CSR (Calvin/Messiah Men's Soccer Game Notes/Women's Soccer Lands Three Players on All-Central Region First Team)

CALVIN (A.M.) SPORTS REPORT FOR DEC. 5, 2009

Calvin/Messiah Men’s Soccer Game Notes
Women's Soccer Team Lands Three Players on All-Central Region First Team

MEN’S SOCCER

Kickoff for the Calvin/Messiah national title game in men’s soccer today is
set for 6 p.m. (EST). A live video broadcast will be provided at:
http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncaa&media=156717

A live stats scoreboard will be available at:
http://www.ncaa.com/gametracker/launch/gt_msoccer.html?event=861493&school=ncaa&sport=msoccer&camefrom=&startschool=&

Saturday’s game will be the first-ever meeting between Calvin and Messiah in
men’s soccer. It will also mark the fourth time a Calvin athletics team has
played in a national title game. The Calvin men’s basketball team played in
the national finals in 1992 and 2000, winning both games while the Calvin
women’s volleyball team played in the 1986 finals, bowing to UC-San Diego in
five sets.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Three members of the Calvin women's soccer team have been named to the
National Soccer Coaches Division III All-Central Region first team. The three
players named to the All-Central Region first team from Calvin are seniors
Emily Ottenhoff and Allison Boender and junior Carly Prins.

As members of the first team, all three players are now eligible for Division
III All-America consideration. All three players are also receiving All-Central
Region honors for the first time.

A midfielder, Ottenhoff hails from Palos Heights, Illinois. She is a graduate
of Chicago Christian High School. This fall, Ottenhoff was named the MIAA's
Most Valuable Player. Over the course of the season, she scored seven goals,
collected four assists and had 18 points. She was also two-for-two on penalty
kick attempts, concluding her four-year Calvin career with a perfect
seven-for-seven showing on penalties. A two-time first team All-MIAA selection,
Ottenhoff concluded her Calvin career with 32 goals, 11 assists and 75 points.
Of her 32 career goals, 13 were game-winners.

A defender, Boender hails from Grandville and is a graduate of Grandville
Calvin Christian High School. A three-year starter on defense, Boender was
named to the All-MIAA first team this fall for the second straight year. This
fall, Boender was part of a Calvin defense that posted 14 shutouts and had a
goals-against-average of 0.54. Boender also scored one goal during the season,
concluding her Calvin career with seven goals, one assists and 15 points. Also
a standout in the classroom, Boender was named a third team ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-American this fall.

Prins is from Hudsonville and is a graduate of Hudsonville Unity Christian
High School. A midfielder, Prins led Calvin in scoring this year with nine
goals, six assists and 24 points. Five of her goals were game-winners. A
three-time first team All-MIAA selection, Prins was particularly affective in
the air as an offensive threat. In NCAA III Tournament play, Prins scored four
goals -- all coming off of headers on set pieces.

Calvin concluded the 2009 season with an overall record of 16-5-1 as the
Knights reached the NCAA III Tournament for the fifth straight year. The
Knights advanced all the way to the national quarterfinals, reaching the
quarters for the second time in four years. The Knights also captured the MIAA
title for the fifth consecutive year, finishing 7-1-0 in league play.
Received on Sat Dec 5 11:41:09 2009