CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2, 2015
Women's Soccer Battles Hope to Scoreless Double-Overtime Tie;
Calvin Fall Sports Athletes Receive Weekly Honors From MIAA
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 0, Hope 0 (2OT)
HOLLAND, Mich. - Playing in its third road game in six days, the Calvin women's soccer team dug down to find enough energy to gain a 0-0 double-overtime tie at rival Hope Monday night at Van Andel Stadium.
With the victory, Calvin completes an unbeaten MIAA regular season at 14-0-2 in conference play while also moving to 16-2-2 overall. The Knights currently have an 18-game unbeaten streak and are now 3-0-2 in overtime games this year.
Thanks to a 1-0 win at Olivet on Saturday, Calvin entered Monday's rivalry matchup having already clinched the MIAA regular season title and the top seed for this week's MIAA Tournament.
The first half was played tight to the vest as both teams held deep defensive lines and probed sparingly on offense. Hope held a 3-0 shots at goal advantage through the opening 45 minutes.
The tempo picked up in the second half with each team firing five shots at goal. Hope (15-2-3 overall, 12-1-3 MIAA) came close to scoring off a corner kick early in the second half but Calvin goalkeeper Holly Ellerbroek (Holland/Holland Christian HS) came up with a clutch save.
Minutes later, Calvin junior Carly Veenstra (North Haledon, NJ/Eastern Christian HS) made a dangerous run into the Hope box but was turned aside and with 16:30 left in regulation, a header attempt by senior Christina Drost (Denver, CO/Denver Christian HS) was just off the mark.
With just under 12 minutes remaining, a Hope header off a direct free kick was saved by Ellerbroek. Calvin received two direct free kicks from distance and came up with two quality scoring opportunities but both chances were denied.
In the first overtime, Veenstra again just missed with a shot from the top of the box. Hope had a glorious opportunity midway through the second overtime but Ellerbroek came up with one of the plays of the game as she parried a shot taken by Elizabeth Perkins just wide of the far post with a leaping stab.
Calvin came up with one additional shot in the closing two minutes of overtime but Hope goalkeeper Mary Clare Theis was able to come up with the save.
The result marked the second 0-0 double-overtime time between the two rivals who have now played 220 minutes of scoreless soccer this fall.
Hope helpd a 9-7 shots at goal advantage. Ellerbroek had four saves for the Knights in posting her eighth shutout of the season.
"I think this game showed the mental toughness of our team," said Calvin women's soccer coach Mark Recker. "We were coming off an emotional hard-fought victory at Olivet on Saturday to clinch our league championship and we found a way to come up with enough energy to get a result tonight against an excellent team on the road. I think this game showed the quality of players on both sides of the field tonight. Our challenge now is to regroup and rest some tired bodies before Thursday. Playing this type of league schedule takes a toll on the players. There's no way around it but it is what it is and we'll move forward and get ready for Thursday."
Calvin will host Olivet on Thursday in the MIAA Tournament semifinals at 3 p.m. at Zuidema Field. Olivet battled Kalamazoo to a double-overtime 0-0 tie Monday night. Calvin defeated Olivet twice this year, winning 3-1 at Calvin and 1-0 at Olivet.
FINAL 2015 MIAA WOMEN'S SOCCER REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
Calvin 14-0-2
Hope 13-1-2
Kalamazoo 9-5-2
Olivet 8-5-3
Alma 8-7-1
Albion 6-9-1
Adrian 3-9-4
Saint Mary's 2-13-1
Trine 1-14-1
MORE WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin midfielder Paige Capel has earned the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week Award on Monday for matches through Nov. 1.
Capel, a senior from Hudsonville, clinched Offensive Player of the Week honors. She scored a hat trick in a 4-3 overtime victory at Alma on Tuesday. She posted nine shot attempts including six shots on goal against the Scots. She added four more shots including a pair of shots on goal in a 1-0 victory at Olivet on Saturday. It marks the second Player of the Week honor this season after claiming the award on Sept. 28.
Calvin will host Olivet on Thursday in an MIAA Tournament semifinal game at 3 p.m. at Zuidema Field
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin midfielder Sam Hanover has earned Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honors on Monday for matches through Nov. 1.
Hanover is receiving the award for the first time.
Hanover, a senior from St. Johns, won Offensive Player of the Week recognition. after scoring four goals for No. 2 Calvin last week. He scored one goal in a 2-0 victory at Kalamazoo on Wednesday. Hanover posted a hat trick, including the opening game winner, against Albion on Senior Day Saturday in a 7-0 victory. All five of his shot attempts were on goal last week and four of them went into the net.
Calvin will host rival Hope on Wednesday in an MIAA Tournament semifinal game at 3 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Calvin middle hitter Laura Danhoff has garnered Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Volleyball Player of the Week honors on Monday for matches through Nov. 1.
Danhoff, a junior from Willard, Ohio, helped lead No. 4 Calvin to a pair of sweeps last weekend at Adrian and against Trine to remain undefeated and clinch the MIAA Regular Season Title outright. Danhoff had similar numbers in both matches with 11 kills and four digs in each contest. She finished the week with 22 terminations, eight digs, three service aces, two blocks and an assist.
Calvin returns to action on Friday when it hosts Trine University in an MIAA Tournament semifinal match at 7:30 p.m. at Van Noord Arena.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) has once again tabbed Lauren Strohbehn of Calvin the Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week on Monday for meets through Nov. 1.
Strohbehn, a junior from Stillwater, Minn., earned Medalist honors at the Championship and claimed MIAA Most Valuable Runner award in the process at the MIAA Championship on Saturday.
She finished the 6K race at Broadway Acres Golf Course in a time of 21:30. Strohbehn led the No. 28 Calvin squad to a second-place finish at the MIAA Team Championship Meet behind league champion No. 11 Hope.
The weekly honor is the fourth for Strohbehn this season after also earning the award on Sept. 14, Sept. 28 and Oct. 19.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Zac Nowicki of Calvin claimed Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week honors from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) for the third time in 2015 on Monday for meets through Nov. 1.
Nowicki, a junior from Comstock Park, crossed the finish line of the 8K MIAA Cross Country Championship course at the Broadway Acres Golf Course first on Saturday to win the individual title in a time of 25:13.
He led the No. 26 Calvin squad to the MIAA Team Championship Meet title as the Knights 20 points on the day. As a result, Calvin also won the MIAA Cross Country Championship with 24 total team points, after claiming victory at the MIAA Jamboree on Sept. 26 as well as the Championship meet on Saturday.
The weekly honor is the third for Nowicki this season after also earning the award on Sept. 28 and Sept. 14.
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