CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 14, 2010
Opponents for Calvin Men's Soccer/Volleyball Teams Now Set;
Calvin Fall Sports Teams Set New School Record
NCAA III TOURNAMENT FALL SPORTS UPDATE
The opponents in the next round of NCAA III Tournament competition are now set for the Calvin men's soccer and Calvin women's volleyball teams.
The Calvin men's soccer team (16-2-4) will face Wisconsin-Whitewater (14-2-3) in a Sweet 16 round game with Wisconsin-Oshkosh (18-0-3) facing Loras (16-6-1) in the other half of the four-team sectional bracket. Wisconsin-Whitewater defeated Augsburg (MN) 3-0 Sunday night in a second round game while Wisconsin-Oshkosh defeated North Park 2-0 Saturday night in another second round game. Meanwhile, Loras advanced past Washington University in second round play Sunday afternoon as the Duhawks won a penalty kick shootout 2-0 after the game concluded in a 1-1 double-overtime tie. Dates and times for the sectional tournament will be announced on Monday.
In volleyball, Calvin (29-4) will face the University of Massachusetts Boston (29-4) in a national quarterfinal match on Friday at 4 p.m. (EST) at the Washington University Field House in St. Louis, Missouri. Calvin is one of eight teams competing in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA III Tournament with St. Thomas (30-6) set to face Juniata (32-5) at 1:30 p.m. (EST), Emory (34-2) set to meet Christopher Newport (38-2) at 6:30 p.m. (EST) and host Washington University (34-3) scheduled to meet New York University (38-5) at 9 p.m. Friday night.
Semifinals are scheduled for November 20 with the finals slated to take place on November 21. If Calvin were to advance to the national championship final, the match would be moved to Monday, November 22, due to Calvin's no-play on Sunday policy.
The Washington University National Tournament website can be found at: http://bearsports.wustl.edu/Sports/Content/Pages/2010NCAAVBALL.aspx The site includes ticket and lodging information as well as information for guests seeking to purchase tickets for the championship banquet Thursday night.
CALVIN FALL SPORTS TEAMS SET SCHOOL RECORD
When the Calvin men's and women's cross country teams punched their tickets to the NCAA III Championships this past weekend at the Great Lakes Regional meet on Saturday, a new Calvin fall sports record was established. The men's and women's cross country teams were the fifth and sixth Calvin fall sports teams to earn spots in their respective NCAA III Championships competition, breaking the previous school record of five.
Last month, the Calvin men's golf team was the first team to earn a spot in the NCAA III Championships as the Knights, under the direction of head coach Brian Bolt, captured the MIAA title and will compete at the NCAA III Championships in May in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The Calvin women's soccer team, under the guidance of head coach Mark Recker, was the next team to qualify automatically for the NCAA III Tournament, doing so by winning the MIAA Tournament on November 6 On November 7, the Calvin women's volleyball team led by head coach Amber Warners and the Calvin men's soccer team led by head coach Chris Hughes received at-large berths to the NCAA III Tournament.
The men's and women's cross country teams under the leadership of head coach Brian Diemer then brought the total to six with first place finishes at the Great Lakes Regional meet on Saturday.
Prior to this year, Calvin had qualified five fall sports teams for NCAA III Tournament play in 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009 but never six until this year.
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