CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR NOV. 11, 2011 (Part Two)
Volleyball Defeats Hope in 2nd Round of NCAA III Tourney - To Face Wittenberg
in Regional Final;
Amber Warners Named Great Lakes Region Coach of Year;
Men's Soccer Defeats Carthage 1-0 in First Round NCAA III Tournament Game;
Swimming and Diving Teams Fall to Wayne State In Dual Meet Competition
VOLLEYBALL
By Sports Information Student Assistant Andrew Knot
With a straight set victory (30-28, 25-15, 25-20), the Knights completed a four
match season-sweep of conference rival Hope on Friday and earned a spot in the
NCAA Regional Final tomorrow at 7 p.m.
But though the Knights wrapped up the game in three sets, the victory was much
tougher than a hasty glance at the box score might reveal.
Calvin opened the first set on a roll. Consecutive kills from Lizzie Kamp put
the Knights on top 10-5 and forced a timeout from Hope Head Coach Becky
Schmidt. But Hope would battle back; Jenna Grasmeyer delivered one of her
eight first set kills to cut Calvin’s lead to 15-13. Later the Dutch would tie
the set sixteen. The teams would essentially trade points from there until a
kill by Mari Schoolmaster drew set point for the Dutch at 24-23. Lizzie Kamp
responded with a perfectly placed kill down the line. Hope would once again
earn set point off a kill from Jessica Maier up the middle.
Once again, Lizzie Kamp was there for the Knights with a set-saving kill up the
middle. Erin VanderPlas then put the Knights on top 26-25 from the outside,
only to see Maier smash a set-tying kill for the Dutch. With the set tied at
27, Courney Earles hit a ball cross-court for a kill to pressure the Knights
with what would amount to their fourth set point of the match. This time it
was Rebecca Kamp’s turn to respond with a clutch kill, tying the set at 28.
Megan Rietema and Rebecca Kamp then blocked an attack from Jenna Grasmeyer to
give Calvin set point. An attack error from Mari Schoolmaster sealed the
gut-wrenching set at 30-28 for the Knights.
But Hope wasn’t rattled by the first set’s dramatics. The Flying Dutch opened
a 4-1 lead in the second set, thank in large part to consecutive kills from
Mari Schoolmaster. But Calvin would fight back to take a 9-8 lead and the
Knights wouldn’t look back from there. Renee DeHaan Rebecca Kamp and Julia
Hilbrands all recorded kills and the Knights opened up a 17-11 lead before
forcing a timeout from Schmidt. Rietema contributed an ace in the set’s late
stages and Lizzie Kamp put a stamp on the set with a kill on set point. Calvin
took the set by a score of 25-15.
The third set remained tight from the onset. Through 20 points, Calvin and
Hope were tied at 10. Megan Rietema tipped on the second contact to give
Calvin a two point lead and Rebecca Kamp followed that up with a kill up the
middle to put the Knights on top 14-11. But Hope came back to tie the score at
sixteen off a kill from Nicole George. Rebecca Kamp recorded another kill to
bring the margin to 22-19 and Kristie Zietse concluded the match with an ace to
give the Knights a 25-20 victory and seal their spot in the regional final.
“Our serve receive was strong today,” said Calvin Coach Amber Warners. “The
back row kept us clean and steady in our offensive system.”
DeHaan, who had six kills and hit .333 on the night, called the 2500 fans in
the Van Noord Arena “an awesome support system.” Warners echoed her sentiment.
“It was an electric atmosphere. It’s also great to see the community come out
to support women’s athletics,” she added.
Calvin will square off against the Wittenberg Tigers for the regional final
tomorrow at 7 p.m. The match will feature the fourth meeting between the two
teams in the regional finals in the last seven years.
MORE VOLLEYBALL
For the third time in her collegiate coaching career, Amber Warners has been
named the AVCA Division III Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year. Under her
direction, the Knights finished the 2011 regular seacapturing the MIAA regular season MIAA Tournament titles.
Heading into NCAA III Tournament play, her team was ranked number-one in the
country - a position that Calvin has held since the preseason.
Her 11th season as a collegiate volleyball head coach finds her continuing the
tradition of success that she has become known for. A standout athlete in both
volleyball and softball during her collegiate career, Warners also coached
Calvin’s softball team for 8 seasons, leading them to an appearance in the NCAA
Division III World Series in 1997, a year in which she was named Great Lakes
Region Coach of the Year.
Warners was named AVCA National Coach of the Year in 2010, and took home AVCA
Division III Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year honors in 2006 and 2008.
Heading into Saturday’s third round NCAA III Tournament match, Warners has a
career record of 316-67 (.826) at the collegiate level including 295-56 (.841)
in 10 years at Calvin.
Her 11th season as a collegiate volleyball head coach finds her continuing the
tradition of success that she has become known for. A standout athlete in both
volleyball and softball during her collegiate career, Warners also coached
Calvin’s softball team for 8 seasons, leading them to an appearance in the NCAA
Division III World Series in 1997, a year in which she was named Great Lakes
Region Coach of the Year.
Warners was named AVCA National Coach of the Year in 2010, and took home AVCA
Division III Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year honors in 2006 and 2008.
