CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 25, 2014
Men's Soccer Shuts Out Trine;
Women's Soccer Blanks Adrian;
Swimming and Diving Teams Pick Up Dual Meet Wins Over Albion
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 3, Trine 0
By Mark DeHaan
The seventh-ranked Calvin men's soccer team traveled to Trine on Saturday for a weekend MIAA matchup. For the 12th time this season and 10th time in conference play, the Knights held their opponent without a goal, and Calvin defeated the Thunder 3-0.
Senior Travis Vegter opened up the scoring in the 22nd minute, finding the back of the net off a pass from freshman Mitch Stark (South Lyon/South Lyon HS) . It was Vegter's 20th goal of the season and the 64th of his career.
The Knights doubled their lead before halftime. Continuing his strong sophomore campaign, Stephan Hooker (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) netted his 9th goal of the year, taking a pass from junior Sam Hanover (Saint Johns/Saint Johns HS) in the 34th minute and beating the Trine keeper for a 2-0 Knights lead, which they took into halftime.
Calvin outshot the Thunder 10-0 in the opening half, also holding a 3-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Out of the break, Trine saw its best opportunity to score in the 75th minute. Forward Brec Musselman had an opportunity on goal, but junior keeper Niko Giantsopoulos (Markham, ON/St. Augustine Catholic HS) was up to the task and made the save.
Calvin's final goal came midway through the second half. Off a corner kick, senior Reed Bowden (Uxbridge, MA/Whitinsville Christian HS) pass to senior Sean Broekhuizen (Grand Rapids/South Christian HS) who found the goal on a bullet from 30 yards out.
The Knights outshot the Thunder 26-2 for the game. Giantsopoulos made a single save in net for Calvin to earn the shutout. The 3-0 victory is the 8th time this season the Knights have held their opponent scoreless while scoring three or more goals themselves.
Calvin improves to 15-2 with the win and 12-0 overall, while Trine falls to 5-12-1 overall and 2-10 in league play.
"We had a solid team performance," said Calvin men's soccer coach Ryan Souders. "Trine was looking to pack it in on defense and we remained patient and moved the ball around. We have to focus on one opponent at a time and for the most part, our focus today was good."
The Knights now look forward to Wednesday when they host the Britons of Albion for a 4:00 p.m. contest.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 4, Adrian 0
By Mark DeHaan
The Calvin women's soccer team hosted Adrian College on Saturday, looking to break a five-game winless streak.
Behind a two-goal, one-assist performance from junior Paige Capel (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS), and strong play by the defense, the Knights held the Bulldogs goalless while scoring four goals of their own to claim a 4-0 victory.
Although Adrian held possession early, a two-minute surge from the Knights put momentum in their favor while giving the maroon-and-gold a two goal advantage.
In the 13th minute, Calvin took the lead. Capel made a run along the edge of the box then crossed the ball into the center of the field to junior Christina Drost (Denver, CO/Denver Christian HS), who slipped the ball past the Adrian keeper for opening goal and the lead.
The Knights lead doubled in the 15th minute. Junior Taylor TenHarmsel (Holland/Holland Christian HS) passed a perfectly-weighted ball to Capel at the top of the box who beat the keeper to the ball and buried the ensuing shot.
Defensively, Calvin held Adrian to just one shot on goal in the first half, which was saved by junior keeper Emily Lawson (Westminster, CO/Pinnacle Charter).
The Knights outshot the Bulldogs 8-4 in the first half.
Out of the break, Adrian had its best scoring opportunity of the game in the 51st minute. On a counterattack, Bulldogs forward Erin Weide outran the Calvin defense but pushed her shot just wide of the goal.
The Knights responded by adding an insurance goal in the 70th minute. TenHarmsel ripped a shot from 30 yards out that was deflected by the Adrian keeper and bounced off the post, but to the feet of sophomore Allison Corp (Livonia/Stevenson HS). Corp then dropped off a pass to sophomore Carly Veenstra (North Haledon, NJ/Eastern Christian HS), who deposited the ball into the back of the net for Calvin's third goal of the ball game.
Calvin's defense continued to hold strong, and again, only allowed four total shots in the second half. The Knights then received an exclamation point in the 90th minute from Capel. Dribbling the ball at the top of the box, Capel found the lower left corner of the goal for the final goal of the game as Calvin earned a 4-0 win.
