CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPT. 10, 2012
Ben Honeycutt Named MIAA Defensive Player of the Week in Men's Soccer;
Kamp and Rietema Receive MIAA Volleyball Player of the Week Accolades
MEN'S SOCCER
For the first time in his career, Calvin College junior Ben Honeycutt has been
named MIAA Defensive Player of the Week in men’s soccer. Honeycutt, a junior
from Grandville (Grand Rapids South Christian HS), scored two goals and played
solid defense as the Knights split a pair of games at the Bergsma Memorial
Tournament.
He scored Calvin’s only goal in a 2-1 loss to Dominican, Ill., and scored what
provided to be winning goal in a 2-1 win over Aurora, Ill.
Honeycutt has scored three goals this year for the Knights who are back in
action this week when they travel to Olivet on Wednesday and to Wheaton (IL) on
Friday.
VOLLEYBALL
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has
named Calvin outside hitter Lizzie Kamp and Calvin setter Megan Rietema its
Players of the Week in volleyball for matches played through Sept. 8.
Kamp, a senior from Orland Park, Ill. (Chicago Christian HS), had 41 kills and
a hitting percentage of .400 as the Knights swept three consecutive MIAA
opponents. She had 17 kills in a victory over Adrian and added 13 kills for a
hitting percentage of .619 in a sweep of Olivet. Kamp, who is being honored as
Player of the Week for the first time this season and third time in her career,
added 11 digs and four blocks for the week.
Rietema, a junior from Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids Christian HS), dished out 74
assists and added 18 kills for a hitting percentage of .533 as Calvin won three
straight MIAA matches. She had 29 assists, eight kills and six digs in a sweep
of Adrian, and added 25 assists, six kills and five blocks as the Knights swept
Olivet. Rietema, who is being honored as Player of the Week for the first time
this season and sixth time in her career, had 12 blocks and five service aces
for the week.
Calvin will host Alma on Wednesday night and then travel to the rugged
Wittenberg Fall Classic that will feature several nationally-ranked teams.
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