CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR JANUARY 3, 2007
Men's Basketball Triumphant in MIAA Opener
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 80, Tri-State 64
In need of a strong start to the MIAA season, the Calvin men's basketball team did just that in defeating visiting Tri-State University 80-64 Wednesday night at the Calvin Fieldhouse in the MIAA opener for both teams.
Calvin is now 11-0 in MIAA openers under head coach Kevin Vande Streek and 42-12 all-time in MIAA openers.
Calvin exploded out of the gates with 10 unanswered points and then outscored the Thunder 22-11 over the final eight-and-a-half minutes of the first half to take a 50-36 lead at the break. Freshman Matt Veltema (Calvin Christian HS) helped Calvin gain separation from Tri-State in the late first half run, bagging back-to-back three-point shots that lifted Calvin into a 34-25 lead. A three-pointer by sophomore Mischa McCray (Petoskey/Harbor Light Christian HS) put Calvin 44-33 and the Knights were able to maintain a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
Calvin connected on 10 of 15 (.667) attempts from three-point range in the first half and finished the game with a 51.9 percent (14 of 27) three-point clip.
Junior Derek Griffin (Whitehall HS) led the Knights with a career-high 22 points including six three-point field goals while sophomore Caleb Veldhouse (Sioux Falls, SD/Sioux Falls Christian HS) had 14 points. Veltema added 10 points off the bench. Sophomore point guard Dustin Smith (Hamilton HS) also had a big game, scoring nine points and dishing out seven assists. Griffin and sophomore Tyler Zoerhof (Holland Christian HS) also had seven rebounds apiece as Calvin held a 46-31 rebounding advantage. Tri-State was led in defeat by Tony Benford with 16 points.
Calvin shot 47 percent overall from the field while Tri-State (6-5 overall, 0-1 MIAA) shot 33.9 percent overall including just 29 percent in the second half.
Calvin returns return to action on Saturday when it travels to Alma for a 1:00 p.m. contest.
OTHER MIAA MEN’S BASKETBALL SCORES WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Adrian 81, Albion 76 OT
Hope 87, Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 55
Olivet 86, Alma 70
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Wed Jan 3 23:10:40 2007
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