CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR NOV. 3, 2011
Women's Basketball Picked Number-One in Preseason MIAA Coaches' Poll;
Men's Basketball Pegged for Second in Preseason MIAA Coaches' Poll;
Men's Soccer Ranked Fourth in Central Region/16th in National Poll;
Volleyball Ranked Number-One in Regional Poll & in National Poll
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – Calvin College has been picked as the preseason favorite
to win the MIAA women’s basketball championship as the Knights received eight
first place votes in the MIAA preseason coaches’ poll. Fellow defending
co-champion Hope received the other first place vote in the women’s poll. The
Flying Dutch are picked to finish second in the poll, with Saint Mary’s third.
In the men’s poll, the defending MIAA champion Flying Dutchmen captured seven
first-place votes, while Calvin received one first-place vote. The Knights are
picked to finish second in the poll, followed by Adrian.
Men’s Poll Results (First-place votes in parenthesis): 1. Hope (7) 7 pts. 2.
Calvin (1) 13. 3. Adrian 24. 4. Albion 30. 5. Trine 31. 6. Olivet 34. 7.
Kalamazoo 38. 8. Alma 49.
Women’s Poll Results (First-place votes in parenthesis): 1. Calvin (8) 8 pts.
2. Hope (1) 16. 3. Saint Mary’s 21. 4. Albion 36. 5. Olivet 38. 6. Adrian 41.
7. Trine 50. 8. Alma 51. 9. Kalamazoo 63.
MIAA teams will tip off their season Nov. 15 with seven women’s games and six
men’s games. The women will start league play Nov. 30, while the men launch
MIAA play Jan. 4.
MEN'S SOCCER
The latest NCAA III Central Regional Poll has been released and for the second
straight week, Calvin is ranked fourth in the Central Region. Dominican is the
top-ranked team in the region followed by Washington University (Mo.) in
second, North Park in third, Calvin in fourth, Hope in fifth and Trine in
sixth.
The regional poll can be found online at:
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d3
The National Soccer Coaches Association Division III Top 25 poll is also out
and Calvin is ranked 16th in this week's poll. That poll can be found online
at: http://nscaa.com/seniorRes.php?it=1715
VOLLEYBALL
The latest NCAA III Great Lakes Regional Poll has been released and for the
second straight week, and once again Calvin is the top-ranked team in the Great
Lakes Region. Wittenberg is ranked second followed by Heidelberg in third,
Otterbein in fourth, Hope in fifth, Mount Union in sixth, Hiram in seventh and
Case Western Reserve in eighth. The regional poll can be found online at:
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d3
Meanwhile the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Top 25 poll
is also out and Calvin is again ranked number-one. That poll can be found
online at: http://www.avca.org/divisions/division-three-women/poll-11-1-11/
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