CKSR (Men's Soccer Defeats Hope - Picks Up First Win In Holland Since 2005)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 15, 2011 (Part Two)

Men's Soccer Defeats Hope - Picks Up First Win in Holland Since 2005

MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 1, Hope 0
(by sports information student assistant Andrew Knot)

In front of a Van Andel Stadium record crowd of 3527, Calvindefeated Hope 1-0
Saturday night to remain in sole possession of first place inthe MIAA
standings. The Knights are now three points ahead of second placeTrine, four
points ahead of third place Olivet and six points ahead of fourthplace Hope.
With the win, Calvin sweepsthe regular season series over Hope for the first
time since 1998. It is alsoCalvin’s first win at Hope since 2005 and its
first-ever win at Van AndelStadium.Hope set the early tone with a majority of
possession in thegame’s opening stages. Six minutes intothe game, Tarwo
Konbloa’s long ball sent Nicholas Heyboer into the box, butHeyboer’s shot
rolled gently into the hands of Calvin Keeper MichaelDolan.
Ranked 24th nationally, the Knights (11-3-1overall, 7-1-1 MIAA) got on the
board in the 13th minute when junior NickHoltrop drove a strike in from
distance, giving Calvin the early lead. Junior Chris Nance earned the next
chance,when he got free in the area and put a shot on the near post. But Hope
standout Keeper Logan Neil coveredthe post to keep the Knights from extending
their lead.
Later in the half, the Dutchmen countered with two volleys,but each was struck
over the crossbar off the feet of Justin Reamon and CamDice, respectively. The
score held at1-0 at halftime.
Once again, the Dutchmen came out strong to start the secondhalf. But it was
Calvin with the half’sfirst chance. After an endline pass fromjunior Chris
Nance, senior Tyler Vegter placed a one-touch shot near postdiving save from
Neil.
Late in the half, Hope began to press for the tying goal.With under a minute
left to play Konbloa redirected a shot in the box thatDolan was able to punch
wide with a spectacular stab at the last moment. TheDolan save earned Hope one
last chance on a corner kick and the Flying Dutchmennearly struck pay dirt as
Hope goalkeeper Logan Neil came all the way up in thebox and headed a shot just
wide of the goal in the closing seconds.

Hope held a 17-14 shots at goal advantage. Dolan had four saves for the Knights
while Logan Neil had two saves forHope.

Calvin returns to action next Wednesday when it hosts Kalamazoo at 4 p.m. with
the game kicking off a four-gamehomestand.

POST-GAME AUDIO INTERVIEWS:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/audio/12/MensSoccer/CalvinPostGame101511.mp3

MIAA MEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-15-11 GAMES

Calvin 7-1-1 (22 points)
Trine 6-2-1 (19 points)
Olivet 6-3-0 (18 points)
Hope 5-3-1 (16 points)
Adrian 3-6-0 (9 points)
Albion 3-6-0 (9 points)
Alma 2-6-1 (5 points)
Kalamazoo 2-7-0 (4 points)
Received on Sat Oct 15 23:44:16 2011