CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 16, 2012
Men's Soccer Ups Win Streak to Nine With Win at Albion;
Volleyball Sweeps Alma - Sets Up Saturday Showdown at Hope
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 4, Albion 1
(By Mitch Blankespoor)
ALBION – The Calvin men’s soccer team earned a 4-1 victory over Albion College
Tuesday afternoon. The Knights improve to 11-3 on the season, 9-1 in the MIAA.
Calvin is currently in sole possession of first place in the MIAA standings,
three points ahead of Olivet. Olivet was idle on Tuesday but is scheduled to
host Hope on Wednesday in a 4 p.m. match.
Calvin opened the scoring in the fifth minute. Senior forward Joe Broekhuizen
(Grand Rapids/South Christian) took a cross from sophomore Travis Vegter and
beat Albion keeper Avilekh Bhattachan. Despite outshooting the Britons 7-1 in
the first half, the Knights could not get another goal.
Calvin opened up the second half on the offensive. The Knights scored two
goals in the first ten minutes. Freshmen Taylor Pruis (Grand Rapids/Grand
Rapids Christian) scored his sixth of the season off of a pass from Joe
Broekhuizen. A minute later, Vegter scored his sixth of the season on a shot
from the top of the 18-yard box. Pruis got on the scoreboard for the second
time in the 77th minute.
Kyle Alsheskie scored the lone goal for Albion in the 87th minute.
Calvin outshot Albion 12-4 in the contest as well as holding a 5-3 advantage
in corner kicks.
“It wasn’t an easy game for us,” Calvin head coach Ryan Souders said. “They
played a lot of guys behind the ball, making it tough for us to score. We were
only able to put one away in the first half, but our guys stayed resilient, and
we were able to open up their (Albion’s) defense in the second half.”
Calvin returns to action when it hosts the Flying Dutchmen of Hope College on
Saturday, October 20. The game is scheduled for noon at Calvin’s Zuidema
Field.
MIAA MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-16-12 MATCHES
Calvin 9-1-0
Olivet 8-1-0
Kalamazoo 7-3-0
Hope 6-3-0
Trine 3-6-1
Adrian 3-7-0
Alma 2-7-1
Albion 0-10-0
VOLLEYBALL
Calvin 3, Alma 0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-16)
ALMA - Calvin was in sharp form Tuesday night in a 25-16, 25-17, 25-16 victory
at Alma as the Knights improved to 22-2 overall and 12-0 in the MIAA. The
Calvin win sets up a showdown for first place in the MIAA standings this
Saturday as the Knights will travel to rival Hope. The Flying Dutch are 11-1 in
league play with their only conference loss coming to Calvin back on September
21.
In addition, the two teams have now flip-flopped in the national poll as Hope
is ranked second in the AVCA Division III Top 25 poll released this afternoon
while Calvin has dropped two spots to fourth after dropping a match to Elmhurst
last weekend at the Midwest Invitational.
In its victory at Alma Tuesday night, Calvin hit .330 as a team led by senior
Lizzie Kamp (Orland Park, IL/Chicago Christian HS) who cranked out 13 kills,
nine digs and a hitting percentage of .393. Freshman Maggie Kamp (Orland Park,
IL/Chicago Christian HS) also got going as she recorded 10 kills and a hitting
percentage of .364. Senior Julia Hilbrands (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian
HS) contributed seven kills and sophomore Emily Crowe (Granger, IN/Mishawaka
Penn HS) and senior Rebecca Ratkov (New Baltimore/Anchor Bay HS) six kills
apiece.
Junior setter Megan Rietema (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) amassed
36 assists and three service aces. Junior Kristen Zietse (Grand Rapids/Grand
Rapids Christian HS) and senior Kelly Gordon (Caledonia/South Christian HS) had
two service aces apiece with Gordon also collecting nine digs.
Saturday's match at Hope is scheduled to begin at noon.
MIAA VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 10-16-12 MATCHES
Calvin 12-0
Hope 11-1
Trine 8-4
Alma 6-5
Saint Mary's 6-5
Adrian 5-7
Olivet 2-9
Kalamazoo 2-10
Albion 0-11
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