CKSR (Calvin Knight Saturday Sports Report for October 17, 2015)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 17, 2015

VOLLEYBALL

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin volleyball team picked up a pair of victories over ranked opponents on Saturday. The Knights started the morning defeating the No. 18 Golden Knights of Clarkson, 3-0. Calvin finished the day clipping the No. 9 Eagles of Eastern, 3-0. Calvin finishes the weekend 4-0 and improves to 21-3 on the year. Senior Maggie Kamp (Orland Park, Ill/Chicago Christian) was named to the all-tournament team.
"I am very pleased that we played four quality teams and found a way to win all four of them," said head coach Amber Warners. "There were times that it looked pretty and there were times it didn't look so pretty. But we found a way, we have talked all season about the challenges and having the grit to persevere when things aren't going our way."
Calvin jumped out to an early 9-3 lead in the first set against Clarkson. The Golden Knights of Clarkson pushed back to cut the Calvin lead to 9-8. With the set tied at 13, Maggie Kamp knocked down a pair of kills from sophomore Jenna Lodewyk (Villa Park, Ill./Timothy Christian. Calvin would take six on the next seven points to take a 19-14 lead. Clarkson would once again fight back to tie the match at 20. After a timeout, Calvin would take five of the next six points to win the set, 25-21. Freshman Anna Kamp (Orland Park, Ill./Chicago Christian) recorded two kills in the 5-1 run to help Calvin take the set.
Calvin rallied back to tie the second set at nine after trailing, 3-7. The second set came down to the wire with the teams tying the set at 20 until 26. Junior Laura Danhoff (Willard, Ohio/Willard) gave the Knights the lead with a block off of the Clarkson attack, Danhoff finished with 2.5 blocks. Senior Jamie Kooiman (Eugene, Ore./South Eugene) finished the set in style with an ace off of Lauren Hutchinson of Clarkson, to take the set, 28-26.
The serve of Laura Danhoff and sophomore Kristen Vyletel (Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Huron) helped propel the Knights to an early 10-2 lead in the third set. The early lead set the tone for the set, from where Calvin would not trail. Sophomore Megan Van Solkema (Escondido, Calif./Escondido Calvin Christian) finished the set with an ace off of Kendall Cheval, to take the set, 25-16.
Maggie Kamp recorded the most kills for Calvin in the match at 12. Jenna Lodewyk finished the match with 30 assists and freshman Keilahna Castillo had 14 digs.
The Knights finished the Midwest Invitational sweeping No. 9 Eastern, 25-19, 25-16, 25-22.
The first set was a set defined by its streaks, after Eastern took the first point, the Knights took the next four behind the serve of Laura Danhoff. The Eagles would go on to take the next six points. Calvin would respond with a 10-4 run, highlighted by two kills from senior Rachel Lubben (Grand Rapid, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian). The Eagles would not go away and cut the Calvin lead to 16-15. Calvin would then pull away with a 9-4 run to win the set, 25-19.
The serve of Kristen Vyletel helped separate the Knights from the Eagle in the third set, to give Calvin a 6-3 lead. The two teams would go on to exchange points and the lead until the set was tied at 12. Behind the serve of Maggie Kamp, the Knights would take the next six points with two kills from Anna Kamp and one from sophomore Tessa Van Laare (Toronto, Ontario/Toronto District Christian), to take a 18-12 lead. That would be all Calvin would need, taking the set, 25-16.
With the third set tied at 11, the Knights would break the set open with a 6-2 run, anchored by a pair of kills from Laura Danhoff and Maggie Kamp. Eastern would once again fight back and the two teams would be tied at 20 before the Knights would go on a 5-2 run, to take the set, 25-22.
Laura Danhoff led the Knights in the match with 10 kills. Jenna Lodewyk finished the afternoon with 28 assists and Keilahna Castillo had 17 digs in the victory.
Calvin returns to action on Tuesday as the Knights travel to Olivet to face the Comets.

MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 2, Alma 0

Calvin stretched its unbeaten streak to 35 games with a 2-0 victory over the visiting Alma Scots Saturday afternoon at Zuidema Field. Ranked third nationally, Calvin improves to 14-0-1 overall and to 10-0-0 in the MIAA. The Knights have won 30 straight MIAA regular season games and hold a six-point lead over Kalamazoo with four league games left to play.

Calvin picked up first half goals from senior Taylor Pruis (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and junior Stephan Hooker (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) to gain the win.

Pruis gave Calvin a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute of play, heading in his fifth goal of the season off a well-placed crossing pass from freshman Trent Vegter (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS).

With just over two minutes remaining in the first half, Hooker ripped a shot from 15 yards out in the lower left hand corner after being set up a perfectly placed pass on the ground by freshman Jacob Witte (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS).

Calvin continued to maintain possession the rest of the way and kept the Scots (9-4-1 overall, 6-3-1 MIAA) off the scoreboard as the Knights posted their 10th shutout of the season.

Senior Niko Giantsopoulos (Markham, Ont./St. Augustine Catholic HS) was credited with the shutout in goal for the Knights, collecting two saves.

Calvin held a 19-10 shots at goal advantage.

"We're very pleased with the result," said Calvin men's soccer coach Ryan Souders. "I've said this before and I'll say it again but Alma is a vastly improved team. It was important to get an early goal to help establish the tempo. Once we got the lead, we were able to possess the ball and force Alma to chase. We're taking it one game at a time right now. We still have several difficult games to play in our league."

