CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 4, 2016
Volleyball Sweeps Olivet;
Women's Soccer Tops Trine
VOLLEYBALL
Calvin 3, Olivet 0
OLIVET, Mich. - The Calvin volleyball team improved to 14-0 on the year with a 3-0 victory at Olivet. Calvin has now won 22-straight road matches. The Knights improve to 8-0 in the MIAA and Olivet falls to 10-10 and 2-6 in the MIAA. The Knights swept the Comets, 25-12, 25-11, 25-22. Calvin is now 79-2 all-time against Olivet.
"I am very proud of the team," said head coach Amber Warners. "Olivet played very well and they challenged us today. I am happy with how we responded and we will have to get ready for Friday."
The Knights jumped out to an early lead on the Comets on Tuesday, taking an 8-2 lead behind the serve of junior Kristen Vyletel (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron). The Knights would close the set on a 7-1 run to take the set. 25-12. Calvin recorded six service aces in the first set, including three from Kristen Vyletel. Senior Laura Danhoff (Willard, Ohio/Willard) had five kills.
Calvin started the second set on a 3-0 run behind serve of junior Emily Blankespoor (Grand Rapids, Mich./South Christian). The Knights would not give the lead back the rest of the set. The Maroon and Gold would close the set on a 9-0 run behind the serve of Laura Danhoff and take the set 25-11. Calvin would hit .371 in the second set and hold Olivet to hitting, -.038.
The Knights would find themselves in a battle in the third set. Sophomore Keilahna Castillo (Grandville, Mich./Grandville) started the with an ace to get the ball rolling. Trailing 4-3, junior Tessa Van Laare (Toronto, Ontario/Toronto District Christian) tied the set with a cross-court kill and Laura Danhoff would give the Knights the lead with a slam down the middle. The Comets would fight back and take a 7-6 lead, sophomore Anna Kamp (Orland Park, Ill./Chicago Christian) would stop the run with a kill. Olivet would once again take a lead at 9-7 and would push the lead to 15-12. Coming out of a timeout, the Knights would rally with a 5-0 behind the serve of Kristen Vyletel. Calvin would take a 24-19 lead, before Olivet would chip the lead to 24-22. Tessa Van Laare ended the match at 25-22.
Laura Danhoff had a game-high 13 kills and Anna Kamp followed with 10. Jenna Lodewyk tallied 36 assists. Anna Kamp led the Knights with eight digs and Laura Danhoff had three blocks. The Knights recorded 12 aces, including six from Kristen Vyletel.
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The Knights return to action on Friday when they travel to Albion to face the Britons.
MIAA VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 10-4-16
Calvin 8-0
Hope 7-1
Adrian 6-2
Saint Mary's 5-3
Alma 3-5
Albion 2-6
Olivet 2-6
Trine 2-6
Kalamazoo 1-7
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 1, Trine 0
By Gina de Haan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - On Tuesday afternoon, the Calvin women's soccer team hosted Trine in the teams' second matchup of the season. The Knights snapped their four-match winless streak, defeating the Thunder 1-0.
With the win, Calvin (6-6-1 overall, 5-3-1 MIAA) is now tied for third place in the MIAA standings with Olivet.
In the first meeting of the year between the two teams, the Knights took home a 5-2 victory, backed by a strong offensive effort by senior Brianna Russell (Plainwell, MI/Delton-Kellogg HS) who recorded a hat-trick.
In Tuesday's match, Russell scored her forth against the Thunder, her seventh of the season, to put the Knights up 1-0. In the 17th minute, Camie Rietberg (Wyoming, MI/Calvin Christian HS) crossed the ball to Russell who sent it into the bottom left corner of the net.
With just over one minute left in the first half, the Thunder saw a two-on-one chance, but were unable to capitalize as they were called offside.
At halftime, shots were 8-3 in favor of the Knights.
Despite a competitive second half, with multiple scoring chances for the Thunder, Russell's goal would be the only goal of the afternoon.
Calvin outshot Trine 15-7 in the victory. Goalkeeper Brianna Koehn (Grand Rapids, MI/Forest Hills Eastern HS) made five saves.
"We are happy to get the win and pick up three points in the (league) standings," said Calvin women's soccer coach Mark Recker. "We are coming off a tough stretch of games and it was important to get a positive result which we did today. We have a little time to regroup and refocus and our goal is to come out with renewed vigor in our next game."
The Knights are back in action on October 12 at Albion. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
MIAA WOMEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-4-16
Kalamazoo 8-0-1
Hope 6-1-2
Calvin 5-3-1
Olivet 5-3-1
Alma 4-2-2
Adrian 3-5-1
Albion 3-6-0
Trine 2-7-0
Saint Mary's 0-9-0
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