CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 1, 2016
Men's Soccer Shuts Out Albion - Widens MIAA Lead;
Women's Soccer Tripped Up at Hope;
Women's Golf Seventh at MIAA Jamboree #4
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 1, Albion 0
By Gina de Haan
On Saturday afternoon, the Calvin men's soccer team hosted the Britons of Albion College in an early season showdown for first place in the MIAA standings. In addition, the Knights were looking to extend their seven-game win streak, the five most recent of those victories earned against conference opponents.
Ranked 20th nationally, the Knights entered the match sitting atop of the conference standings at 5-0-0 with 15 points. The Britons sat three points back in second place, holding a 4-1-0 league record.
The Knights defeated the visiting Brits 1-0 to extend their win-streak and maintain their first-place position in the conference.
Despite slippery field conditions, the first half was fast-paced with both teams seeing scoring chances early in the contest.
The match remained scoreless until late in the first half, when the Knights capitalized off their persistent offensive pressure. Dillon Weldy (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) got Calvin on the board first when he rocketed a shot into the upper-left corner of the net with 9:16 left before halftime.
At the half, Calvin held a 10-2 shots at goal advantage and a one-nil lead.
In the 61st minute, Albion's Kyle Johnson came in on a breakaway, but Calvin goalkeeper Nate Van Ryn (Grandville, Mich./Calvin Christian HS) came out to challenge, causing Johnson's chip shot to hit the cross bar. The Brits' Bobby Budlong put a shot on goal off the rebound, but was robbed by Van Ryn to preserve Calvin's 1-0 advantage.
Albion was unable to put one past Van Ryn, who made four saves in his sixth consecutive shutout victory. The Knights have yet to give up a goal in league play.
"Albion is a much improved team and they gave us a real battle," said Calvin head coach Ryan Souders. "It's always good to get a conference win at home and we found a way to get it done. Nate (Van Ryn) came up with some big plays for us. He's the kind of player that gets the job done and we needed him today and he came through."
Calvin outshot Albion 19-7 on the afternoon.
The Knights are back in action on Wednesday when they travel to Angola, Indiana to face Trine for another MIAA matchup.
MIAA MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-1-16 GAMES
Calvin 6-0-0
Adrian 4-2-0
Albion 4-2-0
Alma 3-2-1
Kalamazoo 2-2-2
Olivet 2-3-1
Hope 1-5-0
Trine 0-6-0
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Hope 3, Calvin 0
HOLLAND, Mich. - The women's soccer team snapped a three-match unbeaten streak against the Flying Dutch on Saturday. Hope defeated the Knights, 3-0. Calvin falls to 5-6-1 and 4-3-1 in the MIAA. Hope is now 7-1-2 and 6-0-2 in MIAA action.
"You could clearly see that Hope has a lot of talent," said Calvin head coach Mark Recker. "Their pace of play was quite significant in the first half. I think that we regrouped at halftime and were able to get more combination play together and got a few more offensive opportunities."
Rylie Dalton struck first for Hope with a shot that curled into the upper right corner of the net.
Hope struck again when the Hilary Curry put the ball in the back of the net off of a rebound.
Elizabeth Perkins got past the Calvin defense and made it a 3-0 game, late in the second half.
Senior Allie Corp (Livonia, Mich./Stevenson) and junior Sydney Barcey (Cadillac, Mich./Cadillac) both tallied one shot.
Sophomore Brianna Koehn (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern) recorded three saves on Saturday.
The Knights return to action on Tuesday when they resume MIAA action at home against Trine.
MIAA WOMEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-1-16 GAMES
Kalamazoo 7-0-1
Hope 6-0-2
Alma 4-2-2
Calvin 4-3-1
Olivet 4-3-1
Adrian 3-4-1
Albion 2-6-0
Trine 2-6-0
Saint Mary's 0-8-0
WOMEN'S GOLF
ALMA, Mich. - The Calvin women's golf team posted a seventh place team score of 360 strokes at an MIAA Jamboree hosted by Alma Saturday at the Pine River Country Club.
Heading into the 36-hole MIAA Fall Tournament, Calvin remains in sixth place in the overall MIAA team standings.
Junior Emilee McCusker (Hayward, Wisc./Hayward HS) had a terrific round for the Knights, carding a score of 81 that was good for a tie for eighth place individually. McCusker remains ranked in the top 12 in the MIAA overall individual standings.
Sophomore Grace Bolt (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) also had a solid afternoon for Calvin, firing a season-best score of 85.
Freshman Jessica Zylstra (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) also had a season-best round of 93.
Senior Amira Bousaab (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian HS) had a 101 and sophomore Nicole VanderYacht (Kentwood, Mich./South Christian HS) had a 105 to round out Calvin's starting lineup.
Competing as individuals, senior Katherine Ryan (Haslett, Mich./Haslett HS) had a 97, junior Gen Best (Brighton, Mich./Brighton HS) had a 99 and sophomore Katy Hamilton (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Catholic Central HS) a 104.
Saint Mary's and Hope tied for first place on Saturday with team scores of 321. Hope remains in the lead in the overall MIAA team standings.
Megan Klintworth of Hope, Laura Bacso of Olivet and Julia DeBelly of Trine shared medalist honors on Saturday with rounds of 71.
Calvin will now prepare for the MIAA Fall Tournament October 7 and 8 at the Bedford Valley Country Club in Battle Creek.
MIAA JAMBOREE #4 TEAM SCORES
Hope 321
Saint Mary's 321
Olivet 322
Trine 330
Adrian 345
Alma 357
Calvin 360
Albion 364
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