CKSR (Calvin Knight Weekend Sports Wrap Part Two For May 1, 2016)

CALVIN KNIGHT WEEKEND SPORTS WRAP (PART TWO) FOR MAY 1, 2016

MEN'S LACROSSE
Calvin 12, Kalamazoo 4

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Calvin men's lacrosse team closed out its 2016 campaign in winning fashion, defeating Kalamazoo College 12-4. The victory snapped a six-game losing streak by the Knights and marked their first conference victory since 2013.

Calvin played from behind early on against Kalamazoo, trailing 2-1 after one quarter of play. The visiting Hornets (4-9 overall, 0-7 MIAA) scored the first two goals of the game before Calvin sophomore Michael Winkler (La Quinta, CA/Palm Desert HS) scored with just 13 seconds left in the quarter. The goal was the first of four that Winkler scored in the contest.

Sophomore Nate Ray (Northville/Northville HS) scored on an extra-man opportunity to tie the game 2-2 off a feed from junior Chris Griffin (Hartland/Hartland HS) early in the second quarter. Three minutes later, Ray scored on a highlight-reel transition goal, receiving a long-bomb pass from freshman Noah Nedd (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and deking Kalamazoo goalie Michael Dutcher for the go-ahead goal.

Junior Joel Schaefer (Clarksville, Md./Annapolis Area Christian HS) and sophomore Austin Bontreger (Fishers, Ind./Heritage Christian HS) followed with unassisted goals and Winkler provided the final first half touch with a goal throught the left wing with just three seconds left in the first half that up the Knights up 6-2.

Calvin outscored Kalamazoo 3-1 in the third quarter with Winkler, Schaefer and Bontreger all scoring goals.

The Knights enjoyed a 3-1 scoring advantage in the fourth quarter as well as Winkler, Griffin and Ray scored for the Knights.

Winkler scored a career-high four goals to go with one assist. Ray had three goals while Schaefer and Bontreger had two goals apiece. Griffin had a goal and an assist while Nedd, freshman Jonathan Miller (Boise, Id./Ambrose School) and freshman Hunter Naggs (Cedarburg, Wisc./Cedarburg HS) all had one assist apiece.

Sophomore Ethan Brown (Famouth, ME/Falmouth HS) had a game-high eight ground balls while Nedd had six. Brown and sophomore Austin Roden (Delaware, Oh./Delaware Christian HS) caused three turnovers apiece.

Freshman goalie Tristan Parece (Kelowna, BC/Kelowna Secondary School) tallied 11 saves to boost his season total to 228 saves while lowering his final season goals-against-average to 13.15.

"It was a good way to end the season," said Calvin men's lacrosse coach Luke Griemsman. "Kalamazoo is a disciplined team and they caught us on the counter attack early. We had to dig down a little deeper to come back and I'm pleased that we showed the resiliency to win. This was a very enjoyable team to coach."

Calvin concludes the 2016 season with an overall record of 6-10 and a conference record of 1-6. The six-win total is a program high, surpassing the two-win total achieved by Calvin's 2013, 2014 and 2015 teams.

"While our overall record was not a winning one, we made significant progress this season," said Griemsman. "We were a competitive program and no one was able to take us lightly. Most importantly, I think each member of this team has a continued excitement for the game of lacrosse. The future is bright with this program."

FINAL 2016 MIAA MEN'S LACROSSE STANDINGS

Albion 7-0
Alma 6-1
Trine 5-2
Olivet 4-3
Hope 3-4
Adrian 2-5
Calvin 1-6
Kalamazoo 0-7

WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Calvin 19, Olivet 2

OLIVET, Mich. - The Calvin women's lacrosse closed out MIAA regular season play with a 19-2 victory at Olivet Saturday afternoon. The Knights are now 10-5 overall and finish second in the final MIAA regular season standings with a 7-1 league mark.

Sophomore Amanda Davio (Okemos/Okemos HS) led Calvin in scoring against Olivet with five goals. Freshman Kelly Pepper (Wycoff, NJ/Indian Hills HS) had four goals and two assists while freshman Emma Tilma (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) also had four goals.

Junior Emily Cefaratti (Hinsdale, Il./Hinsdale Central HS) had a strong all-around game with three goals, two assists, three ground balls and three draw controls.

Freshman Lauryn Slachter (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) came up with two goals, an assist, two ground balls and a draw control. Sophomore Emma Hall (Harare, Zimbabwe/Chisipite HS) had a goal and three ground balls. Freshman Kayla Erffmeyer (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) tallied an assist. Sophomore Madeline Baas (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) chalked up seven draw controls, scooped up two grounders and caused a pair of turnovers.

Freshman goalie Ellis Chalfant (St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis Country Day School) picked up three saves to gain her 10th victory of the season.

