CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 4, 2006 (PART TWO)
Men's Basketball Keeps Pace With Rival Hope With Victory at Adrian
ADRIAN * Calvin kept pace with rival Hope for first place in the MIAA standings with a 90-69 victory at Adrian Saturday night at the Merillat Fitness Center. Heading into a showdown for first place Wednesday night at the Calvin Fieldhouse, Calvin and Hope are both 9-1 in league play after Saturday victories.
Wednesday's meeting between Calvin and Hope will feature the 159th meeting between the two rivals and is set to tip off at 8:00 p.m.
Calvin (16-5 overall) picked up its sixth straight victory including its 14th in its last 16 games Saturday night behind torrid three-point shooting as the Knights were 15-of-23 (.652) from beyond the arc.
Senior Andy Draayer (Denver, CO) continued his stellar three-point shooting as he was 5-of-7 from beyond the long line, en route to finishing with a game-high 21 points. Draayer's most dramatic three game on a half-court heave shortly before the first half buzzer that found nothing but net and gave Calvin a 51-35 halftime lead.
Senior Kyle Trewhella (Rockford HS) also connected on 3-of-4 from three-point range and collected 17 points for the Knights while freshman Micah Chappell (Wyoming Park HS) was a perfect 4-for-4 from beyond the arc in scoring a career-high 15 points off the bench. Freshman Caleb Veldhouse (Sioux Falls, SD) added a pair of triples and tallied 10 points.
Calvin shot 58.9 percent overall while holding Adrian to 34.7 percent field goal shooting. Adrian was led in defeat by Brandon Giles with 19 points while Andy Kubish had 11.
OTHER MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL SCORES SATURDAY
Kalamazoo 72, Adrian 63
Tri-State 77, Olivet 75
Hope 74, Albion 55
MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 2-4-06 GAMES
Calvin 9-1
Hope 9-1
Albion 7-3
Tri-State 6-4
Kalamazoo 5-5
Olivet 2-8
Adrian 1-9
Alma 1-9
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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