CALVIN KNIGHT SATURDAY SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 29, 2012
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 3, Adrian 1
By Mark DeHaan
After an early conference season loss to the Scots of Alma, the women's soccer
team has been rolling as of late, winning three straight contests while
outscoring it's opponents 11-0. The Knights looked to continue that streak when
it hosted the Adrian Bulldogs at Zuidema Field. Calvin, scoring three first
half goals, did just that as it bottled up last year's MIAA MVP Sam Barker and
the Adrian offense en route to a 3-1 win.
Calvin played strong from the opening kick, looking patient on the ball and
connecting on the majority of its passes. This resulted in a number of
opportunities for freshman Paige Capel, who made great runs up the sideline and
into the Bulldogs' box. Although Capel could not capitalize on these early
opportunities, it was the freshman that put the Knights on the board in the
11th minute.
On a corner kick from freshman Sydney Kinney, Capel set herself up at the near
post and headed the ball into the net for her fourth goal of the season to put
the Knights up 1-0.
In the 28th minute, Calvin added another goal off a corner kick, this by junior
Danielle Carter. This time it was junior Kelly Koets who sent the ball into the
box, and with three Knights standing near the back post, found Carter who
tapped it in to put Calvin's advantage at 2-0.
Just over ten minutes later, in the 39th minute, the Knights pushed their lead
to 3-0 as freshman Jaime Verbal connected with freshman Abigail Ploeg on a
through ball into the Adrian box. Ploeg then touched the ball far post past the
Bulldogs keeper to send the Knights into halftime with a 3-0 advantage.
In the second half, Adrian looked to chip away at the Calvin lead led by
Barker. In the opening minutes of the second half, Barker had a great shot on
net that hit the crossbar, keeping the Calvin lead at three. But, in the 63rd
minute, Barker found teammate Erin Weide who put the ball into the net to cut
Calvin's advantage to 3-1.
This is as close as the Bulldogs would come, however, as the Knights shut down
the Adrian offense the rest of the game and earned the 3-1 victory.
Calvin built a 22-13 shots advantage and an 8-1 corner advantage throughout the
game. Earning the victory in net for the Knights was junior Ashton Hearn, who
made five saves.
“Today, I encouraged the team to be aggressive and be effective. We got the two
corner kick goals, so today was a huge day in that regard that special plays
ended up putting us up,” said head coach Mark Recker.
The win moves Calvin to 5-1 in conference and 6-2 overall. Adrian drops to
3-2-1 in the MIAA and 6-2-1 overall. The Knights now look forward to Wednesday
when they will travel to Holland to face Hope. The Flying Dutch currently sit
at 4-2 in MIAA play and 7-3 overall.
MIAA WOMEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 9-29-12 GAMES
Alma 5-1-1
Calvin 5-1-0
Hope 4-2-0
Kalamazoo 4-3-0
Adrian 3-2-1
Olivet 1-5-0
Albion 0-5-1
Trine 0-5-1
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 5, Kalamazoo 0
(By Mitch Blankespoor)
KALAMAZOO – The Calvin men’s soccer team traveled to Kalamazoo looking for its
fourth consecutive conference win. In a match up of the two teams tied for
first place, the Knights blanked the Hornets 5-0 on Saturday afternoon. Calvin
improves to 6-3, 4-1 in conference play.
Both teams were deadlocked at zero for the first 40 minutes. Senior Joe
Broekhuizen scored two goals in as many minutes to give Calvin a 2-0 lead going
into the break.
Kalamazoo nearly got on the board ten minutes into the second half. Jared
Georgakopoulos ripped a shot that got by Calvin keeper Jared Rushlau. Luckily
for the Knights, the ball found the crossbar.
Ten minutes later, junior Zach Willis found the net for the Knights, putting
them up 3-0. In the 83rd minutes, a pair of substitutes scored a minute apart.
Senior Mike Sanderson and freshmen Sam Hanover scored their first goals of the
season.
The Knights outshot the Hornets 17-13. I thought we played really well top to bottom today,” Calvin head coach Ryan
Souders said. “It was a dog fight for the first 60 minutes, and then we were
able to break through because we were staying in our system and remained
composed.”
