CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2006
Men's Basketball Drops Thriller at Hope in 2nd Round of NCAAs;
Men's Tennis Picks Up Two Wins - Women's Tennis Drops Two;
Hockey Team Takes 3rd at ACHA DIII National Tourney
MEN'S BASKETBALL
(written by Annalise VenHuizen '08)
Hope 70, Calvin 67
HOLLAND * If playing in a second round NCAA Division III Tournament game wasn't enough pressure for the Knights, Calvin (23-7) also had to face conference-rival Hope College at the DeVos Fieldhouse. This being the fourth rivalry match-up this season with Hope (28-2) leading 2-1, and the fifth time the teams had met in NCAA post-season play, with Calvin holding a 4-0 advantage, a lot was on the line and Calvin needed a huge effort. Tonight the Knights proved they were a team of talent, drive, and stamina but fell by a 70-67 margin to the second-ranked Flying Dutchmen.
Coming off an 8-0 deficit at the beginning of last night's game against University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Calvin learned it had to push right from the start. Doing so, Calvin kept within two points of Hope for the first four minutes, the game being tied three times. Hope then snuck away with a five-point lead, which freshman Tyler Zoerhof (Holland/Holland Christian) then reduced to three with a lay-up, breaking through two Hope defenders after snatching an offensive rebound. A Hope three point-play soon allowed Hope an 18-12 lead. A three-point play by senior Kyle Trewhella (Rockford/Rockford) coupled with a freshman Caleb Veldhouse (Sioux Falls, SD/Sioux Falls Christian) jumper from the free-throw line tied the game at 20-20 with 9:20 in the first half.
Hope then embarked on a 15-3 run that spanned the next six minutes, a run interrupted only by a Trewhella three pointer. During this time, Hope was able to take advantage of sloppy offensive play by Calvin, including six turnovers, five of which Hope converted into baskets. With 3:45 left in the half, Hope held a 12-point, 35-23 lead. The Knights out-scored Hope 8-5 in the remainder of the half, with six of those points coming from the free-throw line. Calvin trailed Hope 31-40 at the half.
Calvin entered the second half with an offensive agenda and out-scored Hope 36-30 in the half. Senior Andy Draayer sunk a three-pointer for the first basket of the second half. After a Hope lay-up that made the score 42-34 Hope, Calvin committed a turnover which Hope failed to capitalize on. Calvin's Veldhouse grabbing the offensive board was able to find junior Josh Meckes (Bay City/Saginaw Valley Lutheran) for a two-handed fast-break dunk. Meckes then drew a turnover on the next play and Draayer hit a jumper to make it a four-point game, 42-38 Hope. The Dutchmen then slipped away with an 11-2 scoring run that left the Knights with a 13-point deficit, 53-40.
The Calvin bench then put in their effort, with freshman Dustin Smith (Hamilton/Hamilton) sinking a three-pointer and a freshman Micah Chappell (Wyoming/Wyoming Park) following with a fast-break lay-up. Junior Eric DeVries (Hudsonville/Unity Christian) made a lay-up on the Knights' next possession and Veldhouse added a three-pointer after a missed Hope free-throw to bring Calvin within eight at 58-50 with 11:00 to go. Calvin got within six points with Trewhella made a jumper, 60-54, and again at 62-56, when Meckes found a huge gap and slammed another two-hand dunk. After three Hope free-throws that created a 65-56 gap, Calvin put together a Trewhella three-pointer and a Meckes lay-up to make it a four-point game, 65-61 with just over four minutes of play remaining.
Hope then managed to put a little more space between themselves and the Knights, 68-61, with only two minutes left on the clock. Calvin was too close to give up, however. Meckes game up big again, making a put-back off a Calvin missed shot with 1:33 on the clock. He stole the ball on the next possession and was able to find Draayer, who sunk a three-pointer, making it a two-point game, the closest Calvin had been since the 9:00 mark in the first half. Hope had the ball with 54 ticks on the game clock and chose to wind it down, attempting a three pointer with 22 seconds left. Veldhouse snatched the defensive board and drove down the court, until he stopped just inside the arc, only to be called for an offensive foul that left 15.7 seconds to play.
Calvin intentionally fouled on the Hope inbound, a play that only took .7 seconds off of the game clock. Hope's Greg Immink capitalized on the double-bonus situation and distanced Hope by four points, 70-66. Veldhouse was fouled on the Calvin inbound, but did not get a chance for free-throws, this being only Hope's sixth team foul. A second Hope foul on the inbound did bring Veldhouse to the line, who made the first shot and intentionally missed the second, Calvin being within three points of sending the game into overtime. Though he rebounded his shot, Veldhouse was triple-teamed and was not able to square up to the basket, the shot hitting the side of the back board. Calvin had maintained its stamina and put forth a tremendous effort right down to the wire, but Hope came out victorious with a 70-67 win.
Veldhouse led Calvin with a 16-point effort and also had a game-high eight rebounds. Trewhella added 13 points and Draayer had 12, each contributing two three-pointers. Meckes followed with a nine-point effort, including two dunks, and DeVries had six points.
For Hope, Greg Immink and Stephen Cramer had 16 points apiece, while Andy Phillips added 14.
