CALVIN KNIGHT WEEKEND SPORTS WRAP FOR DECEMBER 4, 2011
Men's Soccer Falls to Ohio Wesleyan in National Final 2-1;
Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams Finish Strong at Winter Invitational;
Women's Basketball Remains Unbeaten After Win Over Adrian;
Late Wheaton Comeback Sinks Calvin Men's Basketball Team;
Hockey Team Swept by Hope in Weekend Series
MEN'S SOCCER
The Calvin men's soccer team's bid for a national championship came up just
short on Saturday evening as the Knights were defeated by Ohio Wesleyan 2-1.
Calvin sports information student assistant Andrew Knot filed a game report on
the contest which can be found online at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/news/comments/calvin-mens-soccer-falls-to-ohio-wesleyan-2-1-in-ncaa-iii-championship-fina/
The website d3soccer.com also filed a lengthy game story online at:
http://d3soccer.com/notables/2011/12/OWU-wins-final
The Grand Rapids Press also covered the game. The story can be found online at:
http://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/index.ssf/2011/12/calvin_mens_soccer_team_falls_1.html
A photo gallery of the match can be found on the Calvin website at:
http://www.calvin.edu/gallery/NCAA-III-National-Final
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
The Calvin men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams concluded competition at
the three-day Calvin Winter Invitational Saturday night. On the men’s side,
Calvin finished fourth in a field of eight teams with 428 points. On the
women’s side, Calvin took fifth in a field of 10 teams with 392 points. The
point total by the Calvin men marked its highest total in the three-year
history of the Calvin Winter Invitational.
A recap of Saturday's competition can be found online at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/news/comments/calvin-men-place-fourth-women-place-fifth-in-final-standings-at-calvin-wint/
Final results of the entire three-day competition can be found online at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/mens/swimming/WinterInvitational/2011FullMeetResults.htm
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Playing in its first home game of the season, the Calvin women’s basketball
team hosted the Adrian Bulldogs Saturday afternoon. Calvin recorded a 64-46 win
to remain unbeaten on the season. The Knights are now 7-0 overall and 2-0 in
the MIAA.
The complete game recap can be found online at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/news/comments/womens-basketball-opens-home-schedule-with-64-46-win-over-adrian/
MEN'S BASKETBALL
A day after completing a comeback victory against Carthage College, Calvin
hosted No. 13 Wheaton College in the final game of the CCIW/MIAA Challenge.
Bidding for its first win over Wheaton since 2005, Calvin came up short,
falling 71-66.
The complete game recap can be found online at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/news/comments/mens-basketball-falls-to-wheaton-71-66-in-cciw-miaa-challenge/
ACHA HOCKEY
The Calvin ACHA hockey team was swept by rival Hope this weekend. The Knights
fell 4-1 on Friday night to the Flying Dutchmen in Grand Rapids and then
dropped a 3-1 decision to Hope on Saturday in Holland. In Friday's game, Calvin
fell behind 4-0. The theme repeated itself Saturday as the Knights fell behind
3-0 before scoring a late goal off the stick of Reed Loney.
Calvin is now 11-5-1.
Follow the Knights all year long on the team website at:
http://www.calvinhockey.com/
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