CSR (Men's Soccer Players Receive All-Region Honors/Kamp Finishes as National Leader in Kills)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR DECEMBER 11, 2008

Men's Soccer Players Receive Great Lakes All-Region Honors;
Rebecca Kamp Finishes as National Leader in Kills-Per-Set

MEN'S SOCCER

Two members of the MIAA champion Calvin men's soccer team have received Great
Lakes All-Region honors as named by the National Soccer Coaches Association of
America. Calvin junior Greg Snapper has been named to the to the Great Lakes
All-Region second team while Calvin sophomore Scott Hooker has been named to
the third team.

Both players are receiving all-region honors for the first time.

A sweeperback on defense, Snapper was named the MIAA’s Most Valuable Player
this fall after anchoring a Calvin defense that allowed only eight goals in 14
league matches.

A native of Madison, Wisconsin (Madison West HS), Snapper has been a
three-year starter for the Knights on defense. This fall, he was also named to
the All-MIAA first team for the second straight year and received MIAA
Defensive Player of the Week honors once. In addition, Snapper was part of a
Calvin defense that posted nine shutout victories in 2008.

A forward, Hooker hails from Hudsonville and is a graduate of Hudsonville
Unity Christian High School. This fall, Hooker was named to the All-MIAA first
team for the second straight year.

Hooker led Calvin in scoring this year with 29 points on the strength of nine
goals and 11 assists. Of his nine goals, two were game-winners. Hooker was also
2-for-2 on penalty kicks. Both penalty kicks proved to game-winning goals as he
booted in a penalty kick in a 1-0 win over Goshen College on August 29 and
another penalty kick in a 1-0 win at Ohio Northern on September 20.

Under the direction of head coach Chris Hughes, the Calvin men’s soccer team
finished 15-5-1 overall this year and captured the MIAA title with a 12-1-1
conference record. The MIAA title was Calvin’s league-leading 19th crown
including its fourth under Hughes. In addition, the Knights advanced to the
NCAA III Tournament for the eighth time.

VOLLEYBALL

Calvin College freshman Rebecca Kamp has added one more accomplishment to her
list of post-season accomplishments. A native of Orland Park, Illinois, Kamp
has finished as the NCAA III leader in kills-per-set with an average of 4.87
kills-per-set.

A graduate of Chicago Christian High School, Kamp also finished fourth in the
final NCAA III statistics in hitting percentage (.400). and 18th nationally in
blocks-per-set (1.26).

In her first year of collegiate play, Kamp was named the MIAA’s Most
Valuable Player and MIAA’s Freshman of the Year while also landing a spot on
the All-MIAA first team. She was also named to the Great Lakes All-Region team
and was the Great Lakes Region Freshman of the Year. Finally, Kamp was named
the Division III All-America first team by the American Volleyball Coaches
Association of America and was named the AVCA Division III National Freshman of
the Year.

In addition, junior Kelsey Sears (Traverse City/Traverse City West HS) was
ranked 48th in the final NCAA III statistics in digs-per-set (5.22).

As a team, Calvin finished 21st nationally in assists-per-set (11.62), 12th in
blocks-per-set (2.53) and 37th in kills-per-set (12.44).

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Thu Dec 11 16:00:10 2008