CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 20, 2011
Women’s Soccer Falls in Shootout to Adrian;
Volleyball Top-Ranked Team in Great Lakes Region;
Men’s Soccer Ranked Fifth in Central Region
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Adrian 4, Calvin 3
By sports information student assistant Mark DeHaan
On a cool and dreary October afternoon, the Calvin women's soccer team looked
to cool off MIAA-leading Adrian as it played host to the Bulldogs. In
conditions that would usually dictate a slower-playing pace, the Knights and
Bulldogs ended up battling in a shootout with the Bulldogs prevailing 4-3.
Adrian would strike first as in the 19th minute freshmen midfielder Becky
Reynolds would receive a cross in the middle of the box and put it past Calvin
keeper Ashton Hearn for the 1-0 advantage. Less than ten minutes later,
Reynolds would strike again for the Bulldogs, this off another cross as she
pushed Adrian's lead to 2-0. The Knights would not give up, however, as they
responded just four minutes after Reynold's second goal.
Some great passing in the midfield found sophomore Heidi Scholten with the
ball at the top of the Bulldogs penalty box. Scholten then slotted a through
ball to sophomore Paige Rindels who slipped behind the defense and shot the
ball past Adrian junior keeper Chayna Wallace to cut the Bulldog's lead to 2-1.
Both teams continued to fight through the final minutes of the first half, but
the score would remain 2-1 at the break.
Both teams would continue shooting out of the break, with a great Calvin
chance coming in the 53rd minute as Liz Cancel put a shot on net that was
pushed wide by the keeper. The Bulldogs had a great chance of their own ten
minutes later as an Adrian shot forced keeper Ashton Hearn into punching the
ball over the crossbar. The ensuing corner kick, taken by Adrian junior Patti
Vaassen, was put right at the front post of the net and deflected in to give
Adrian the 3-1 lead.
The Knights would continue to fight back, and, with 20:53 left on the clock,
would trim the lead back down to one. Freshmen Sam Osterhaven was able to break
free in the opponent’s box where she crossed the ball to junior Liz Cancel who
put it into the back of the net.
Unfortunately for the Knights, the Bulldogs were able to respond five minutes
later. A foul in the Calvin penalty box awarded Adrian a penalty kick. The shot
was put past a diving Ashton Hearn, and Adrian would once again take the two
goal, with the score now at 4-2.
Refusing to give up, the Knights would once again cut the lead to one, this
time on another Liz Cancel goal, her second of the game, with 7:44 remaining.
Adrian would hold the 4-3 advantage for the rest of the contest however,
remaining on top of the MIAA with the win. The Knights, now 7-5 in conference
and 7-9 overall, hold on to fifth place in the MIAA.
“This is a team that's not going to quit on anyone,” said Head Coach Mark
Recker. “You want the urgency and passion and desire to not fall behind, but
that's the tenacity you are asking a young team to grow and develop. I was
really pleased that we didn't quit today. We scored three quality goals, we
just have to keep setting it on frame.”
The Knights now look forward to Saturday when they travel to St. Mary's to
face the Belles with the game scheduled to start at noon.
MIAA WOMEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-20-11 GAMES
Adrian 11-2-0 (33 points)
Alma 10-2-1 (31 points)
Hope 10-2-0 (30 points)
Kalamazoo 9-4-0 (27 points)
Calvin 7-5-0 (21 points)
Saint Mary’s 4-8-0 (12 points)
Olivet 2-10-0 (6 points)
Trine 1-10-2 (5 points)
Albion 0-11-1 (1 point)
VOLLEYBALL
The Calvin women’s volleyball team is the top-ranked team in the first set of
NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional rankings released today. Calvin is
ranked number-one in the Great Lakes Region followed by Wittenberg in second,
Heidelberg in third, Otterbein in fourth, Hope in fifth, Mount in sixth,
Transylvania in seventh and Hiram in eighth. Calvin owns victories over
Wittenberg, Heidelberg, Otterbein, Hope, Transylvania and Hiram.
In addition, Carthage is the top-ranked team in the Midwest Region while
Millikin is ranked sixth in the Midwest Region. Calvin defeated Carthage last
Friday night. Calvin also defeated St. Benedict last Friday and then defeated
Millikin on Saturday morning. St. Benedict is ranked seventh in the Central
Region. Combined, Calvin is 9-0 against regionally-ranked teams.
The complete listing of NCAA III Regional rankings can be found online at:
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d3/regional_rankings
MEN’S SOCCER
The Calvin men’s soccer team is ranked fourth in the first set of NCAA
Division III Central Region rankings released today. Washington University of
St. Louis is the top-ranked team in the region followed by North Park in
second, Dominican in third, Calvin in fourth, Trine in fifth and Hope in
sixth.
Calvin will host Trine on Saturday in a key MIAA contest. The game is set to
begin at 2:30 p.m. at Calvin’s Zuidema Field.
The complete listing of NCAA III Regional rankings can be found online at:
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d3
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