The Knights outshot Adrian 19-8 for the game, also holding a 3-1 advantage in corner kicks. Lawson made three saves to earn the clean sheet for Calvin.
"Our upperclassmen have never stopped working, and although they're familiar with different results than we've achieved to date in terms of success, I think today we finally played for 90 minutes," said head coach Mark Recker. "If we keep playing with this level of intensity and communication, things are going to go well for us. Today was the step in the right direction that we've been hoping for."
The win moves Calvin into a tie for fifth place in the conference with Adrian, as both teams have 5-6-2 conference records. The Knights improve to 6-8-2 overall while the Bulldogs move to 7-8-3 overall.
The Knights now have a tough game at Kalamazoo on Tuesday as the Hornets currently sit in second place in the MIAA standings behind Hope. Tuesday's contest is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m.
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
The Calvin men's swimming and diving team evened its season dual meet record at 1-1 with a `187-111 win over Albion Saturday inside the Venema Aquatic Center.
Calvin took first place in 11 events led by sophomore Brett Stoughton (Centerville, IN/Centerville HS) who won the 200 butterfly (2:01.38) and 100 butterfly (52.58).
Calvin took first place in both relays as the group of freshman Tanner Vincent (Novi/Novi HS), sophomore Eli Holstege (Keswick, VA/Covenant HS), Stoughton and junior Mitch Schroder (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) took first place in a time of 1:37.02 while the quartet of Schroder, senior Alex Baumann (Holland/Holland Christian HS) junior Brandon Muma (Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Eastern HS) and freshman Skyler Fish (Carson City/Ionia HS) took first place in a time of 3:13.16.
Schroder continued to excel in the freestyle sprints, winning the 50 free in a season-best time of 21.99 while Holstege won the 100 breaststroke in 1:00.90.
Other individual winners for Calvin included junior Caleb Meindertsma (Annandale, VA/Trinity Christian HS) in the 1000 freestyle (10:27.69), sophomore Dirk Tanis (Holland/Holland Christian HS) on the one-meter diving board (256.65), junior Aaron Venema (Grand Haven/Grand Haven HS) in the 500 freestyle (4:57.76), freshman Jake Louwerse (Caledonia/South Christian HS) on the three-meter diving board (270.50) and freshman Tanner Vincent in the 400 IM (4:21.72).
Calvin returns to action next Saturday when it competes in a triangular at Alma along with Saginaw Valley State.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
The Calvin women's swimming and diving team recorded a 172-128 dual meet victory over MIAA opponent Albion College on Saturday inside the Venema Aquatic Center.
Calvin used strong performances in the freestyle and diving events to pull away for the win.
On the diving boards, Calvin went 1-2-3 on the one-meter board and 1-2 on the three-meter board.
Freshman Sarah Bradley (Wheaton, IL/Wheaton North HS) won the one-meter competition with a score of 248.85 while freshman teammate Nicole Langerak (Jenison/Jenison HS) was second (211.40) and sophomore Hillary Glover (Wyoming/Calvin Christian HS) third (177.80).
Langerak captured the three-meter board with a season-best score of 253.55 with Bradley second (226.65) and Glover fifth (138.20).
Freshman Abby VanHarn (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) continued to cruise in the freestyle events for the Knights winning the 50 freestyle (25.02), 100 freestyle (54.65) and 200 freestyle (1:59.26). Calvin went 1-2-3 in the 50 freestyle as freshman Ana Estrella (Hudsonville/Calvin Christian HS) was second (25.94) and sophomore Adrienne Wesselius (Sioux Center, IA/Unity Christian HS) third (26.07).
In the 1000 freestyle, freshman Rachel Kehren (Lansing/Grand Ledge HS) stepped up to win in a time of 11:33.53.
Junior Megan Schroder (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) delivered a victory in the 200 backstroke in a season-best time of 2:15.58 while also placing second in the 100 backstroke (1:02.31).
Senior Lexi Scott (Dexter/Dexter HS) won the 100 breaststroke (1:10.17) and 200 breaststroke (2:32.59) while junior Alayna Gallegos (Lakeville, MN/Lakeville HS) swam away with a win in the 200 butterfly (2:15.83).
Calvin's 400 freestyle relay team of Wesselius, Schroder, Estrella and freshman Rachel Mattson (Ann Arbor/Ann Arbor Huron HS) won in a time of 3:46.48.
Calvin returns to action next Saturday when it competes in a triangular at Alma along with Saginaw Valley State.
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