CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 25, 2006
Women's Soccer Runs Shutout Streak To Nine - Win Streak to 17
Women's Soccer and Women's Volleyball Team Ranked #1 in Regional Polls
WOMEN’S SOCCER
(Written by Annalise VenHuizen '08)
Calvin 4, Olivet 0
OLIVET - The Knights finished regular-season play this evening with their ninth consecutive shut-out victory and an impressive 17-0-0 overall, 8-0-0 MIAA record. Calvin is currently ranked third in the nation on the D3kicks.com Top 25 Poll and fourth in the Division III Coaches’ Poll.
While freshmen goalkeepers Kayla Sulzer (St. Charles, MO/Whitfield) and Lynae Steketee (Holland/Holland Christian) combined to keep Olivet scoreless, the Calvin offense rained 13 shots-on-goal on Olivet’s Shane Brady. Though Brady had nine saves, Calvin came up with four goals.
Calvin’s only goal in the first half came in the 20th minute and came from the foot of freshman Emily Ottenhoff (Palos Heights, IL/Chicago Christian) off of a corner kick. The Knights struck again ten minutes into the second half when senior Jill Capel (Hudsonville/Unity Christian) made her 14th goal of the season off an assist by sophomore Elizabeth Ribbens (Tinley Park, IL/Victor J. Andrew). Ribben’s assist was her eighth on the season.
In the 72nd minute of play Ribbens scored as Capel dished out the assist. Calvin held a 3-0 lead as Ribbens gained her eighth goal of the year. With less than two minutes to play, Calvin scored a last time as Ottenhoff drove in her fourth collegiate goal, capitalizing on a penalty kick opportunity.
Calvin out-shot Olivet 17-5 with Sulzer playing 77:00 and having two saves.
With her goal and assist on Wednesday, Capel brought her career point total to 191, moving her past Tricia Dyk and into second place on the Calvin career list. Tara (Dyk) Wegner is the Calvin career leader with 263 points.
The Knights now look forward to Saturday as they host Alma at noon for the first round of the MIAA Tournament, of which Calvin is the top seed.
MIAA WOMEN’S SOCCER REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
Calvin 8-0-0 (24 points)
Albion 4-1-3 (15 points)
Hope 4-3-1 (13 points)
Saint Mary’s 4-3-1 (13 points)
Kalamazoo 3-3-2 (11 points)
Adrian 3-4-1 (10 points)
Olivet 2-4-2 (8 points)
Alma 2-4-2 (8 points
Tri-State 0-8-0 (0 points)
MIAA TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
First Round Games -- Saturday, Oct. 28
#8 Alma at #1 Calvin, noon
#5 Kalamazoo at #4 Saint Mary's, noon
#7 Olivet at #2 Albion, noon
#6 Adrian at #3 Hope, noon
Semi-Finals -- Tuesday, Oct. 31
Calvin/Alma vs. Kalamazoo/Saint Mary's at highest seed, 3 p.m.
Albion/Olivet vs. Hope/Adrian at highest seed, 3 p.m.
Championship -- Saturday, Nov. 4
Highest remaining seed is host, noon
CALVIN WOMEN’S SOCCER/WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAMS CONTINUE TO HOLD TOP SPOTS IN GREAT LAKES REGION
The Calvin women’s volleyball and women’s soccer teams continue to hold the top spots in their respective Great Lakes Regional polls released by the NCAA this afternoon.
The NCAA III Great Lakes Regional volleyball poll can be found at: http://www.ncaasports.com/volleyball/womens/polls/diviii while the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional women’s soccer poll can be found at: http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/womens/polls/diviii
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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