CKSR (Men's Soccer Shuts Out Trine / Volleyball Serves Up Aces in Win at Kalamazoo / Women's Golf Sixth at MIAA Tournament - Poole Named to All-MIAA Second Team)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 10, 2015

Men's Soccer Shuts Out Trine / Volleyball Serves Up Aces in Win at Kalamazoo / Women's Golf Sixth at MIAA Fall Tourney - Poole Named to All-MIAA Second Team

MEN'S SOCCER

ANGOLA, Ind. - The fourth-ranked Calvin men's soccer team remains unbeaten after a 5-0 conference victory at Trine University Saturday afternoon.

The Knights scored four goals in the first half and cruised from that point on to register their 33rd consecutive result without a defeat.

Calvin (12-0-1 overall, 8-0-0 MIAA) pressed the attack early with a pair of goals from senior Sam Hanover (St. Johns/St. Johns HS) just 36 seconds apart. Hanover's first goal came on a feed from sophomore Mitch Stark (South Lyon/South Lyon HS) that led to a breakaway with just 9:58 elapsed. Just seconds later, Hanover got loose on another breakaway goal, this time on a pass from junior Stephan Hooker (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS).

In the 19th minute, senior Nick Groenewold (Oak Brook, IL/Timothy Christian HS) tapped in a shot after senior Taylor Pruis (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) had headed a pass right to Groenewold's feet.

Hooker then got into the scoring act in the 22nd minute, heading in a long serve in the box from junior teammate Isky VanDoorne (Calgary, AB/Western Canada HS) to put the Knights up 4-0.

Sophomore Micah Beard (Otsego/Otsego HS) completed the scoring in the 74th minute, heading in a corner kick from sophomore Matt Hinds (Frankenmuth/Frankenmuth HS). The goal was the team-leading eighth of the year for Beard who has now scored a goal in four consecutive games for the Knights.

Senior Niko Giantsopoulos (Markham, Ont./St. Augustine Catholic HS) was strong once again in nets, collecting three saves for his eighth shutout of the season and the 20th of his Calvin career.

Calvin outshot Trine 18-12 and held a 10-4 advantage in corner kicks.

"It was a good road win against a team we struggled with at home the first time around this year," said Calvin men's soccer coach Ryan Souders. "I was pleased with our ball movement on offense. From the defensive side of things, I'm always happy when we come away with a shutout."
Calvin returns to action next Wednesday when it travels to rival Hope for a conference match at VanAndel Stadium at 8 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL

KALAMAZOO - A superb serving performance propelled the fifth-ranked Calvin women's volleyball team to a 25-8, 25-11, 25-14 victory at Kalamazoo Saturday. The Knights collected 16 service aces in the win, improving to 16-3 overall and to 10-0 in the MIAA.

Freshman Keilahna Castillo (Grandville/Grandville HS) had a career-high six aces in the win while junior Laura Danhoff (Willard, OH/Willard HS) had four, sophomore Emily Blankespoor (Grand Rapids/South Christian HS) three and senior Jamie Koooiman (Eugene, OR/South Eugene HS) two. Freshman Rachel Herrera (Schereville, Ind/Illiana Christian HS) also had one ace.

"Serving is something we focus on in every practice and in every match," said Calvin women's volleyball coach Amber Warners. "It can change the outcome of a game and today it was a big plus for our team."

Calvin hit .350 as a team and was led in hitting by Danhoff who had eight kills and a .357 hitting percentage. Freshman Anna Kamp (Orland Park, IL/Chicago Christian HS) had seven kills. Castillo had 13 digs while Kooiman had eight.

Sophomore Jenna Lodewyk (Villa Park, IL/Timothy Christian HS) had 24 assists, seven digs and five kills.

Calvin returns to action next Wednesday when it travels to rival Hope for a first place MIAA showdown scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at DeVos Fieldhouse.

WOMEN'S GOLF

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - The Calvin women's golf finished in sixth place at the MIAA Fall Tournament at the Bedford Valley Club in Battle Creek, Michigan. The Knights finished the day at 345 strokes, 10 strokes better than Friday, for a two day total of 700.
Senior Sarah Arendsen (Wayland, Mich./Wayland) recorded the lowest round for the Knights on the day, shooting an 81. Arendsen finished at 170 strokes, tied for 15th place
Senior Jennie Poole (Summit, N.J./Kent Place School) finished the round at 83, with 164 for the weekend to finish tied for 10th place.
Senior Casey Harkema (Holt, Mich./Holt) finished three strokes behind Poole at 86, finished for 20th place at 174.
Freshman Grace Bolt (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) finished the round with a score of 95, four strokes better than Friday to finish in 46th place at 194 strokes.
Senior Shara Reynolds (Big Rapids, Mich./Big Rapids) finished tied for 47th place at 195, shooting a 98 on Saturday.
Sophomore Emily Short (Caledonia, Mich./Caledonia) played unattached on Saturday, shooting a 95 and 190 on the weekend and junior Amira Bousaab (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian) shot a 101 and 202 on the weekend.
Hope took first place with a score of 643. Nicole Meyer of Hope shot the lowest round of the day at 74. Meyer was the individual medalist for the weekend with two-day score of 154.
The Knights return to action in the spring of 2016.

Poole finished eighth in the final MIAA individual standings and earned a spot on the All-MIAA second team.
MIAA FALL TOURNAMENT TEAM SCORES (Bedford Valley Country Club in Battle Creek, Mich.)
Hope 643
Olivet 658
Saint Mary's 660
Trine 664
Alma 691
Calvin 700
Albion 715
Adrian 746

OVERALL MIAA WOMEN'S GOLF STANDINGS

Hope 1961
Olivet 1997
Saint Mary's 2006
Trine 2026
Calvin 2126
Albion 2151
Alma 2152
Adrian 2254
Received on Sun Oct 11 00:01:42 2015