CALVIN KNIGHT WEEKEND SPORTS WRAP FOR FEB. 12, 2017
Men's Basketball Downs Kalamazoo To Give Vande Streek Victory No. 500;
Women's Basketball Bulldozes Bulldogs;
Men's Tennis Opens Season With Pair of Non-Conference Victories
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 64, Kalamazoo 46
By Gina de Haan
On Saturday afternoon, the Calvin men's basketball team welcomed the Kalamazoo College Hornets to Van Noord Arena for its final regular season home game. Calvin's four seniors - Cam Denney, Nate Drews, Nick Kronemeyer and Michael Welch - were honored prior to the contest.
In the first meeting of the year between the two teams, Kalamazoo snapped Calvin's five-game win streak, claiming a 79-70 win in a game played at Kalamazoo's Anderson Athletic Center on January 18.
Calvin head men's basketball coach Kevin Vande Streek earned his 500th career victory as the Knights defeated the Hornets 64-56. Vande Streek is in his 21st year as head men's basketball coach and is the all-time leader for victories by a Calvin men's basketball coach.
"I thought it was a great team win and a really great one to end the season on, as far as home games," said Vande Streek. "A lot of guys played well and our intensity was significantly better than last game."
With the win, Calvin improves to 13-10 overall and 8-4 in league play, in sole possession of second place in the MIAA standings. Kalamazoo falls to 2-10 in conference play with a 6-16 overall record.
The Hornets jumped out to an early 7-2 lead, but the Knights responded with four straight points to cut the deficit to one point.
Kalamazoo maintained its lead until freshman Derrick DeVries (Walker, MI/Covenant Christian HS) knocked down a three-pointer to put Calvin up 13-12. Freshman Tony DeWitte (Grandville, MI/Calvin Christian HS) followed, draining another triple and sophomore Austin Bykerk (Jenison, MI/Unity Christian HS) added a pair of free throws to complete the Knights' 8-0 run.
A dunk by Kalamazoo's Josh Miller momentarily broke up Calvin's momentum, but the Knights responded with six consecutive points. Calvin held a 24-10 lead with 8:06 remaining before halftime.
The Knights would outscore the Hornets 15-14 in the remainder of the first half, including three three-point field goals, courtesy of Bykerk, Alex Bos (Grand Rapids, MI/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and DeWitte.
At the half, Calvin was shooting 50% (13-26) from the field and 62.5% (5-8) from three-point range.
Junior Mike Siegel would start the second half with back-to-back threes to give the Knights a 45-24 lead. Senior Cam Denney (Blufton, IN/Norwell HS) followed, knocking down a jumper. Calvin possessed a 23-point lead just over a minute into the second half.
The Hornets chipped away at the Knights' lead, going on a 9-0 run to cut the deficit to 14 points. DeVries interrupted the scoring run by draining a three, but Kalamazoo responded with four more points, forcing a Calvin timeout.
Out of the break, Kalamazoo's Tanner Blyly hit a triple to bring the Hornets within 10 points of the Knights, but Siegel responded for Calvin with a three-pointer of his own.
After back-and-forth scoring, the Hornets cut the Calvin's lead to 10 points once again. Alex Dykema forced Calvin turnover and hit a jump shot on the other end of the floor, making the score 60-50 with five minutes left to play.
Following a Hornet timeout, Kalamazoo's Chase Baysdell scored a tough bucket in the paint to reduce Calvin's advantage to single digits. With just under two minutes left to play, the Hornets would score again, bringing the score to 60-54. Senior Nick Kronemeyer (Hamilton, MI/Hamilton HS) responded with a big play for Calvin, pulling down an offensive rebound and putting it back for two points.
With 21 seconds remaining, Kalamazoo scored two points from the free throw line, but Kronemeyer knocked down a pair of free throws seconds later to secure the Knights' victory.
Mike Siegel (Fremont, MI/Fremont HS) posted a double-double in the victory, finishing with 16 points and 11 rebounds. DeWitte and Kronemeyer added 10 points apiece, while Tony Canonie (South Haven, MI/South Haven HS) scored nine points, dished out six assists and earned four steals. Denney recorded eight rebounds. Calvin's bench contributed 22 points in the winning effort.
"Kalamazoo is bigger, thicker and they really take away the inside game," said Vande Streek. "They force you to shoot it from the perimeter. Going into the game, I had said if we make more than six threes, I like our chances because that's what would have to happen."
The Knights shot 43.1% (22-51) on the afternoon, including nine three pointers.
Kalamazoo was led by Jimmy Paprocki who finished with 15 points. Chase Baysdell contributed nine points and nine boards in the loss.
The Knights will travel to Adrian on Wednesday to take on the Bulldogs. In the first meeting of the season between the two teams, Calvin earned a 79-67 win at Van Noord Arena. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 2-12-17 GAMES
Hope 12-0
Calvin 8-4
Alma 7-5
Trine 7-5
Albion 6-6
Olivet 5-7
Kalamazoo 2-10
Adrian 1-11
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 82, Adrian 52
ADRIAN, Mich. - The Calvin women's basketball team claimed an 82-52 conference victory at Adrian on Saturday and in doing so, hit the 20-win plateau for the 17th time in school history and for the first time under head coach Chuck Winkelman.
