CKSR (Men's Soccer Downs Albion in MIAA Tournament Semis / Women's Soccer Falls to Hope in MIAA Tournament Semis / Lodewyk Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Volleyball Team)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR NOV. 4, 2016

Men's Soccer Rolls to MIAA Tournament Semifinal Win Over Albion;
Women's Soccer Falls to Hope in MIAA Tournament Semis;
Jenna Lodewyk Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Volleyball Team

MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 7, Albion 1

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin men's soccer team claimed a 7-1 victory over Albion in the MIAA Tournament semifinals Thursday afternoon at Calvin's Zuidema Field.

The 16th-ranked Knights (17-2-0) will host Alma (14-5-1) Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in the MIAA Tournament final at Calvin's Zuidema Field with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament.

Albion (9-10) put Calvin back on its heels with a scoring just 2:05 into the match as Steven Lockhart slipped a shot inside the far post off a pass from teammate Colin Howard.

The Knights responded just over eight minutes later however as junior Mitch Stark (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon HS) cranked a shot from the 25 yard line that flew into the top shelf of the net after a pull-back pass from sophomore Bobby McCaw (Dubuque, Ia./Hempstead HS).

The Knights then taked on two more first half goals with freshman Ian Adams (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) scoring in the 31st minute and sophomore Trent Vegter (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS) scoring in the 36th minute.

Staked to a 3-1 halftime lead, the Knights remain unsatisfied and put the ball in the back of the net four times in the second half.

Senior Stephan Hooker (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS) converted a penalty kick in the 52nd minute. McCaw cranked a shot inside the far post in the 59th minute. Adams tallied his second goal of the game, doing so in the 64th minute on a feed from freshman teammate Dillon Weldy (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS). Weldy completed the scoring in the 68th minute with a blast from the right side of the box off a pass from sophomore Jacob Witte (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS).

Calvin's seven-goal output established a new MIAA Tournament single-game scoring record.
The Knights will be playing in the MIAA Tournament final for the fifth consecutive year.

"It was a good response from a bit of an uneven start," said Calvin men's soccer coach Ryan Souders. "It was disappointing to concede a goal so early in the game. Credit Albion for taking advantage of the scoring opportunity but I felt that goal woke us up. I'd rather not start a game like that. To the credit of our guys they responded well, moved the ball fluidly and had some great finishes."

Calvin will face Alma Saturday in a rematch of last year's MIAA Tournament final which Calvin won 3-0. According to Souders, the Knights will be in for a big test. "Alma is an extremely well-coached team and they will play with great heart and determination," said Souders. "We will have to be ready to play right from the opening whistle. We are excited for the opportunity and happy to be playing at home."

WOMEN'S SOCCER

HOLLAND, Mich. - The Calvin women's soccer team fell to the Flying Dutch of Hope College in the semifinals of the MIAA Tournament on Thursday evening, 4-0. The Knights finish the season with an 11-9-1 record. The Knights finished in third place in the MIAA at 10-5-1.
"It's hard to face a team twice in four days," said head coach Mark Recker. "Our team continued to battle. The reality is that Hope has a really good squad, they have a lot of talent."
Senior Carly Veenstra (North Haledon, N.J./Eastern Christian) and sophomore Bekah Maguire (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian) both had a shot for Calvin on Thursday.
Sophomore Brianna Koehn (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern) recorded seven saves.
Thursday marked the final match for four Calvin seniors. The four seniors were Calvin's leading scorers, Brianna Russell (Plainwell, Mich./Delton Kellogg) led the Knights with 21 points, Carly Veenstra had 14 points, Allie Corp (Livonia, Mich./Stevenson) tallied 12 points and Kailey Jo (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) finished with eight points.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Junior setter Jenna Lodewyk was named to the CoSIDA NCAA Division III Academic All-District team on Thursday.
"Jenna excels in the classroom as much as she does on the court," said head coach Amber Warners. "She is a very well rounded person with a lot of gifts. We are really grateful to have her in our program."
Lodewyk is a member of the CoSIDA Division III Academic All-District 6 team which includes players from the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Individuals are voted to the all-district team by members of the College Sports Information Directors Association of America.
As a member of the CoSIDA Academic All-District team, Lodewyk is now eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-America consideration.
Lodewyk is a junior from Villa Park, Illinois, a graduate of Timothy Christian High School. A three-year starter at setter, Lodewyk is receiving CoSIDA Academic All-District honors for the second-straight year.
"I am really grateful for this honor," said Lodewyk. "Coach is always reminding us about the importance of balancing education and athletics, and that we are students first."
She is averaging 10.26 assists-per-set which ranks 21st nationally. She is also averaging 2.05 digs and 1.39 kills per-set along with a hitting percentage of .361. In addition, she has 38 service aces on the year.
Lodewyk has been a two-time MIAA Specialty Player of the Week this year.
Lodewyk and the Knights resume play on Friday in the MIAA Tournament against Adrian.
Received on Fri Nov 4 00:21:05 2016