 30's with nearly a foot of snow surrounding the playing field.
Saturday's national quarterfinal game is set to begin at 1:00 p.m. (EST).
Gustavus Adolphus will be playing in its second straight national quarterfinal
game.
Friday's Calvin/Fredonia State game was a tale of two halves as Fredonia
State held control in the first half while Calvin held control throughout the
second half.
Calvin turned up the pressure in the pair of 10-minute overtime sessions,
outshooting Fredonia State 5-2 but the Knights were unable to put the ball in
the back of the net.
In the penalty kick shootout, Calvin misfired on three of its first four
attempts but remained alive after Fredonia State sent two attempts off the
goalpost. Calvin junior Nick Capisciolto (Unity Christian HS) was the only
player for the Knights to connect on their first four attempts. Senior Kurt
Visker (Grand Rapids Christian HS) then connected on Calvin's fifth attempt,
tying the shootout at 2-2. With the game on the line, Fredonia's Lee Wilson
stepped up and drilled a low hard shot to the right-hand corner, just past the
outstretched hands of Calvin senior goalkeeper Joe Westra (Grand Rapids
Christian HS).
Fredonia State finished the game with a 13-11 shots at goal advantage with
Matt Borchard picking up four saves for Fredonia State while Westra had one
save for Calvin.
Friday's game was the final collegiate contest for Calvin seniors Joe
Westra, Kurt Visker, Peter Malefyt (Lansing Christian HS), John Van Wylen
(Grand Rapids Christian HS), Matt Cosnek (Hopewell, PA) and Levi Kool (Holland
Christian HS).
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 71, Grace Bible 55
Calvin hosts the annual Tip-Off Tournament this weekend; the first two games
were played this evening. In game one, Wisconsin-Lutheran defeated Whitworth
College. Calvin (1-0) defeated Grace Bible College (2-6), winning their first
game of the season.
Play was back-and-forth in the first half until Calvin came away with a 10-0
run to lead 18-9. Despite a 4-0 run by Grace Bible College, Calvin led at the
end of the half, 30-20.
In the second half, Calvin did not let Grace Bible College within 8 points,
and led with as many as 21 points late in the second half. Grace crept within
14 points, however, but two made free-throw shots by freshman Dustin Smith
(Hamilton/Hamilton) gave the Knights a 16 point lead to close out the game,
winning 71-55.
High scorers for the Knights were junior Josh Meckes (Bay City/Saginaw Valley
Lutheran) with 17 points and 19 rebounds, freshman Caleb Veldhouse (Sioux
Falls, SD/Sioux Falls Christian) with 13 points, senior Kyle Trewhella
(Rockford/Rockford) had 12 points, and Smith scored 7 points, while senior Andy
Draayer (Denver, CO/Denver Christian) had 6 points. With his 19 rebounds,
Meckes set a new career-high.
Leading Grace Bible College was senior Tom VanderWal with 15 points and 11
rebounds and Jimmy Booth with 10 points. Grace Bible College will play
Whitworth in the Consolation game tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.
Calvin will face Whitworth College in the Championship game tomorrow afternoon
at 3:00 in the Calvin Fieldhouse.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 54, Simpson 50
Calvin defeated Simpson College of Iowa 54-50 in a first round game of the
Wisconsin-Lutheran Tip-Off Tournament Friday night. The Knights will play in
the championship game Saturday afternoon.
Full details of Friday's game were not available late Friday night. A full
tournament recap will be posted tomorrow.
Friday's Calvin/Simpson game matched a pair of teams that reached the
2004-05 NCAA III Tournament.
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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