CKSR (Calvin Knight Saturday Sports Report For March 29, 2014)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR MARCH 29, 2014

Women's Lacrosse Picks Up Come-From-Behind Win at Transylvania
Men's Lacrosse Falls at Beloit
Track and Field Roundup from Gulf Shores Invite
Softball Splits on Final Day of Competition on Spring Trip
Baseball Swept by Hope in Weekend Series
Men's Tennis Defeats Lawrence in Spring Break Finale;

WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Calvin 15, Transylvania 12

LEXINGTON, KY - The Calvin women's lacrosse team evened its season record at 3-3 with a come-from-behind 15-12 victory at Transylvania University Saturday morning. Saturday's game was played in a steady rainstorm but the Knights were able to beat the elements.

Calvin trailed 8-6 at halftime but scored nine second half goals and came up with a stingy defensive effort to get the win.

Trailing 10-8 in the second half, Calvin scored back-to-back goals by sophomore Carolyn Forbes (Farmington Hills/Marian HS) to tie the game 10-10. Transylvania scored with 16:29 to play to take an 11-10 lead but Forbes and junior Lissa Busscher (Holland/Holland Christian HS) scored back-to-back goals to give Calvin a 12-11 lead and the Knights would not trail again.

Freshman Emily Cefaratti (Hinsdale, IL/Hinsdale Central HS) scored with 6:02 remaining to give Calvin a 13-11 lead and freshman Audrey Grabowski (East Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids HS) added a goal with 3:44 left to put the Knights up 14-11.

Transylvania (5-3) scored to make the score 14-12 but Cefaratti answered again, scoring with 1:37 left to help seal the win.

Junior goalkeeper Delaney Callahan (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) was strong for the Knights in nets, making several key stops including three saves in the final 1:17 of play.

Callahan finished the game with nine saves.

Cefaratti led the offensive attack with five goals and one assist - setting a new Calvin single-game record for goals in the process. Forbes and Grabowski had four goals apiece while Busscher and junior Karissa Reed (Greenville/Greenville HS) had one goal apiece.

Busscher scooped up eight ground balls while junior Paige Noordyke was active with five ground balls and a pair of turnovers caused.

As a team, Calvin outshot Transylvania 32-28.

"The weather definitely played a factor in today's game," said Calvin women's head lacrosse coach Blake Boehm. "The rain and 40 degree temperatures made in a game of mental and physical toughness . Water logged sticks made passing difficult so our attack was a little less balanced than normal. "

According to Boehm, the Knights made adjustments at halftime that paid off in the second half. "In the first half, our biggest struggle was our ability to transition the ball out of the defensive zone. We made some adjustments to that allowed our players to take control of possession time. Our defense started clearing the ball more effecxitvely and we slowed down our offensive attack and focused on being deliberate with our scoring opportunities. "

Boehm also had praise for Callahan in goal. "Delaney Callahan came up with some stellar saves in the last couple minutes of the game that allowed our team to pull away. You could feel the momentum finally shift fully in our favor at that point."

Calvin will now prepare for its MIAA opener which is scheduled Wednesday night. Calvin will host rival Hope at 8:30 p.m. at Davenport's Turf Stadium.

MEN'S LACROSSE
Beloit 14, Calvin 1

BELOIT, WI - Calvin dropped a 14-1 decision at Beloit College Saturday afternoon. The Knights are now 2-5 on the season.

Beloit (5-3) led 8-0 at halftime and outscored the Knights 4-1 in the third quarter to put the game away.

Calvin's lone goal came from freshman Andrew Haan (Holland/Holland Christian HS) who scored off an assist from freshman Mikal Wessel (Ovideo, FL/Oviedo HS) in the third quarter.

Calvin was on the defensive in the game as Beloit outshot the Knights 41-16.

Senior Casey Harless (DeWitt/DeWitt HS) had 10 saves in goal for Calvin.

Junior Luke Bosscher (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) had a team-best five ground balls.

Calvin will now prepare for its MIAA opener Wednesday night as it travels to Adrian for a 7 p.m. game.

MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

GULF SHORES, AL - The Calvin men's track and field team took first place at the Gulf Coast Classic Friday afternoon with a team score of 196 points with Spring Hill College second with 111 points and the University of South Alabama third with 32 points.

