CSR (Calvin Sports Report for September 4, 2009)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Women's Soccer Tops Otterbein In Meeting of Nationally-Ranked Teams;
Men's Soccer Opens Season With Impressive Win Over Rutgers-Camden;
Volleyball Splits at ONU Invitational;
Men's Golf Has Strong Showing on Day One of Olivet College Lou Collins Memorial Invitational

WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 3, Otterbein 0

ADA, OH -- Three first half goals propelled Calvin to a 3-0 victory over Otterbein in a meeting of nationally-ranked teams Friday afternoon at the Ohio Northern Classic. Otterbein (1-1) entered the match ranked eighth in the most recent Division III Top 25 poll compiled by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America while Calvin (2-0) came in ranked 17th. Otterbein had Calvin back on its heels early on, firing the first six shots of the contest and hitting the post on one. Calvin rebounded however to match the Otterbein attack and took a 1-0 lead on a 20-yard blast by junior Carly Prins (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) in the 25th minute of play with senior Natalie Veurink (Spring Lake/Western Michigan Christian HS) drawing an assist on the play.

Freshman Jillian Honderd (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) then scored the first two goals of her collegiate career, ripping in a loose ball from the 18 just two minutes after the tally by Prins. Honderd then scored on a breakaway with just 3:04 left in the first half to give the Knights a commanding lead.

Otterbein held a 10-8 shots at goal advantage but Calvin senior goalkeeper Kayla Sulzer (St. Charles, MO/Whitfield HS) was up to the task, compiling three saves to gain her second shutout victory of the year.

Calvin returns to action on Saturday when it faces host Ohio Northern at 4:00 p.m. Ohio Northern was a 4-1 winner over Kalamazoo in Friday's other first round match.

MEN'S SOCCER

DELAWARE, OH -- In a meeting of teams that gained berths in the 2008 NCAA III Tournament, Calvin secured a 2-0 victory over Rutgers-Camden in the first round of the Ohio Wesleyan Fred Myers Invitational Friday afternoon. Calvin will face host Ohio Wesleyan in the championship final on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Ohio Wesleyan was a 4-0 first round winner over Carnegie-Mellon.

Calvin scored both of its goals against Rutgers-Camden in the second half with senior Luke Holtrop (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) scoring first, coverting a cross from sophomore Justin Ahearne (Hudsonville/Hudsonville HS) in the 58th minute. Sophomore Scott Hooker (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) then scored the clinching goal with just 3:10 left in regulation on an assist from freshman Nick Holtrop (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS).

Calvin held a commanding 28-5 shots at goal advantage with sophomore goalkeeper Jared Rushlau (Grandville/Grandville HS) posting one save in gaining his first collegiate shutout at the varsity level.

VOLLEYBALL

ADA, OH -- Calvin opened its 2009 campaign by splitting a pair of matches at the Ohio Northern Invitational on Friday, defeating Thomas More 25-20, 18-25, 25-13, 25-13 before falling to sixth-ranked Ohio Northern 25-20, 25-21, 25-20.

In the loss to Ohio Northern, Calvin was paced by sophomore Rebecca Kamp (Orland Park, IL/Chicago Christian HS) with 16 kills, six digs and five blocks. Junior setter Carolyn Nelson (Milan/Milan HS) had 31 assists and six digs. Senior Katie Corbett (St. Joseph/Stevensville-Lakeshore HS) had 13 digs. Statistics for Friday's match with Thomas More were not available but will be posted on Saturday.

Ranked 16th nationally, Calvin returns to action on Saturday when it faces eighth-ranked Southwestern (TX) and Heidelberg - a team that reached the 2008 NCAA III Tournament as did Southwestern.

MEN'S GOLF

BATTLE CREEK -- Calvin opened the 2009 season in strong fashion, posting a team score of 304 strokes which has the Knights tied for sixth place in a field of 14 teams through day one of the Lou Collins Memorial Invitational hosted by Olivet College.

Freshman Dave Sarkipato (Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian HS) led the way for the Knights on Friday with a sterling round of 71, leaving him in a tie for third place individually. Senior Jon Kuiper (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) also had a big day for the Knights with a round of 75. Rounding out Calvin's finishers on Friday were junior Jess Hendriksma (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) with a 78, senior Kyle Harvey (Willard, OH/Willard HS) with an 80 and freshman Ben Kuiper (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) with an 81.

Indiana Wesleyan currently leads the two-day competition with a first day total of 291. Calvin trails fifth place Albion by one stroke and is one stroke ahead of eighth place Hope.

Tournament Website: http://www.olivetcollege.edu/athletics/mgolf/stats/0910/lou_collins/
Received on Fri Sep 4 23:18:46 2009