CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 13, 2015
Women's Soccer Shuts Out Albion - Cracks National Rankings;
Men's Soccer Moves Up in National Poll/ Women's Volleyball Holds Steady at No. 5 Spot in AVCA Poll
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 1, Albion 0
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin women's soccer team continued its winning ways on Tuesday afternoon, defeating Albion, 1-0. The Knights improve to 11-2-1 on the year and remains in first place in the MIAA at 9-0-1. Albion falls to 7-7 and 5-6 in conference play.
The statistics show that we are getting shots," said head coach Mark Recker. "Holly came up really big in the first half. Albion has some really good strikers, they target really well, they have decent speed and they are good on the ball. But when our team comes and plays as a unit, they are hard to get through. Today we might not have played our best defensive game but it was good enough to achieve the outcome we were looking for."
The first half saw both goalkeepers shine, both keepers made great plays to keep the match tied at zero going into halftime. Senior Holly Ellerbroek (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian) made vital save in the 23rd minute to keep Albion off the board from a quick shot from the right side. Calvin outshot Albion in the first half, 11-3.
Junior Brianna Russell (Plainwell, Mich./Delton-Kellogg) broke open the tie in the 65th minute. From a pass from senior Paige Capel (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian) Russell snuck the ball past the charging Albion keeper to the left side of the net. The goal is the third of the year for Russell. Capel picked up her team-leading fourth assist of the year.
"I thought Breezy (Brianna Russell) did a fabulous job of fighting off," said Recker. "Same with Paige winning the ball and assisting in getting the combination to allow Breezy to slide in and score the goal."
The Knights continued to attack the Albion net with shots from freshman Mackenna Nesky (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian) and senior Sydney Kinney (Ada, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian).
Holly Ellerbroek finished the match recording a save in the final minute from a shot from Alyssa Brooks.
"She increases the confidence level of the defense," said Recker. "When they are confident in their goalie they she can make a fantastic save like that, then they become a little more aggressive and challenging, which applies more pressure on the opposing offenses."
The Calvin defense picked up the seventh shutout of the year on Tuesday. The Knights have not allowed a goal in the last 359 minutes of play going all the way back to Sept. 29.
Calvin outshot Albion on Tuesday, 17-9.
The Knights return to action on Saturday as Calvin travels to Kalamazoo. The action is slated to begin at 2:30 p.m. against the Hornets.
MIAA WOMEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-13-15 GAMES
Calvin 9-0-1
Hope 9-1-1
Kalamazoo 7-3-1
Olivet 6-3-1
Alma 5-5-0
Albion 5-6-0
Adrian 1-6-4
Saint Mary's 1-9-1
Trine 0-10-1
MORE WOMEN'S SOCCER
The Calvin women's soccer team has cracked the D3soccer.com Top 25 rankings. The Knights are ranked 25th in this week's poll. The poll can be found online at: http://d3soccer.com/top25/women/2015/week6
The Knights are also receiving votes in the National Soccer Coaches Association Division III Top 25 poll which can be found online at: http://www.nscaa.com/rankings/4652/NCAADivisionIII/women/National/Poll5
MEN'S SOCCER
The Calvin men's soccer team has moved up one spot in the National Soccer Coaches Association Division III Top 25 poll. The Knights are ranked third in this week's NSCAA poll which can be found online at: http://www.nscaa.com/rankings/4643/NCAADivisionIII/men/National/Poll5
In addition the Knights are ranked sixth by D3soccer.com after being ranked eighth last week. The poll can be found online at: http://d3soccer.com/top25/men/2015/week6
Calvin (12-0-1 overall) will be traveling to Hope Wednesday night for a rivalry matchup slated to start at 8 p.m. at VanAndel Stadium. The game will be webcast through the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwIX9RLUoR4
Due to construction on local streets, Hope College encourages everyone traveling to athletic events this fall to enter campus via 16th Street instead of Chicago Drive/Eighth Street. Currently, westbound 8th Street is narrowed to one lane in one area and completely closed in another area. Left (southbound) turns are not permitted at Fairbanks, Lincoln or Columbia Avenues.
From I-196, take Exit 52 and continue west on Adams/16th Street, crossing US-31. Turn right (north) on Lincoln, Columbia or College Avenues and continue to campus. From US-31, head west on 16th Street instead of Chicago Drive or 8th Street.
VOLLEYBALL
The Calvin women's volleyball team remains ranked fifth in the latest AVCA Division III Top 25 poll. The poll can be found online at: http://www.avca.org/divisions/division-three-women/poll-10-13-15/
Calvin will begin a challenging week of matches Wednesday night when it travels to 13th-ranked Hope College for a 6 p.m. match at DeVos Fieldhouse.
Due to construction on local streets, Hope College encourages everyone traveling to athletic events this fall to enter campus via 16th Street instead of Chicago Drive/Eighth Street. Currently, westbound 8th Street is narrowed to one lane in one area and completely closed in another area. Left (southbound) turns are not permitted at Fairbanks, Lincoln or Columbia Avenues.
From I-196, take Exit 52 and continue west on Adams/16th Street, crossing US-31. Turn right (north) on Lincoln, Columbia or College Avenues and continue to campus. From US-31, head west on 16th Street instead of Chicago Drive or 8th Street.
Calvin will be facing four nationally-ranked opponents this week as they will host the Midwest Invitational this Friday and Saturday and will face seventh-ranked Wittenberg Friday and ninth-ranked Eastern and 18th-ranked Clarkson on Saturday.
The Midwest Invitational schedule can be found online at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/wvball/2015-16/Midwest_Invitational_2015
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