Calvin took first place in seven events.

In the 100 meters, sophomore Cole Evans (Chicago, IL/Walther Lutheran HS) took first in 12.15 while sophomore Joel Brouwer (Elmhurst, IL/Timothy Christian HS) won the 200 meters (23.32).

In the 400 meters, sophomore Justin Dykema (Zeeland/Unity Christian HS) claimed a win in a time of 52.79 while freshman Jonathan Schaap (Mahomet, IL/Mahomet-Seymour HS) won the 1500 meters in a time of 4:06.08.

Junior Erik Holstege (Kewsick, VA/Monticello HS) won the 110 high hurdls (15.47) while sophomore Eric Jipping (Canton/Plymouth Christian HS) won the shot put (47-11 1/4) and senior Ben de Waal Malefyt (Midland Park, NJ/Eastern Christian HS) won the discus with a throw of 136-5.

Calvin is scheduled to return to action on April 4 when it competes in a non-conference dual meet at rival Hope at 3 p.m. (EST).

WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

GULF SHORES, AL - The Calvin women's track and field team took first place at the Gulf Coast Classic Friday afternoon with a team score of 296 points with Spring Hill College second with 75 points and the University of South Alabama third with 12 points.

Despite competing in a day-long rainstorm, the Knights put up several sterling performances, taking first place in 10 events.

Ranked 25th nationally, Calvin took first place in three field events led by sophomore Stacie Mead (Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Eastern HS) who the discus with a throw of 105-5.

Sophomore Natalie Kmet (Paw Paw/Paw Paw HS) won the shot put with a throw of 35-1 1/4 while senior Hilary Banning (Whitinsville, MA/Whitinsville Christian HS) won the long jump (16- 1 1/2).
In the distance events, freshman Lauren Brink (Dyer, IN/Illiana Christian HS) made her first steeplechace race one to remember as she took first place in a time of 12:33.26.

Freshman Bethany VanEck (Clifton, NJ/Eastern Christian HS) won the 100 hurdles (16.37) while junior Paige McGahan (Brighton/Brighton HS) won the 1500 meters (18:03.09).

Junior Breanna Verkaik (Holland/Holland Christian HS) also had a great race in the 800 meters, winning in a time of 2:19.76.

In the 100 meters, senior Stephanie Bennett (Rockford, IL/Christian Life Center) won the 100 meters in a time of 13.21 while freshman Allision Kelley (DeWitt/DeWitt HS) won the 200 meters in 26.57.

Calvin's 4x100 meter relay team of Bennett, Kelley, junior Amy Sybesma (Cerritos, CA/Valley Christian HS) and sophomore Maria Steblay (Eden Prairie, MN/Eden Prairie) took first place in a time of 52.23.

Calvin is scheduled to return to action on April 4 when it competes in a non-conference dual meet at rival Hope at 3 p.m. (EST).

SOFTBALL
Calvin 9, St. Catherine 4
St. Thomas 20, Calvin 6

CLERMONT, FL - Calvin closed out its spring trip to Florida with a split of games on Friday against Minnesota opponents, defeating St. Catherine 9-4 and falling to 14th-ranked St. Thomas 20-6 in five innings.

Over the course of the week, Calvin went 7-3 and is now 8-4 overall on the season.

In the win over St. Catherine, Calvin collected 12 hits led by junior Kelsey Pollock (Greenville/Belding HS) who was 3-for-4 with three runs scored while senior Lina Avila (Lakewood, CA/Valley Christian HS) crushed her third home run of the year.

Junior Merin Cok drove in three runs while freshman Cassidy Vlot (Chowchilla, CA/Chowchilla HS) and junior Christie VanderMeer (Grandville/Grandville HS) had two hits apiece.

Vlot picked up the win in relief of Avila, running her season record to 4-2.

Calvin was then unable to stand up to the power of St. Thomas as the Tommies rolled to a mercy-rule win over the Knights.

VanderMeer had three hits in the loss while Vlot drove in a pair of runs.

Senior Caitlin Callow (Rochester/ Muskegon Catholic Central HS) took the loss for Calvin to dip to 4-2 on the year.

Calvin returns to action on Monday, traveling to Trinity Christian College for a non-conference doubleheader slated to start at 3:30 p.m.

