CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 10, 2006
Men's Soccer Wins Thriller Over Olivet on Last-Second Goal;
Women's Soccer Ranked 4th in one poll - 5th in Another;
Volleyball Team Moves Up to 18th in National Rankings;
Men's Cross Country Team Ranked #1 - Women Ranked #7
MEN’S SOCCER
(Written by Drew DeVries '08)
Calvin 1, Olivet 0
GRAND RAPIDS - Coming off an exciting and offensively charged 3-1 win over Kalamazoo last Saturday, the Knights were looking for another conference win as Olivet paid a visit to Zuidema Field this afternoon. The Knights got that win in exciting fashion and left the field with the scoreboard reading 1-0.
Neither team could find the back of the net through the majority of the game. Although Calvin had plenty of scoring opportunities outshooting Olivet 19-3, the Knights were not able to convert. Goalkeeper Dave Fortosis (West Chicago, IL/Wheaton Academy) had a pair of nice saves to keep his team in the game.
The halftime score was knotted up in a scoreless standstill and that was the way it was most of the second half. The game started getting physical as the Knights especially grew frustrated with not being able to capitalize on their chances. 34 fouls occurred in the game with one yellow card being assessed.
Finally, Calvin converted as the final seconds were ticking down. Ben Buehrle (Wyoming/Tri-Unity Christian) broke loose down the right wing and found teammate Blake VanWylen (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian) streaking down the other side. VanWylen connected with the ball and ripped it just inside the left post from about twenty yards out. The clock stood at 11 seconds and the score read Calvin 1, Olivet 0.
With the win, the Knights improved their overall record and conference record to 5-5-3 and 3-2-2 respectively. Calvin now sits in sole possession of fourth place in the MIAA standings, two points ahead of fifth place Adrian and one point back of third place Kalamazoo.
Calvin’s next game will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at home against Alma.
MIAA MEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-10-06
Albion 7-0-0 (21 points)
Hope 6-1-0 (18 points)
Kalamazoo 4-3-0 (12 points)
Calvin 3-2-2 (11 points)
Adrian 2-3-2 (8 points)
Olivet 2-5-0 (6 points)
Tri-State 1-4-2 (5 points)
Alma 0-7-0 (0 points)
WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM MOVES UP IN NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Calvin women’s soccer team continues to move up the national rankings. Under the direction of head coach Mark Recker, the 12-0-0 Knights are now ranked fourth in the latest D3kicks.com Top-25 poll and fifth in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of American Division III Top 25 poll.
The D3kicks.com Top-25 poll can be accessed at: http://www.d3kicks.com/top25.php while the NSCAA Division III Top 25 poll can be found at: http://www.nscaa.com/seniorRes.php?it=241
Calvin returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Adrian for a 4:00 p.m. MIAA match.
VOLLEYBALL TEAM MOVES UP ONE SPOT IN AVCA DIV. III TOP 25 POLL
The Calvin women’s volleyball team has moved up one spot in the latest set of Division III Top-25 rankings released by the American Volleyball Coaches Association of America.
Under the direction of head coach Amber Warners, the Knights are ranked 18th in this week’s AVCA poll after being ranked 19th last week. It marks the fourth consecutive week that the Knights have been in the national poll. The latest poll can be found at: http://www.avca.org/collegiate/DIIIpoll/DIIIpoll10-10-06.asp
Calvin is currently 18-1 overall and 11-0 in the MIAA. The Knights return to play on Friday night when they travel to rival Hope for a key MIAA match slated to start at 6:30 p.m. at Hope’s DeVos Fieldhouse. The match will be broadcast via RealAudio through the Calvin web site at: http://www.calvin.edu/sports/ram/calvinsports.ram
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS NATIONALLY-RANKED
The Calvin men’s and women’s cross country teams continue to hold lofty national rankings. For the third consecutive week, the Calvin men’s team is ranked number-one in the Division III Cross Country Coaches’ poll. The Calvin women’s cross country team is ranked seventh in this week’s coaches’ poll. The Calvin men’s team has been ranked number-one in every poll this year after starting out the season in the top spot in the pre-season poll. The Calvin men’s team once again received all eight first place votes with Wisconsin-LaCrosse again ranked second. Geneseo State of New York is again the top-ranked team in the women’s poll.
Both Calvin cross country teams are led by head coach Brian Diemer. The men’s poll can be found at: http://ustfccca.cstv.com/ot/c-xc/division3-men-national-poll.html while the women’s poll can be found at: http://ustfccca.cstv.com/ot/c-xc/division3-women-national-poll.html
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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