CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR AUGUST 15, 2013
Volleyball Ranked Second in AVCA Division III Top 25 Preseason Poll;
Men's Basketball Finishes Second in Final 2012-13 NCAA III Attendance Figures
VOLLEYBALL
The preseason 2013 Division III Top 25 poll conducted by the American Volleyball Coaches Association has been released and Calvin is ranked number-two in the poll.
Defending national champion St. Thomas is the top-ranked team in the poll while Wittenberg is ranked third, Elmhurst is ranked fourth and Hope and Christopher Newport tied for fifth.
Calvin is scheduled to face 14 teams this fall that are currently ranked in the AVCA preseason poll. Those teams include Wittenberg (#3), Elmhurst (#4), Hope (#5), Washington University of St. Louis (#7), Puget Sound (#9), Mount Union (#11), Chicago (#12), Otterbein (#14), Wartburg (#15) and Pacific Lutheran (#21).
For a preseason outlook for the 2013 Calvin women's volleyball team, visit the Calvin website at: http://www.calvin.edu/sports/news/comments/2013-calvin-womens-volleyball-preview/
The preseason poll can be found online at: http://www.avca.org/divisions/division-three-women/poll-8-14-13/
A year ago, Calvin finished 33-3 overall and 16-0 in the MIAA. The Knights advanced all the way to the national finals before falling to St. Thomas in five sets.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
(release prepared by MIAA publicist Greg Chandler)
The MIAA continues to be the dominant Division III conference in America when it comes to men's basketball attendance.
The MIAA led all Division III conferences in the country in attendance for the 22nd consecutive year, averaging 923 fans a game for 88 home dates during the 2012-13 season. The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) finished a distant second with an average attendance of 772 fans per contest.
MIAA members Hope and Calvin finished one-two in attendance for the season. Hope won the Division III team attendance title for the 11th year in a row with an average attendance of 2,748 fans per game at DeVos Fieldhouse. Calvin averaged 1,949 fans per game at Van Noord Arena, a 39 percent increase from a year ago, in moving up from fourth to second among Division III schools.
FINAL 2012-13 NCAA III ATTENDANCE NUMBERS: http://static.psbin.com/t/l/2qrqt0qrbynwz9/2013_Division_III_MBB_attendance.pdf
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