CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPT. 8, 2017
VOLLEYBALL
Calvin 3, Adrian 1
ADRIAN, Mich. - The Knights were pushed by the Bulldogs on Friday night but responded with a 3-1 victory. The victory sends Calvin to 6-0 on the year and 2-0 in MIAA action. Adrian falls to 1-5 in 2017 and 1-1 in the MIAA.
"Tonight was a hard-fought victory," said head coach Dr. Amber Warners. "You have to bring your best every night in the MIAA. It was a battle the entire night. We now have to focus on Saint Mary's."
The Knights opened the match on an early 4-1 run, with a pair of kills from junior Anna Kamp (Orland, Park, Ill./Chicago Christian). The Bulldogs would come back and take a 7-6 lead. Adrian would go on and push the lead up to 16-11. The Knights would grind away at the Bulldog lead and take the set back at 20-19. After four ties, Calvin took the lead at 25-24 with a kill from senior Tessa Van Laare (Toronto, Ont./Toronto District Christian). A Bulldog attacking error would give Calvin the set, 26-24. The Knights had a hitting percentage of .353 in the first set.
Set two was tight from start to finish; the two teams had six ties to start the set. The Bulldogs got some separation with a 7-1 run. Calvin would once again fightback and take the lead at 18-15 with a 9-1 run. Extra points were needed again in set two and the Bulldogs would take the set, 27-25.
The Knights would respond with a 7-1 run to start the third set. The Maroon and Gold started off with three service aces, with two from senior Emily Blankespoor (Grand Rapids, Mich./South Christian). Calvin controlled the set and pushed the lead to 10 points at 18-8. A kill from senior Jenna Lodewyk snapped a three-point skid to make it a 19-11 lead. Tessa Van Laare closed the door in third on the Bulldogs at 25-21.
After starting the set in a 3-0 hole, the Knights rung-off three-straight points to take a 5-4 lead. Neither team was able to build a lead larger than three points until the 17-14 mark. Tessa Van Laare put away the ball from Emily Blankespoor to push the lead to 18-14. The Knights would walk away 25-19 victors.
Anna Kamp finished the night with a career-high 22 kills.
Sarah DeVries tallied 10 kills against the Bulldogs. Jenna Lodewyk finished with six kills, while hitting .500 and 41 assists. Emily Blankespoor led all players with three service aces and Tessa Van Laare and junior Jaime Petrarca (St. John, Ind./Illiana Christian) both had two blocks.
The Knights will waste no time returning to action. The Maroon and Gold host Saint Mary's on Saturday.
MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 3, Case Western Reserve 0
CLEVELAND, Oh. - The No. 2 ranked Calvin men's soccer team remained unbeaten on the young season with a 3-0 victory over Case Western Reserve Friday evening at DiSanto Field.
Calvin (3-0-0) struck for three second half goals including the go-ahead tally just 4:46 into the second half on a strike by sophomore Hunter Olson (Canton, Mich./Canton HS) off a well-executed pull-back pass from junior teammate Jacob Witte (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS).
The same duo hooked up for Calvin's second goal but with Olson feeding Witte this time around. The goal came in the 64th minute after the Knights were awarded a free kick just outside the left wing of the Case Western Reserve box. Olson sent the free kick to the right side of the penalty area with Witte leaping high to head in his second goal of the season.
Junior Lucas Albrecht (Plymouth, Mich./Plymouth Christian HS) provided the signature moment of the game with a wonder strike goal from 30 yards out that rocketed into the back of the net to close out the scoring.
"It was a good team result on the road," said Calvin men's soccer coach Ryan Souders. "I was really proud of the second half. I was proud of the way we remained committed and disciplined to the way we wanted to play. Case (Western Reserve) is a really good team that is exceptionally well coached. I would also like to extend special thanks to the members of Knight Nation that made the trip to support us. They were fantastic and we appreciate their support."
Case Western Reserve (1-1-1) outshot Calvin 13-12 but the Knights held an 8-6 shots at goal advantage in the second half.
Senior Nate Van Ryn (Grandville, Mich./Calvin Christian HS) had a stellar evening in goal, collecting five saves against a speedy Case Western Reserve attack to post his second clean sheet of the season.
Calvin remains in Ohio and will travel to Oberlin College on Saturday in a game scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
MEN'S GOLF
WEST DUNDEE, IL - The Calvin men's golf team is in the hunt for the Tim Kopka Memorial Tournament title after a strong day one of competition.
Cavin fired a team score of 291 on Friday and sits just two strokes behind host Carthage which leads the 20-team field.
The Knights featured a consistent lineup as all five golfers shot 75 or under.
Senior Ben VanScoyk (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) led Calvin with a round of 71 that places him in third place individually heading into Saturday's final round of competition.
Senior John Van Noord (Troy, Mich./Oakland Christian HS) had a 72 (6th place), junior Sam Kuiper (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) a 73 (14th place), senior Matthew Lumbantoruan (Jakarta, Indonesia/Morning Star Academy) a 75 and freshman Sam Holland (Novi, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central HS) a 75.
Matt Meneghetti of Carthage had top score of the day with a round of 69.
Action continues on Saturday at the Randall Oaks Golf Club.
WOMEN'S GOLF
BELLEVUE, Mich. - The Knights are in ninth place at the Olivet Invite after the first day. Calvin shit a combined-round of 367 strokes. DePauw leads at 314 strokes.
"Today was a solid start to the tournament," said head coach Dr. Jerry Bergsma. "Nicole VanderYacht had a strong performance with a team-low round of 80. We are looking forward to more progress from the team tomorrow."
Junior Nicole VanderYacht (Kentwood, Mich./South Christan) is tied for sixth place with a round of 80 on Friday.
Freshman Linnea McDonough (Pentwater, Mich./Pentwater) recorded a round of 90 to stand in 32nd place.
In 49th place is sophomore Jessica Zylstra (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian) at 96 strokes.
Junior Katy Hamilton (Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central) is in 47th place at 101 strokes and senior Gen Best (Brighton, Mich./Brighton) is in 63rd place at 106 strokes.
The Knights return to action on Saturday morning for round two.
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