CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR JANUARY 2, 2007
Women's Basketball Extends Win Streak to Six With Victory at Adrian
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
ADRIAN -- A 16-3 first half run propelled the nationally-ranked Calvin women's
basketball team to a 70-47 victory at Adrian Tuesday evening, allowing the
Knights to stretch their winning streak to six games.
Ranked 15th in the latest D3hoops.com Top-25 poll, Calvin (9-1 overall, 3-0
MIAA) trailed 18-14 with five minutes left in the first half. Back-to-back
three-pointers by Calvin sophomore Kristi Brummel (South Christian HS) then
ignited a 16-3 run, allowing the Knights to take a 30-21 halftime lead.
In the second half, Calvin took a double-digit lead for good on a layup inside
by senior center Lisa Winkle (South Christian HS) at the 13:30 mark and moments
later, Brummel and freshman guard Allison Griswold (Lansing Christian HS)
swished back-to-back trifectas, giving the Knights a commanding 47-28
advantage. Adrian never got closer than 15 points the rest of the way as the
Knights were able to cruise down the stretch to victory.
Brummel led the Knights with 14 points off the bench, connecting on all four of
her three-point field goal attempts. Brummel led a Calvin bench brigade that
outscored Adrian's reserves 41-22. Griswold, sophomore Sarah Partridge (East
Lansing HS) and freshman Brook VanEck (Lowell HS) also added seven points
apiece off the bench. Calvin starters Lisa Winkle and Marcia Harris (Grand
Rapids Christian HS) also scored 11 points each with Winkle grabbing nine
rebounds and collecting a game-high seven assists. Junior post Rachael Willett
(Rockford HS) also had six points and eight rebounds off the bench for the
Knights.
Adrian (6-5 overall, 1-3 MIAA) was led in defeat by freshman Kim Olech with 10
points.
Adrian shot just 33.9 percent overall and turned the ball over 23 times. Calvin
shot 45 percent overall including 51 percent in the first half. The Knights
also picked up 20 assists on the evening with junior Nikki Zimmerman (Traverse
City West HS) also collecting five assists for the Maroon and Gold.
The victory over Adrian kicks off a busy week of action for Calvin as it will
host Albion on Thursday (7:30 p.m.) and travel to Saint Mary's on Saturday
(3:00 p.m.) for conference games.
MIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 1-2-07 GAMES
Hope 4-0
Calvin 3-0
Saint Mary's 3-1
Olivet 2-1
Albion 1-3
Adrian 1-3
Alma 1-3
Kalamazoo 1-3
Tri-State 0-3
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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