CKSR (Women's Soccer Closes Out Season With Loss to Hope/Travis Vegter Named MIAA Offensive Player of the Week in Men's Soccer/Mitch Schroder Named MIAA Men's Swimmer of the Week)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR NOV. 3, 2014

Women's Soccer Closes Out Season With Loss to Hope;
Travis Vegter Named MIAA Offensive Player of the Week in Men's Soccer;
Mitch Schroder Named MIAA Men's Swimmer of the Week

WOMEN'S SOCCER
Hope 2, Calvin 0
By Mark DeHaan

HOLLAND - The Knights traveled to Holland on Monday evening for their season finale against the Flying Dutch of Hope College.

After playing with rival Hope for the opening half, the Flying Dutch scored what turned out to be the winning goal seven minutes into the second. The Knights could not recover from the deficit, and Hope added a second with less than ten minutes to play as Calvin fell 2-0.

The Knights opened the game with a number of opportunities on goal. In the 2nd minute of play, junior Paige Capel had a run into the Hope box, but couldn't manage to get a strong shot off as her attempt on frame was saved.

In the 6th minute, sophomore Kailey Jo had a shot that was just high from 20 yards out.

A rip from a Flying Dutch forward in the 32nd minute was saved by Calvin sophomore keeper Emily Lawson.

Capel continue to create opportunities for the Knights with a shot just a minute later, but Hope keeper Kat Dickson was up to the challenge to keep the game scoreless.

At halftime, Calvin held a 7-4 advantage in shots. Lawson made three saves for the Knights in the first half while Dickson made four for the Flying Dutch.

In the 52nd minute, Hope took the lead as Elizabeth Perkins headed in a corner kick to give the Flying Dutch a 1-0 lead.

Capel created an opportunity to respond in the 56th minute, but her shot was right at the Hope goalie.

With ten minutes remaining, sophomore Carly Veenstra had a good look from the top of the box and a chance to even the score, but her ensuing shot was over the crossbar.

The missed opportunity proved costly as Hope doubled its lead in the 84th minute. Flying Dutch forward Nora Kirk pounced on a loose ball in to the box and found the back of the net to put Hope up 2-0.

The Flying Dutch then held the Knights at bay for the remainder of the contest, and Calvin dropped the 2-0 decision.

Hope outshot the Knights 15-10 for the contest. Lawson made eight saves in goal for Calvin.

"I thought we played really sound in the first half, then we got a little chaotic in the second," said head coach Mark Recker. "We stopped seeing each other as supports. Hope created some up-tempo pressure, and we didn't hold the ball when we could have held the ball."

The loss ends Calvin's season at 7-10-2 overall and 6-8-2 in conference play. Hope improves to 15-3-1 and 14-1-1 in the league.

MEN'S SOCCER

FREELAND, Mich. - The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named Calvin forward Travis Vegter its Offensive Player of the Week in men's soccer for games played through November 1.

Vegter, a senior from Hudsonville (Unity Christian HS), scored three goals and assisted on another as the MIAA champion Knights completed the first perfect season in conference play in 13 years with two victories. He scored the game's only goal in a 1-0 win over Albion, then added two goals and set up a third in a 6-1 romp over Olivet. Vegter won his third consecutive MIAA scoring championship with 19 goals and six assists for 44 points in conference play.

He is being honored as Player of the Week for the fifth time this season and ninth time in his career.

Vegter currently has 23 goals, eight assists and 54 points overall on the year. He is ranked third in the latest set of NCAA III statistics in goals and points.

Calvin will host Alma on Wednesday in an MIAA Tournament semifinal game slated to start at 3 p.m.

MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING

FREELAND, Mich. - The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named Calvin's Mitch Schroder its Athlete of the Week in men's swimming and diving for meets through November 2.

Schroder, a junior from Grand Rapids (GR Christian HS), won the 100 freestyle in :48.28 and the 500 freestyle in 4:59.28 in the Knights' 237-39 MIAA dual meet win over Alma at Saginaw Valley State University. He also swam a :47.3 freestyle split on the anchor leg of the 400 medley relay.

Schroder is being honored as Athlete of the Week for the first time in his career.

Calvin returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Wheaton (IL) for a dual meet.
Received on Mon Nov 3 23:21:37 2014