"We played strong today," said Calvin women's lacrosse coach Blake Boehm. "We transitioned well on offense and we protected our possessions and we were aware of each other. We had great field vision. These things need to be our focus as we head into next week."

The Knights have the No. 2 seed for next week's MIAA Tournament and will host rival Hope next Thursday at 5 p.m. in an MIAA Tournament semifinal game. Albion is the top seed and and will host fourth-seeded Kalamazoo in the other Thursday semifinal.

FINAL 2016 MIAA WOMEN'S LACROSSE STANDINGS

Albion 8-0
Calvin 7-1
Hope 6-2
Kalamazoo 4-4
Saint Mary's 4-4
Adrian 3-5
Alma 3-5
Trine 1-7
Olivet 0-8

WOMEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 9, Trine 0

ANGOLA, Ind. - The Calvin women's tennis team finished the regular season with a 9-0 victory at Trine on Saturday afternoon. Calvin finishes the regular season with a 13-6 record and a 6-2 mark in the MIAA. This is the sixth 9-0 victory for Calvin and the fourth in the MIAA.
"We played a nice match today," said Calvin Kevin Van Haitsma. "We played clean in doubles to get us off to a quick start and our singles were solid as well. This finishes off a nice regular season for us, finishing in the top three in the MIAA again. Now we look forward to our conference tournament in Kalamazoo."
The junior duo of Ellie Benzel (San Dimas, Ca./San Dimas HS) and Claire Spoelhof (Holland/Holland Christian HS) won at No. 1 doubles over Madison Hatkevich and Brennan, 8-2. The winning continued at No. 2 doubles, with sophomore Jessica Bouma (Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian HS) and sophomore Micaela Seazzu (Albuquerque, NM/Sandia HS) beating Lexi Mack and Kaitlin Black, 8-1. Sophomore Lark Foote (Okemos/Home School) and junior Liz Turner (Audobon, Pa./Delaware County Christian HS) defeated Kinnsey Pass and Sloan Davis at No. 3 doubles, 8-2, they also finished the MIAA season with a 7-1 record.
Ellie Benzel topped Lexi Mack at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 6-4. Benzel finished with a 6-2 record at No. 1 singles in the MIAA.
Claire Spoelhof sank Madison Hatkevich at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 6-0.
Jessica Bouma beat Tarah Brennan at No. 3 singles, 6-0, 6-0.
Micaela Seazzu edged Kinnsey Pass at No. 4 singles, 6-2, 7-6. She has now won in seven-straight matches.
At No. 5 singles, freshman Alyssa Bowman (Rockford/Rockford HS) blanked Kaitlin Black, 6-0, 6-0.
Sophomore Kari Kroeze cruised to victory at No. 6 singles over Carlee Richardson, 6-0, 6-0.
Jessica Bouma, Kari Kroeze (Holland/Holland Christian HS) and Micaela Seazzu all finished MIAA play with a 7-1 record in singles.
The Knights earned the No. 3 seed in the MIAA Tournament and will compete at Kalamazoo on Thursday.

FINAL 2016 MIAA WOMEN'S TENNIS STANDINGS

Hope 8-0
Kalamazoo 7-1
Calvin 6-2
Saint Mary's 5-3
Olivet 4-4
Albion 3-5
Adrian 2-6

MEN'S GOLF

WEST OLIVE - Calvin's bid for an NCAA III Tournament berth came up short on Saturday as the Knights took second at the MIAA Spring Qualifying Tournament.

Spread out over a seven-day period, the 54-hole tournament used to determine the league's automatic qualifier to the NCAA III Tournament concluded Saturday with the final 18-hole round at the Wuskowhan Player's Club.

Calvin posted team score of 304 strokes on Saturday with host Hope winning with a score of 295. The Flying Dutchmen finished 21 strokes ahead of Calvin in the final team standings and head to the NCAA III Tournament May 10-13 in Rochester, New York.

Sophomore John Van Noord (Troy/Oakland Christian HS) led Calvin on Saturday with a round of 72 that tied for first place. Sophomore Ben VanScoyk (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) was next for the Knights, posting a score of 74. Senior Jason Zeigler (Mount Gilead, Oh./Gilead Christian HS) had a 77 while freshman Sam Kuiper (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) had a 79.

Sophomore Matthew Lumbantoruan (Jakarta, Indonesia/Morningstar Academy) rounded out Calvin's finishers with an 81.

Trine was third on Saturday with a score of 308 while Kalamazoo was fourth at 326.

Calvin will close out its spring schedule with an alumni tournament next Saturday at the Watermark Country Club.

MIAA SPRING QUALIFIER 54 HOLE FINAL STANDINGS

Hope - 880
Calvin - 901
Trine - 939
Kalamazoo - 960
Received on Sun May 1 19:01:44 2016