CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPT. 30, 2014
Volleyball Sweeps Olivet/Women's Soccer Shuts Out Olivet/Women's Golf Ties for Fifth at MIAA Jamboree
VOLLEYBALL
Calvin 3, Olivet 0
By Mark DeHaan
The Knights rounded out the first half of their conference schedule by hosting the Comets of Olivet on Tuesday evening. Calvin entered with a 6-1 MIAA record while the Comets came in at 1-6.
Despite the difference in standings between the two teams, Calvin came out with a lot of fire and hit a sizzling .481 en route to three-set sweep 25-12, 25-8, 25-14.
The first set saw Olivet hang with the Knights early. Leading 7-5, Calvin went on a 10-3 run to build a commanding 18-8 advantage. Three kills from junior Maggie Kamp (Orland Park, IL/Chicago Christian HS) and two kills from sophomore Laura Danhoff (Willard, OH/Willard HS) then allowed the Knights to close out the set 25-12.
In the second set, Calvin jumped out to a 6-1 lead behind strong defensive play, forcing the Comets into three attack errors. Freshman setter Jenna Lodewyk (Villa Park, IL/Timothy Christian HS) did a good job distributing the ball for the Knights as five Calvin hitters tallied kills in the second set, and again, Calvin saw its advantage grow to 18-8. Kills from Danhoff, Kamp, and freshman Haley Muller (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) then saw the Knights claim the second set 25-8.
The third and final set saw the Knights get experience for a number of their younger players.
Midway through, the Comets found themselves within striking distance, trailing 13-10. But, Calvin won 12 of the next 16 points, and the Knights won the final set 25-14.
Calvin hit .481 for the three sets while holding the Comets to a .074 clip. The Knights also totaled seven service aces for the match.
Individually, Kamp led Calvin with 18 kills at a .621 percentage while Danhoff tallied nine kills.
Lodewyk dished out 34 assists for the match while senior Elise Biesboer (Elmhurst, IL/Timothy Christian HS) led the Knights with 11 digs.
"We have been really focusing on our mentality, playing for the team and coming in a playing with a ton of passion, and even in the last set, we did that really well" said head coach Amber Warners. "The main focus (in the second half of the season) is to get to the high level of Calvin volleyball, and we've been playing better and better. In the second half, we're going to shoot to get on fire."
The Knights improve to 7-1 in conference and 15-3 overall with the victory while Olivet falls to 1-7 in league play and 5-12 overall.
Calvin now looks forward to Thursday when it travels to Albion to face the Britons at Kresge Gymnasium, with first serve scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 5, Olivet 0
After suffering through a five-game losing streak at the outset of the year, the Calvin women's soccer team has reversed its course. On Tuesday, the Knights picked up a 5-0 victory at Olivet to extend their current win streak to four games and even their season record at 5-5-0. More importantly, the Knights are now 4-3-0 in the MIAA standings which is currently tied for third place with league-leading Hope coming to town on Saturday afternoon.
Calvin took an all-important 1-0 lead four minutes into the game as freshman Emily VanVeldhuizen (Brookeville, MD/Washington Christian Academy) redirected a corner kick from junior teammate Sydney Kinney (Ada/Grand Rapids Christian HS) into the back of the net.
Playing with the lead, the Knights were able to dictate the tempo of the game and outshot the Comets 20-1 in the first half.
Continuing to pressure, the Knights took a 2-0 lead on goal by junior Taylor TenHarmsel (Holland/Holland Christian HS) in the 55th minute. Moments later, TenHarmsel nearly scored again as she rang a shot off the crossbar.
Junior Paige Capel (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) then put the game away with a three-goal explosion in a span of roughly eight minutes late in the game. Capel's hat-trick all came in the final nine minutes of play. Her first goal (82nd minute) was unassisted with her second goal (85th minute) coming from Kinney and her final goal (90th minute) coming from a feed from junior Jaime Verbal (Dexter/Dexter HS).
Freshman Jenna Shelton (Bloomfield Hills/Troy Intersect HS) went the distance for the Knights in nets and pitched her fourth shutout victory of the year, recording three saves.
Calvin will host rival Hope on Saturday at noon at Zuidema Field.
WOMEN'S GOLF
SAUGUTUCK - The Calvin women's golf team competed at the third MIAA Jamboree of the year and tied for fifth with a team score of 374 strokes. The Knights remain in fifth place in the overall MIAA standings.
Tuesday's MIAA Jamboree was hosted by Hope at the Ravines Golf Club.
Calvin was led by junior Jennie Poole (Summit, NJ/Kent Place School) with an 87 that was good for a tie for 11th place individually.
Junior Casey Harkema (Holt/Holt HS) had a 95 while juniors Shara Reynolds (Big Rapids/Big Rapids HS) and Sarah Arendsen (Wayland/Wayland HS) had rounds of 96. Freshman Emily Short (Caledonia/Caledonia HS) had a round of 99 to complete Calvin's lineup.
Host Hope won Tuesday's tournament with a team score of 319. Janice Heffernan of Saint Mary's was the tournament medalist with a round of 78.
Calvin will compete at an MIAA Jamboree hosted by Adrian at the Lenawee Country Club at 1 p.m.
MIAA JAMBOREE TEAM SCORES FOR 9-30-14
Hope 319
Olivet 341
Trine 351
Saint Mary's 353
Adrian 374
Calvin 374
Alma 392
Albion 408
Kalamazoo 465
OVERALL MIAA WOMEN'S GOLF TEAM STANDINGS THROUGH 9-30-14
Hope 967
Olivet 1013
Saint Mary's 1015
Trine 1027
Calvin 1083
Adrian 1110
Albion 1174
Alma 1185
Kalamazoo 1292
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