CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR JANUARY 25, 2006
Vande Streek Records Win #200 at Calvin * Draayer Becomes Calvin's Three-Point King * Women's Hoops Rolls To Non-Conference Win at Rochester
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 80, Kalamazoo 58
KALAMAZOO * At the midpoint of the MIAA regular season, Calvin is locked in a three-way tie for first place. An 80-58 victory at Kalamazoo College Wednesday night allowed Calvin to keep pace with the league leaders as the Knights are tied with Albion and Hope for the top spot with 6-1 conference marks.
The win also marked the 200th victory at Calvin for head coach Kevin Vande Streek who joins Ed Douma as the only two coaches in Calvin men's basketball history to record 200 victories or more at the helm of the Knights. Now in his 10th year, Vande Streek is 200-72 (.735) while in charge of the Calvin men's basketball program.
Calvin senior Andy Draayer of Denver, Colorado, also notched a personal milestone in the win as he connected on four three-point field goals, bringing his career total to 189 and pushing him past 1994 Calvin graduate Chris Knoester for first place on the all-time Calvin list.
"That's a great honor for Andy and it's one he deserves," said Vande Streek after the game. "He's worked very hard throughout his career and I'm glad to see him get the record. When you set a record at Calvin, you know that it means something."
When it came time to talking about win number 200, Vande Streek deflected praise onto the players who have worn a Calvin uniform under his watch. "I've been very blessed to have coached many great players at Calvin," said Vande Streek. "You don't win 200 games without having great players so this accomplishment is a reflection of all of the players who have come through our program over the last 10 years."
The final score of Calvin's victory over Kalamazoo was not indicative of the competitive nature of the contest as the Knights clung to a three-point lead at 51-48 with just over 10 minutes remaining. Calvin then caught fire, ripping off a 17-5 run over the next four minutes to build an insurmountable 68-53 lead. Over the final 10:16 of play, Calvin outscored Kalamazoo 29-10.
"That's about as well as our team can play," said Vande Streek of his team's final 10 minute spurt. "Kalamazoo played us very tough and the final score doesn't indicate how hard they made us work. We just caught fired at the end and executed on both ends of the floor."
Senior Kyle Trewhella (Rockford HS) led Calvin with 18 points including four three-point field goals while Draayer had 16 and junior Josh Meckes (Bay City, MI) 14. Meckes also grabbed five rebounds, dished out five assists and blocked three shosts.
"Josh was extremely active," said Vande Streek. "He was involved in plays all over the court and he was a key spark for our team."
Freshmen Caleb Veldhouse (Sioux Falls, SD) and Tyler Zoerhof (Holland Christian HS) were also sparks for the Knights with Veldhouse scoring nine points while Zoerhof had seven points and a game-high seven rebounds off the bench while also collecting four assists.
As a team, Calvin collected 18 assists against just 10 turnovers. Meanwhile Kalamazoo turned the ball over 19 times against just 10 assists.
Kalamazoo was led in scoring by Pat Clancy who tallied 11 points while Kyle Konwinski had 10.
Calvin opens the second half of its MIAA campaign on Saturday when it hosts Tri-State at 3:00 p.m. at the Calvin Fieldhouse.
OTHER MIAA SCORES WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Adrian 73, Alma 72
Albion 73, Olivet 56
Hope 76, Tri-State 59
MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 1-25-06 GAMES
Albion 6-1
Calvin 6-1
Hope 6-1
Tri-State 4-3
Kalamazoo 3-4
Adrian 1-6
Alma 1-6
Olivet 1-6
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 77, Rochester 40
OAKLAND * Calvin picked up its 15th victory of the year with a 77-40 non-conference victory against Rochester College Wednesday night in a game played at Oakland Christian High School.
Ranked 18th in the latest D3hoops.com Top-25 poll, Calvin (15-2) outscored Rochester 41-18 in the second half after holding a 36-22 halftime lead.
Freshman Marcia Harris (Grand Rapids Christian HS) led Calvin with 18 points on 9-of-12 shooting while sophomores Wendy Zigterman (Timothy Christian HS) and Erica Boonstra (Chicago Christian HS) had 10 points apiece. Freshmen Kelly Trewhella (Rockford HS) and Emily Schrotenboer (South Christian HS) added nine points apiece while senior Sarah Winkle (South Christian HS) had eight points and junior Lisa Winkle (South Christian HS) seven rebounds.
With her seven rebounds, Lisa Winkle surpassed the 600 rebound mark for her collegiate career, becoming just the fifth player in Calvin women's basketball history to do so.
Calvin shot 50.8 percent overall and held a 43-37 rebounding advantage. Rochester College shot just 28.8 percent overall. Michelle Jackson led Rochester with 15 points.
Calvin returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Adrian for an MIAA game slated to start at 3:00 p.m.
OTHER MIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCORES WEDNESDAY NIGHT
St. Mary's 57, Alma 55
Olivet 79, Albion 75 (OT)
Hope 71, Tri-State 32
Adrian 67, Kalamazoo 58
MIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 1-25-06 GAMES
Hope 10-0
Calvin 8-1
Olivet 8-2
St. Mary's 6-4
Albion 4-6
Alma 3-6
Adrian 2-8
Kalamazoo 2-8
Tri-State 1-9
Jeff Febus
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Calvin College
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