Heading into tonight’s second round NCAA III Tournament match, Warners has a
career record of 315-67 (.825) at the collegiate level including 294-56 (.840)
in 10 years at Calvin.
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 1, Carthage 0
DUBUQUE, IA - DUBUQUE, IA - The Calvin men’s soccer team defeated Carthage
College 1-0 Friday night in a first round NCAA III Tournament game at Loras
College. Calvin advances to the second round Saturday night to face host Loras.
Calvin junior Nick Holtrop scored the only goal of the game, heading in a pass
from sophomore Zach Willis in the 77th minute of play. Calvin was outshot 18-12
but junior goalkeeper Michael Dolan had five saves for the Knights to gain the
shutout win.
In the first half, Calvin was outshot 11-4 but Dolan was forced to make just
one save. Calvin came close to scoring midway through the first half on a rush
through the left flank by freshman Dino Duratovic with Duratovic firing a shot
that was deflected just wide of the net.
"The first half was a classic case of both teams feeling each other out and
finding out what they could and could not do," said Calvin men's soccer coach
Chris Hughes. "We made some adjustments in the second half and I think our
depth really played a factor over the final 45 minutes as well."
Both teams had strong chances to score prior to Holtrop's late heroics. Holtrop
had a pair of header shots early in the second half - one that was just wide
off a corner and another was that saved by the Carthage goalkeeper. Carthage
later had a shot from distance that clanged off the Calvin goalpost.
Holtrop then connected on a fine set-up by Willis to give the Knights the lead
with time ticking down. The goal is the third game-winning score of the year
for the Hudsonville Unity Christian High School graduate.
"Nick has a habit of being in the right place at the right time," said Hughes.
"He had come close to scoring earlier in the second half and his persistence
really paid off."
Calvin finished the second half with an 8-7 shots at goal advantage.
Calvin will be facing an opponent from Iowa in the second round of the NCAA III
Tournament for the second time in three years. In 2009, Calvin faced Wartburg
in the second round, advancing by way of a penalty kick shootout.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
By Sports Information Student Assistant Mark DeHaan
The Calvin men and women’s swim and dive team played host to Wayne State Friday
night.
With a meet Saturday at Hope, CoFriday night. “We came in trying to be productive. We just want to come out of
this meet with positive things.”
Including Wayne State, the Knights have swum against a few Division II
opponents so far this season, with the other being Grand Valley State. “It’s
good competition. It’s good to get outside of the conference, just let our kids
to get some reps in,” said Gelderloos.
The Calvin men started off the meet with a second place finish by the Calvin A
Team (Battoclete, Kraft, Doud, Baumann) in the 200 Yard Medley Relay with a
time of 1:41.82. In the next event, the 1650 Yard Freestyle, Mathias Bares
would take third place in 17:15.36, less than a half second behind second
place. Ross Battoclete would then claim first in the 50 Yard Freestyle with a
time of 22.11. Battoclete would continue his strong night in the 100 Yard
Backstroke, finishing third. The Knights would take first and second finishes
in the final two events, the 100 Yard Breaststroke, via Chris Shepperly
[1:06.99] and Mathias Bares [1:10.49], and the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, by the
Calvin A (Baumann, Johnson, Keller, Gorham) and Calvin B (Allison, Griffioen,
Terschak, Vanderlei) relay teams. This would not be enough, however, as Wayne
State topped Calvin 158-79. Andrew Kraaft continued his great season diving for
the Knights, taking first in the 1 meter diving with a score of 344.50, and the
3 meter diving, with a score of 334.15.
The women continued their strong season swimming and diving against the
Warriors. The Knights took second and third place in the first event, the 200
Yard Medley Relay. The Calvin A relay team (Otten, Scott, Colasurdo, Bos) took
second with a time of 1:55.79, while the Calvin C relay team (Waugh, Counsell,
Sedjo, Seaks) came in right behind at 1:56.84. Calvin would then take a 2-3-4
finish in the 200 Yard Free from Erika Waugh [2:03.60], Alex Dhaenes [2:04.02],
and Elizabeth Counsell [2:04.83]. Stephie Fox and Rachel Colasurdo would then
take a 2-3 finish in the 400 Yard IM, in times of 4:49.89 and 4:50.90,
respectively. Calvin would then claim another 2-3 finish in the 100 Yard
Backstroke, via Briana Seaks [1:04.35] and Savannah VanWormer [1:05.63]. The
Knights then took a 1-2-3 finish in the 100 Yard Breaststroke as Stephie Fox
took first in 1:13.90, Elizabeth Schleh took second in 1:16.36, and Margaret
Rechel took third in 1:16.61. Calvin would close out the night with a 1-2
finish in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay as the Calvin A relay team (Seaks,
Cloyd, Wrobel, Sedjo) took first in 1:43.85 and the Calvin B relay team
(Strunk, Scott, Bjorklund, VanWormer) took second in 1:48.40. The women would
be outdueled as well, however, as the Warriors took the meet 144-92.
Calvin will now travel to Holland on Saturday where it will face rival Hope.
“I’m hoping the team comes ready to be competitive. We have a chance to have a
great day,” said Gelderloos. “On the women’s side, we want to set the standard
in the conference. On the men’s side, we want to see where we stand and be
competitive.”
The meet is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.
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