CKSR (Women's Soccer Edged in Overtime at Kalamazoo)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Women's Soccer Edged in Overtime at Kalamazoo

WOMEN'S SOCCER
Kalamazoo 2, Calvin 1 (OT)

After claiming an overtime win at Kalamazoo a year ago Calvin had the tables turned on itself Thursday night as the Hornets knocked off the Knights 2-1 in an overtime thriller.

The victory keeps Kalamazoo (3-0-1 MIAA) tied with Hope atop the MIAA standings while Calvin (2-2-0 MIAA) falls into a tie for fourth place in the league table with Alma.

Calvin (3-3-0 overall) struck first on Thursday night as senior Carly Veenstra (Haledon, NJ/Eastern Christian HS) whipped in a rebound shot in the 72nd minute. The goal was the third of the year for Veenstra and came off a rebound shot by senior Brianna Russell (Plainwell/Delton-Kellogg HS) that caromed off the post came back to Veenstra.

Kalamazoo (4-2-1 overall) leveled the score just two minutes later on a goal by Sarah George.

Veenstra later had a pair of shots at goal in the 88th minute that sailed wide.

In overtime, Kalamazoo pressed the attack and was awarded a penalty kick after a Calvin foul in the box 2:09 left in the first overtime session.

Katie Sorensen placed the penalty kick into the back of the net, giving the Hornets the win.

"We had a great team effort tonight," said Calvin women's soccer coach Mark Recker. "It was disappointing to lose on a penalty kick but we did what we had to do. We played hard throughout and we gave ourselves a chance to win. That is all you can ask for as a coach."

Kalamazoo finished with a 15-7 shots at goal advantage. Sophomore goalkeeper Brianna Koehn (Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Eastern HS) had five saves in net for the Knights.

Calvin returns to action on Saturday when it hosts the Adrian Bulldogs at noon.

MIAA WOMEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 9-15-16 GAMES

Hope 3-0-1
Kalamazoo 3-0-1
Olivet 2-0-1
Alma 2-1-0
Calvin 2-1-0
Albion 1-3-0
Trine 1-3-0
Adrian 0-2-1
Saint Mary's 0-4-0
Received on Thu Sep 15 23:23:16 2016