Hope Head Coach Glenn Van Wieren complimented the Knights' top scorers: "Draayer, Trewhella, and Caleb are as big a trio as any and we had to defend them very hard tonight."
Calvin's Head Coach Kevin Vande Streek spoke of his three retiring seniors, Andy Draayer, Kyle Trewhella, and Kevin Prins (Escondido, CA/Escondido Calvin Christian), saying, "They were part of one of the best classes of incoming freshman that we've ever seen. They're the only three left of that class and they are the heart and soul of the team. It's really difficult for them. They just so hate to see it end."
With the win, Hope advances to the sectional round to face Wittenberg University at a site to be determined on Sunday night.
MEN'S TENNIS
Calvin improved to 2-1 on the young season with a pair of weekend victories in Wisconsin this weekend. The Knights opened the weekend with a 7-0 victory at Concordia-Mequon University Friday night and followed with a 9-0 victory at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Saturday afternoon. Wisconsin-Oshkosh is the alma mater of Calvin men's tennis head coach John Ross.
Final individual results of the match with Concordia were not available. Results of the match with UW-Oshkosh are listed below:
Calvin 9, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 0
Singles
Flight Result Scores
No. 1 Ricky Tilton (CC) Defeated Corey Dickert (UWO) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 Rafael Siebenschein (CC) Defeated Joel Vedder (UWO) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 Marcus Zeilstra (CC) Defeated Brian Naidiaz (UWO) 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 Ryan DeNooyer (CC) vs. Brandon Lepp (UWO) 0-0, 0-0
No. 5 Dan Volkema (CC) vs. Matt Predick (UWO) 0-0, 0-0
No. 6 Mike Goorhouse (CC) vs. Seth Breunig (UWO) 0-0, 0-0
Doubles
Flight Result Scores
No. 1 Ricky Tilton & Marcus Zeilstra (CC) Defeated
Corey Dickert & Joel Vedder (UWO) 8-2
No. 2 Ryan DeNooyer & Rafael Siebenschein (CC) Defeated
Mike Heroux & Brian Naidiaz (UWO) 8-6
No. 3 David Sneller & Dan Volkema (CC) Defeated
Seth Breunig & Matt Predick (UWO) 8-3
Calvin returns to play on March 20 when its faces Bethel College (MN) on its spring break trip to Orlando, Florida.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
CHICAGO, IL * The Calvin women's tennis team saw its record fall to 0-3 on the year as the Knights suffered an 8-1 defeat at the University of Chicago late Friday night and then fell at Carthage College 5-4 Saturday afternoon. The Knights are scheduled to return to action next Saturday when they open their MIAA campaign at Kalamazoo.
Chicago 8, Calvin 1
At Chicago
Position Univ. of Chicago Calvin College Winner Score
#1 Singles Vindya Dayananda (Chicago) d. Amy Zeilstra 6-3, 6-0
#2 Singles Ade Omodele-Luncien (Chicago) d.Annie Huizenga 6-3, 6-4
#3 Singles Anuja Parikh (Chicago) d. Emily Oosterhouse 6-2, 6-2
#4 Singles Preetha Rajamani (Chicago) d. Kari Lipinski 6-2, 6-0
#5 Singles Annie Miller (Chicago) d. Allyson Logan 6-0, 6-1
#6 Singles Kim Bosscher (Calvin) d. Katie Dulmage 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (6)
#1 Doubles Ade Omodele-LuncienVindya Dayananda (Chicago) d. Zeilstra/Oosterhouse 8-1
#2 Doubles Anuja Parikh/Alice Williams (Chicago) d. Huizenga/Lipinski 8-1
#3 Doubles Annie Miller/Preetha Rajamani (Chicago) d. Bosscher/Logan 8-6
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Carthage College 5, Calvin 4
Doubles:
1st: Romana and Buys (Car) d. Zeilstra and Oosterhouse (Calvin) 8-0
2nd: Huizenga and Lipinski (Calvin) d. Minkowski and Gustafson (Car) 8-5
3rd: Powers and Braastad (Car) d. Logan and Bosscher (Calvin) 8-5
Singles:
1st: Romana d. Zeilstra 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
2nd: Buys d. Huizenga 6-3, 6-1
3rd: Oosterhouse d. Minkowski 6-3, 6-3
4th: Lipinski d. Gustafson 6-4, 7-6, 7-5
5th: Logan d. Powers 6-1, 6-3
6th: Braastad d. Plaisier 7-5, 6-1
MEN'S ICE HOCKEY
FORT MYERS, FL * For the third time in the last four years, the Calvin men's hockey team has posted a top four national finish. The Knights took third at the ACHA Division III Tournament with a 7-3 victory over Penn State-Berks in the consolation final Saturday afternoon. There are no current individual statistics of the game available.
Calvin closes out its season with a 25-5-1 overall record. The third place finish is the second in the last four years as the Knights were third in 2003 then captured the national title in 2004.
Closing out their careers on Saturday were Calvin seniors Dan DeKorne (Grand Rapids Christian HS), Matt Evans (New Alexandra, PA), Nate Heuker (South Christian HS), Max Sieplinga (Grand Rapids Christian HS), Dave Veeneman (Grand Rapids Christian HS) and Nick VerKuyl (Whitby, ON).
Jeff Febus
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