CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR JANUARY 5, 2010
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 95, Hope 81
The 177th edition of the Calvin/Hope men’s basketball rivalry will go down in
the history books as a 95-81 Calvin victory.
Calvin claimed its first win at Hope since 2009 with an impressive offensive
performance Wednesday night as the Knights connected on 53 percent of their
field goal attempts including 68 percent (11 of 16) from three-point range.
Senior Danny Rodts (Niles/Niles HS) led the way with a career-high 30 points
while senior teammate Brent Schuster (Denver, CO/Denver Christian HS) had a
double-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots while senior
Brad Schnyders (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) had 11 points off the bench.
Rodts had the distinction of connecting on five three-point baskets, five
two-point baskets and five free throw attempts.
The contest also marked the MIAA opener for both teams. Calvin is now 15-0 in
MIAA openers under current head coach Kevin Vande Streek. The victory also
marked the first time Calvin has scored 90 points or more against Hope since
2001. In addition, it marked Calvin’s first double-digit win at Hope since
1994.
In the first half, Calvin (6-6 overall, 1-0 MIAA) threatened to pull away,
building a 37-26 lead but Hope (7-5 overall, 0-1 MIAA) rallied with a 16-7 run
to end the half to trail just 44-42 at intermission.
Hope then tied the game at 47 in the opening moments of the second half but
Schuster scored seven straight points to put the Knights up 54-47. Calvin never
trailed again and pulled away with an 11-4 run over the final 1:44 of
regulation to seal the win.
Calvin finished the game with a commanding 46-21 rebounding edge including a
16-6 edge on the offensive glass.
"I thought we did a great job on the boards and that was a key," said Calvin
men's basketball coach Kevin Vande Streek. "We play our guys in shorter shifts
and when they're in, we expect them to play hard and they did that tonight."
According to Vande Streek, Calvin has a team with several players capable of
proving scoring punch. "We have a very versatile team on offense this year with
a lot of different guys who can score," said Vande Streek. "We don't have the
big back-to-the-basket kind of player like we've had in the past but we do have
several players that can get to the basket better than we have had in quite a
few years."
In addition to the double-digit scoring efforts of Rodts, Schuster and
Schnyders, the Knights also received important contributions from a variety of
players. Freshman Jordan Brink (Dyer, IN/Illiana Christian HS) had eight points
and seven assists while junior Brian Haverdink (Holland/Holland Christian HS)
tossed in eight points off the bench. Freshman Tyler Kruis (Grand Rapids/Calvin
Christian HS) had seven points, six rebounds and two blocked shots off the
bench while sophomore Tom Snikkers (Jenison/Unity Christian HS) had six points,
five rebounds and four assists.
Hope was led in scoring by Tan Tanis who had 24 points while Will Bowser had
16. Hope shot 50 percent overall but the Knights outscored the Flying Dutchmen
by 10 points at the free throw line.
Hope still leads the all-time series with Calvin 90-87. The two teams will
play again on January 29 at Calvin's Van Noord Arena at 3 p.m.
Calvin returns to action on Saturday when it host Kalamazoo at 3 p.m. at Van
Noord Arena.
DAVE DEKORNE PHOTO GALLERY OF CALVIN-HOPE GAME:
http://www.calvin.edu/gallery/110105hope
OTHER MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL SCORES FOR 1-5-11
Albion 77, Olivet 69
Alma 76, Trine 75
Adrian 62, Kalamazoo 48
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