Calvin (20-4 overall, 11-4 MIAA) has also now secured a spot in the upcoming four-team MIAA Tournament. The Knights will host Albion Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. on Senior Night and can clinch the third seed for the league tournament with a win.
In its victory at Adrian Saturday afternoon, Calvin led 18-15 after one quarter of play but then outscored the Bulldogs 25-10 in the second quarter to building a 43-25 halftime lead. Calvin continuing to roll in the second half, outscoring Adrian 23-9 and never looked back from that point on.
Junior Ali Spayde (Lewis Center, Oh./Worthington Christian HS) led all scorers with 20 points on 7 of 10 shooting while also dishing out four assists. Senior Anna Timmer (Caledonia, Mich./South Christian HS) had 14 points and seven rebounds along with three assists and a pair of steals. Junior Bre Luurtsema (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian HS) added 14 points and five rebounds while senior Lauren Goldthorpe (St. Ignace, Mich./Lasalle HS) had nine points. Sophomore Becca Richards (Fort Gratiot, Mich./Port Huron Northern HS) also distributed four assists while senior MacKenzie Shelton (Niles, Mich./Brandywine HS) had three assists.
Calvin outrebounded the Bulldogs 43-38 and shot 50 percent from the field as well as 70 percent (21 of 30) from the free throw line. Adrian (12-11 overall, 7-8 MIAA) was led by Brigitte Zavithsanos with 11 points but the Bulldogs shot just 26.2 percent from the floor and turned the ball over 21 times.
Calvin's game on Wednesday against Albion will serve as Senior Night as Calvin seniors Anna Timmer, MacKenzie Shelton and Lauren Goldthorpe will be honored during the evening.
MIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 2-11-17 GAMES
Hope 13-1
Trine 13-1
Calvin 11-4
Albion 10-4
Adrian 7-8
Alma 6-8
Kalamazoo 2-12
Olivet 1-13
Saint Mary's 1-13
MEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 8, Augustana 1
Calvin 9, Concordia (Mich.) 0
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The men's tennis team picked up a pair of victories on Saturday at the Huizenga Tennis & Track Center. The Knights started the day with an 8-1 victory over Augustana and swept Concordia 9-0 to close the day. Calvin is now 2-0 on the year, Augustana defeated Concordia 9-0 to improve to 2-3 and Concordia falls to 1-5 on the season.
"I am really happy with how we played today," said head coach John Ross. "I thought that we looked sharp in singles and did very well in doubles. It was nice to be able to start the season at home and get a lot of guys into the lineup today."
The Knights started the day sweeping the doubles competition against the Vikings. Senior Taylor Asfour (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) and junior Matt VanWinkle (St. Joseph, Mich./St. Joseph) defeated Eric Pohl and Jack Morkin at No. 1 doubles, 8-6. At No. 2 doubles, freshman Rodrigo Castellanos Vaca Guzmán (Tarija, Bolivia/Felipe Palazon) and junior David Brown (Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich) downed Scott Daluga and Nicholas Prabhakar, 8-0. Sophomore Jason Wolters (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian) and freshman Owen Brookhouse (Whitinsville, Mass./Whitinsville Christian) beat Alex Riddle and David Gunther Treis at No. 3 doubles, 8-3.
David Brown started singles play with a victory over Scott Daluga at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-0.
Senior Anthony Vroon (Grand Rapids, Mich./South Christian) picked up a victory at No. 3 singles against Micholas Prabhaker, 6-4, 6-1.
At No. 2 singles, Taylor Asfour downed Jack Morkin, 6-4, 6-1.
Matt VanWinkle edged David Gunther Treis at No. 6 singles, 6-1, 7-5.
Jason Wolters closed the match against Augustana with a victory at No. 6 singles against Alex Riddle, 4-6, 6-4, 10-7.
The Knights made quick work of the Cardinals in doubles play on Saturday. David Brown and Taylor Asfour swept the Cardinals at No. 1 doubles, 8-0. Senior Jared Doezema (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) and freshman Kyrus Tsai (Glenbrook, Ill./Glenbrook South) were victorious at No. 3 doubles against Jacob Baxter and Joel Werner, 8-2. Anthony Vroon and Jason Wolters closed doubles play with an 8-3 victory at No. 2 doubles.
Owen Brookhouse downed Jacob Baxter at No. 3 singles, 6-0, 6-1.
David Brown bounced Alexander Koziel at No. 2 singles, 6-0, 6-2.
At No. 4 singles, Jared Doezema beat Ryan Curtis, 6-0, 6-2.
Rodrigo Castellanos Vaca Guzmán dropped Gustavo Lozada at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 6-1.
Sophomore Charlie Fahr (Milwaukee, Wis./Toas East) earned the victory at No. 5 singles over Alexander Jassen, 6-0, 6-1.
Freshman Cobe Benzel (San Dimas, Calif./San Dimas) swept Joel Werner at No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-0.
Calvin returns to action on Feb. 25 at Lake Forest.
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