CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 3, 2009
Women's Soccer Blanks Olivet 5-0;
Men's Soccer Defeats Albion 5-0;
Women's Golf Fifth at MIAA Jamboree #4
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 5 – Olivet 0
(written by Calvin Sports information student assistant Derek Niece)
The rain that started coming down early in the first half of Saturday’s game
didn’t stop the Knights of Calvin College as they rolled to a convincing 5-0
victory over their MIAA counterpart Olivet College, out-shooting the Comets
28-2 over the course of the game.
Starting out as a relatively sunny day at Calvin’s Zuidema field, the
weather soon took a turn for the worst as rain began to fall off and on for
most of the game. But the Knights would not be fazed as they started the goal
scoring early with two quick goals from junior Elaine Schnabel (Chesterton,
IN). Both goals occurred in the first fifteen minutes of play.
Coach Recker said of Schnabel, “That’s really the typical kind of player
as a coach that I’m looking for when I recruit. She got two great
opportunities and in both situations she struck the ball extremely well and
made great decisions.”
Both of Schabel’s goals came as a result of excellent help too. The first
was scored after a beautiful textbook example of the give and go. Schnabel
carried the ball down the wing, passed it off to junior forward Carly Prins
(Hudsonville, MI), and received the return pass in the box with plenty of space
to strike it home. The second goal, only four minutes later, happened because
of aggressive play from junior Natalie Veurink (Spring Lake, MI), who deflected
an attempted clearance right to Schabel on the corner of the six yard box.
Emily Ottenhoff (Palos Heights, IL) added a third goal right before halftime
off of a free kick where the ball went through a crowd of players untouched
into the corner of the net. The Comets did not register a single shot in the
first half.
In the second half the offense continued when freshman Katie Pranger (Denver,
CO) knocked in the first goal of her collegiate career off of a double assist
from junior Kellie Honderd (Hudsonville, MI) and Ottenhoff. Freshman Liz
Cancel (Fraser, MI) then put the game well out of reach in the 77th minute of
play with a beautiful strike that found the net, her third goal in the past two
games.
But despite the strong offensive performance that Calvin put out Saturday, the
story of the game was definitely in the defense. The Knights controlled
possession all game, hardly ever letting Olivet take the ball into Calvin’s
half of the field. Recker was especially pleased with the performance of his
back line.
“We have some real committed players that have really taken to heart some of
the demands of the game and the challenges that we ask them to play
against.”
The defense for Calvin held the Comets to just two shots all game, and both of
those had virtually no chance of getting past senior keeper Kayla Sulzer (St.
Charles, MO)
Recker added, “They really take pride together as a unit in reducing the
total amount of shots that our goal keeper has to deal with.”
The Knights return to action on Tuesday October 6th with an away game at St.
Mary’s before coming back home to host Kalamazoo on October 10th.
MIAA WOMEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-3-09 GAMES
Calvin 2-0-0
Kalamazoo 2-0-0
Albion 1-1-0
Adrian 1-1-0
Saint Mary’s 1-1-0
Hope 0-0-1
Alma 0-1-1
Olivet 0-1-0
Trine 0-2-0
MEN’S SOCCER
Calvin 5, Albion 0
ALBION – Calvin concluded a three-game MIAA road swing with a 5-0 victory at
Albion Saturday afternoon. Ranked 15th nationally in one poll and 17th in
another, Calvin is now 8-1-1 overall and 3-0-1 in the MIAA.
Calvin broke loose for two first half goals with sophomore Justin Ahearne
(Hudsonville/Hudsonville HS) scoring unassisted in the fifth minute of play on
a scramble play at the top of the box. Junior Kurt Van Sickel (Pittsburgh,
PA/Trinity Christian HS) then scored his team-leading sixth goal of the year,
blasting in a rebound off a shot by senior teammate Luke Holtrop
(Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) midway through the first half.
In the second half, junior Scott Hooker (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS)
scored his fourth goal of the year, heading in a pass from junior teammate Brad
Heethuis (Jenison/Unity Christian HS) six minutes into the second half.
Calvin added two goals inside the final 12 minutes of play with Heethuis
assisting freshman Nick Holtrop (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) on a goal in
the 79th minute of play with senior Alex McKenzie (Lindenhurst, IL/Antioch HS)
also picking up an assist on the play.
Calvin closed out the scoring with 2:20 left on the clock as sophomore Brad
Wassink (Long Beach, CA/Valley Christian HS) whistled in his first varsity
goal, cranking in a shot from the top of the box after receiving a pass from
senior Michael Holwerda (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS).
Calvin held a commanding 27-7 shots at goal advantage including 15-2 in the
first half.
Sophomore Jared Rushlau (Grandville/Grandville HS) and junior Ryan Bratt
(Silver Spring, MD/Washington Christian Academy) combined on the shutout in
goal for the Knights.
Calvin returns to action next Wednesday when it hosts Kalamazoo at 4:00 p.m.
at Calvin’s Zuidema Field.
MIAA MEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-3-09 GAMES
Hope 4-0-0
Calvin 3-0-1
Olivet 2-2-0
Kalamazoo 2-2-0
Trine 2-2-0
Adrian 1-2-1
Albion 1-3-0
Alma 0-4-0
WOMEN’S GOLF
SOUTH BEND, IN – The Calvin women’s golf team solidified its spot for
fifth place in the MIAA standings with a fifth place team score of 358 strokes
at an MIAA Jamboree hosted by Saint Mary’s on Saturday at the Blackthorn Golf
Club.
The team score by the Knights is the second-best at an 18-hole league event in
Calvin women’s golf history, surpassed only by a team score of 356 recorded
at 2004 MIAA Jamboree held at Trine’s Zollner Golf Club.
Calvin has now posted two of the top three team scores in school history (at a
league event) this year. Two weeks ago, Calvin recorded a team score of 362 at
a league outing hosted by Hope at the Macatawa Legends Golf Club.
Calvin was led on Saturday by senior Julienne Louters (Grand Rapids/Grand
Rapids Christian HS) who fired a career-best score of 88 to finish in a tie for
18th place individually.
Seniors Emily Tuuk (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and Kelli Visser
(Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) along with freshman Elise Doezema
(Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) were all close behind with rounds of
90 that left them tied for 27th.
Senior Rachel Strikwerda (Holland/Holland Christian HS) rounded out Calvin
finishers with a score of 103.
Host Saint Mary’s took first place on Saturday with a score of 327 with
Olivet second at 329 and Hope third at 331.
Megan Scholten of Hope was Saturday’s medalist with a score of 77.
Saint Mary’s leads the overall standings by 17 strokes with Olivet second.
Calvin now holds a 22-stroke lead over Albion for fifth place with 36 holes
left to play.
The final 36 holes of league competition will take place next Friday and
Saturday at the MIAA Tournament to be held at the Bedford Valley Country Club
in Battle Creek.
MIAA JAMBOREE #4 TEAM SCORES
Saint Mary’s 327
Olivet 329
Hope 331
Trine 356
Calvin 358
Albion 367
Alma 374
Kalamazoo 389
Adrian 402
MIAA OVERALL WOMEN’S GOLF STANDINGS THROUGH 10-3-09 PLAY
Saint Mary’s 1291
Olivet 1308
Hope 1355
Trine 1444
Calvin 1481
Albion 1503
Kalamazoo 1546
Alma 1553
Adrian 1614
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