CKSR (Calvin Knight Weekend Sports Wrap for March 1, 2015)

CALVIN KNIGHT WEEKEND SPORTS WRAP FOR MARCH 1, 2015

NCAA III Tournament Basketball Selection Shows Set for Monday;
Women's Lacrosse Opens Season With Win at Aurora;
Calvin Freshman Diver Sarah Bradley Qualifies for NCAA III Championships;
Women's Tennis Defeats Principia;
Women's Track and Field Captures Trine Indoor Championships Title;
Men's Track and Field Takes Second at Trine Indoor Championships

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

The Calvin men's and women's basketball teams are headed to the NCAA III Tournament. The tournament field for the men will be announced on Monday at 12:30 p.m. (EST) while the tournament field for the women will be announced on Monday at 2:30 p.m. (EST).

The announcements will be made via live video stream.

The men's announcement will be available at 12:30 p.m. at: http://www.ncaa.com/live/player?vid=2015/1903&date=2015/03/02

The women's announcement will be available at 2:30 p.m. at: http://www.ncaa.com/live/player?vid=2015/1902&date=2015/03/02

WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Calvin 14, Aurora 12

AURORA, IL - The Calvin women's lacrosse team opened its 2015 season in winning fashion, defeating host Aurora 14-12 Saturday afternoon.

Calvin led 8-4 at halftime and held a 13-9 lead with 15 minutes left in the second half. Aurora sliced the deficit down to two goals at 13-11 with 8:56 remaining but Calvin sophomore Emily Cefaratti scored with 3:23 left to give the Knights a 14-11 advantage. Aurora's final goal came with 11 seconds left to play.

Freshman Amanda Davio led Calvin in scoring with five goals while Cefaratti had three. Karissa Reed and Carolyn Forbes had towo goals apiece while Paige Noordyke and Erin Leegwater had one goal each.

Calvin goalkeeper Corry Remy had three saves for the Knights in goal including a couple of key stops late in the second half.

Calvin held a 27-21 shots at goal advantage including 19-6 in the first half. The Knights also held a 16-12 edge in draw controls won. Both teams committed 19 turnovers.

"I think it is always tough to play in the cold but I think we did a good job preparing the team for a cold physical game," said Calvin women's lacrosse coach Blake Boehm after the game. "Our team responded well and I think they were able to hold a competitive edge in that regard."

Heading into the game, Boehm knew that Aurora would provide a strong test. "Aurora's head coach is a former defender so we knew they would be well-coached defensively," said Boehm. "They did a great job of keeping our offensive players on their toes with a lot of on-ball pressure. We responded by moving the ball quickly and making them work extra hard."

Offensively, Boehm felt that the Knights worked through opening-game jitters. "Offensively I think we could have been a little more patient," said Boehm. "But we were working against the nervousness that comes with the first game of the year."

Calvin returns to action on March 11 when it hosts Carthage at 4 p.m.

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S DIVING

Calvin freshman diver Sarah Bradley (Wheaton, IL/Wheaton North HS) grabbed the seventh and last regional qualifying spot for the upcoming NCAA III Swimming and Diving Championships. Bradley did so at the Division III Central Diving Regional hosted by the University of Chicago this past weekend.

On Friday, Bradley took fifth on the one-meter board with a career-best score of 487.85. On Saturday, she placed 20th on the three-meter board (409.30) but because of her performance on Friday, she was able to move up to the seventh and last regional qualifying spot for the upcoming national meet.

Freshman teammate Nicole Langerak (Jenison/Jenison HS) also competed on the three-meter board Saturday and had a solid performance, finishing 14th with a score of 420.95.

Senior Beccy Mumby (Spring Lake/Spring Lake HS) competed on the one-meter board on Friday but did not compete on the three-meter Saturday.

On the men's side, sophomore Dirk Tanis (Holland/Holland Christian HS) took 23rd on the one-meter board (408.90) while freshman Michael Moentman (Solon, OH/Solon HS) was 26th (395.50).

"The level of competition at regional meet this weekend was the highest I have ever seen it," said Calvin diving coach Aaron Paskvan. "Obviously we are thrilled to see Sarah qualify for nationals. It's a huge accomplishment for a first-year collegiate diver in a competitive field like this. I'm also pleased with the rest of our divers. This was the biggest group of divers we have ever qualified for the regional meet and the experience that our divers gained this weekend was extremely valuable."

The upcoming NCAA III Championships are slated to take place March 18-21 in Shenandoah, Texas.
TENNIS
Calvin 7, Principia 2

WHEATON, IL - Calvin improved to 3-1 on the year with a 7-2 non-conference dual match victory over Principia College on Saturday.

Calvin took control of the match by winning all three doubles flights. Senior Megan Visser and sophomore Claire Spoelhof were 8-6 winners at one doubles, sophomore Ellie Benzel and freshman Jessica Bouma 8-2 winners at two doubles and sophomore Liz Turner and Kari Kroeze 8-1 winners at three doubles.

In singles play, Benzel was a 6-2, 6-0 winner at three singles, Bouma a 6-1, 6-1 winner at four singles, senior Ali Roode a 6-2, 6-2 winner at five singles and Kroeze a 6-4, 6-2 winner at six singles.

Calvin will now prepare for its upcoming spring trip to Florida with its next match scheduled for March 16 against Bethel (MN) in Orlando.

WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

ANGOLA, IN - The Calvin women's track and field team took first place at the Trine Indoor Championships, posting a first place score of 159.5 points. Hope took second with 146.6 points while Alma was third with 98 points.

Freshman Anita VanderMeulen came up big for the Knights in the sprints, winning the 60 meter dash in 8.16 and placing second in the 200 meters in 26.95.

Freshman Caroline Boss was second in the 800 meters with a season-best time of 2:19.10.

In the mile run, senior Kate Ardinger took second with a time of 5:06.67.

Sophomore Lauren Strohbehn claimed a win in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:05.24 while sophomore Hope Gaffner was second in the 5,000 meters ina time of 18:51.83.

Freshman Jenna Dyksen scored big, winning the triple jump with a mark of 36-8 1/2 while placing second in the 60 meter hurdles (9.52).

Junior Maria Steblay won the long jump with a leap of 16-6 3/4.

Calvin's 4x400 meter relay team of freshman Tiffany Applewhite, Boss, Dyksen and freshman Marissa McGahan took second in a time of 4:06.79.

MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

ANGOLA, IN - The Calvin men's track and field team took second at the Trine Indoor Championships on Saturday, posting a score of 173 points, finishing just behind host Trine which won the meet with 177.5 points. Hope was third with 82.5 points.

Calvin used strength int he distance events to pile up points.

Junior Jeff Meitler won the mile run in a season-best time of 4:20.75 while junior Ethan Anderson claimed the 3,000 meters (8:47.22). In the 5,000 meters, senior Josh Ferguson took second in a time of 15:15.06.

Calvin's distance medley relay team of sophomore Jonathan Schaap, freshman Marcus James, junior Matt Oram and freshman Andrew Phillipose won with a time of 10:48.13.

Senior Erik Holstege piled up points in a big way in a flurry of events. Holstege took first place in the 60 meter hurdles in a time of 8.33 after posting a season-best time of 8.31 in the prelims. He then took home a win in the triple jump (43-6) while placing second in the long jump (22-2). He also added a fourth place finish in the shot put with a career-best heave of 44-5.

Sophomore Jon Cok won the high jump (6-6 1/2). Junior Lucas Wolters won the pole vault (14-11). Freshman Ethan Valentine also had an impressive second place time of 49.69 in the 400 meters.
Received on Sun Mar 1 22:45:00 2015