CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR DEC. 4, 2015 (Part Two)
Men's Soccer Falls to Loras in NCAA Semifinals;
Men's Basketball Defeats Carthage;
Swimming and Diving Teams Have Record Days at Calvin Winter Invite
MEN'S SOCCER
KANSAS CITY, MO - The record-breaking season for the Calvin men's soccer team came to an end Friday night as the Knight suffered a 1-0 defeat to Loras College in NCAA III Tournament semifinal game at Swope Soccer Village.
Making its third appearance in the NCAA III Tournament semifinals, Calvin ends its season with an overall record of 24-1-1, marking the first 20-win campaign in program history.
The only goal of the game came off the foot of Loras junior forward Jonah Jacke in the 39th minute of play. The son of former Green Bay Packer placekicker Chris Jacke, Jonah Jacke whipped a left footed shot from the top of the box that curled up and over the leaping stab of Calvin senior goalkeeper Niko Giantsopoulos (Markham, Ont./St. Augustine Catholic HS). The scoring play began with a direct kick inside the Calvin end of the field that was deflected to the top of the of the box. Jacke was able to jump on the ball and score his first goal of the year. It only was just the sixth goal allowed by Calvin this fall.
Both teams had high quality scoring chances in the opening 15 minutes. Calvin junior Isky VanDoorne (Calgary, AB/Western Canada HS) nearly scored in the opening two minutes and less than 10 minutes later, Calvin got Loras goalkeeper Jacob Peterson out of the box but could not get a solid touch on a wide-open Loras net.
The Duhawks (18-4-1) then rang the Calvin goalpost in the 14th minutes on a shot by Alex Bradley that hit the post and ricocheted just above the goal-line and then out of danger.
Calvin carried the play for the opening 20 minutes but Loras began to press the attack as the first half wore on, finally breaking through for the go-ahead goal.
Calvin finished the game with 10 corner kicks including five in each half. The Knights were unable to capitalize as the Loras defense led by sweeper back Sam Koenig stiffened as the game wore on.
"I first want to congratulate Loras College and their head coach Dan Rothert," said Calvin men's soccer coach Ryan Souders after the match. "They are a very athletic team and a very committed team and I wish them nothing but the best moving forward."
Souders then spoke about his team's amazing year. "I'm just so proud of our guys. What a year," said Souders. "We set a new bench-mark for our program in terms of wins and getting to a Final Four is just fantastic. Above that, it's the type of young men that we have in our program. That's what it's all about. We're gutted tonight but God's goodness doesn't change and what matters to us and to our program hasn't changed at all."
Loras finished with a 10-8 shots at goal advantage. Giantsopoulos came up with five saves to help keep the game close.
Giantsopoulos was one of seven Calvin seniors who dressed in their final collegiate game Friday night. Also included in the senior class were Nick Groenewold (Oak Brook, IL/Timothy Christian HS), Taylor Pruis (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS), Nolan DuBois (Elmhurst, IL/Timothy Christian /HS), Austin Jorritsma (Redlands, CA/Arrowhead Christian Academy), Jon Filippini (Holland/Holland Christian HS) and Sam Hanover (St. Johns/St. Johns HS).
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 77, Carthage 65
HOLLAND, Mich. - The Calvin men's basketball team got back on the winning track with an impressive 77-65 victor over Carthage College at the Midwest Challenge hosted by Hope College at DeVos Fieldhouse.
Calvin (3-3) led 38-32 at halftime and then went on a 12-3 run to open the second half to build a 50-35 lead.
Carthage (4-2) whittled the Calvin lead down to single digits at 58-51 and later at 71-63 but could not overcome the backcourt attack of Calvin seniors Jordan Daley and Austin Parks. Daley poured in 25 points and 12 rebounds to match a career scoring high and notch his seventh collegiate double-double. Parks had 17 points on 6 of 10 shooting. Sophomore Mike Siegel also had a big game off the bench with 12 points and 10 rebounds to notch his first collegiate double-double.
"It was a real nice performance by our guys," said Calvin men's basketball coach Kevin Vande Streek. "We played with heart and we played for one another. I thought our rebounding was the difference in the game and that comes from heart and determination."
Calvin finished the game with a 51-30 rebounding advantage. Jordon Kedrowski had 22 points for Carthage while Mike Stevenson chipped in with 18.
Calvin will face Wheaton (IL) on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hope's DeVos Fieldhouse.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Knights are in third place going into the third and final day of the Calvin Invite. Calvin has recorded 596 over the past two days, GVSU leads at 1114 points.
"The team tore it up today," said head coach Dan Gelderloos. "It was a heck of a day for Calvin swimming & diving, enthusiasm and teamwork drove the train today and nobody was left behind."
Senior Alayna Gallegos (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville) finished in second place in the 200 fly at 2:08.69, the fastest Calvin-time this season. Freshman Kendall Murphy (Modesto, Calif.) recorded the seventh-fastest time in school history in 11th place at 2:14.44.
Sophomore Abby VanHarn (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) recorded the fourth-fastest time in the 200 freestyle on Friday. VanHarn touched the wall in third place at 1:53.22. VanHarn also recorded the sixth-fastest time in school history in the 50 freestyle at 23.94 in third place.
Freshman Daniella Sugijanto (Walnut Creek, Calif./Northgate) swam the fifth-fastest 100 backstroke time in school history at 1:00.14. Senior Megan Schroder (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) swam a season-best time of 1:00.32.
The Knights will return to the pool on Saturday for the final day of the Calvin Invite.
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 37
1. Grand Valley State University 1114
2. Northern Michigan University 735
3. Calvin College 596
4. University of Alaska Fairbanks 527
5. University of Findlay 501
6. Kalamazoo College 449
7. Grove City College 419
8. Valparaiso University 236
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin men's swimming & diving team is in second place at the Calvin Invite after two days. The Knights have recorded 805.5 points in the last two days. Grand Valley leads at 1019. Friday saw two records fall.
"The team tore it up today," said head coach Dan Gelderloos. "It was a heck of a day for Calvin swimming & diving, enthusiasm and teamwork drove the train today and nobody was left behind."
The Calvin men started the day breaking the school record in the 200 free relay. The team of senior Brandon Muma (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern), senior Mitch Schroder (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian), junior Eli Holstege (Keswick, Va./Covenant) and freshman Jared Britton (Falls Church, Va./George Mason) touched the wall at 1:22.93. The previous record stood since 2007 at 1:23.77.
Brandon Muma broke the school record in the 200 freestyle with a first-place time of 1:39.45. The previous record was set by Andrew Mitchell in 2014 at 1:40.08.
Freshman Ben Holstege (Keswick, Va. /Covenant) had the second-fastest time in school history with a third-place time of 51.05 in the 100 backstroke. Sophomore Skyler Fish (Ionia, Mich./Ionia) finished in fourth place at 51.10.
Jared Britton was .02 seconds away from tying the school record in the 50 freestyle on Friday evening. Britton finished in sixth place at 20.98, recording the second-fastest time in school history.
The Knights will return to the pool on Saturday for the final day of the Calvin Invite.
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 37
1. Grand Valley State University 1019
2. Calvin College 805.5
3. Northern Michigan University 685
4. Wabash College 506
5. University of Findlay 441
6. Valparaiso University 438.5
7. Kalamazoo College 407
8. Grove City College 309
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