CKSR (Calvin Saturday Sports Report for Oct. 1, 2011)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 1, 2011

Men's Soccer Picks Up Road Win at Albion;
Women's Soccer Falls at Adrian
Women's Golf Takes Third at MIAA Jamboree;
Cross Country Teams Compete at Loyola Lakefront Invitational
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 4, Albion 1
(written by sports information student assistant Mitch Blankespoor)

ALBION, MI - The Calvin College men’s soccer team came into Albion College
looking to get back on the winning track after dropping a 2-0 decision at Trine
University Tuesday. On Saturday, Calvin did just that, using four second half
goals to down the Britons 4-1.

The first half was rather straight forward. Calvin controlled the majority of
possession. Early on, freshmen Travis Vegter broke through the Albion defense
and sent a shot just wide. About ten minutes before halftime, Tyler Vegter,
the elder brother of Travis, got a foot on a ball eight yards out sending it
just over the crossbar. The halftime whistle blew with the scoreboard reading
double zeros.
The Knights picked up the pressure right from the opening kickoff. Calvin
earned a four-on- two odd man break resulting in a goal from freshmen Dino
Duratovic on a feed from Zach Willis. The goal not only broke the tie, but
fueled the Knights’ intensity. Only a couple minutes later, with the clock
reading 34:03 senior Miles Colago was taken down in the Britons box. This gave
junior Chris Nance a penalty kick. Nance faked out Albion senior keeper Brian
Greathouse and buried the ball in the back of the net. Calvin was on top 2-0,
but was just getting started. Just 14 seconds later, sophomore Zach Willis
found the net off of a brilliant through ball from Travis Vegter.

The Britons then got on the board. Junior Jimmy Neiman headed in a ball off
of a Briton throw-in.

Calvin was not to be denied, adding an insurance goal from junior Joe
Broekhuizen assisted by junior Mike Sanderson.

“It took us a while to figure out where their weaknesses were.” Head coach
Chris Hughes said after the match. “We were able to break down Albion’s back
line in the second half.”

The Knights outshot the Britons 19-5 in the game. Sophomore Mirza Harambasic
earned his first collegiate win at the varsity level, collecting two saves.

Calvin returns to action next Wednesday when it travels to Olivet to face the
first place Comets.

WOMEN'S SOCCER
Adrian 3, Calvin 1
 
ADRIAN - Calvin suffered a tough 3-1 defeat at Adrian Saturday afternoon.
Calvin outshot the host Bulldogs 13-9 but Adrian scored two goals in the final
11 minutes of regulation to seal the win. With the win, Adrian improves to
5-1-0 in the league, one point behind 5-1-1 Alma while Calvin falls to 4-2-0 in
the league and is tied with Hope (4-2-0) for fourth place in the league
standings with Kalamazoo in third place at 5-2-0.
 
Adrian took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Lauren Cozzi in the 25th minute of play as
she got loose in the Calvin box and slid a shot just inside the near post.
Playing with a strong wind at its back, Calvin (4-6-0 overall) gained a corner
kick in the 41st minute of play and converted on the play as junior Francesca
Smith (Bloomington, IN) took a ball off the corner and served a cross to the
far right post that sophomore Kelly Koets (Grandville/Calvin Christian HS) was
able to redirect into the net to tie the game.
 
In the second half, Calvin nearly took the lead on a shot in the box by
Francesca Smith in the 71st minute of play that was saved by Adrian goalkeeper
Chayna Wallace. The Bulldogs then turned to their star sophomore striker Sam
Barker and Barker delivered, scoring the game-winning goal with just over 10
minutes left in regulation. On the play, Barker split two defenders and
whistled a shot from 20 yards out that tucked just inside the upper right hand
corner of the goal. Adrian (7-3-0 overall) then gained an insurance goal in the
86th minute as Cozzi intercepted a goal kick and slipped in a shot for her
second score of the game.

Wallace had nine saves for Adrian while freshman Lauren Merz (Spring
Lake/Western Michigan Christian HS) had one save for Calvin.

