CKSR (Calvin Knight Sports Report for April 12, 2016

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 12, 2016

Weekly Honors for Calvin Track and Field Athetes;
Women's Tennis Tops Albion;
Baseball Doubled Up by Bulldogs;
Women's Lacrosse Edged by Albion;
Men's Lacrosse Falls at Hope;
Women's Golf Fourth at Hope Quad Invitational

WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

Jenna Dyksen and Lauren Strohbehn of Calvin captured Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) on Tuesday for meets through April 10.
Dyksen, a sophomore from Hawthorne, N.J., earned field athlete honors after claiming the triple jump title at the Millikin Big Blue Invitational on Saturday. She was seeded in the middle of the pack of 13 triple jump competitors but beat out fellow teammates by more than eight inches for the win. Dyksen's leap of 35-09.25 led a 1-2-3 finish by the Knights in the event. On the track, she finished second in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.65.
Strohbehn, a junior from Stillwater, Minn.., won track athlete honors for her victory in the 5,000 meter run at the Millikin Big Blue Invitational last weekend. She came into the race seeded second but won the title by more than 11 seconds over the top seed from Millikin. Strohbehn recorded a season-best time of 17:40.70 to win the race.

MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

Luke Wolters and Zac Nowicki of Calvin swept the Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) on Tuesday for meets through April 10.
Wolters, a senior from Vincennes, Ind., earned field athlete honors following a first-place showing in the pole vault at the Millikin Big Blue Invitational on Saturday he entered the competition seeded second but beat out the top seed by nearly six inches. Wolters cleared a height of 14-11 to lead a field of 15 competitors in the event.
Nowicki, a junior from Comstock Park, captured track athlete honors by winning the steeplechase title with a career-best time at the Millikin Big Blue Invitational last weekend. He led four Knights that finished among the top five across the finish line in a time of 9:25.68. Nowicki's time places him No. 15 on the latest NCAA DIII Outdoor Track and Field performance list.

WOMEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 8, Albion 1

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin women's tennis team snapped a two-match losing streak with an 8-1 victory over Albion. The Knights are now 9-5 and 2-2 in the MIAA, Albion falls to 9-3 and 2-1 in the MIAA.
"It was a good win," said Calvin head coach Kevin Van Haitsma. "Albion is a formidable opponent and we feel good about the result. Getting two of the three doubles points was a big early key. I thought we stepped up our level of competition at each singles flight as well. We competed well and we got the job done."
The Knights started the afternoon with taking two points in doubles play. Junior Liz Turner and sophomore Lark Foote defeated Rachel Barry and Kirsten Moore at No. 3 doubles, 8-0. At No. 2 doubles, sophomore Jessica Bouma and sophomore Micaela Seazzu beat Lauren Solano and Chrissy Gauss, 8-2.
Sophomore Kari Kroeze earned the victory at No. 6 singles over Courtney Rogers, 6-0, 6-0.
Micaela Seazzu had a 5-0 victory over Chrissy Gauss at No. 5 singles by default.
Jessica Bouma swept Lauren Rasmussen at No. 3 singles, 6-0, 6-0.
Junior Ellie Benzel was victorious at No. 1 singles over Heather Vogt, 6-1, 6-4.
At No. 2 singles, junior Claire Spoelhof defeated Lauren Solano, 6-2, 6-0.
Freshman Alyssa Bowman completed the singles sweep at No. 5 singles over Rachel Berry, 6-0, 6-0.
The Knights have their final home match of the year on Saturday when they host Saint Mary's.

