CKSR (Swimming and Diving Teams Post Third Place Finishes at Calvin Winter Invite / ACHA Ice Hockey Team Downs Hope 5-1)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR DEC. 3, 2016 (Part Two)

Swimming and Diving Teams Post Third Place Finishes at Calvin Winter Invite;
ACHA Ice Hockey Team Downs Hope 5-1

WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin women's swimming & diving team finished the Calvin Invite on Saturday evening at the Venema Aquatic Center. Calvin finished the three-day meet in third place at 920 points, behind a pair of NCAA Division II schools in Grand Valley and Northern Michigan.
The Knights started the evening with an eighth-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of freshman Abbey Wellman, freshman Anna Kutschke, freshman Emily Gunderson and junior Abby Van Harn finished at 1:48.44.
Sophomore Anna Serino was the fastest Knight in the 500-yard freestyle in eighth place at 5:13.53.
Abbey Wellman had the fifth-fastest 200-yard backstroke time in program history. She finished in ninth place and dropped 2.86 from the prelims to finish at 2:08.51.
Sophomore Madelyn Smith had the fastest Calvin time in the 100-yard butterfly on Saturday in 15th place at 1:01.25.
Junior Klara Oh touched the wall at 2:29.48 in 12th place in the 200-yard breaststroke. She was also the fastest Knight in the 200-yard IM at 2:15.45 in 12th place.
Abby Van Harn was victorious again at the Calvin Invite, this time in the 100 freestyle at 50.69. Junior Rachel Mattson finished in fifth place at 53.14 and sophomore Alyssa Oezer tallied an eighth-place finish at 54.36.
The Knights had a strong Saturday night on the 3-meter boards, junior Sarah Bradley took second place at 424.55. Senior Hillary Glover tallied a seventh-place finish at 343.70 and in eighth place was sophomore Amelia Andrilenas at 323.95.
In the morning session, the Knights took second place in the 400-yard free relay. The team of Rachel Mattson, Anna Kutschke, Anna Serino and Abby Van Harn recorded a time of 3:29.69.
The Knights return to the Venema Aquatic Center in January when the Flying Dutch of Hope come to Calvin on Jan. 7.

MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin men's swimming & diving team finished the Calvin Invite on Saturday evening at the Venema Aquatic Center. Calvin finished the three-day meet in third place at 1238.5 points, behind a pair of NCAA Division II schools in Grand Valley and Northern Michigan.
The Calvin men started the evening taking second place in the 200-yard medley relay. Sophomore Ben Holstege, senior Eli Holstege, senior Brett Stoughton and sophomore Jared Britton clocked in at 1:30.81.
Freshman Tim Randall recorded a sixth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle at 4:44.07.
Junior Steven Tarske was the fastest Knight in the 200-yard backstroke in 16th place at 2:05.82.
A trio of Knights competed in the A-finals of the 100-yard butterfly. Jared Britton placed fourth at 50.42, Brett Stoughton clocked in at fifth place at 50.46 and Ben Holstege finished in sixth at 50.80. Holstege had the sixth-fastest time in school history in the prelims at 50.21.
Freshman Fear Churchwell had the fastest Calvin time in the 200-yard breaststroke in 13th place at 2:11.39, for the sixth-fastest time in school history.
In the 100-yard freestyle, junior Max DeYoung dropped 1.14 from his prelim time to finish in 10th place at 46.92. Tim Randall dropped 0.90 to take 12th at 47.27 and freshman Tristan Hazlett finished in 13th place at 47.97.
Brett Stoughton touched the wall at 1:57.00 to take 11th place in the 200-yard IM.
On the 1-meter boards, junior Michael Moentmann finished in fifth place at 416.40. Senior Dirk Tanis was in eighth place at 368.30.
The Calvin men finished in third place in the 400-yard free relay on Saturday afternoon at 3:04.48.

ACHA ICE HOCKEY

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The No. 1 Calvin men's hockey team welcomed the No. 6 Hope College Flying Dutchmen to Eagles Ice Center for the second matchup of the two-game rivalry series.
The Knights entered the game at 14-1-1 overall while the Flying Dutchmen held a 13-5 season record.
The Dutchmen handed the Knights their first loss of the season on Friday night by a score of 4-2. Calvin trailed 2-0 early in the second period, but rallied back behind goals from Frank Moreschi and Cam Bell, tying the game with 4:40 left before intermission. However, Hope's Elliot Digison scored the go-ahead goal with 1:15 to play in the second period and a late empty-net goal secured the upset victory for the Dutchmen.
On Saturday, the Knights bounced back from Friday's loss, taking down Hope 5-1.
8:09 into the game, Calvin junior Noah Szenderski got the Knights on the board first with an early unassisted goal. Late in the first period, senior Cam Bell capitalized on a 5-on-3 Calvin advantage, netting a goal off assists from Thomas Rietema and Nick Hirst.
The Knights held the Dutchmen scoreless for the first period and held a 2-0 lead heading into the first intermission.
Hope came out of the break strong, as Elliot Digison scored a quick goal less than three minutes into the period. But less than a minute later, Rietema responded with a goal for the Knights to make the score 3-1, still in favor of the home team. Jordan Duncan and Hirst were credited with assists on the scoring play.
As the second period neared its conclusion, Duncan sped into the offensive zone and fed senior teammate Ryan Racanelli for a fourth Calvin goal.
Thirty seconds later, Bell found that back of the net again, but the goal was waved off as Calvin was called for a penalty.
At the second intermission, Calvin possessed a comfortable 4-1 lead.
Only one goal was scored in the final period. With 9:10 left to play, Rietema sniped his second goal of the night to widen the gap to four goals. In the final scoring play, Hirst picked up his third assist of the night.
In the victory, the Knights outshot the Dutchmen 47-36, including a commanding 18-8 first period shots advantage.
The Knights are back in action next Friday, December 9th, when they face off against Indiana Tech at Eagles Ice Center. Puck drop is set for 8:30 p.m.
Received on Sun Dec 4 03:50:58 2016