CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Men's Golf Moves Into Sole Possession of First Place in MIAA Standings;
Women's Soccer Drops 2-1 Overtime Contest at Alma;
Cross Country Teams Hold Spots in National Rankings
MEN'S GOLF
BATTLE CREEK - The Calvin men's golf team is in sole possession of first place
of the MIAA overall standings after recording a first place team score of 305
strokes Wednesday afternoon at an MIAA Jamboree hosted by Olivet at the Bedford
Valley Country Club.
The team score pushes Calvin into a two-stroke lead in the overall MIAA
standings over Trine University. Trine placed second in Wednesday's competition
with a score of 307.
Senior Ben Kuiper (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) led the way for
Calvin with a score of 71 that was good for first place medalist honors. The
round also keeps Kuiper - the defending MIAA season medalist - in first place
in the MIAA season individual standings as he holds a three-round average of
72.7 strokes-per-round.
Senior Dave Sarkipato (Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian HS) followed Kuiper with a
round of 77 that tied him for eighth place individually on Wednesday. Rounding
out Calvin's scorers on Wednesday were junior Mark Allen (Oconomowoc, WI/Lake
Country Lutheran HS) with a 78, sophomores James VanNoord (Troy/Troy Athens HS)
with a 79 and sophomore Michael Wierenga (Caledonia/South Christian HS) with an
80.
Calvin is back in action on Saturday at an MIAA Jamboree hosted by Trine
University at the Zollner Golf Club.
MIAA JAMBOREE #3 TEAM SCORES (BEDFORD VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB 9-19-12)
Calvin - 305
Trine 307
Adrian 311
Hope 311
Albion 315
Alma 315
Olivet 321
Kalamazoo 337
MIAA MEN'S GOLF OVERALL TEAM STANDINGS THROUGH 9-19-12
Calvin 909
Trine 911
Hope 922
Adrian 925
Albion 937
Olivet 939
Alma 940
Kalamazoo 966
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Alma 2, Calvin 1 (OT)
(By Mitch Blankespoor)
ALMA - The Calvin women’s soccer team traveled to Scotland Yard, on the campus
of Alma College, to battle the Scots Wednesday afternoon. The Knights pushed
Alma to the brink, but fell in overtime by a score of 2-1.
The Scots, playing with the wind at their backs, mounted early pressure on the
Knights. At about the 15 minute mark, the flow of the game changed in Calvin’s
favor. Calvin nearly broke open the scoring when freshmen Paige Capel
(Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) broke through the Scot defense and rifled a
shot far post that was saved by sophomore goalkeeper Morgan Waier.
It was the Scots who would get on the scoreboard first. At the eight minute
mark of the first half, sophomore forward Mackenzie Smith burst down the far
sideline, cut back into the Calvin box, and beat Calvin goalkeeper Ashton Hearn
(Port Huron/Port Huron Northern HS) short side.
Calvin went into the half down a goal.
The second half began, and the Knights showed a jump in their step. The wind
was with Calvin, and the Knights kept on pressing Alma. Twenty minutes into
the half, senior Francesca Smith (Bloomington, IN/Bloomington South HS) ripped
a shot from 20 yards that hit the crossbar and came down on the goal line.
Eight minutes later, Calvin would equalize. Junior Kelly Koets
(Grandville/Calvin Christian HS) cracked a shot from 25 yards out into the
upper left-hand corner of the net past the outstretched arm of Waier. Calvin
continued to put pressure on Alma’s defense for the remainder of regulation,
but could not beat Waier twice.
Alma opened up the first overtime session with the wind at its back. This
proved to be lethal. With a minute to go, Smith got into the Calvin box, and
sent a low cross finding the foot of junior Kelly Wilson, who put the ball in
the open net.
“We have a very young team,” Calvin head coach Mark Recker commented. “Our
ability to press Alma on their home field to a degree in which they started to
question themselves is impressive.”
The Knights outshot the Scots 21-20 as well as holding an advantage in shots on
goal 13-8. Alma earnerecorded 12 saves for Alma while Ashton Hearn was credited with six saves.
“While this is game in the loss column, we took a big step forward with our
confidence and our ability to play with the top teams in the MIAA,” Recker
said.
The Knights, now 2-2 (1-1-0 MIAA) on the young season, return to action
Saturday when they host the Albion College Britons. The game is scheduled for
a noon kickoff at Zuidema Field.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The Calvin men’s and women’s cross country teams have held their spots in the
national rankings. In the most recent set of Division III Top 35 rankings
released by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association of America this
morning, the Calvin men’s team is ranked sixth while the Calvin women’s team is
ranked eighth.
Both teams were ranked in the same positions in last week’s poll. In the first
poll of the year – released three weeks ago – the Calvin men’s cross country
team was ranked seventh while the Calvin women’s team was ranked 10th.
Two weeks ago, both teams took first place at their own Knight Invitational
with the Calvin men’s team posting a first place total of 30 points and its
women’s team collecting a first place score of 34 points.
Both teams are in the process of preparing for the MIAA Jamboree on Friday at
Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana. The men’s race will begin at 5
p.m. with the women’s race to follow at 6 p.m.
USTFCCCA Division III National Rankings:
http://www.ustfccca.org/assets/rankings/div3/2012-xc/Div3_XC_2012_Week2_National-Summary.pdf
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