CKSR (Men's Golf, Soccer Teams, Volleyball All Record Tuesday Conference Victories)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

MEN'S GOLF

ADRIAN, Mich. - The Calvin men's golf team started the MIAA season with a tie for first place. The Knights shot a combined round of 291 strokes to finish tied for first place with Hope. Tuesday marked the first of six rounds of competition to determine the MIAA champion.
"We were very excited to get the MIAA season started today," said head coach Brian Bolt. "Our preparation has been good, and today we went into the round fully focused and determined to get the season started well. 291 is a very good overall score, and we are very happy with the consistent effort and performance through the lineup. Guys are trusting each other and feeding off of each other's excellent play. We will keep working on getting better and shooting scores that put us in apposition to win."
Senior Ben VanScoyk (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) led the Knights with a round of 71 strokes to finish tied for second place.
Tied for seventh place at 73 strokes was senior John Van Noord (Troy, Mich./Oakland Christian) and junior Alex DeJonge (Niles, Mich./Niles.
Freshman Sam Holland (Novi, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central) was one stroke behind at 74 strokes in 10th place.
Junior Sam Kuiper (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) rounded up the Calvin golfers in 21st place at 77 strokes.
Justin Kapke of Albion was the medalist at 69 strokes.
The Knights return to action on Saturday for the second MIAA Jamboree of the year at Pine River C.C. in Alma, Michigan.

MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 3, Adrian 0

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The No. 2 Calvin men's soccer team defeated Adrian College 3-0 on Tuesday evening in a battle for the top seat in the conference standings. The Knights move into sole possession of first place in the MIAA, holding a 7-0-0 overall record with a 3-0-0 conference mark. The Bulldogs drop to 3-3-0 overall and 2-1-0 in the conference.
After a scoreless first half, the Knights came out strong after the halftime break to score three unanswered goals.
"It was a good win against a quality opponent. I thought we scored three really good goals and goals change games," said head men's soccer coach Ryan Souders.
The Knights fired five shots in the first 17 minutes of play but were unable to capitalize on their scoring chances. The rest of the first half was evenly matched as Adrian's defense allowed the Knights only one shot on goal.
At halftime, Calvin held a 10-5 shots advantage while both teams had yet to score.
The Knights took over after the break, coming out strong to take the lead less than a minute into the second half. Calvin's leading scorer Bobby McCaw (Dubuque, Iowa/Hempstead) capitalized on a beautiful through ball from Jacob Witte (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian), scoring what would be the game-winning goal.
Calvin continued to pour on the offensive pressure following McCaw's goal, recording four shots and earning three corner kicks before senior Francisco Jay Noyola (East Lansing, Mich./Lansing Christian) sent a shot into the top corner of the net. Freshman Shaeffer Smith (Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Christian) and senior Mitch Stark (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon) assisted Noyola's second goal of the season, which came in the 65th minute.
Just under six minutes later, junior Daniel Norton (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) gained possession of the ball after a scrum in Adrian's box and rocketed a shot to the far corner from 20 yards out, sealing the victory for the Knights. The goal was the first of Norton's collegiate career.
The Knights' defense fended of the Bulldogs for the remainder of the contest, helping senior goalkeeper Nate VanRyn (Grandville, Mich./Calvin Christian) earn his fifth clean sheet of the season. VanRyn made three saves in the victory.
Sophomore Dillon Weldy (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) led the Knights with four shots. Final shots were 22-13 in favor of Calvin.
The Knights are back in action on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Alma College to take on the Scots (0-5-2 overall, 0-2-1 MIAA).
"We have a difficult road game ahead of us on Saturday at Alma," said Souders. "We're happy with tonight's win, but now our focus turns to our next opponent."

WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 3, Trine 0

ANGOLA, Ind. - The Calvin women's soccer team got back on the winning track with a 3-0 conference victory at Trine University Tuesday afternoon.

Calvin improves to 7-1-0 overall and to 4-1-0 in the MIAA with the win.

Senior Camie Rietberg (Wyoming, Mich./Calvin Christian HS) put the Knights on the board in the 14th minute as she scored off a feed from freshman Abby Koops (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian HS).

Calvin then received a huge boost heading into overtime as freshman Kelli Mannes (Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City Christian HS) lofted a high arching shot that beat that keeper with just 10 seconds left in the first half. The late first half strike was the first goal of Mannes' career.

Mannes scored again in the 82nd minute, taking a pass from junior teammate Kali Mouw (Avon, NY/Avon Central HS) and blasting in a shot from the top of the box to seal the win.

Calvin outshot Trine 11-8 including 8-2 in the second half.

Freshman goalkeeper Amy Kliewer (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern HS) collected four saves while posting her third shutout victory of the year.

Calvin's win came on the heels of a 4-0 rivalry loss at Hope on Saturday. According to head coach Mark Recker, the Knights bounced back nicely.

"Today was another away game for this young team but it was first after after dealing with a (Saturday) setback," said Recker. "This game offered another growth step opportunity and we definitely moved forward. How a team responses can set standards for games to come. The team didn't falter but coped with finding a competitive pace in the first half, finding a way to score. In the second half, the team played with more purpose which was very good to see."

Calvin will now prepare to travel to Wheaton College (Il.) for a non-conference game Wednesday night at 6 p.m. (EDT).

VOLLEYBALL

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin volleyball team improved to 9-3 on the year and 5-0 in MIAA play with a 25-14, 25-16, 25-5 victory over Kalamazoo on Tuesday.
"I am happy with our result today," said head coach Dr. Amber Warners. "There are many things we did well, but there are things that we have to fix. We have to now get ready for a very good Hope team."
The Knights broke the first set open leading, 6-4. The Maroon and Gold rode a 4-0 run to get some separation. Calvin would go on to take the first set, 25-14.
With the second set tied at three, Calvin took the lead for good with a 3-0 run. Leading 13-10, the Knights went on an 11-1 run. Senior Emily Blankespoor (Grand Rapids, Mich./South Christian) recorded three aces in the run. Calvin would go on to take the set 25-16. The Knights hit a blistering .579 in the second set.
The Knights pulled out the hornet spray in the third set and won the set 25-5. Sarah DeVries led all players with four kills in the set.
Sophomore Sarah DeVries (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian) led all players with 13 kills and hit .550 on Tuesday. Junior Anna Kamp (Orland Park, Ill./Chicago Christian) tallied 10 kills and senior Tessa Van Laare (Toronto, Ont./Toronto District Christian) hit. 538, with seven kills. Senior Jenna Lodewyk (Villa Park, Ill./Timothy Christian) finished with 33 assists and junior Keilahna Castillo (Grandville, Mich./Grandville) recorded a match-high eight digs. Freshman Sydney Segard (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville) had a career-high five blocks.
The Maroon and Gold had a season-high hitting percentage of .392 on Tuesday. The Knights held the Hornets to a -.179 hitting percentage.
Received on Wed Sep 20 07:54:08 2017