CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR FEB. 25, 2013
Men's and Women's Basketball Teams To Hit Road For NCAA III Tournament;
Carissa Verkaik Named MIAA's Most Valuable Player - Engelhard and Hilbrands
Also Honored;
Tyler Kruis Named MIAA Player of the Week in Men's Basketball
MEN'S BASKETBALL
The Calvin College men’s basketball team is back in the NCAA III Men’s
Basketball Tournament. The Knights will travel to Terre Haute, Ind, for a
one-game regional against host Rose-Hulman on March 2. The game is slated to
start at 7:00 p.m. EST. Ticket information is still pending.
Calvin (24-3), which is making its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament
since 2007 and 18th overall, will play the Engineers of Rose-Hulman Institute
of Technology (24-3). Calvin won the MIAA Tournament to earn its automatic
berth to the NCAA Tournament. Rose-Hulman, ranked 23rd in the most recent poll
by d3hoops.com, earned its birth by winning the Heartland Athletic Conference
Tournament title. The meeting will be the first ever between the two teams.
Calvin has played two members of the Heartland Athletic Conference this
season. The Knights recorded a 98-56 win over Anderson (IN) on Nov. 20 as well
as an 87-63 victory over Manchester (IN) on Nov. 27.
Calvin, ranked 15th in the same poll, is 30-17 in NCAA III Tournament games
for a .625 winning percentage. The Knights are 12-5 in tournament play under
head coach Kevin Vande Streek.
NCAA III Interactive Bracket:
http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-men/d3/2013
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The Calvin College women’s basketball team is headed to Mount Vernon, Iowa,
for an NCAA III region hosted by Cornell College. Calvin (23-3) will face St.
Thomas (22-5) in a first round game while host Cornell (24-1) will face St.
Scholastica (13-14) in the other first round contest. Game times and ticket
prices are not yet available.
The game will feature a pair of familiar opponents as Calvin and St. Thomas
have met twice in a span of less than a year. St. Thomas defeated Calvin 83-72
in overtime in the 2012 national quarterfinals in Chicago, Illinois. The two
opponents then met each other in the 2012-13 season opener in November at a
tournament hosted by Millikin University with Calvin prevailing 78-72.
Calvin, ranked third in the most recent poll by d3hoops.com, has made
quarterfinal appearances in 2005, 2007 and 2012. St. Thomas fell to George Fox
in last year’s national semifinals.
Calvin is 18-14 all-time in NCAA III Tournament play. Calvin will be making
its seventh NCAA III Tournament appearance under head coach John Ross.
NCAA III Interactive Bracket:
http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-women/d3/2013
MORE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has
announced its All-MIAA women’s basketball team for the 2012-13 season. Calvin
center Carissa Verkaik was named the MIAA’s Most Valuable Player for an
unprecedented fourth consecutive season. Verkaik, a senior from Holland
(Holland Christian HS), became the MIAA’s all-time career scoring leader this
year, finishing with 1,219 points in 64 league games. She led the league this
year in scoring (20.8 points per game in conference play), rebounding (8.7 per
game), blocked shots (3.4 per game) and free throw shooting (.942). She also
became just the third player in MIAA women’s basketball history to be named to
the all-conference first team all four years of her career.
In addition, Verkaik and Calvin sophomore Kayla Engelhard (Unionville/Saginaw
Valley Lutheran HS) were both named to the All-MIAA first team. Verkaik is
receiving All-MIAA first team accolades for the fourth straight year. She is
the third individual in MIAA women’s basketball history to do so and all have
come from Calvin. The other two are 2007 Calvin graduate Lisa Winkle and 2009
Calvin graduate Marcia Harris. Engelhard meanwhile is receiving All-MIAA honors
for the first time in her career. Engelhard is averaging 9.3 points and 3.2
rebounds a game this year.
Meanwhile, Calvin senior Julia Hilbrands (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian
HS) was named to the All-MIAA second team. Hilbrands averaged 7.9 points and
5.9 rebounds a game this year coming off the bench. Calvin is scheduled to
travel to Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, this weekend. Calvin will take
on the University of St. Thomas in a first round game Friday night at Cornell
College.
MORE MEN'S BASKETBALL
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named
Calvin center Tyler Kruis its Player of the Week in men’s basketball for games
played through February 23. Kruis, a junior from Grand Rapids (Grandville
Calvin Christian HS), averaged 13.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots
in helping the Knights win their first MIAA tournament since 2007. He scored 15
points and added four blocked shots in a 71-44 semifinal win over Adrian, then
had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds as Calvin defeated Hope,
77-57, in the tournament championship game.
Kruis, who is being honored as Player of the Week for the first time in his
career, shot 58 percent from the field (7 of 12) and 75 percent from the
free-throw line (12 of 16) for the tournament.
Calvin is headed to the NCAA III Tournament for the first time since the
2006-07 season. Calvin will travel to Rose-Hulman Institute for a first round
game Saturday at 7 p.m. (EST).
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