CKSR (Calvin Knight Sports Report for Oct. 29, 2013)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 29, 2013

Men's Soccer Scores Dramatic OT Win at Kazoo;
Travis Vegter Named NCAA Division III National Men's Soccer Player of the Week;
Vball Sweeps Adrian - Retains Share of MIAA Lead;
Rookus and Cochran Receive MIAA Swimmer of the Week Honors;
Calvin C' Club Plans Fall Luncheon Nov. 6

MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 4, Kalamazoo 3 (OT)
By Mark DeHaan

KALAMAZOO - Calvin men's soccer traveled to Kalamazoo on Tuesday evening looking to even the season series with the Hornets. The Knights fell to Kalamazoo 3-0 earlier this season at Zuidema Field, one of Calvin's two conferences losses this season.

The game was back-and-forth for all 90 minutes of regulation, and after a last-minute equalizer, the Knights earned a 4-3 win in overtime, taking their second straight conference matchup in extra-time.
After being shut out in the first meeting by Kalamazoo keeper Beau Prey, Calvin got on the board early at Mackenzie Field.

Sophomore Taylor Pruis took a pass from senior Ben Honeycutt in the second minute of play and deposited the ball into the back of the net for a 1-0 Calvin lead.

Unfortunately for the Knights, their lead didn't last long as the Hornets responded just over three minutes later. Kalamazoo's Nicholas Shabino headed in a cross into Calvin's box to tie the game at 1-1 in the sixth minute.

The Hornets took the lead minutes later. A Kalamazoo run down the left side line resulted in a low cross across the mouth of the goal which was tapped in for a 2-1 Hornets advantage.

Seconds before halftime, junior Travis Vegter tied the game with his 24th goal of the season. Pruis won a free kick on the endline for the Knights, and sending it across like a corner kick, found Vegter at the back post for a header which found the back of the net.

Calvin owned a 14-3 shots advantage in the first half as well as a 4-0 edge in corner kicks.

The game was much more defensive in the second half. Kalamazoo was able to pull ahead in the 63rd minute, however, when the Calvin keeper was caught off his line and a shot from 40 yards out by a Hornets forward chipped the goalie and found the back of the net for a 3-2 Kalamazoo lead.

Calvin continued to pressure the Kalamazoo defense in the second half but struggled to put any threatening shots on frame.

With the clock winding down and the pace becoming more frantic, Calvin earned a throw-in in the final minute of regulation. The ball was sent into the box but then bounced out to the foot of freshman David Waterson. Waterson played the ball back into the box where it found the foot of sophomore defender Nick Groenewold who beat the keeper and slipped the ball into the back of the net to equalize the game at 3-3. The goal by Groenewold was the first of his collegiate career.

The game then headed into overtime. Less than five minutes into the first overtime period, Calvin claimed the exciting victory as sophomore Sam Hanover took a cross from junior Sean Broekhuizen and muscled it into the back of the net for a 4-3 win. The play originated off a corner kick by Pruis.

Calvin outshot the Hornets 22-6 and held a 7-1 corner kick advantage. Junior goalkeeper Andrew Claucherty made one save in net to earn the win for the Knights.

"It isn't necessarily about creating chances but finishing them. We created them tonight, didn't finish them like we'd like, and we had a couple of defensive lapses," said head coach Ryan Souders. "We can talk about all the negative things but I'm just really proud of the resiliency of the guys. They picked each other up and they believed for 90-plus minutes that they could get a winning result."
Calvin improves to 11-5-0 overall and 10-2-0 in the MIAA while the Hornets fall to 7-8-1 overall and 5-6-1 in league play.

The Knights now look forward to Saturday when they will travel to Alma to face the Scots in a 2:30 p.m. conference contest.

MIAA MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-29-13 GAMES

Calvin 10-2-0 (30 points)
Hope 9-3-0 (27 points)
Olivet 7-5-0 (21 points)
Kalamazoo 5-6-1 (16 points)
Alma 5-6-1 (16 points)
Albion 4-6-2 (14 points)
Adrian 3-6-3 (12 points)
Trine 1-10-1 (4 points)

MORE MEN'S SOCCER

Calvin College junior Travis Vegter continues to add to his collection of honors. On Tuesday afternoon, Vegter was named the Division III National Player of the Week by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

A native of Hudsonville and a graduate of Hudsonville Unity Christian High School, Vegter scored five goals and added one assist last week in leading Calvin to victories over Adrian and Olivet.

in a 5-1 win over Adrian, he scored two goals along with one assist. He then netted a hat trick on Saturday, scoring all three of Calvin's goals in a 3-2 sudden-death overtime win. The hat-trick performance was his second of the year. He has now scored in five consecutive games.
A striker, Vegter currently has 24 goals and three assists on the year for 51 points. His goal is the second-highest single-season total in Calvin men's soccer history.