BASEBALL
Hope 3, Calvin 1
Hope 7, Calvin 4

By Mark DeHaan

Calvin returned to De Witt Field on the campus of Cornerstone University for another twinbill against rival Hope College on Saturday afternoon. The Knights were trying to bounce back from two one-run losses on Friday.

Calvin could not recover from Friday's losses, however, and a couple of multi-run innings for Hope spelled defeat as the Knights dropped both games by scores of 3-1 and 7-4.

In game one, Calvin scored the first run in the top of the second. Junior Peter Cupery led off the inning with a single. A hit-by-pitch advanced Cupery to second, and a single by sophomore Michael Kamp brought Cupery in to score.

The Knights held the 1-0 lead until the bottom of the third, when three runs came in for Hope, all unearned.

Again, Calvin's offense struggled to get anything going, and the Knights were held hitless for the remainder of the game as the Flying Dutchmen claimed a 3-1 win.

Junior Nate Schepers took the loss, pitching all six innings for Calvin, allowing three runs, all unearned, and striking out two.

Cupery and Kamp had the only two hits for the Knights. Currey Thomas pitched all seven innings for Hope, striking out two and facing only 24 batters.

In game two, the Knights again got on the board first in the top of the second. Senior Matt Schepel led off the second inning with a double. Schepel was advanced via a sacrifice bunt from freshman Colt Wolfe, then scored on a single through the left side of the infield by sophomore Travis Kraai.
Kraai then scored on a single by sophomore Jordan VanderWall, and Calvin took a 2-0 lead.

In the bottom of the fourth, Hope recorded its first hit off starting pitcher Cory Laster. A hit-by-pitch and a walk then loaded the bases. An ensuing base-clearing double by Eric Dawson gave Hope a 3-2 advantage. The Flying Dutchmen added two more runs in the inning, and took a 5-2 lead after four.
In the top of the sixth, Calvin loaded the bases with one out. A pitching change was made by Hope, and the relief pitcher held the Knights without a run in the sixth despite facing a bases-loaded jam.

Two more insurance runs were scored by Hope in the bottom of the sixth, giving the Flying Dutchmen a 7-2 lead.

Calvin showed life in the top of the seventh, scoring two runs. But, the Knights left two runners on, and Hope claimed a four-game sweep with a 7-4 victory in game two, adding two more wins against Calvin on Saturday.

Wolfe went 3-for-3 in game two, while Van Putten and Kraai each went 2-for-4, with Van Putten scoring a run and Kraai scoring a run and hitting for an RBI for the Knights.

Laster suffered the loss for Calvin in the second game, pitching all six innings but allowing eight hits and seven runs.

Calvin falls to 7-8 overall and 2-5 in the MIAA, while Hope moves to 8-7 and 5-1 in conference play. The Knights now look forward to Monday when they will travel down to Kalamazoo for the final game of the season series. First pitch on Monday is scheduled for 5 p.m.

MEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 8, Lawrence 1

ORLANDO, FL - The Calvin men's tennis team evened its season record at 4-4 with an 8-1 win over Lawrence University (WI) Friday afternoon. The contest marked Calvin's final match of its spring break trip.
Calvin took all three doubles points. Senior Loukas Peterson (Brentwood, TN/Brentwood HS) and freshman Taylor Asfour (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) won 8-3 at one doubles, sophomore Matt Buesing (Hoffman Estates, IL/Fremnd HS) and senior John Strikwerda (Holland/Holland Christian HS) won 8-6 at two doubles while junior Tom Griffin (Elmhurst, IL/Timothy Christian HS) and senior Stephen Healy (Twin Lakes, IN/Twin Lakes HS) won 8-3 at three doubles.
Griffin and Healy are now 5-3 on the year in doubles play.
Calvin then took five of the six singles points. Peterson pulled out a 4-6, 6-3, 10-7 win at one singles. Buesing also went three sets a three singles, winning 4-6, 6-4, 10-2.
The Knights took the final three singles points in straight sets. Sophomore Klaas Walhout (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) was a 6-0, 6-3 winner at four singles, Strikwerda was a 7-5, 6-1 winner at five singles and Healy a 6-0, 6-1 winner at six singles.
Calvin is back in action on April 2 when it travels to Kalamazoo for an MIAA conference match at 4 p.m.
Received on Sat Mar 29 23:28:52 2014