CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 22. 2008
Men's Soccer Remains Unbeaten in MIAA Standings With Win vs Olivet;
Women's Cross Country Team Ranked Number-One/Men Ranked Fifth
By Chaz Amidon
The Knights used goals from Dan VanSlyke (Grove City, Penn./Grove City), Scott
Hooker (Hudsonville/Unity Christian), and Justin Ahearne
(Hudsonville/Hudsonville) to cruise past Alma at Zuidema Field on Wednesday,
3-0.
Calvin extended its win streak to 10 games with the victory, preserving its
unblemished MIAA record and remaining in sole possession of first place in the
conference.
VanSlyke opened Calvin’s scoring barrage with a goal in the 7th minute,
toe-punching a line drive past Alma goalkeeper Jon Nowak.
It was VanSlyke’s second goal of the season - his first came in a 5-1 win
over Trinity International back on Sept. 6.
“It felt pretty good,” said VanSlyke. “In the last couple of years I
haven’t gotten a whole lot of chances, so to stick one in there was nice.”
The Knights went nearly 60 minutes without finding the back of the net again
until Hooker, who upped his team-leading goal count to seven, squeaked in a
rebound past Nowak in the 65th minute.
Ahearne tacked on his first collegiate goal in the closing minutes of the
second half, directing a header sent from Lucas Wilgenburg (Visalia,
Calif./Central Valley Christian) to the left side of the Scots’ net.
“The kids are putting in an effort and attempting to control the game, which
is always difficult,” said Calvin coach Chris Hughes. “Putting in three
makes you feel good.”
Calvin outshot Alma 22-7, garnering 11 shots in each half while managing to
place 13 on goal throughout.
Knight goalkeeper Darrin Cline (Grandville/Grandville) recorded his third
consecutive shutout and his eighth overall this season.
In a recent poll released by the NCAA D-III Men’s Soccer Committee, Calvin
is currently ranked No. 3 in the Great Lakes Region - one slot ahead of Hope,
and two ahead of Ohio Northern University. The Knights netted narrow victories
against each of those teams on Oct. 8 and Sept. 20, respectively.
Calvin (12-3-0, 9-0-0) will now host Kalamazoo (5-8-0, 2-6-0) on Saturday,
Oct. 25 before concluding its three-game home stand against Olivet next
Tuesday, Oct. 28.
MIAA MEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-22-08
Calvin 9-0-0
Hope 8-1-0
Albion 5-4-0
Trine 4-5-0
Adrian 3-6-0
Kalamazoo 2-7-0
Alma 1-8-0
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
The Calvin men’s and women’s cross country teams continue to hold their
spots in the national rankings as the women’s team is once again ranked
number-one while the men’s team is ranked number-five.
The complete set of rankings can be found on the United States Track and Field
Cross Country Coaches Association of America at:
http://ustfccca.cstv.com/ot/c-xc/08-d3national-rankings.html
Both Calvin teams return to action on November 1 when they compete at the MIAA
Championships with Kalamazoo College serving as host.
CALVIN TEAMS EARN SPOTS IN FIRST SET OF NCAA GREAT LAKES REGIONAL RANKINGS
The Calvin men's and women's soccer teams have earned spots in the first set
of NCAA Great Lakes Regional rankings released this afternoon.
The Calvin women's soccer team is the top-ranked team in the first Great Lakes
regional poll. On the men's soccer front, Calvin is ranked while the women's
volleyball team is ranked fourth.
The women's soccer regional poll can be found on-line at:
http://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/w-soccer/auto_pdf/Rankings1-DIIIWSOC-102208_
The men's soccer regional poll can be found on-line at:
http://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/20081022DIIIMSoccRanking
The women's volleyball regional poll can be found on-line at:
http://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/w-volley/auto_pdf/102208wvb
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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