CKSR (Volleyball and Women's Soccer Claim Tuesday Night Victories at Adrian)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCT. 18, 2016

Volleyball and Women's Soccer Claim Tuesday Night Victories at Adrian

VOLLEYBALL
Calvin 3, Adrian 0

ADRIAN, Mich. - The No. 1 Calvin volleyball team swept the Adrian Bulldogs on Tuesday evening, 3-0. The Knights defeated the Bulldogs, 25-21, 25-18, 25-16. Calvin remains perfect at 22-0 on the season and 12-0 in MIAA play, two matches ahead of second-place Hope. Adrian falls to 13-10 and 7-4 in the MIAA. Junior Jenna Lodewyk (Villa Park, Ill./Timothy Christian) surpassed two milestones on Tuesday with her 1000th serve and 3000th career assist.
"We made an important step in the league tonight," said head coach Amber Warners. "Adrian is a really tough team and it is never easy to win there. We really fought hard tonight and picked up a very important victory."
The Knights and Bulldogs found themselves in a battle in the first set with neither team having more than three points of separation from the other. Calvin finally took a four-point lead at the 21-17 mark with a kill by junior Tessa Van Laare (Toronto, Ontario/Toronto District Christian). Adrian would cut the lead to 22-20, but Calvin would close on a 3-1 run, to take the set, 25-21. Sophomore Anna Kamp (Orland Park, Ill./Chicago Christian) had seven kills in the first set.
Calvin jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the second set behind the serve of junior Kristen Vyletel (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron). The Bulldogs would bite back and tie the set at nine. The Knights would respond with an 8-2 run. The run was propelled by a pair of kills from senior Laura Danhoff (Willard, Ohio/Willard) and freshman Sarah DeVries (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian). Calvin would take the set, 25-18. Anna Kamp had three total blocks in the second set.
The third set was all Calvin, the serve of junior Emily Blankespoor (Grand Rapids, Mich./South Christian) gave Calvin an early 9-1 lead. Calvin would not allow the Bulldogs to get closer than six points and would take the set, 25-16. The Knights hit .483 in the third set and had six kills from Laura Danhoff.
The Knights held Adrian to a -.010 hitting percentage on Tuesday, the fourth time this season they held an opponent to a negative percentage. Three Knights had double-digit kills on Tuesday, Anna Kamp with 13, Tessa Van Laare with 12 and Laura Danhoff with 10. Jenna Lodewyk finished with 33 assists. Emily Blankespoor led the team with two aces and sophomore Keilahna Castillo (Grandville, Mich./Grandville) had a game-high 13 digs. Sarah DeVries and Anna Kamp both tallied four blocks in the win.
The Knights return to action on Saturday for the final regular-season road match of the season at Kalamazoo.

MIAA VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 10-18-16

Calvin 12-0
Hope 9-2
Adrian 7-4
Saint Mary's 7-4
Alma 6-6
Albion 4-8
Olivet 3-8
Kalamazoo 2-10
Trine 2-10

WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 4, Adrian 2

ADRIAN, Mich. - Calvin used four unanswered goals to propel itself to a 4-2 come-from-behind conference victory at Adrian Tuesday night. With the win, Calvin claims a vital three points and is now tied with Alma for third place in the league standings.

Adrian jumped off to a quick start, scoring in the 17th minute as Kirsten Chambers scored off a pass from Caroline Fleming. In the 30th minute, Adrian (5-9-1 overall, 3-8-1 MIAA) doubled its lead when Chambers set up Mackenzie Wilcox for a goal.

Calvin (8-7-1 overall, 7-4-1 MIAA) grabbed a lifeline with 54 seconds left in the first half as senior Allie Corp (Livonia, Mich./Stevenson HS) scored off an assist from sophomore Bekah Maguire (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian HS).

Trailing by one, Calvin pushed for the equalizer and found gold in the 68th minute on a corner kick by senior Kailey Jo (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS). On the corner, Jo sent a ball into the box that junior Anica Pausma (Tinley Park, Il./Chicago Christian HS) was able to head into the back of the net. It marked the second straight game that Kailey Jo has served in a corner that led to a goal.

With 10:23 left in regulation, Calvin took the lead on a shot by sophomore Mackenna Nesky (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS). Nesky was able to take a shot from the top of the box that redirected off an Adrian defender and sailed over the keeper's head and into the back of the net.

With 7:34 remaining, Maquire put the capper on the Calvin comeback with an unassisted goal to close out the scoring.

"Tonight was another step in this team taking a step forward," said Calvin women's soccer coach Mark Recker. "This was our first important win on the road and it came after conceding the first two goals. We showed strong resilience to fight back and I thought our seniors, particularly Allie Corp and Kailey Jo came up with vital plays when we need them. We are gaining confidence but there is still much work to be done."

Calvin finished the game with a 12-7 shots at goal advantage. Sophomore Brianna Koehn (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern HS) had five saves in nets for the Knights.

Calvin will travel to Saint Mary's on Saturday for a 5 p.m. conference match.

MIAA WOMEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-18-16 GAMES

Kalamazoo 10-1-2 (32 points)
Hope 8-2-2 (26 points)
Alma 6-2-4 (22 points)
Calvin 7-4-1 (22 points)
Olivet 6-4-1 (19 points)
Albion 6-6-1 (19 points)
Adrian 3-8-1 (10 points)
Trine 3-10-0 (9 points)
Saint Mary's 0-12-0 (0 points)
Received on Tue Oct 18 23:45:57 2016