CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Men's Soccer Shuts Out Alma;
Women's Soccer Edged by Wheaton;
Women's Golf Takes Seventh at MIAA Jamboree
ALMA, Mich. - The 20th-ranked Calvin men's soccer team secured a hard-fought 2-0 victory at Alma's Scotland Yard Tuesday afternoon.
The victory keeps Calvin on top of the MIAA table with a 5-0-0 league record, three points clear of second place Albion (4-1-0). The two teams will meet in a showdown for first place on Saturday at Calvin's Zuidema Field at 2:30 p.m.
Calvin (8-1-0 overall) struck for a goal in each half against Alma (6-3-1 overall, 2-2-1 MIAA).
Sophomore Jacob Witte (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) scored an unassisted goal just 3:38 into the match. The Knights threated to score several times after that but could not add to their total until the 56th minute when sophomore Trent Vegter (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS) was able to score off a feed from senior Isky VanDoorne (Calgary, AB/Western Canada HS).
Junior Nate Van Ryn (Grandville, Mich./Calvin Christian HS) collected three saves in goal for Calvin to record his fifth shutout victory of the season.
Calvin finished with an 18-7 shots at goal advantage. Nick Strait had eight saves in goal for the Scots.
"It was good to get a road win in the conference," said Calvin men's soccer coach Ryan Souders. "Alma is a very well-coached team and they were prepared. We've got to work these next few days and get read for a big matchup on Saturday."
MIAA MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 9-27-16 GAMES
Calvn 5-0-0
Albion 4-1-0
Adrian 3-2-0
Alma 2-2-1
Olivet 2-2-1
Kalamazoo 1-2-2
Hope 1-4-0
Trine 0-5-0
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Wheaton 1, Calvin 0
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin women's soccer team fell to Wheaton on Tuesday afternoon, 1-0. The loss moves Calvin to 5-4-1 on the year and Wheaton improves to 3-6-0.
"Wheaton played a good game today," said head coach Mark Recker. "I felt that we didn't bring the energy that we need to bring to win today."
Wheaton tallied the only goal of the day in the 59th minute, when Autumn Rasmussen snuck past a defender and put the ball in the back of the net.
Calvin had its chances, but was not able to capitalize. In the 71st minute, junior Sydney Barcey (Cadillac, Mich./Cadillac) rang a shot off the crossbar.
Freshman Whitney Koets (Grandville, Mich./Calvin Christian) had a team-high two shots.
Sophomore Brianna Koehn (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern) recorded seven saves on Tuesday.
The Knights return to action Wednesday at Olivet.
WOMEN'S GOLF
SAUGUTUCK, Mich. - The Calvin women's golf team took seventh at an MIAA Jamboree hosted by Hope Tuesday afternoon at the Ravines Golf Club.
Playing in cool and breezy conditions, the Knights fired a team score of 382. Host Hope won Tuesday's competition with a score of 322.
Calvin currently sits in sixth place in the overall MIAA team standings with 1,105 strokes, four strokes ahead of seventh place Albion and 30 strokes back of fifth place Trine.
Sophomore Nicole VanderYacht (Kentwood, Mich./South Christian HS) led Calvin on Tuesday with a round of 89.
Sophomore Grace Bolt (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) had a round of 95 while junior Emilee McCusker (Hayward, Wisc./Hayward HS) had a 96.
Freshman Jessica Zylstra (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian HS) chipped in with a round of 102 while senior Amira Bousaab (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian HS) had a 109.
Megan Klintworth of Hope was the tournament medalist with a round of 75.
Calvin returns to league action on Saturday, competing at an MIAA Jamboree hosted by Alma at the Pine River Country Club at 1 p.m.
MIAA JAMBOREE #3 TEAM SCORES (at RAVINES GOLF CLUB)
Hope 322
Olivet 323
Saint Mary's 335
Alma 350
Trine 359
Albion 366
Calvin 382
Adrian 393
OVERALL TEAM STANDINGS THROUGH 9-27-16
Hope 963
Saint Mary's 987
Olivet 998
Alma 1069
Trine 1075
Calvin 1105
Albion 1109
Adrian 1139
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