Calvin returns to action next Tuesday when it hosts the Flying Dutch at Hope
at 4 p.m. at Zuidema Field.
 
WOMEN'S GOLF
 
KALAMAZOO -- Calvin continued to secure its top four finish in the MIAA
regular season standings as the Knights took third at an MIAA Jamboree hosted
by Kalamazoo at the Milham Park Golf Club Saturday afternoon with a team score
of 348 strokes. Calvin remains in fourth place in the MIAA overall standings
but is now 60 strokes ahead of Adrian and Trine. The Knights are 23 strokes
behind third place Saint Mary's.
 
In Saturday's Jamboree, Hope took first place with 339 strokes to widen its
lead over Olivet in the overall league standings. Saint Mary's took second with
a team score of 340 while Olivet trailed Calvin in fourth with a score of 351.

 
Calvin placed three golfers in the top 10 on Saturday led by junior Elise
Doezema (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) who tied for sixth with an 84.
Sophomore Carlia Canto (Marysille/Port Huron Northern HS) and freshman Jackie
Richert (Fort Gratiot/Port Huron Northern HS) tied for eighth with rounds of
85. Junior Rachel Whitaker (Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Northern HS) was next for
Calvin with a 94 while freshman Lauren Richert (Fort Gratiot/Port Huron
Northern HS) had a 101.
 
Doezema is now fourth in the MIAA individual standings (83.0) while Canto is
eighth (84.3).
 
The next scheduled competition for Calvin is the two-day MIAA Tournament next
Friday and Saturday at the Bedford Valley Country Club with play on Friday
scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
 
MIAA JAMBOREE TEAM SCORES (10-1-11)
 
Hope 339
Saint Mary's 340
Calvin 348
Olivet 351
Adrian 370
Trine 373
Albion 379
Kalamazoo 381
Alma 396
 
OVERALL MIAA WOMEN'S GOLF STANDINGS THROUGH 10-1-11
 
Hope 1004
Olivet 1019
Saint Mary's 1027
Calvin 1050
Adrian 1110
Trine 1110
Albion 1155
Alma 1156
Kalamazoo 1169
 
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
CHICAGO, IL - A group of runners from the Calvin men's and women's cross
contry teams competed at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational on Saturday. In the
men's race, Calvin placed 16th with 465 points. In the women's race, Calvin
placed 14th with 469 points. The University of Toledo won the men's race with
55 points while the University of Iowa won the women's race with 27 points.
 
Calvin's top finisher was junior Kevin Peterson (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids
Christian HS) in 62nd place (26:17) while junior Alex VanHaitsma
(Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) was 108th (26:45), sophomore Sam Kerk
(Hartland, WI/Lake Country Lutheran HS) 116th (26:50), freshman Jacob
Kuyvenhoven (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) in 119th (26:51), and
sophomore Philip Spitizer (Buckley/Buckley HS) in 135th (26:58). Rounding out
Calvin's top seven were senior Nathan Frazier (Detroit/Jesuit HS) in 142nd
(27:00) and sophomore Josh Ferguson (Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley HS) in 166th
(27:18).
 
On the women's side, senior Samantha Westveer (Kentwood/East Kentwood HS) led
Calvin by placing 88th (19:08). Senior Eva Kort (Colorado Springs/Thomas
Doherty HS) was next in 100th (19:14) while junior Kaylea Brase (Lino Lakes,
MN/Centennial HS) was 117th (19:27) and freshman Kate Ardinger (Elmhurst,
IL/Timothy Christian HS) 118th (19:28). Rounding out Calvin's top seven were
sophomore Devin VanDoornik (Zeeland/Zeeland East HS) in 141st (19:42), senior
Sarah Fennema (Brookfield, WI/Milwaukee Lutheran HS) in 142nd (19:42) and
sophomore Hannah Kregel (Iowa City, IA/Iowa City HS) in 154th (19:47).
 
Calvin returns to action next Friday, competing at the Michigan
Intercollegiates at Hillsdale College.
Received on Sat Oct 1 22:15:53 2011