CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 22, 2011
Laura Bindon Named AVCA Division III Assistant Coach of the Year;
Men's Soccer To Face Oneonta State in Second Semifinal Game in San Antonio;
Tom Snikkers Named MIAA Co-Player of the Week in Men's Basketball
Carissa Verkaik Named MIAA Co-Player of the Week in Women's Basketball
VOLLEYBALL
Calvin College assistant women’s volleyball coach Laura Bindon has been named
the AVCA Division III National Assistant Coach of the Year.A native of Holland
and a graduate of Holland Christian High School, Bindon has been with Calvin
Head Coach Amber Warners for the past nine years, and Warners calls her a
“co-coach” in many areas. Since she joined the coaching staff, the Knights
have recorded a 289-56 (.828) record while winning their first ever national
championship a year ago. She is a well-rounded person off the court, leading
service projects for the student-athletes working at Habitat for Humanity and
planning activities for joint ventures with local minority high school students
and their athletes. In addition to her role as assistant women’s volleyball
coach, she serves the Calvin Kinesiology Department as an assistant director
for athletics and well as an instructor in the department.
This fall, she was a part of a Calvin team that fashioned an overall record of
33-1 and held a number-one ranking throughout the regular season. Calvin’s only
loss came to eventual national champion Wittenberg in the NCAA III Regional
Finals.
In 2009, she was honored by the AVCA as a recipient of its"30-Under-30 Award.”
The award honored 30 up-and-coming volleyball coaches nationwide under the age
of 30.
Bindon is a 2003 Calvin College graduate. As a senior in 2002, she was a first
team All-MIAA selection at setter on the Calvin women’s volleyball team. The
following fall, she joined Warners as an assistant coach. She has also served
as a head high school volleyball coach at Hudsonville Unity Christian High
School.
The AVCA will formally present Bindon’s award at the 2011 Jostens Coaches
Honors Luncheon in San Antonio, Texas on Thursday, December 15. The luncheon
is held in conjunction with the 2011 AVCA Annual Convention.
For quotes from Bindon and Calvin head women's volleyball coach Amber Warners,
please visit the Calvin website at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/news/comments/laura-bindon-named-avca-division-iii-national-assistant-coach-of-the-year/
MEN'S SOCCER
The Calvin men’s soccer team will face the Red Dragons of Oneonta State
University of New York in the NCAA III Tournament semifinals on December 2 in
San Antonio, Texas. The game is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. (EST) and will
follow a semifinal game between Ohio Wesleyan University and Montclair State
University (NJ) that is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. (EST). Calvin is making
its second appearance in the national semifinals - having also done so in 2009
when the Knights defeated Dominican University 1-0 and then fell to Messiah 2-0
in the national final. Calvin (18-5-2) is making its 11th appearance all-time
in the NCAA III Tournament and is 13-9-5 in NCAA III Tournament play.
Calvin advanced to the national semifinals with a 3-2 double-overtime victory
over the University of Texas-Tyler on November 19. Calvin is under the
direction of head coach Chris Hughes. In 10 years as head coach, Hughes is
153-47-22 for a winning percentage of .739.
For a preview of the teams competing in the national semifinals, please visit
the d3soccer.com website at:
http://d3soccer.com/notables/2011/11/san-antonio-eight
MEN'S BASKETBALL
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named
Calvin forward Tom Snikkers and Hope forward Nate Snuggerud its Players of the
Week in men’s basketball for games played through November 19. Snikkers, a
junior from Jenison (Hudsonville Unity Christian HS), averaged 18.3 points and
7.7 rebounds per game for the week as the Knights won two of three games. He
won tournament Most Valuable Player afirst game, he had 27 points and 11 rebounds, including a game-tying 3-pointer
that sent the game to a second overtime, in a 92-88 double overtime win over
Grace Bible. He then followed with 16 points and seven rebounds in the
championship game, an 81-76 win over Willamette, Ore.
Snikkers is being honored as MIAA Player of the Week for the first time in his
career.
Calvin returns to action Wednesday night when it hosts the Lions of Finlandia
University at Van Noord Arena at 7:30 p.m.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named
Albion center Patty Rewa and Calvin center Carissa Verkaik its MIAA Co-Players
of the Week in women’s basketball for games played through November 19.
Verakik, a junior from Holland (Holland Christian HS), averaging 17.7 points,
10.3 rebounds and four blocked shots per game as the Knights won three straight
games to open the season. She scored 20 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked
seven shots in a season-opening 48-43 win over Manchester, Ind., and later had
15 points, 11 boards and five blocked shots as Calvin won a weekend tournament
at Anderson, Ind., 70-55.
Verkaik, who is being honored as Player of the Week for the seventh time in her
career, converted 50 percent of her field goal attempts (22 of 44) and 88
percent of her free throws (7 of 8) for the week.
Calvin returns to action this Friday and Saturday when it competes at the Siena
Heights Thanksgiving Tournament. Calvin will face Iowa Wesleyan at 5 p.m. on
Friday night. Saturday’s schedule has the championship game set for 3 p.m. and
the consolation game for 1 p.m.
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