On Monday, Vegter was named the MIAA Offensive Player of the Week for the third time this season.

He is currently ranked third in NCAA III men's soccer in total goals scored, second in goals-per-game average (1.53) and second in points-per-game average (3.27).

Vegter is the third Calvin athlete this fall to receive national player of the week honors. Earlier this fall, Calvin freshman Cassice Vince was named the Division III national athlete of the week in women's cross country and two weeks ago, Calvin sophomore Maggie Kamp was named the Division III national player of the week in volleyball.

VOLLEYBALL
Calvin 3, Adrian 0

ADRIAN - Calvin maintained a share of first place in the MIAA standings with a 25-23, 25-19, 25-20 victory at Adrian Tuesday night.

Ranked second nationally, Calvin is now 26-1 overall and 14-1 in the MIAA. The Knights remain tied for first place with Hope which also moved to 14-1 in league play on Tuesday, defeating Kalamazoo in straight sets.

Sophomore Maggie Kamp (Orland Park, IL/Chicago Christian HS) pounded home 14 kills to lead the Knight attack. Freshman Laura Danhoff (Willard, OH/Willard HS) had seven kills while senior setter Megan Rietema (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) had six kills, 31 assists, six digs and six blocks. Junior Emily Crowe (Granger, IN/Mishawaka Penn HS) added six block assists.

Senior Kristen Zietse (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) had 10 digs from the back row. Junior Elise Biesboer (Elmhurst, IL/Timothy Christian HS) chipped in with nine digs.

As a team, Calvin had 10 total blocks.

Calvin will close out its MIAA regular season campaign on Friday when it hosts Kalamazoo at 7 p.m.

MIAA VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 10-29-13

Calvin 14-1
Hope 14-1
Alma 8-7
Kalamazoo 7-8
Saint Mary's 7-8
Trine 7-8
Olivet 6-10
Adrian 4-11
Albion 1-14

WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING

ROYAL OAK, Mich. - The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named Calvin's Johnson Cochran and Michaela Rookus its Athletes of the Week in swimming and diving for meets through October 26.

Cochran, a sophomore from Mount Vernon, Ohio (Mount Vernon HS) won both breaststroke events in leading Calvin to an MIAA dual meet win Saturday over Albion. He set an Albion pool record in winning the 100-yard breaststroke in :58.83, and also won the 200 breaststroke in 2:12.46. In addition, Cochran won the 100 breaststroke during a Friday dual meet against Division II Grand Valley State.

He is being honored as Athlete of the Week for the first time this season and second time in his career.

Rookus, a sophomore from Hudsonville (Hudsonville HS), won three events Saturday in leading the Knights to an MIAA dual meet victory over Albion. She won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:08.68, the 200 breaststroke in 2:32.43 and the 200 individual medley in 2:15.84.

One night earlier, Rookus won the 100-yard freestyle in :53.75 and had a season-best :24.64 in the 50 freestyle in a meet against Division II members Grand Valley State and Hillsdale. She is being honored as Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career.

CALVIN C CLUB TO HOST FALL SPORTS LUNCHEON NOV. 6

Join fans of the Knights at the annual Fall Sports Luncheon on Wednesday, November 6, at 12 noon, in the upper lobby of the Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex.

All are invited! There will be coaches from some of our fall and winter sports teams to give Knight Nation an update on the exciting current season and a preview of things to come as winter sports such as basketball and swimming/diving gear up.

Starting at 11:30 a.m., the Knight Way Café will be open for you to purchase lunch so you can eat and listen-with some great specials available including pulled pork sandwiches and chili dogs. C Club, Calvin's alumni athletic organization, is the sponsor for this event; for more on C Club, see www.calvin.edu/go/cclub<http://www.calvin.edu/go/cclub>.
Received on Tue Oct 29 22:33:01 2013