CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR JANUARY 14, 2012
Basketball Teams Post Victories/Calvin Graduates Compete at U.S. Olympic
Marathon Trials
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 78, Rochester College 44
AUBURN HILLS - Calvin rolled to a 78-44 non-conference victory over Rochester
College Saturday afternoon at Oakland Christian High School. Ranked fourth
nationally, the Knights are now 15-0 on the year.
Calvin led 41-23 at halftime and never looked back, outscoring the host
Warriors 37-21 over the final 20 minutes of play.
Calvin's post tandem of juniors Carissa Verkaik and Julia Hilbrands combined
for 30 points with Verkaik collecting 16 points, six rebounds and five assists
while Hilbrands had 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting. 13 Calvin players reached the
scoring column as the Knights shot 47.8 percent from the floor and outrebounded
Rochester 40-30. Calvin was 8-of-22 from three-point range with six different
players connecting on at least one trifecta. Junior Kelsey Irwin and sophomore
Shelby Sheehan had two three-point field goals apiece.
Sam Tomascho led Rochester with 14 points and 10 rebounds. As a team, Rochester
shot 34.1 percent from the floor.
Calvin returns to action next Wednesday when it travels to Saint Mary's College
for a 7:30 p.m. MIAA tilt.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 85, Alma 77
ALMA - Calvin put together its second straight win with a 85-77 road victory at
Alma College Saturday afternoon, improving the Knights overall record to 7-8
and their league record to 2-2.
A highly contested first half saw its biggest lead after a pair of Daniel Stout
free throws stretched Calvin’s edge to five (32-27) with 4:17 remaining. The
Knights took a 39-35 advantage into the break. Bryan Powell provided a spark
off the bench with 13 points in the first half.
Alma (4-11 overall, 0-4 MIAA) tried its best to keep the game close, but the
Knights ended up having too many weapons. With 12:12 left, a strong three
point play by Tyler Kruis put the Knights up by 14, which was their largest
lead of the game. A few minutes later (at 9:45) a driving Tommy Erickson layup
trimmed the lead to six. The Knights showed great composure however and
responded with seven straight points to put the game away.
Junior forward Tom Snikkers led the Knights with 25 points and 11 rebounds
while fellow junior Bryan Powell had a career-high 24 points of his own.
Snikkers scored 16 of his 25 in the second half and hit numerous big shots down
the stretch to shut the door on the Scots. Powell’s 24 marked his career high
so far in a Calvin uniform. Senior Brian Haverdink also matched a
career-scoring high with 13 points, connecting on 8-of-8 at the free throw
line. Kruis also had eight points and seven rebounds for Calvin.
Calvin finished the game with a 48-38 rebounding advantage. The Knights shot
41.2 percent overall and converted 27 of 37 (.730) from the free throw line.
Alma was led by sophomore guard Brandon Krause with 23 points while Greg
Silverthorn had 16. The Scots shot 42.9 percent overall including 48.0 percent
in the second half.
Calvin will travel to Hope College on Wednesday at 8 p.m. at DeVos Arena for
the first meeting of The Rivalry this season.
U.S OLYMPIC MARATHON TRIALS REPORT
HOUSTON, TX - Three Calvin College graduates ran in the U.S. Olympic Marathon
trials on Saturday. In the men's race, Calvin graduates Paul Petersen and Jed
Christiansen finished 55th and 61st respectively. A 2001 Calvin graduate,
Petersen took 55th with a time of 2:20.31. A 2010 Calvin graduate, Christiansen
finished 61st in a time of 2:21.09.
The men's race was won by 2004 Olympic silver medalist Meb Keflezighi in a time
of 2:09.08 while defending Olympic Trials champoin Ryan Hall was second
(2:09.30) and Abdi Abdirahman third (2:09.47). The top three finishers in the
race earn spot on the U.S. Olympic team. Former Rockford High School standout
Dathan Ritzenheim just missed a spot on the Olympic team, finishing fourth in a
time of 2:09.55.
In the women's race, 2008 Calin a time of 2:48.25. Her race came just over a month after she had qualified
for the trials with a time of 2:44.44 at a last-chance meet in Sacramento,
California.
The women's race was won by Shalene Flannagan in 2:25.38 while Desiree Davila
was second (2:25.55) and Kara Goucher third (2:26.06) to fill out the U.S.
Olympic Women's Marathon team.
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