CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 (Part Two)
Volleyball Sweeps Adrian;
Men's Soccer Nipped at Wheaton
VOLLEYBALL
Calvin 3, Adrian 0 (30-19, 30-20, 31-29)
ADRIAN * Calvin picked up a key early-season conference victory at Adrian Friday night, defeating the Bulldogs by scores of 30-19, 30-20, 31-29.
Calvin (6-0 overall, 2-0 MIAA) was led by senior outside hitters Lorilyn Vogel (Orange City, IA) and Kristen Kalb (Stow, OH) with Vogel collecting 19 kills and Kalb 17 kills. Vogel amassed a hitting percentage of .417 in the win. Senior Katy Luimes (Caledonia, ON) also had nine kills and a .444 attack percentage.
Junior setter Katie Zondervan (Lakewood, CA) had 49 assists and 10 digs while junior Molly Krikke (Greenwich, OH) had four service aces.
Calvin’s back row was strong as well with sophomore libero Lauren DeGroot (Tulare, CA) collecting 18 digs, sophomore defensive specialist Stacie Lippert (Alma, Mich.) 11 digs and freshman defensive specialist Kelsey Sears (Traverse City West HS) 10 digs.
As a team, Calvin compiled a .277 attack percentage while limiting Adrian to a .220 attack percentage. Adrian (4-3 overall, 1-1 MIAA) was led by junior All-American middle-hitter Lindsey Eshelman who posted 11 kills.
Calvin returns to action next Tuesday when it journeys to Alma for a 6:30 p.m. conference match.
MEN’S SOCCER
Wheaton 1, Calvin 0
WHEATON, IL * A hard-fought effort came up just short on Friday night as Calvin suffered a 1-0 defeat at non-conference rival Wheaton College (IL). The only goal of the game came off the foot of Wheaton’s Ben Theimer in the 13th minute of the first half on a direct free kick.
Wheaton (3-1-0) continued to threaten, hitting the crossbar late in the first half on a direct kick just outside the Calvin box and then hitting the crossbar again early in the second half with Calvin junior goalkeeper Matt Gardner (Worthington, OH) making a leaping deflection on the play.
Calvin was able to mount significant pressure on the Wheaton goal in the final 10 minutes of play but Wheaton goalkeeper Ryan Souders along with his backline were able to come up with four saves including three in the final 10 minutes.
Wheaton held a 13-8 shots at goal advantage but outshot Calvin just 6-5 in the second half. Gardner was solid in defeat for the Knights in nets, collecting five saves.
Calvin will look to regroup tomorrow night when it journeys to North Park College (IL) for a game scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. (EST).
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Fri Sep 8 23:08:26 2006
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