CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2006
Basketball Teams Pick Up MIAA Victories over Adrian/Tri-State - Rivalry
Saturday With Hope College Next
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 82, Adrian 68
(Story written by Annalise VenHuizen '08)
GRAND RAPIDS - In a fast-paced conference game tonight, the Knights
collected their fourth straight victory to become tied for first place
in the MIAA with Albion, defeating Adrian College 82-68. Calvin and
Albion are both 3-0 in league play with Hope a game behind at 2-1.
Calvin shone offensively in the first half, connecting on three
three-pointers and shooting 50 percent for field goals. Calvin held a
twelve point lead as early as the 14:30 mark, outscoring Adrian 17-5. A
10-2 Adrian run, however, cut the Knights lead down to four, 19-15.
Freshman Tyler Zoerhof (Holland/Holland Christian) soon sparked a Calvin
10-0 run and the crowd's enthusiasm with a dunk. The run included
three three-point shots from the hands of senior Kyle Trewhella
(Rockford/Rockford) and put the Knights ahead 21 points, 40-19. Calvin
finished the half strong, leading 48-28 at the half.
Though Adrian outscored Calvin 40-34 in the second half, the Bulldogs
did not get within 11 points of the Knights. Freshman Caleb Veldhouse
(Sioux Falls, SD/Sioux Falls Christian) was 6-for-6 at the line in the
last 1:30 of the game. Calvin closed out the game with a fourteen point
lead, 82-68.
Veldhouse was the leading scorer for the Knights, earning 22 points
including 11-12 in free throws. Trewhella racked up 18 points and
senior Andy Draayer (Denver, CO/Denver Christian) followed with 13
points. Zoerhof and junior Josh Meckes (Bay City/Saginaw Valley
Lutheran) each contributed eight points.
David Cultra and Jeff Nokovich led Adrian with 13 points apiece, while
Andy Kubish had 11 points.
Calvin will now prepare for its 158th meeting with Hope as the Knights
will travel to Holland to face the Flying Dutchmen at the DeVos
Fieldhouse at 3:00 p.m. Calvin leads the all-time series 80-77. Over
the course of the prior 157 meetings, Calvin has outscored Hope by by
just 11 points (10,450-10,349) which works out to a difference of just
0.07 points per game.
Saturday's game will again be televised locally by West Michigan PBS
affiliate WGVU TV 35/52 and will also be carried for the first time by
College Sports Television. For more on the Calvin-Hope men's
basketball rivalry, please visit the rivalry web site at:
http://www.calvin.edu/thegame/
OTHER MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL SCORES WEDNESDAY
Kalamazoo 77, Alma 73
Tri-State 72, Olivet 58
Albion 76, Hope 58
MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 1-11-06 GAMES
Albion 3-0
Calvin 3-0
Hope 2-1
Kalamazoo 2-1
Alma 1-2
Tri-State 1-2
Adrian 0-3
Olivet 0-3
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 78, Tri-State 62
ANGOLA, IN - Whenever Calvin has faced Tri-State over the last three
years, Lisa Winkle has come to play.
The junior post player from Grand Rapids South Christian High School
racked up her 21st collegiate double-double with 26 points and 15
rebounds Wednesday night to lead Calvin to a 78-62 victory over the host
Thunder of Tri-State. It also marked her third double-double in five
tries against Tri-State and her seventh double-double of the year. In
five career games against Tri-State, Winkle is averaging 24.6 points and
12.6 rebounds a game. In addition, Winkle had five blocked shots, two
steals and two assists in the win over Tri-State.
Wednesday's game was closer than what the final score might indicate
as Tri-State trailed by just six at 57-51 with 10:34 left to play after
Calvin had grabbed a 34-25 halftime lead. Calvin (12-1 overall, 6-0
MIAA) responded with a quick 8-2 run to build a double-digit lead at
65-53 and the Knights would maintain a double-digit margin the rest of
the way.
Freshman Marcia Harris (Grand Rapids Christian HS) joined Winkle in
double-figures in scoring on Wednesday, pumping in 15 points and
grabbing six rebounds while sophomore Lindsey Peuler (Grandville HS) and
senior Sarah Winkle (South Christian HS) chipped in with eight points
apiece with Sarah Winkle also grabbing seven rebounds.
Calvin held a commanding 47-23 rebounding advantage including a 22-7
advantage on the offensive glass.
Tri-State (1-13 overall, 0-6 MIAA) was led in scoring by Kayla Cheesman
with 16 points while Kara Graham had 14 points, Dana Dunham 13 points
and Kamilla Ruffer 11 points.
Coupled with a Hope victory over Olivet Wednesday night, Calvin's win
over Tri-State sets up a showdown for first place in the MIAA standings
as Hope also improved to 6-0 in league play Wednesday night while
dropping Olivet to 5-1.
Saturday's game between Calvin and Hope is scheduled to begin at 3:00
p.m. at the Calvin Fieldhouse and a live scoreboard along with photos
and commentary will be available on the Calvin web site at:
http://www.calvin.edu/thegame/
Calvin will enter the game ranked 14th in the latest D3hoops.com Top-25
poll while Hope is ranked 11th.
OTHER MIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCORES WEDNESDAY
Albion 75, Kalamazoo 57
Alma 70, Adrian 60
Hope 82, Olivet 60
MIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 1-11-06 GAMES
Calvin 6-0
Hope 6-0
Olivet 5-1
Albion 4-3
St. Mary's 3-3
Alma 3-3
Kalamazoo 1-5
Tri-State 0-6
Adrian 0-7
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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