CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 19, 2016
Men's Soccer Stays Top of the MIAA Table With 1-0 Win at Olivet;
Men's Soccer and Women's Volleyball Teams Crack First NCAA III Regional Rankings;
Calvin Fall Sports Teams Continue to Remain Nationally-Ranked
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 1, Olivet 0
OLIVET, Mich. - The 25th-ranked Calvin men's soccer team maintained a firm grip on first place in the MIAA standings with a 1-0 win at Olivet Wednesday afternoon.
Calvin (13-2- overall, 10-1-0 MIAA) remains eight points clear of Alma in the league standings with three regular season conference games left to play.
Calvin outshot Olivet (3-13-1 overall, 3-7-1 MIAA) by a 24-3 margin but put only one of its shots in the back of the net.
Calvin's lone goal came from junior Mitch Stark (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon HS) in the 14th minute of play as he slipped in a shot off a pass from sophomore Trent Vegter (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS). The goal was the third of the year for Stark.
Calvin continued to press for a second goal but came up empty on several chances. Olivet meanwhile came up with a corner kick and a pair of shots at goal in the final two minutes of play but Calvin's defense was able to hold strong.
Junior goalkeeper Nate Van Ryn (Grandville, Mich./Calvin Christian HS) posted his ninth shutout victory of the year for the Knights.
"Anytime you go on the road and pick up three points, it's a good thing," said Calvin men's soccer coach Ryan Souders. "Having said that, I think we left some things on the table and could have created and converted a few more opportunities. We will have to play much better on Saturday when we host a very tough Alma team."
Calvin will host Alma on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Zuidema Field.
MIAA MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 10-19-16
Calvin 10-1-0 (30 points)
Alma 7-3-1 (22 points)
Adrian 7-4-0 (21 points)
Kalamazoo 6-3-2 (20 points)
Albion 6-5-0 (18 points)
Olivet 3-7-1 (10 points)
Hope 3-8-0 (9 points)
Trine 0-11-0 (0 points)
MORE MEN'S SOCCER
The first set of NCAA III Regional Rankings have been released and the Calvin men's soccer team is ranked sixth in the opening NCAA III Central Region poll.
The regional rankings can be found online at: http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d3
Nationally, the Calvin men's soccer team is ranked 25th by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and ninth by D3soccer.com.
The D3soccer.com Top 25 poll can be found online at: http://d3soccer.com/top25/men/2016/week7
The NSCAA Division III Top 25 poll can be found online at: http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DIII_MEN/web/rankings/ncaa/diii_men.aspx
The D3soccer.com Top 25 poll can be found online at: http://d3soccer.com/top25/men/2016/week7
VOLLEYBALL
The 22-0 Calvin women's volleyball team is ranked number-one in the AVCA Division III Top 25 poll and is now also ranked number-one in the opening NCAA III Great Lakes Regional poll. The regional poll was released today ans the Knights are the top team followed by Wittenberg in second place.
The NCAA III Great Lakes Regional poll can be found online at: http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d3
The latest AVCA Division III Top 25 poll can be found online at: https://www.avca.org/polls/diii-women/10-18-2016.html
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The Calvin men's and women's cross country teams continue to move in the national rankings conducted by the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association.
The Calvin men's cross country team is ranked 12th in this week's poll, up five spots from a week ago.
Meanwhile, the Calvin women's cross country team is ranked ninth in this week's poll, down one spot from last week's ranking.
The latest men's USTFCCCA Division III National Poll can be found online at: http://www.ustfccca.org/2016/10/featured/top-ranked-teams-jockey-for-position-in-ncaa-diii-mens-xc-poll
The latest women's USTFCCCA Division III National Poll can be found online at: http://www.ustfccca.org/2016/10/featured/new-no-1-team-in-ncaa-diii-womens-xc-coaches-poll
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