CKSR (Volleyball to Face UMass Boston in NCAA III Quarterfinals/Women's Soccer Recap vs Wash. U./Swimming and Diving Recap vs Olivet)

CALVIN KNIGHT WEEKEND SPORTS WRAP FOR NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Volleyball To Face U-Mass Boston in NCAA III Quarterfinals at Hope College;
Women's Soccer Recap vs Wash. U. From NCAA 2nd Round;
Swimming and Diving Recap vs Olivet Saturday

VOLLEYBALL

The field for the national quarterfinal round of the NCAA III Tournament at Hope College is set and the quarterfinal opponent for Calvin is a familiar foe. The Knights (32-1) will face the University of Massachusetts Boston (24-15) on Thursday at 3 p.m. in a quarterfinal match at Hope's DeVos Fieldhouse. The same two teams met in the 2010 national quarterfinals at Washington University with Calvin winning in four sets and continuing on to win the national championship.

Other quarterfinal matches will pit Eastern University (32-4) against Emory University (33-4) at 12:30 p.m.; Cal-Lutheran (33-1) against Clarkson (36-6) at 5:30 p.m. and Hope (32-2) against UW-Stevens Point (34-4) at 8 p.m.

Tickets for Thursday's match will be on sale sale Monday morning at 11 a.m. at the Calvin Box Office in Calvin's Covenant Fine Arts Center. General admission tickets are $8.00 for adults and $6.00 for students and children.

MORE TICKET NOTES:
* Tickets are only on sale for Thursday's matches. Ticket information for Friday and Saturday matches will be announced prior to each day.
* Seating will be in designated sections by school.
* Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students.
* There will be no online and multiple-day sales.
*Tickets for Calvin Fans will be sold only through the Calvin Box Office. Tickets will first only be sold for Thursday's match. Calvin fans may reach the Calvin Box Office by calling 616-526-6282 after 10 a.m. Monday or by visiting the Calvin Box Office in person.

For more on the NCAA III Tournament at Hope, visit the Hope website at:
http://athletics.hope.edu/information/NCAAVB13/VBMain13

WOMEN'S SOCCER
Washington University 3, Calvin 1
By Mark DeHaan

(Editor's Note: On Saturday night, the women's soccer recap was inadvertently left off the Calvin Knight Sports Report - it is included in this weekend digest wrap)

ST. LOUIS, MO - Calvin women's soccer advanced to second round play on Saturday evening on the campus of Washington University of St Louis. In the second round, the Knights faced the host Bears, ranked #1 in the country. Calvin was coming off a double-overtime 1-0 victory over Aurora University and Washington defeated St. Norbert 5-2 yesterday.
In its game on Friday versus St. Norbert, Washington University conceded two goals in the opening 12 minutes before scoring five straight.
Calvin used the Bears' slow start against them on Saturday evening as sophomore Paige Capel, who scored Friday's overtime winner, scored just over two minutes into Saturday's contest to give the Knights a 1-0 advantage.
WashU responded minutes later, netting a goal from the center of the box into the bottom right corner in the 10th minute to tie the contest at 1-1.
With just over a minute left in the first half, senior keeper Ashton Hearn made a great, punching save on a head ball toward frame that kept the game knotted at one.
The game would remain that way for the rest of the first half as they teams headed into halftime tied at 1-1. The Bears held a 10-2 shots advantage in the opening period as well as a 7-0 margin in corner kicks.
Out of the break, the Bears took the lead in the 49th minute on a header that found the back of the net.
In the 61st minute, Calvin had a dangerous free kick sent in by sophomore Sydney Kinney that bounced around the WashU box before being cleared by the defense.
Unfortunately for Calvin, Friday night's overtime game began to take its toll and the Knights struggled to create any more strong opportunities on net.
The Bears added an insurance goal in the 85th minute to take a 3-1 advantage, and the deficit and lack of time proved to be too much for the Knights as they fell to the top team in the country.
WashU outshot Calvin 25-3 in the match while also building a 10-2 advantage in corner kicks by the end of the game.
"We spent a lot of energy last night, and eventually, it was going to take a toll. Our team never quit playing and we kept playing our best," said head coach Mark Recker.

"(Washington) is a quality team and probably worth their ranking. In terms of what we had, we gave it our best shot and left it all out on the field."
The loss ends the careers of seniors Danielle Carter, Ashton Hearn, Kelly Koets, Paige Rindels, Heidi Scholten, and Rebekah Wissink.
"I can't say enough about what our seniors have done," said Recker. "They've left a legacy of what we want Calvin soccer to represent. They played with dignity, effort, and quality, and created a product that was fun to watch. I don't think you can ask anything else from your players."
Calvin ends the season with an overall record of 19-3-2. The win total is the second-highest single-season total in Calvin women's soccer history.

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING

The nationally-ranked Calvin men's and women's swimming and diving teams picked up dual meet victories over Olivet on Saturday with the women defeating Olivet 199-68 and the men defeating Olivet 161-111. The Calvin women are now 5-3 in dual meet action while the Calvin men are 4-3.

In the men's meet, Calvin had three double-winners as sophomore Mitch Schroder (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) won the 200 free (1:50.02) and 100 free (48.41), sophomore Aaron Venema (Grand Haven/Grand Haven HS) won the 1,000 free (10:05.22) and 500 free (4:59.01) and senior Andrew Mitchell (Iron Mountain/Kingsford HS) won the 50 free (21.80) and 100 butterfly (53.43).

Other individual winners for Calvin included sophomore Johnson Cochran (Mount Vernon, OH/Mount Vernon HS) in the 100 breaststroke (58.46), sophomore Caleb Meindertsma (Annondale, VA/Trinity Christian HS) in the 200 fly (2:00.22), junior Travis Vincent (Novi/Novi HS) in the 200 backstroke (2:08.72), freshman Brett Stoughton (Centerville, IN/Centerville HS) in the 100 backstroke (54.46) and junior Andrew Vanderlei (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.98).

Calvin's 200 medley relay team of Mitchell, freshman Eli Holstege (Kewsick, VA/Covenant HS), Stoughton and Schroder won in a time of 1:37.81.

In the women's competition, junior Erika Waugh (Berne, IN/South Adams HS) was a triple-winner, claiming the 1,000 freestyle (11:08.54), the 200 backstroke (2:13.32) and the 500 free (5:27.18). Sophomore Michaela Rookus (Hudsonville/Hudsonville HS) won the 100 backstroke (1:01.27), 200 breaststroke (2:33.45) and 100 butterfly (59.91).

Other individual winners included freshman Adrienne Wesselius (Sioux Center, IA/Unity Christian HS) in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.13), sophomore Alayna Gallegos (Lakeville, MN/Lakeville HS) in the 200 fly (2:17.92), senior Margaret Rechel (Worthington, OH/Thomas Worthington HS) in the 50 freestyle (25.63), junior Rebecca Mumby (Spring Lake/Spring Lake HS) on the one-meter diving board (239.90), freshman Rebecca Freed (Rochester/Rochester Stoney Creek HS) on the three-meter diving board (243.40) and freshman MEgan Schroder (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) in the 100 freestyle (56.24).

Calvin's 200 medley relay team of junior Betsy Otten (Shebogyan, WI/Sheboygan County Christian HS), junior Lexi Scott (Richmond, IN/Richmond HS), senior Kristy Kinzer (Fort Wayne, IN/Homestead HS) won in a time of 1:54.23.

Both Calvin teams will now break until December 5, 6 and 7 when they host their own Calvin Invitational at the Venema Aquatic Center.
Received on Sun Nov 17 23:31:38 2013