CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR JAN. 13, 2016
Women's Basketball Rallies for Win Over Adrian;
Men's Basketball Cruises to Win at Olivet;
Swimming and Diving Teams Continue to Hold National Rankings
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 91, Adrian 81
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The No. 18 Knights overcame a 15-point deficit on Wednesday to defeat the Adrian Bulldogs, 91-81. Calvin outscored Adrian in the final 20 minutes, 58-39. The win moves Calvin to 11-3 on the year and 6-0 in the MIAA. Adrian falls to 7-7 and 4-2 in the MIAA.
"Tonight showed we have a lot of character in this program," said head coach John Ross. "We have wonderful people, great young women. To respond after we struggled a bit and Adrian came out incredibly well. It just shows the heart of our players, we talked about our heart and having to play harder in the locker room at halftime and I was really proud with how we responded."
The first quarter saw the Bulldogs jump out to an early and take a 19-13 lead. The Knights would go on a 4-0 before Antoinea McElroy of Adrian drained a three-point basket before time expired to lead, 22-17.
Adrian started the second quarter off strong, scoring five points in the first minute. The Bulldogs would push the lead to 15 at 36-21 five minutes left in the second quarter. The Knights would continue to chip away at the lead with a 10-0 run to cut the lead to 36-31. Calvin would go into halftime trailing, 42-33.
The Knights started the third quarter with a 7-0 run to cut into Adrian lead. Sophomore Bre Luurtsema (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian) tied the game at 48 with a layup and gave the Knights the lead with a free throw. In the third quarter, Calvin outscored Adrian, 26-11 to lead 59-53 after 30 minutes.
Sophomore Ali Spayde (Lewis Center, Ohio/Worthington Christian) started the fourth quarter draining a three-point basket to set the tone for the Knights. The Bulldogs would put a dent in the Calvin lead but the Knights would make their free throws to fend off the Bulldogs.
Ali Spayde led the Knights on Wednesday with 26 points. Junior Anna Timmer (Caledonia, Mich./South Christian) had a team-high 15 rebounds and five steals on the night. Senior Abby Springer (Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills) had the most assists for the Knights with six.
The Knights shot 55.9% in the final 20 minutes, compared to 33.3% in the first 20 minutes and shot 58.3% from three-point range in the final two quarters, compared to 22.2% in the first two quarters. Calvin also took advantage in the paint in the final 20 minutes, outscoring Adrian in the paint, 22-10.
The Knights return to action on Saturday as they hit the road to face the Scots of Alma College.
MIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 1-13-16 GAMES
Calvin 6-0
Hope 6-0
Adrian 4-2
Olivet 4-2
Trine 3-3
Kalamazoo 3-4
Albion 1-5
Saint Mary's 1-6
Alma 0-6
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 91, Olivet 44
By Gina de Haan
After failing to make a field goal in the final 4:48 of its previous contest against Albion, the Calvin men's basketball team came into Wednesday evening's contest ready to execute better offensively and come out with a victory.
The Knights travelled to Olivet College for their third MIAA matchup of the season. Calvin came into the contest 6-7 overall, with a 1-1 conference record while the Comets entered 1-12, with a 0-2-conference mark.
Calvin was looking to bounce back from a tough 65-60 loss, while Olivet was also looking to reverse its course after being defeated on Saturday as well, dropping a 79-64 decision to Hope College.
However, it was the Knights who came out on top, rolling to a 91-44 victory over their hosts.
The Comets were the first to strike, earning a quick three points off a triple from Nick Niznak, but Calvin quickly answered. The Knights went on an early 12-0 run, with four of their starters contributing to the scoring effort. A jumper from Olivet's Eric Ewing made the score 12-7, still in Calvin's favor, but junior Mike Siegel (Fremont, MI/Fremont HS) drained one from behind the arc to return a double digit lead to the Knights (15-5).
Calvin continued to build on its first half advantage behind a solid shooting effort from junior Nate Drews (Rochester Hills, MI/Rochester Hills Lutheran HS), who came off the bench to go 4-4 from three-point range. Despite a pair of made threes by Olivet in the final four minutes of the half, the Knights headed into the locker room with a 41-25 lead.
At halftime, Drews had 12 points, followed by Siegel and senior Jordan Daley (Grand Rapids, MI/Grand Rapids Christian HS) who had 11 and 8 points, respectively.
Tony Canonie kept the momentum moving in favor of the Knights by hitting back-to-back threes to start the second half.
The Knights outscored Olivet 50-19 in the second half, during which they racked up a 29-point streak, holding the Comets scoreless for over 12 minutes.
All sixteen members of the Calvin squad saw the floor and thirteen contributed points. The Knight bench put forth 47 points to the scoring effort.
Drews led all scorers with a career-high 20 points, capitalizing on 7-10 field goals and 6-8 triples.
"Nate Drews is just an offensive weapon for us that forces teams to guard him on the perimeter," says head coach Kevin Vande Streek. "That helps open up the floor for everyone else."
Daley added 17 points, also contributing seven rebounds, three blocks and three assists. Siegel finished with 13 points and six rebounds and senior Austin Parks (Niles, MI/Niles HS) chipped in 10 points.
"I'm really proud of our guys," says Vande Streek who was pleased with his team's focus and intensity. "I thought we started well, had a little bit of a lapse later in the first half, but came out of the locker room in the second half well. "
Calvin outrebounded its opponent 55-30. The Knights were 33-70 (47.1%) from the floor and 11-24 (45.8%) from three-point range, while the Comets capitalized on only 18 of their 64 field goals (28.1%) and shot 25% (7-28) from behind the arc.
The Knights will be back in action Saturday afternoon when they host a hot Alma College team (10-4, 3-0 MIAA) in another conference contest. Tip-off is at 3 p.m.
MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 1-13-16 GAMES
Alma 3-0
Albion 2-1
Calvin 2-1
Hope 2-1
Trine 2-1
Adrian 1-2
Olivet 0-3
Kalamazoo 0-3
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
The Calvin men's swimming and diving team is ranked 13th in the latest Division III Top 25 poll released by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.
Calvin opened the year ranked 12th by the CSCAA in November and was then ranked 10th in the poll released last month.
Calvin is currently 6-2 in dual meet competition and returns to action on Saturday with a dual meet at Albion slated to start at 1 p.m.
The latest poll can be found online at: http://us11.campaign-archive2.com/?u=4431f0555af57dfc9f32bb291&id=89a8a6af8f&e=961ea5e283
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
The Calvin women's swimming and diving team is ranked 18th in the latest Division III Top 25 poll released by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.
Calvin opened the year ranked 24th by the CSCAA in November and was then ranked 13th in the poll released last month.
Calvin is currently 6-3 in dual meet competition and returns to action on Saturday with a dual meet at Albion slated to start at 1 p.m.
The latest poll can be found online at: http://us11.campaign-archive2.com/?u=4431f0555af57dfc9f32bb291&id=89a8a6af8f&e=961ea5e283
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