CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR AUGUST 30, 2008
Amber Warners Picks up 200th Win at Ohio Northern Invitational;
Women's Soccer Bounces Back With Win at Wash U. Classic;
Men's Soccer Falls to Aquinas in Cal Bergsma Memorial Tournament;
Men's Golf Finishes 12th at Lou Collins Classic;
Women's Golf Third at Hope Double Dual
VOLLEYBALL
ADA, OH -- Calvin women's volleyball coach Amber Warners picked up the 200th
victory of her collegiate coaching career in five-set victory over
Carnegie-Mellon Saturday afternoon at the Ohio Northern Invitational. Calvin
defeated Carnegie-Mellon in come-from-behind fashion, winning by scores of
16-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-22, 15-8. Calvin (3-1-0) then fell to the College of
Mount St. Joseph 25-18, 23-25, 28-26, 25-16 in the championship finals to
finish the tournament with a 3-1 record.
Now in her seventh year as head coach of the Calvin women's volleyball program
and in her eighth year as a collegiate volleyball coach, Warners is now 200-52
in her collegiate career. Prior to the start of the 2008 season, Warners was
197-51 for a winning percentage of .794 that ranked her fourth among active
Division III coaches for winning percentage. A native of Holland, Warners is a
1990 graduate of Calvin where she was a standout in both volleyball and
softball.
AMBER WARNERS BIO: http://www.calvin.edu/sports/womens/volleyball/coach.htm
In addition to her seven years at Calvin, Warners also served as interim head
coach of the Hope women's volleyball team in 1994 where she led the Flying
Dutch to a 21-11 record.
In Calvin's win over Carnegie-Mellon on Saturday, the Knights received 25
kills from freshman Rebecca Kamp (Orland Park, IL) with Kamp also collecting
six blocks. Junior Nora Bruskewitz (Milwaukee, WI) had 25 assists while
sophomore Carolyn Nelson (Milan) had 23 assists. Senior outside hitter Jessica
Garlick (Kalamazoo Christian HS) also contributed 10 kills and three blocks.
Senior libero Lauren DeGroot (Tulare, CA) added 16 digs.
In the loss to the College of Mount St. Joseph, Kamp had 16 kills and six
blocks while sophomore Kim Wigboldy (Chandler, AZ) had seven kills. Bruskewitz
contributed 32 assists while DeGroot had 17 digs.
Kamp, DeGroot and junior Sara Kramer (Dyer, IN) were all named to the
all-tournament team.
TOURNAMENT WEBSITE:
http://www-new.onu.edu/athletics/womens_teams/volleyball/2008_onu_invitational
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 1, Transylvania 0
ST. LOUIS, MO -- After suffering a heart-breaking 3-2 overtime loss to
nationally-ranked Washington University of St. Louis the night before, Calvin
(1-1-0) bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Transylvania University of
Kentucky Saturday evening. The game was part of the Washington University
Classic.
The only goal of the game came five-and-a-half minutes into the second half as
junior Emily Ottenhoff (Palos Heights, IL) ripped in a half-volley after
receiving a crossing pass from senior Ashley Bolen (Urbana, IL).
Calvin nearly scored in the 72nd minute but a shot by senior Liz VanRees
(Western Michigan Christian HS) deflected off the crossbar and back into the
field of play.
Junior goalkeeper Kayla Sulzer (St. Charles, MO) then came up with a key save
for the Knights with just 1:17 left in regulation, snagging a shot headed in by
an on-rushing Transylvania player.
Calvin finished the game with a 10-5 shots at goal advantage and held a 10-2
advantage in corner kicks. Junior Alyssa Bergsma and Sulzer combined on the
shutout with each player collecting two saves apiece.
VanRees led Calvin in shots at goal with three.
Calvin returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts Aquinas at 4:00 p.m. at
Calvin's Zuidema Field.
MEN'S SOCCER
Aquinas 3, Calvin 2
(written by Chaz Amidon '09)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Friday’s season opening win against Goshen suggested
the Knights’ new-look offense is in need of some alterations.
Saturday’s 3-2 loss to cross-town rival Aquinas suggested that the defense
may be in need of some, too.
