CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPT 1, 2002
Volleyball Finishes 4-0 at Capital/Otterbein Tournament;
Men's Golf Finishes Fifth at Lou Collins Memorial Tournament;
Men's Soccer Game with Illinois Wesleyan Washed Out
WESTERVILLE, OH – Coming off two wins at Capitol University yesterday, the
Calvin College women’s volleyball team traveled to Otterbein University for the
second day of the 2012 Otterbein/Capital Tournament looking for two wins. The
third-ranked Knights achieved this feat, defeating Mount Union in straight sets
25-17, 25-23, 25-22, and the host Cardinal of Otterbein in a thrilling five set
match 25-11, 20-25, 25-17, 21-25, 15-10.
In the match with Mount Union, senior Lizzie Kamp (Orland Park, IL/Chicago
Christian HS) led the Knights with 17 kills. Sophomore Emily Crowe (Granger,
IN/Mishawaka Penn HS) scored eight kills and four blocks. Senior Jen Pluymert
(Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Christian HS) added 16 digs. Junior Megan Rietema
(Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Christian HS) dished out 42 assists.
The second match of the day proved to be a stiffer test for the Knights.
Calvin needed 30 combined kills from the Kamp sisters; 17 from Lizzie and 13
from Maggie (Orland Park, IL/Chicago Christian HS). Calvin hit a .282 clip
while holding Otterbein to .180. The Knights held a slim advantage in team
blocks, eight to seven.
“It was good for our team to play a tough match this early in the season,” head
coach Amber Warners commented. “It’s matches like these that get a team ready
for the conference season and beyond.”
For her efforts over the course of the weekend, Lizzie Kamp was named to the
all-tournament team.
The Knights return to action September 4th when they travel to Adrian College
to take on the Bulldogs in the MIAA opener for both teams.
MEN'S GOLF
BATTLE CREEK - Calvin had a stellar final day of competition at the Olivet
College Lou Collins Memorial Tournament on Saturday to finish fifth in the
final team standings. After sitting in a tie for seventh place through Friday's
competition, Calvin came back with a team score of 301 on Saturday to finish
with a final 36-hole score of 614 strokes, one stroke behind fourth place Alma.
Calvin had five players fire sub-80 rounds on Saturday led by senior Dave
Sarkipato (Kalamazoo Christian HS) who had a 74 while senior Ben Kuiper (Grand
Rapids Christian HS) and sophomore Michael Wierenga (South Christian HS) had
rounds of 75. Junior Ross Ryzenga (Holland Christian HS) and sophomore James
Van Noord (Troy Athens HS) had rounds of 77. Kuiper finished in 19th place
individually with a two-day total of 151 strokes.
Indiana Wesleyan took first place in the final team standings with a 36-hole
total of 582 strokes while Owens CC and Madonna were tied for second (600).
Calvin will now prepare to compete at the first MIAA Jamboree of the year next
week. The jamboree will be held on September 8 at the Milham Park Golf Club in
Kalamazoo.
MEN'S SOCCER
The Calvin men's soccer team was scheduled to face Illinois Wesleyan University
Saturday night in Bloomington, Illlinois, but torrential rain in the area made
the field unplayable. The game will not be made up.
Calvin will now turn its attention to a game next Friday against Dominican
University (IL) at Grand Rapids Christian High School at 8 p.m.
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