CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 14, 2006
Men’s Soccer Shuts Out Alma * Win Streak at Three;
Men’s Cross Country Wins Oshkosh Invite; Women Second;
Women’s Golf Seventh at MIAA Tournament * Seventh in Final Standings
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
(Written by Drew DeVries ’08)
Calvin 3, Alma 0
GRAND RAPIDS - It took two overtime periods to decide a winner the last time
Alma and Calvin battled each other. But no overtimes were needed today as the
Knights showed some life on offense defeating Alma 3-0. The victory extended
Calvin’s win streak to three.
Calvin jumped on top six minutes in when sophomore Dan VanSlyke (Grove City,
PA/Grove City) took a crossing pass from freshman Alex McKenzie (Lindenhurst,
IL/Antioch) and headed it into the net. The Knights did not take long to
extend their lead when, less than two minutes later, McKenzie found the back of
the net off of a long feed from senior Maurice Wright (Wauwatosa, WI/Wauwatosa
East). The Knights went into halftime with a comfortable 2-0 lead.
The Knights continued to apply pressure in the second half and it paid off one
more time when junior Jared Litty (Hudsonville/Hudsonville) took the ball as it
deflected off a defender and fired it just inside the near post. The goal was
unassisted and put the Knights up 3-0.
Alma had to suppress heavy offensive pressure from the Knights all afternoon
and it showed in the box score as Alma was outshot 25-1. Alma keeper James
Thomson stayed busy collecting 10 saves while Calvin’s keeper’s Dave
Fortosis (West Chicago, IL/Wheaton Academy) and Darrin Cline
(Grandville/Grandville) each played a half and combined for the shutout.
Besides frequent offensive attacks by Calvin, the sound of the whistle became
familiar as 44 fouls were called.
The win improved the Knights record to 6-5-3 overall and 4-2-2 in the MIAA.
The next contest for the Knights will be Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. when they
travel to Albion.
MIAA MEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-14-06
Albion 7-1-0 (21 points)
Hope 7-1-0 (21 points)
Kalamazoo 5-3-0 (15 points)
Calvin 4-2-2 (14 points)
Olivet 3-5-0 (9 points)
Adrian 2-4-2 (8 points)
Tri-State 1-5-2 (5 points)
Alma 0-8-0 (0 points)
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
OSHKOSH, WI * In a meeting of nationally-ranked Division III teams, the
Calvin men’s and women’s cross country teams came up with a pair of
sterling performances at the Wisconsin-Oshkosh Invitational held Saturday at
the Lake Breeze Golf Club.
In the men’s race, top-ranked Calvin took first place with a team score of
37 points, finishing 32 points ahead of runner-up New York University, ranked
eighth in the latest Division III poll. Third-ranked Wisconsin-Oshkosh took
third with 114 points while seventh-ranked Haverford took fourth with 121
points.
In the women’s race, seventh-ranked Calvin nearly upset third-ranked
Washington University of St. Louis as the Bears held on for first place with 38
points with the Knights in a close second with 42 points. Emory (GA), ranked
21st in the latest Division III poll, took third with 95 points while
20th-ranked DePauw took fourth with 111 points.
In the men’s (8K) race, Calvin senior Tim Finnegan (Los Alamos, NM) made a
strong push for the win before settling for second place behind
Wisconsin-Oshkosh junior Willy Kaul with Kaul taking first in 24:20 and
Finnegan second in 24:24. Kaul and Finnegan are both considered candidates for
one of the top spots at the NCAA III Championships later this fall.
Finnegan was one of five Calvin runners to finish in the top 15 spots as
sophomore Jed Christiansen (Greenville, PA) was seventh (24:42); junior Jon
Gries (King of Prussia, PA) eighth (24:43); senior Harrison Jorritsma
(Beamsville, ON) 11th (24:45) and junior Tad Hulst (Zeeland HS) in 13th
(24:51). Rounding out Calvin’s top group were sophomore Erik VanKampen
(Elmhurst, IL) in 20th (25:15); sophomore Nate DeHaan (South Christian HS) in
24th (25:23); junior Dan VandenAkker (South Christian HS) in 33rd (25:29) and
sophomore Andrew Stutzman (Kutztown, PA) in 55th (25:51).
In the women’s (6K) race, Herndon Beth of Washington University took first
place with a time of 21:54. Calvin senior Camille Medema (Grand Rapids
Christian HS) ran right on her heels, taking third with a time of 21:58. Junior
Christina Overbeck (Seattle, WA) was Calvin’s second finisher, taking fourth
with a time of 22:08 while junior Calah Schlabach (St. Michaels, Arizona) was
ninth in 22:23. Rounding out Calvin’s top seven were sophomore Lauren
Bergstrom (Century, MN) in 12th (22:31); senior Lydia Singer (Wilmington, DE)
in 14th (22:34); senior Laura Holtrop (Rockville, MD) in 21st (22:50) and
sophomore Kelly Edwards (Grand Blanc HS) in 33rd (23:20). Other runners in
Calvin’s top group were junior Lynn Marsh (North Vernon, IN) in 37th (23:25);
sophomore Anne Fennema (Brookfield, WI) in 38th (23:25); freshman Mary Tolsma
(Hawthorne, NJ) in 39th (23:27) and sophomore Jessi Hale (Rehoboth, NM) in 48th
(23:39).
Both Calvin cross country teams will now break for two weeks and will return
to action on Saturday, October 28, when they compete at the MIAA Championships
at Alma College.
WOMEN’S GOLF
BATTLE CREEK * Calvin took seventh at the weather-shortened MIAA Tournament
on Saturday, posting a team score of 424 strokes. The tournament was scheduled
to be a two-day 36-hole tournament but weather wiped out Friday’s round,
forcing the tournament to be finished on Saturday and limiting the total holes
to 18.
Saturday’s outing was held without Hope College as its team was involved in
an auto accident on the way to the tournament. Hope’s team members escaped
without any serious injuries but were unable to compete at the tournament.
Olivet took first place on Saturday with a team score of 348 strokes and also
captured the overall MIAA title. Calvin finished seventh in the final MIAA
standings.
Calvin’s top individual finisher on Saturday was freshman Kelli Visser
(Grand Rapids Christian HS) with a round of 99 that left her in a tie for 25th
place. Other Calvin finishers on Saturday included freshman Julienne Louters
(Grand Rapids Christian HS) with a round of 106, sophomore Jessica Bruggink
(Unity Christian HS) with a round of 107, sophomore Juanita Gibson (Detroit
Renaissance HS) with a score of 112 and junior Linnea Trippett (White Plains,
NY) with a round of 113.
Albion’s AnnMarie Jasieniecki took first place on Saturday with a round of
80. Olivet senior Kristy Latimer was named the MIAA’s Most Valuable Player
after finishing first in the final individual season standings.
MIAA TOURNAMENT TEAM SCORES ON 10-14-06
Olivet 348
Tri-State 355
Albion 362
Saint Mary’s 373
Kalamazoo 398
Alma 401
Calvin 424
FINAL 2006 MIAA WOMEN’S GOLF STANDINGS
1. Olivet
2. Tri-State
3. Albion
4. Saint Mary’s
5. Alma
6. Kalamazoo
7. Calvin
8. Hope
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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