CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 11, 2011 (Part Two)
Men's Soccer Claims 4-1 Win at Adrian - Moves Into Top 25 in NSCAA Division III
Rankings;
Volleyball Remains in Top Spot in AVCA Division III Top 25 Poll
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 4, Adrian 1
ADRIAN - On a day when it moved back into the Division III Top 25 coaches'
rankings, the Calvin men's soccer team also remained on top of the MIAA
standings with a 4-1 victory at Adrian Tuesday evening. With the win, Calvin is
now 10-3-1 overall and 6-1-1 in the MIAA. The Knights are one point ahead of
second place Olivet and three points ahead of third place Hope and Trine. The
Knights will travel to rival Hope on Saturday night for a 7 p.m. game.
Earlier in the day, Calvin moved into the NSCAA Division III Top 25 poll for
the first time in over a month as the Knights are ranked 24th in this week's
poll.
In the opening moments of Tuesday's victory at Adrian, Calvin struck fast,
scoring just 2:30 into the match as a shot deflected off an Adrian defender
into the net for an own goal, putting the Knights up 1-0. Just over 12 minutes
later, Calvin grabbed a two-goal lead as freshman Dino Duratovic (East Kentwood
HS) scored his fifth goal of the year on a feed from sophomore Zach Willis
(Unity Christian HS) as he slammed in a rebound shot into a wide-open net.
Calvin followed a similar formula in the second half as Willis scored his
team-leading seventh goal of the year, on a one-time blast after receiving a
diagonal pass from junior Chris Nance (Washington, Mich.). The goal came just
three minutes into the second half. In the 53rd minute, senior Tyler Vegter
(Unity Christian HS) netted his third goal of the year on a scramble play in
front of the net with Willis receiving credit for an assist on the play.
Adrian later scored a goal in the final 10 minutes of regulation to close out
the scoring.
Calvin finished the game with a 14-10 shots at goal advantage. Junior Michael
Dolan (Casco, Mich.) went the first 61 minutes and collected two saves while
senior Jared Rushlau (Grandville HS) went the final 29 minutes in goal.
NSCAA Division III Top 25 Rankings: http://nscaa.com/seniorRes.php?it=1679
MIAA MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-11-11 GAMES
Calvin 6-1-1 (19 points)
Olivet 6-2-0 (18 points)
Hope 5-2-1 (16 points)
Trine 5-2-1 (16 points)
Alma 2-5-1 (7 points)
Adrian 2-6-0 (6 points)
Albion 2-6-0 (6 points)
Kalamazoo 2-6-0 (6 points)
VOLLEYBALL
The Calvin women’s volleyball team continues to be the top-ranked team in the
latest AVCA Division III Top 25 Poll. The Knights received 22 of a possible 24
first place votes in this week’s poll with second-ranked Washington University
(Mo.) receiving the other two first place votes. Emory is ranked third followed
by Wittenberg in the number-four spot.
Of note, Carthage (Wisc.) is ranked 10th. Calvin will host Carthage Friday
night as part of the Midwest Challenge hosted by Calvin. The Calvin-Carthage
match will take place at 7 p.m. at Van Noord Arena Friday night.
Calvin is back in action Wednesday night when it travels to Kalamazoo for a 7
p.m. match.
AVCA Division III Poll:
http://www.avca.org/divisions/division-three-women/poll-10-11-11/
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