CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR JAN. 23, 2013
Basketball Teams Post Conference Victories/Swimming and Diving & Men's Indoor
Track and Field Teams Nationally-Ranked
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Calvin 82, Albion 38
Story by Brett Venhuizen
Calvin’s second-ranked women’s basketball team took on Albion College
Wednesday January 23 at the Van Noord Arena. The Knights kept up their
reputation in the MIAA with a sound 82-38 victory over the Britons. The Knights
improve to 16-1 and are still undefeated in MIAA action at 9-0.
The Calvin defense seemed a little too much to handle for the visitors. The
Britons shot only 25% in the first half and was forced to commit ten turnovers.
In the first half the knights held the Britons to 16 points. On the other end
Calvin shot 51% from the floor and committed only four turnovers at the half.
Although Albion did grab ten offensive boards over the much taller Calvin line
up. When asked about it after the game Coach Ross said “We didn’t do well on
the boards defensively in the first. We just weren’t boxing out well.”
To start the second half the Knights showed no sign of slowing down on either
end of the floor, scoring 42 points in the second half while only allowing 22.
When it was all said and done Calvin came on top with a 44 point victory. They
also shot 50% from the field and also an impressive 13-28 behind the 3-point
line with Kelsey Irwin, Kayla Engelhard and Carissa Verkaik tallying three
apiece. Carissa led the Knights in points and rebounds with 23 points and 10
boards and shot a perfect 3-3 from downtown. Her performance marked her 44th
collegiate double-double. Engelhard and Irwin had 11 points apiece while
seniors Heather DeKleine and Logan Marsh and sophomore Breanna Verkaik all have
four assists each.
Junior Brett deBear led the Britons with 14 points and 5 rebounds.
After the game Coach Ross noted the ever improving play of Freshman Abby
VanderWoude. He mentioned the good play of all the underclassmen and his
excitement for the future of Calvin basketball.
One negative of this game for Ross were the amount of turnovers (12) committed
by his team. “We would like to keep that number lower in the future. We made
some bad passes today that we shouldn’t have,” said Ross.
Overall the Knights lived up to their reputation at home and they are once
again in action on Saturday the 26th at home vs. Alma at 3 p.m.
MIAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 1-23-13 GAMES
Calvin 9-0
Hope 9-1
Olivet 7-3
Alma 5-4
Trine 4-6
Adrian 4-6
Albion 3-7
Saint Mary’s 3-7
Kalamazoo 0-10
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Calvin 73, Kalamazoo 57
By Mitch Blankespoor
OLIVET, MI – The #17 ranked Calvin men’s basketball team traveled to the
Cutler Athletic Complex Wed., Jan. 23 for a showdown with the Comets of Olivet
College. Despite losing two of the previous three games to the Comets at
Olivet, the Knights defeated the Comets 73-57 to improve to 16-2, 7-0 MIAA on
the season.
The entire first half was played within an 11-point window. Olivet’s biggest
lead came in the first two minutes. The Comets hit their first two three point
attempts, and led the game 6-2.
A Tom Snikkers (Hudsonville/Unity Christian) layup gave Calvin its first lead
of the game, 8-6, a minute later. The Knights would stretch their lead to
37-29 on a three pointer from senior guard Bryan Powell (Wyoming/Wyoming Park)
with 2:41 to play in the first half.
The Comets would answer with jumpers from sophomore Blake Krum
(Schoolcraft/Schoolcraft HS) and junior DaunTrell Hill (Wyoming/Godwin
Heights). Calvin led bu just four, 37-33 at halftime.
Snikkers and sophomore Tyler Dykstra (Holland/Holland Christian) each had
eight points at the break.
Calvin continued to add to its lead early in the second half. The Knights’
lead hit double digits at the 16:22 mark on a three pointer from Powell.
The Comets cut Calvin’s lead to eight points with 9:16 remaining, but could
get no closer. Calvin coasted to a 16-point victory.
Snikkers led Calvin with 21 points and nine rebounds, falling on rebound short
of a double-double.
“I think Tom was frustrated with his performance at Trine on Saturday,” Calvin
head coach Kevin Vande Streek said. “His combination of strength and quickness
makes him a tough matchup for any opponent.”
Powell, Tyler Kruis (Grandville/Calvin Christian) and Dykstra all scored in
double figures, finishing with 15, 13 and 12 points respectively.
Krum led the Comets in defeat with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Olivet did shoot the three point shot well. The Comets were 10-25 in the
game, good for 40 percent.
“Chris [Coles] has done a really nice job with the program,” Vande Streek
said. “They have improved greatly since the beginning of the season.”
Calvin shot 43.3 percent from the field, but dominated on the boards. Calvin
outrebounded the Comets 45-25, 17 of which were offensive. Over the last seven
seasons, Calvin is now 155-35 (.756) when it outrebounds its opponents.
Calvin will travel to Merrilat Gynmasium on Sat., Jan. 26, for a 3 p.m. game
against the Adrian Bulldogs. Calvin defeated then #7 Adrian 56-50 at the Van
Noord Arena back on Jan. 3.
MIAA MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 1-23-13 GAMES
Calvin 7-0
Hope 5-2
Adrian 4-3
Trine 4-3
Alma 3-4
Olivet 3-4
Kalamazoo 2-5
Albion 0-7
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING/MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD
The Calvin men’s indoor track and field team is ranked 12th in the latest set
of Division III Top 25 (indoor) rankings released by the United States Track
and Field Cross Country Coaches Association of America.
Meanwhile, the Calvin men’s swimming and diving team is ranked 18th and the
Calvin women’s swimming and diving team is ranked 20th in the latest
Collegeswimming.com Division III Top 25 poll.
The latest USTFCCA Division III Indoor Track and Field poll can be found
online at:
http://www.ustfccca.org/assets/rankings/div3/2013-itf/NCAAD3_2013_indWk1_TF_NationalRankingsTop25.pdf
The Collegeswimming.com poll for the men can be found at:
http://www.collegeswimming.com/performance/?gender=M&division=3&startdate=2012-12-24&enddate=2013-01-20
while the women’s poll can be found online at:
http://www.collegeswimming.com/performance/?gender=F&division=3&startdate=2012-12-24&enddate=2013-01-20
It now means that five of Calvin’s six winter sports teams are
nationally-ranked as its women’s basketball team is ranked second, its men’s
indoor track and field team ranked 12th, its men’s basketball team ranked 17th,
its men’s swimming and diving team ranked 18th and its women’s swimming and
diving team ranked 20th.
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