CKSR (Men's Soccer NCAA III Final Four News and Notes/Hockey Team Falls to Hope 4-1)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT EARLY SPORTS REPORT FOR DECEMBER 3, 2011

Men's Soccer Prepares for National Final vs Ohio Wesleyan;
Hockey Team Falls to Hope 4-1

MEN'S SOCCER

For the second time in three years, the Calvin men's soccer team will play for a national championship. Calvin (19-5-2) will face Ohio Wesleyan (22-2-0) in the national final Saturday at 6:30 p.m. (EST) in San Antonio, Texas. A live video stream of the game will be available at 6:30 p.m. on the NCAA website at: http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule. Andrew Knot will also broadcast the game via Stretch Internet Audio at: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/calvin.portal#

Calvin advanced to the national final by defeating Oneonta State 4-2 in a national semifinal Friday night.

For a recap of the Calvin/Oneonta State game written by Andrew Knot, please visit the Calvin website at: http://www.calvin.edu/sports/news/comments/mens-soccer-to-face-oneonta-state-at-9-p.m.-est-on-december-2-in-san-antoni/

A postmatch audio interview featuring head coach Chris Hughes and players Brad Heethuis and Travis Vegter is online at: http://www.calvin.edu/sports/audio/12/MensSoccer/TravisVegterBradHeethuisHughesPostGameOneonta.mp3
 
Ohio Wesleyan advanced to the national final with a 4-0 win over Montclair State (NJ) in Friday's first semifinal.

For a recap of the Ohio Wesleyan/Montclair State semifinal match along with a Calvin/Oneonta State recap written by d3soccer.com writer Christian Shirk, please visit the d3soccer.com website at: http://d3soccer.com/notables/2011/12/OWU-Calvin-win

For Calvin's involvement in with the Special Olympics program on Thursday in San Antonio, please visit the NCAA website at: http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/latest+news/2011/december/ncaas+emmert+joins+in+diii+special+olympics+effort?&utm_source=delivra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NCAA%20News%20Direct

The Grand Rapids Press has also covered the Calvin men's soccer team. For a feature story on Brad Heethuis, visit the Press website at: http://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/index.ssf/2011/12/brad_heethuis_happy_help_calvi.html

A game story recapping Friday's Calvin/Oneonta match is also available at: http://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/index.ssf/2011/12/calvin_mens_soccer_team_advanc.html

ACHA ICE HOCKEY

The Calvin ACHA hockey team dipped to 11-4-1 on the year with a 4-1 loss to rival Hope at the Eagles Ice Center Friday night. Hope gained control by taking a 4-0 lead through the first period and never looked back.

Hope is currently ranked number-one in the ACHA Division III North Region poll while Calvin is ranked sixth in the region.

A video recap of Friday's game will be available on the Calvin website in the coming weeks.

The two teams will play again tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Edge Ice Arena in Holland.
Received on Sat Dec 3 13:28:30 2011