CSR (Men's Basketball Falls to Ferris State/Women's Basketball Nipped at Aquinas)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2005

Men's Basketball Falls to Ferris State for First Time at Calvin Fieldhouse;
Women's Basketball Nipped at Aquinas

MEN'S BASKETBALL (Written by Annalise VenHuizen '08)
Ferris State 78, Calvin 64

Hosting the third game of the season, Calvin (2-1) faced up against
non-conference opponent Ferris State (1-2).

Calvin started off the first half on a good note, tying up the game at 6 and
then going on an 11-4 run, which included two three-point shots from senior
Andy Draayer (Denver, CO/Denver Christian). Ferris State threatened but could
not gain the lead until tying up the game at 25-25 with a layup by Dennis
Springs. Ferris State then took the lead 27-25 when Julius Vines nailed a
jumper. Though Draayer tied the game near the 5:00 mark with a made layup, and
junior Kyle Snoeyink (Grandville/Calvin Christian) gave the Knights a 29-27
lead, which was extended to 31-27 by two made free throws from the hands of
freshman Caleb Veldhouse (Sioux Falls, SD/Sioux Falls Christian), Ferris
State's Vines sparked a 20-2 run to close out the half. Ferris State led
by 14 points, 47-33 at half time.

During the second half, The Bulldogs kept the Knights at a distance. Junior
Josh Meckes (Bay City/Saginaw Valley Lutheran) brought the Knights within nine
points with a layup, but Ferris State did not led Calvin get any closer for the
remainder of the game. Ferris led by as many as 20 points with just under five
minutes left to play, leading 72-52. Though freshman Dustin Smith
(Hamilton/Hamilton) made three free-throws and a lay-up in the last 1:45
minutes, Calvin couldn't stop the Ferris offense, which scored four points
within that same time frame. The Knights gained no ground in the second half:
they were still down by 14 points when the buzzer rang, signaling a 78-64
victory for the Bulldogs.

The Ferris State victory was its first-ever win over Calvin at the Calvin
Fieldhouse which opened in time for the 1965-66 season. Prior to Tuesday's
game, Calvin had won the 10 previous meetings with Ferris State at the Calvin
Fieldhouse.

Leading Calvin in scoring were Draayer with 17 points, senior Kyle Trewhella
(Rockford/Rockford) with 14 points, and Veldhouse, Meckes, and Smith who each
added 7 points. Junior Eric DeVries (Hudsonville/Unity Christian) contributed
7 boards along with four points, while Meckes had 6 boards.

With 15 points apiece for Ferris State were Springs, Terrance Shaw and Jessie
York. Antwuan Hold contributed 11 points, while Michael Daniels had 10 boards
and Jeffery Shanahan had 14.

Tuesday's game marked the return of former Calvin All-American Bill Sall who
is now in his fourth as head coach of the Ferris State men's basketball team.
It also marked a matchup of teams that advanced deep into the NCAA Tournament
during the 2004-05 season as Ferris State advanced to the Sweet 16 round of the
NCAA II Tournament while Calvin advanced to the NCAA III Final Four.

Calvin returns to the court this Friday and Saturday as the Knights will face
Cornerstone Friday night at 6:00 pm in the first game of the Select Bank
Classic at the Van Andel Arena with Aquinas set to face Hope in Friday's
second game. Friday's winners will meet in the championship game on Saturday
at 2:00 p.m. while the losers will meet in the consolation game at noon.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Aquinas 62, Calvin 59

Calvin suffered its first defeat to cross-town rival Aquinas since the 2001-02
season, falling 62-59 at the Aquinas College Fieldhouse Tuesday night.

Calvin (2-1) trailed 30-28 at halftime and was outscored 32-31 in the second
half. Both teams were plagued by turnovers as Calvin committed 29 turnovers
while Aquinas turned the ball over 25 times.

Calvin once again featured a strong inside attack as junior forward Lisa
Winkle (South Christian HS) scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to notch
her 16th collegiate double-double while freshman center Marcia Harris (Grand
Rapids Christian HS) had 17 points and five boards. Winkle and Harris combined
to hit 17 of 28 shots (.607) but the rest of Calvin's team connected on just
nine of 26 field goal attempts (.346).

The Knights were also outrebounded 35-34. Aquinas (3-2) placed three players
in double-figures in scoring led by Jackie Braspenninx who scored 19 point,
grabbed eight rebounds and dished out four assists. Ashley Heuvelman added 16
points and eight boards and Claire Hogan 12 points and six rebounds for the
Saints.

Calvin will now break until next Tuesday (Nov. 29) when it opens its MIAA
campaign with a game at Alma scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Tue Nov 22 22:45:55 2005