MIAA WOMEN'S TENNIS STANDINGS THROUGH 4-12-16 GAMES

Hope 3-0
Kalamazoo 3-0
Albion 2-1
Saint Mary's 2-1
Calvin 2-2
Adrian 2-2
Olivet 1-2
Trine 0-3
Alma 0-4

BASEBALL
Adrian 6, Calvin 4
Adrian 24, Calvin 8

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin baseball team fell to Adrian twice on Tuesday afternoon. The Bulldogs won game one 6-4 and the second game 24-8. Calvin falls to 7-16 on the year ans 3-9 in MIAA play.
Adrian struck first on Tuesday with three runs in the first inning and added a run in the third inning.
Senior Jordan VanderWall (Wyoming/South Christian HS) got Calvin on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third inning with a single through the right side of the infield, scoring freshman Jonathan Keane. Junior Colton Wolfe (Eaton Rapids/Eaton Rapids HS) would then single through the left side of the infield to score freshman Steven Dogger.
Sophomore Ryan Stewart (Detroit/Parkway Christian HS) tied the game in the fourth inning with a homerun over the left-field fence.
Adrian would break the tie with two runs in the sixth inning.
Senior Kyle Wasserberger (Spring/Spring Lakes HS) went 3.1 innings on Tuesday. He recorded one strikeout.
Jordan VanderWall had a game-high three hits.
The Bulldog bats went wild in game two, taking an early 4-0 lead in the first inning.
Sophomore Nick Steiginga (Mahwah, NJ/Eastern Christian HS) scored Jordan VanderWall on a sacrifice fly in the first inning.
Adrian would score four more runs before the Knights scored in the bottom of the third inning. Junior Mike Kempton (Edwardsburg/Edwardsburg HS) doubled to centerfield to score Nick Steiginga and Ryan Stewart.
The Bulldogs broke the game open with a 16-0 run.
In the sixth inning, Jonathan Keane (Brookfield, Wisc/Brookfield Central HS) scored on a wild pitch. Sophomore Nate DeZwaan singled through the right side of the infield to score Mike Kempton and Jonathan Keane. Jordan VanderWall would score Steven Dogger (Holland/Holland Calvary HS).
The final run of game would be scored in the bottom of the seventh inning when Jordan VanderWall singled to second base, scoring Mike Kempton.
The game was called after the eighth inning due to darkness.
Jordan VanderWall, Nick Steiginga and Mike Kempton all recorded two hits.
Sophomore Schuyler Van Tol (Whitinsville, Mass./Whitinsville Christian HS) had a strong outing on the mound, throwing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts.
The Knights return to action on Thursday when they host Albion.

MIAA BASEBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-12-16 GAMES

Adrian 10-2
Trine 9-3
Alma 8-4
Kalamazoo 7-5
Hope 6-6
Albion 3-9
Calvin 3-9
Olivet 2-10

WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Albion 7, Calvin 4

By Gina de Haan

On Tuesday afternoon, the Calvin women's lacrosse team faced off against Albion College in a key conference matchup. The game was a rematch of last year's MIAA Tournament Championship game in which Albion claimed a narrow 11-10 victory.

Both the Knights and Britons entered the game undefeated in the MIAA, with Calvin 1-0 and Albion 2-0. Last Wednesday the Knights rolled over Trine 22-1, while the Britons have recorded wins against Olivet and Alma.

It was Albion who maintained its perfect conference record, defeating Calvin 7-4.

The first 15 minutes of play were scoreless as both goalkeepers put on strong defensive performances.

With 14:37 remaining in the first half, Albion's Cait Gaitley scored the first goal of the afternoon off an assist by Kadie Koolwick.

Just over five minutes later, Calvin's Amanda Davio (Okemos/Okemos) evened the score back up, with an unassisted goal.

Kelly Pepper (Wyckoff, NJ/Indians Hills HS) added to the Knights' offensive effort, scoring a beauty of a goal with just under eight minutes left in the first half.

However, this advantage was short-lived as Albion knotted the score at two after a goal by Julie Wood, assisted by Alex Radzville. 5:55 remained in the first half.

With 2:44 left to play before halftime, Cait Gaitley scored again for the Britons to earn back their lead, this time off a free position attempt.

A last-second goal by Albion's Kadie Koolwick, assisted by Gaitley, gave the Brits a 4-2 halftime advantage.

Albion got off to a strong second half start and used its momentum to hold on to the lead during the remainder of play.