Calvin returns to action Tuesday when it hosts the Bulldogs of Adrian College.
The game is scheduled for 4pm at Calvin’s Zuidema Field.
MIAA MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 9-29-12 GAMES
Olivet 6-0-0
Calvin 4-1-0
Hope 3-2-0
Kalamazoo 3-2-0
Alma 2-3-0
Trine 2-3-0
Adrian 1-5-0
Albion 0-5-0
MEN'S GOLF
ALMA - The Calvin men's golf team got back on the winning track with a first
place team score of 301 strokes at sixth MIAA Jamboree of the year. The
jamboree was hosted on Saturday by Alma at the Pine River Country Club. With
two MIAA Jamborees left to play, Calvin has a 20-stroke lead over second place
Trine and a 27-stroke lead over third place Hope. Calvin will host the upcoming
MIAA Jamboree this Monday at the Watermark Country Club in Cascade.
Senior Ben Kuiper (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) led Calvin with a 73
with senior teammate Dave Sarkipato (Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian HS) close
behind with a 75. Junior Jake Hoogstrate (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian
HS) continued his strong play with a 76 while sophomore James VanNoord
(Troy/Troy Athens HS) had a 77 and junior Mark Allen (Oconomowoc, WI/Lake
Country Lutheran HS) an 82. Sophomore Michael Wierenga (Caledonia/South
Christian HS) had a 77 as an alternate.
The score by Ben Kuiper was good for second place individually on Saturday and
leaves him in the thick of the MIAA individual title hunt.
Monday's MIAA Jamboree is slated to start at 1 p.m.
MIAA JAMBOREE #6 TEAM SCORES (9-29-12)
Calvin 301
Hope 305
Adrian 306
Alma 306
Trine 308
Albion 310
Olivet 312
Kalamazoo 322
MIAA MEN'S GOLF OVERALL TEAM STANDINGS THROUGH 9-29-12
Calvin - 1811
Trine - 1831
Hope - 1838
Adrian - 1848
Alma - 1863
Albion - 1873
Olivet - 1887
Kalamazoo - 1938
WOMEN'S GOLF
HOLLAND - The Calvin women's golf team took second place at the two-day
Calvin/Hope Division III Challenge, firing a Saturday round of 340 to finish
with a two-day total of 688 strokes. Hope recorded a team score of 317 on
Saturday to finish with a two day of of 652 strokes.
Friday's initial 18-hole round was hosted by Calvin at the Thornapple Pointe
Golf Club while Hope hosted Saturday's 18-hole round at the Macatawa Legends
Golf Club.
Calvin junior Carlia Canto had a 75 on Saturday to take first place in the
final tournament standings as she carded a round of 80 on Friday. Senior Elise
Doezema picked up the pace on Saturday with a round of 83 after shooting 91 on
Friday.
Other Calvin finishers on Saturday included freshman Casey Harkema with an 88,
freshman Sarah Arendsen with a 94 and freshman Jennie Poole with a 100.
Calvin is back in action on October 6 when it competes at an MIAA Jamboree
hosted by Adrian at the Lenawee Country Club.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
CHICAGO, IL - A group of Calvin men's and women's cross country athletes
competed at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational on Saturday. In the men's race,
Calvin took 14th. In the women's race, Calvin took 20th.
In the men's race, the top finisher for Calvin was senior Kevin Peterson in
66th place (26:20) while junior Philip Spitzer was 74th. Rounding out Calvin's
top seven were junior Gabe Gunnink in 108th, freshman Matt Oram in 116th,
sophomore Jacob Kuyvenhoven in 120th and sophomores Stephen Tubergen in 123rd
(26:59) and Steven Haagsma in 125th (27:00). Junior Alex VanHaitsma also took
130th (27:04).
In the women's race, sophomore Kate Ardinger was Calvin's top finisher, placing
76th (18:49). Sophomore Lydia Peterson was 131st (19:19) and sophomore Paige
McGahan 138th (19:22). Sophomore Lizzy Vannette was 157th (19:33) and senior
Hannah Kregel 178th (19:45). Senior Kaylea Brase also took 184th (19:47).
Calvin will host the Michigan Intercollegiates next Friday at the Gainey
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