CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPT. 24, 2013
Women's Soccer Rolls to 5-1 Win Over Adrian;
Women's Golf Third at MIAA Jamboree;
Volleyball Continues to Hold Top Spot in Poll
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 5, Adrian 1
By Mark DeHaan
Calvin women's soccer hosted Adrian on Tuesday looking to end the Bulldogs three-game win streak. With a pair of goals in the opening twelve minutes, the Knights did just that, setting the tone early and playing a complete game as they defeated the Bulldogs, 5-1.
Senior Kelly Koets (Grandville/Calvin Christian HS) opened up the scoring in the eighth minute. Collecting the ball off a corner kick, Koets touched the ball down to her left foot, and from the top of the box, slotted the ball into the lower-right corner of the net for a 1-0 Calvin lead.
Just a few minutes later, fellow senior Danielle Carter (DeWitt/DeWitt HS) increased the Knights lead. Off of a rebound, Carter volleyed a shot off the crossbar and into the net to give the Knights a 2-0 advantage.
Calvin added a third goal in the first half as Koets found sophomore Paige Capel (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) in the middle of the box who found the back of the net for the 3-0 edge.
Calvin took the 3-0 lead into the break as well as a 12-5 shots advantage
Out of halftime, Adrian responded quickly as 2012 MIAA MVP Erin Weide scored a goal just 20 seconds into the second period to cut the Calvin lead to 3-1 while seemingly grabbing momentum.
Moments later, Calvin received a response of its own as sophomore Taylor TenHarmsel (Holland/Holland Christian HS) blasted a bouncing ball past the Adrian goalkeeper to put the Knights lead back up to three at 4-1.
In the 75th minute, Calvin tallied its fifth and final goal of the afternoon. Making a run through the midfield, Paige Capel made her way to the top of the box with the ball at her left foot. Gaining a step on her defender, Capel ripped a shot which hit the top left corner of the net and gave the Knights a 5-1 lead which they would hold until the end of the game.
Key to Calvin's success was its ability to hold balls through the midfield as well as keep the strong attacking tandem of Weide and Sam Barker in check. The Knights held a 29-8 shots advantage by game's end. Senior Ashton Hearn (Port Huron, MI/Port Huron Northern HS) earned the victory in net, making two saves.
"This kind of team effort that you saw today was exactly how we began the year in our tournament in Milwaukee, and how Loras had such a hard time with us," said head coach Mark Recker. "As a team, I give credit to the captains because at some point you can settle for a certain level of performance, and with that comes a flatness. But, they've been able to rekindle that urge to compete and compete well."
With the win, the Knights move to 3-1-1 in the MIAA and 6-1-1 overall, while Adrian drops to 4-2-0 in conference and 6-3-1. Calvin's next contest comes up on Saturday when it will travel to Kalamazoo to face the Hornets, with kickoff set for noon.
MIAA WOMEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 9-24-13 GAMES
Alma 5-0-0 (15 points)
Hope 4-1-1 (13 points)
Adrian 4-2-0 (12 points)
Calvin 3-1-1 (10 points)
Kalamazoo 3-2-0 (9 points)
Olivet 2-3-0 (6 points)
Saint Mary's 0-2-3 (3 points)
Albion 0-5-1 (1 point)
Trine 0-5-0 (0 points)
WOMEN'S GOLF
MARSHALL - The Calvin women's golf team had a solid start to its MIAA fall campaign, placing third at the opening MIAA Jamboree with a team score of 347 strokes. Olivet took first with a team score of 329 with Saint Mary's second at 341 followed by Calvin. Hope was fourth with a team score of 360. Tuesday's tournament was hosted by Albion at the Medalist Golf Club.
Senior Carlia Canto (Marysville/Port Huron Northern HS) had a strong match for the Knights with a round of 80 which was good for second place individually.
Sophomore Jennie Poole (Summit, NJ/Kent Place School) had a stellar outing as well for Calvin, firing a round of 85 while sophomore Casey Harkema (Holt/Holt HS) had an 89.
Rounding out Calvin's lineup were sophomore Sarah Arendsen (Wayland/Wayland HS) and sophomore Shara Reynolds (Big Rapids/Big Rapids HS) with rounds of 93.
Theresa Damico of Olivet was the tournament medalist with a round of 78.
Calvin is back in action on Saturday, competing at an MIAA Jamboree hosted by Kalamazoo at the Milham Park Golf Club a 1 p.m.
MIAA JAMBOREE #1 TEAM SCORES
Olivet 329
Saint Mary's 341
Calvin 347
Hope 360
Trine 366
Adrian 378
Albion 399
Alma 409
VOLLEYBALL
For the third straight week, the Calvin women's volleyball team is the number-one ranked team in the AVCA Division III Top 25 poll. The Knights received all 48 first place vote in this week's poll.
Rival Hope is ranked second followed by St. Thomas in third and Emory in fourth.
The poll can be found online at: http://www.avca.org/divisions/division-three-women/poll-9-24-13/
Calvin is back in action on Wednesday when it hosts Adrian at 6:30 p.m.
The match can be followed by a live stats scoreboard at: http://www.calvin.edu/scoreboard
It will also feature an audio broadcast at: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/calvin.portal#<http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/calvin.portal> and a live video stream at: http://new.livestream.com/calvin-college
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