CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 9, 2013
Men's Soccer Shuts Out Alma - Remains on Top of MIAA Standings;
Volleyball Sweeps Olivet - Remains Unbeaten on Season
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 3, Alma 0
By Mark DeHaan
Looking to bounce back from its first conference loss of the season, the Knights men's soccer team hosted the Scots of Alma College Wednesday afternoon. After a scoreless first half, Calvin scored three goals in the second half, two from freshman Stephan Hooker, to earn a 3-0 victory.
In the 31st minute, Calvin saw a good opportunity on net from sophomore Sam Hanover that was saved by Alma keeper Graham Wallace.
The Knights continued to pressure the Scots goal, but, despite a 9-1 shots advantage in the first half, the game was goalless at the break.
After halftime, Calvin broke through in the 62nd minute. Freshman Stephan Hooker received a pass from junior Sean Broekhuizen at the top of the box and found the bottom left corner of the net to give the Knights a 1-0 lead.
Hooker added a second goal in the 76th minute off a corner kick. The ball was played in by sophomore Taylor Pruis to junior Travis Vegter, who let the ball roll through his legs to Hooker. Expecting the initial shot from Vegter, Alma's defense was not ready for the blast from Hooker as he found the back of the net for the second time, giving Calvin a 2-0 advantage.
The Knights added a third and final goal in the 88th minute as Pruis dribbled down onto the end line and found senior Zach Willis in the middle of the box for the third goal and a 3-0 victory.
Calvin held a 24-6 advantage in shots at the end of the game. Junior keeper Andrew Claucherty made two saves and punched out a number of dangerous crosses to earn the clean sheet in goal.
"I was really proud of our guys, we stayed committed to the way that we play," said head coach Ryan Souders. "We asked them to do a job today and they did it. We stayed committed to it, and when we got the chances in the second half, guys finished them, and that makes a difference."
The Knights improve to 6-4-0 overall and 5-1-0 in the MIAA while Alma drops to 7-3-0 overall and 3-3-0 in conference play.
Calvin's next contest is scheduled for Saturday when it will travel to Albion to face the Britons. Saturday's game is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m.
MIAA MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-9-13
Calvin 5-1-0
Hope 4-2-0
Adrian 3-2-1
Kalamazoo 3-3-0
Alma 3-3-0
Olivet 3-3-0
Albion 2-3-1
Trine 0-6-0
VOLLEYBALL
Calvin 3, Olivet 0
Story by Brett Venhuizen
OLIVET- The number-one ranked Knights won in three straight sets against the Comets of Olivet on Wednesday night with scores of 25-19, 25-8, 25-20. This match took place at the Cutler Event Center on the campus of Olivet College.
With the win the Knights improve to 19-0 overall and 11-0 in MIAA conference play. This win making 49 straight wins for Calvin in the conference. The Olivet Comets are now 5-6 in MIAA play and 8-14 overall.
The Knights started the match coming out flat winning the first set by a score 25-19. Calvin then came back to life in the second set winning that one convincingly with a score of 25-8. The Comets then came back in the third, led by senior Stefanie Lang (Valparaiso, IN; Valparaiso) who ended the match with 9 emphatic kills and 1 block.
Despite the great play of the Comets the Knights took the match in three straight sets to beat a strong Olivet team who prior to this game shared a third place spot in the MIAA with Saint Mary's and Kalamazoo.
As a team the Knights had a stellar 39 kills, 29 digs and 10 blocks.
Maggie Kamp (Orland Park, IL; Chicago Christian) led all players with 14 kills and added on 4 blocks. Laura Danhoff (Willard,OH; Willard) followed with 9 kills, 2 blocks and 2 aces from the service line. Junior Emily Crowe (Granger,IN; Mishawaka Penn) led the team with 7 blocks and tacked on 5 kills. Elle Diepersloot (Madera,CA; Chowchilla) also added 5 kills. Megan Rietema (Grand Rapids; Grand Rapids Christian) lead all players with 32 assists she also tallied 4 kills, 3 digs and 3 aces from behind the baseline. Both Elise Biesboer (Elmhurst,IL; Timothy Christian) and Kristen Zietse (Grand Rapids; Grand Rapids Christian) shared the lead in digs both players ended with 8.
The Knights return to action at the Midwest Challenge Tournament that Calvin is co-hosting along with
Hope College. The Knights will play two matches on Friday and also two additional matches on Saturday. On Friday, Calvin will face eighth-ranked Mount Union at 4 p.m. and then meet 13th-ranked Wittenberg at 8 p.m. On Saturday, Calvin will face sixth-ranked Elmhurst at 11 a.m. and then meet 15th-ranked Chicago at 3 p.m. All four matches will be played at Van Noord Arena.
MIAA VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 10-9-13
Calvin 11-0
Hope 10-1
Saint Mary's 6-5
Kalamazoo 5-5
Olivet 5-6
Trine 4-6
Alma 4-7
Adrian 2-8
Albion 1-10
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