4:13 into the half, Julie Wood scored to put Albion up 5-2 over the Knights. Just over two minutes later, Koolwick added another point for the Brits, capitalizing on a free position shot.

Calvin's Lauryn Slachter (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) answered Koolwick's goal with a free position goal of her own. The Knights trailed Albion by three with 21:20 left in the contest.

With 16:17 remaining, Gaitley scored again for the Brits, earning herself a hat-trick and her team a 7-3 lead.

Despite the Knights' comeback efforts, they were only able to score one more goal before time expired. The goal came from Lauryn Slachter once again, as she netted an unassisted goal while the Knights had a man-advantage.

In the loss, Calvin goalkeeper Ellis Chalfant (St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis Country Day School) recorded 19 saves out of 33 Albion shots. The Knights put 20 shots on Albion goalkeeper Victoria Della pia, who had 11 saves on the afternoon.

Albion won 10 draw controls while Calvin only won two, and scooped up 19 groundballs while the Knights had seven. The Knights were 18-20 on clear attempts, while the visitors completed 19 out of their 23 attempts.

The Knights continue into the heart of their conference season as they travel to Alma on Saturday to take on the Scots (1-8, 0-2 MIAA). Game start is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

MIAA WOMEN'S LACROSSE STANDINGS THROUGH 4-12-16 GAMES

Hope 3-0
Saint Mary's 3-0
Albion 3-0
Calvin 1-1
Kalamazoo 1-1
Alma 1-2
Adrian 0-2
Olivet 0-3
Trine 0-3
MEN'S LACROSSE
Hope 17, Calvin 8

HOLLAND, Mich. - Calvin dropped a hard-fought 17-8 decision at Hope Tuesday night at Van Andel Stadium.

Calvin got off to a slow start, trailing 4-0 after one quarter and 7-0 early in the second quarter. The Knights were able to come back with three second quarter goals as junior Chris Griffin (Hartland/Hartland HS), junior Joel Schaefer (Clarksville, Md./Annapolis Area Christian HS) and sophomore Ethan Brown (Falmouth, ME/Falmouth HS) scored for the Knights.

Hope was able to take a 10-3 lead into halftime.

Calvin (5-5 overall, 0-1 MIAA) outscored Hope 4-1 in the third quarter to trail 11-7 heading into the final 15 minutes of play. Freshman Max Foster (Bloomfield Hills/Bloomfield Brother Rice HS), freshman Jonathon Miller (Boise, ID/Ambrose School), freshman Hunter Naggs (Cedarburg, Wisc./Cedarburg HS) and Griffin scored third period goals for the Knights.

Hope pulled away in the fourth quarter however, outscoring the Knights 6-1 in the final period to seal the win.

Hope outshot Calvin 31-14 but freshman goalkeeper Tristan Parece (Kelowna, British Columbia/Kelowna Secondary School) came up with 14 saves.

Calvin has a quick turnaround as it will host Olivet on Thursday at 4 p.m. in conference play.

MIAA MEN'S LACROSSE STANDINGS THROUGH 4-12-16 GAMES

Alma 2-0
Albion 2-0
Hope 1-0
Trine 1-1
Calvin 0-1
Olivet 0-1
Adrian 0-1
Kalamazoo 0-2

WOMEN'S GOLF

SAUGATUCK, Mich. - The Calvin women's golf team took fourth at the Hope College Spring Quad on Tuesday, posting a team score of 380 strokes. Tuesday's competition took place at the Ravines Golf Club.

Senior Sarah Arendsen (Wayland/Wayland HS) led Calvin with a 92 that was good for 11th place individually.

Senior Casey Harkema (Holt/Holt HS) took 13th, carding a round of 93.

Sophomore Emilee McCusker (Hayward, Wisc./Hayward HS) had a round of 97 while freshman Grace Bolt (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) senior Shara Reynolds (Big Rapids/Big Rapids HS) had rounds of 98.

Host Hope took first place with a round of 325. Britni Gielow of Hope claimed medalist honors with a round of 79.
Received on Tue Apr 12 23:38:40 2016