Calvin returns to action next Tuesday when it hosts Olivet at 4 p.m. at Zuidema Field.

MIAA MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-17-15 GAMES

Calvin 10-0-0
Kalamazoo 8-2-0
Alma 6-3-1
Hope 3-6-1
Adrian 3-6-1
Trine 3-7-0
Albion 3-7-0
Olivet 2-7-1

WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 1, Kalamazoo 0 (2OT)

KALAMAZOO - The Calvin women's soccer team remains on top of the MIAA standings after a 1-0 double-overtime victory at Kalamazoo Saturday afternoon.

Senior Taylor TenHarmsel (Holland/Holland Christian HS) netted the game-winning goal with just 1:36 left in the second overtime to lift the Knights (12-2-1 overall, 11-0-1 MIAA) to the victory.

TenHarmsel's goal came in the closing minutes of overtime as she swept through midfield, collected a long service, took a pair of dribbles and delivered a shot on the ground from right to left that snuck inside the far post to give the Knights the dramatic win.

The goal by TenHarmsel was her second overtime winner of the year as she also scored in overtime in a 1-0 win at Adrian on September 19.

"It was a great team victory," said Calvin women's soccer coach Mark Recker. "We just kept attacking and remained patient. Taylor came up with the big play in the same fashion. She didn't panic. She collected the served ball, saw the target and made a perfect shot. We are excited to come out of her with a win."

Calvin finished the game with a 23-6 shots at goal advantage including 12-3 in the second half and 6-1 in the two overtime sessions.

Senior Paige Capel (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) had five shots and junior Brianna Russell (Plainwell/Thornapple-Kellogg HS) seven shots.

"Our strikers had several waves of attacks and I think we started to wear down their defense," said Recker. "Once Kalamazoo's defense tired, Taylor was able to slip out of the midfield for that game-winning goal."

Senior Holly Ellerbroek (Holland/Holland Christian HS) came up with the shutout in goal for the Knights, collecting six saves.

Calvin is back in action next Wednesday when it hosts Adrian at 4 p.m.

MIAA WOMEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-17-15 GAMES

Calvin 10-0-1
Hope 10-1-1
Olivet 7-3-1
Kalamazoo 7-4-1
Alma 5-6-0
Albion 5-7-0
Adrian 1-6-4
Saint Mary's 2-9-1
Trine 0-11-1

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

WINNECONE, Wisc. - The Calvin men's cross country team finished 11th in the 45-team UW-Oshkosh AAE Invitational on Saturday, posting a team score of 291 points.

Junior Zac Nowicki (Comstock Park/Calvin Christian HS) was Calvin's top finisher, placing 34th in a time of 25:14 on the Lake Breeze Golf Course.

Just a 26-second spread separated Nowicki from Calvin's No. 5 runner. Sophomore Andrew Philipose (Mount Prospect, IL/John Hersey HS) was Calvin's second man, placing 47th in 25:26. Senior Jeff Meitler (New Berlin, Wisc./Milwaukee Lutheran HS) was 66th in 25:37.

Sophomore Mark DeJong (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) was 70th in 25:40.0 with senior Jonathon Gingrich (Powell, Oh./Olentangy Liberty HS) also clocking in at 25:40.9 which was good for 74th in a tight pack of runners crossing the line.

Senior Ethan Anderson (Stillwater, Mn./Stillwater Area HS) was 87th in 25:48 with senior Matt Oram (Toledo, Oh./Toledo Christian HS) 102nd in 25:53 and freshman Jamison Koeman (Milford, Mass./Whitinsville Christian HS) 111th in 26:00.

Josh Thorson of UW-Eau Claire won the 8K race on Saturday with a time of 24:18. UW-Eau Claire also won first place team honors with a score of 99 points.

Calvin will now prepare for the MIAA Championships slated for October 31 in Charlotte, Michigan.

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

WINNECONE, Wisc. - The Calvin women's cross country team placed 11th in a 45-team field race at the UW-Oshkosh AAE Invitational Saturday. The Knights recorded a team total of 351 points.

Junior Lauren Strohbehn (Stillwater, MN/St. Croix Preparatory HS) had a sterling effort for the Knights, placing fifth individually in a time of 21:23.

Sophomore Autumn Vonk (Holland/Zeeland West HS) was the next finisher for the Knights, placing 62nd in 22:38.

Freshman Katie Diekema (Kenmore, Wash./Ingelmoor HS) was 73rd in 22:47, followed by sophomore Katherine McClain (Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian HS) in 76th (22:49) and junior Jessie Mulder (Holland/Holland Christian HS) in 140th (23:22).

Other Calvin finishers included sophomore Caroline Boss (Charlevoix/Charlevoix HS) in 183rd (23:44), senior Lora Huizingh (Byron Center/South Christian HS) in 183rd (23:44) and sophomore Marissa Hielkema (Lynden, Wash./Lynden Christian HS) in 197th (23:53).

Washington University of St. Louis took first place with a team score of 136 points. Megan Kellogg of St. Lawrence University took first place individually with a time of 21:11.70.

Calvin will now prepare for the MIAA Championships slated for October 31 in Charlotte, Michigan.
Received on Sun Oct 18 00:57:01 2015