After Calvin’s Alex McKenzie pumped in a goal just under four minutes into
Saturday’s bout with the Saints, the Knights frittered away an early lead and
allowed two second-half goals, resulting in a 3-2 Aquinas victory.
“We need to fix a couple of holes that aren’t yet fixed, and we need to do
it before we head to Wheaton next week,” said Calvin coach Chris Hughes.
On the final day of the annual Cal Bergsma Memorial Tournament, the Knights’
1-0 lead vanished quickly in the first half when Aquinas forward Jeovani
Pantoja sent a turn-around laser from 30 yards out past Calvin goalkeeper
Darrin Cline.
The Saints’ scoring surge continued into the second half, as Chris Smith and
Pantoja netted goals only 53 seconds apart to build a 3-1 lead less than four
minutes into the final frame.
“Marking inside your own 30 (yards) is absolutely crucial,” said Hughes.
“Two goals in the second half were mistakes from our defense. We need to
fix that quickly.”
Calvin freshman Ahmed Gobana connected on a Scott Hooker cross from the left
corner, heading the ball past a swarm of Aquinas defenders around the
73:00-minute mark - his first collegiate goal.
Yet with a myriad of opportunities in the final ten minutes - including a
deflating shot from Hooker that ricocheted off the crossbar - the Knights were
unable to knot the score before time expired.
“I would say that in the second half, we put some better offensive pressure
on and created several opportunities for ourselves,” said Hughes, whose team
scored only one goal on a Hooker penalty shot the night before against Goshen.
Hope College defeated Goshen 6-0 on Saturday afternoon to claim its third Cal
Bergsma championship. The Flying Dutchmen cruised past Aquinas on Friday, 5-2,
in their season opener.
Calvin will now look to rebound in non-conference play when the team travels
to Illinois to face both Wheaton (IL) and Trinity International next weekend.
MEN'S GOLF
BATTLE CREEK -- Calvin finished in 12th place at the Olivet College Lou
Collins Classic on Saturday, finishing the 36-hole tournament with a total of
633 strokes. Calvin opened the tournament with a team score of 318 strokes on
Friday and came back with a score of 315 on Saturday.
Sophomore Eric Doezema (Grand Rapids Christian HS) was Calvin's top individual
finisher, placing tied for 17th with a 36-hole total of 151 (72-79) strokes.
Junior Kyle Harvey (Willard, OH) was Calvin's next-best finisher, placing 51st
with a score of 160 (88-72). He was followed by junior Jon Kuiper in 54th with
a weekend score of 161 (81-80) and junior Tyler Smies (Sheboygan, WI) in 75th
with a score of 168 (84-84). Rounding out Calvin's finishers was sophomore Jess
Hendriksma (Grand Rapids Christian HS) in 78th place with a total of 171
strokes (81-90).
Host Olivet took first place with a team score of 588 strokes, finishing 13
strokes ahead of Bethel College (IN). Brock Gledall of Olivet earned medalist
honors with a score of 143 (74-69).
The tournament was held at the Bedford Valley Country Club.
Calvin returns to action next Saturday when it competes at the first MIAA
outing of the year. The outing will be held at the Pine River Country Club with
Alma College serving as host.
TOURNAMENT WEBSITE:
http://www.olivetcollege.edu/athletics/mgolf/stats/0809/lou_collins/
WOMEN'S GOLF
HOLLAND -- Calvin took third in a double dual competition hosted by Hope
College at the Macatawa Golf Club on Saturday. The Knights finished with a team
score of 438 strokes with Cornerstone finishing second (430) and Hope winning
with a score of 356.
Calvin's top finisher on Saturday was junior Emily Tuuk (Grand Rapids
Christian HS) with a round of 99 while junior Kelli Visser (Grand Rapids
Christian HS) had a score of 102. Rounding out Calvin's finishers were freshmen
Kelsey Kulk (Unity Christian HS) and Katy Berghuis (Calvin Christian HS) with
rounds of 109 and 127 respectively.
Megan Scholten of Hope had the top score on Saturday with a round of 88.
Calvin returns to action on Thursday when it competes at an MIAA outing hosted
by Olivet at the Medalist Golf Club.
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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