CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 10, 2012
Men's Soccer Defeats Olivet 3-2 - Moves Into Share of First Place in the MIAA
Standings;
Volleyball Wins at Olivet - Remains Unbeaten in MIAA Play;
MIAA 125th Anniversary Look at Calvin's Former Field Hockey Program
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 3, Olivet 2
By Mark DeHaan
Calvin hosted Olivet Wednesday afternoon in a fight for the top of the MIAA.
Calvin, 5-0 at Zuidema Field on the season, looked to defend its home turf
against the Comets, ranked 6th nationally and 12-0-1 overall on the year. In
the last meeting between these two squads, the Comets pulled out a 6-5 victory
at Olivet. But, at Zuidema Field, it was Olivet's undefeated streak that broke
as a Calvin handed the Comets their first loss on the year in a hard-fought 3-2
victory.
Calvin pressured Olivet keeper Alex Lang early and often. In the opening
minute, junior Zach Willis made a great run up line and found senior Joe
Broekhuizen in the middle of the box for header, but Broekhuizen's header was
not on target.
In the ninth minute, it would be sophomore Sean Broekhuizen who found Willis
in the box for a header. Taking a free kick from about forty yards out,
Broekhuizen's kick found Willis who was sitting at the edge of the six-yard
box. Willis headed the ball into the net past Lang to give Calvin the 1-0
lead.
The Knights lead did not last for long as just over a minute later, the
Comets' Austin Dunn put the ball away during a scrum off a corner kick in the
Calvin box to tie the game 1-1.
With under a minute remaining in the opening half, Willis found sophomore
Travis Vegter with a cross on the ground and at the near post. Vegter put the
ball into the back of the net to send the Knights into halftime with a 2-1
advantage.
In the second half, Olivet found a better rhythm within its midfield and was
able to put more pressure on the Calvin net. But, a quick counterattack by the
Knights and a great through ball by Joe Broekhuizen saw senior Chris Nance on a
breakaway in the 62nd minute. With Lang charging out of his net, Nance put a
shot from the top of the box near post to beat the Olivet keeper and give
Calvin the 3-1 lead.
But, it was once again a quick response by the Comets. In the 63rd minute,
Esteban Russell found Cory Werner-Hoskins in the middle of the box who headed
the ball into the Calvin net to cut the Knights' lead to 3-2.
The final half-hour of the match was extremely tense as both teams looked to
hold their respective undefeated streaks alive. In the end, Calvin held the
Comets to just four shots over the final ten minutes of the match, earning the
3-2 win and handing Olivet its first loss of the season.
Calvin built a 25-18 shots advantage throughout the game. Lang made three
saves for Olivet while Calvin keeper Jared Rushlau made four saves while
earning the win.
“We did a good job playing 90 minutes today instead of 45 last time against
these guys,” said first-year head coach Ryan Souders. “We said all week it was
a boxing match, it was going to go fifteen rounds. We made some adjustments
(since our last meeting), held our shape a little bit better, made some better
decisions, and overall, it was a good team win from Jared (Rushlau) all the way
up to Joe (Broekhuizen).”
Calvin moves to 9-3 overall and 7-1 in the MIAA, tied for first place with
Olivet who drops to 7-1 in conference and 12-1-1 overall. The Knights now look
forward to Saturday when they will travel to Trine to face the Thunder with
first-kick scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
MIAA MEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-10-12 GAMES
Calvin 7-1-0
Olivet 7-1-0
Hope 5-3-0
Kalamazoo 5-3-0
Adrian 3-5-0
Alma 2-5-1
Trine 2-5-1
Albion 0-8-0
VOLLEYBALL
OLIVET – The second-ranked Calvin women’s volleyball team ran its record to
18-1 overall and to 11-0 in the MIAA with a 25-9, 25-18, 25-18 victory at
Olivet Wednesday night at the Cutler Events Center.
The Knights hit .293 as a team and had 12 different players contribute at
least one kill. Senior Lizzie Kamp led the Calvin offensive attack with eight
kills to go with four block assists while junior setter Megan Rietema had six
kills, 25 assists and three block assists. Senior Kelly Gordon tallied 10 digs
while sophomore Emily Crowe had five block assists. Senior Julia Hilbrands also
had four block assists.
As a team, Calvin finished with 10 total blocks. Calvin is currently ranked
fifth in the most recent NCAA III statistics in blocks-per-set (2.51) as a
team.
Calvin will now prepare for the Midwest Invitational this Friday and Saturday
at Hope College. Calvin will face Wisconsin-Lutheran on Friday at 5 p.m. at
DeVos Fieldhouse and will then meet ninth-ranked Elmhurst at 7 p.m. On
Saturday, Calvin will open with a 10 a.m. match against Dominican at 10 a.m.
and will then face 17th-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater at noon.
MIAA VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 10-10-12
Calvin 11-0
Hope 10-1
Trine 7-4
Alma 6-4
Saint Mary’s 6-4
Adrian 4-7
Olivet 2-8
Kalamazoo 2-9
Albion 0-11
MIAA 125th ANNIVERSARY STORY
As part of its 125th anniversary celebration this academic year, the MIAA and
its member schools will feature stories on their websites highlighting great
moments, memorable games, and outstanding student-athletes and coaches.
Calvin’s first entry this year is on its former women’s field hockey program
that landed seven MIAA titles from 1981-to-1990. Calvin’s rise in field hockey
was led by longtime head coach Doris Zuidema who served as head coach from
1977-to-1989. During her tenure, Calvin captured six league championships,
became the first team to go undefeated through an MIAA double round-robin
schedule and also the first and only team to participate in the NCAA III
Tournament.
For a field hockey flashback, please visit the Calvin website at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/news/comments/a-125th-miaa-anniversary-look-back-at-the-calvin-field-hockey-program1/
To read more about the MIAA’s 125th Anniversary, visit the MIAA website at:
http://miaa.org/miaa125th/Headlines
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