CKSR (Men's Soccer/Women's Volleyball Claim Wednesday Victories / Women's Golf Fifth at MIAA Jamboree #3)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR SEPT. 27, 2017

Men's Soccer Remains Unbeaten With 4-1 Win Over Kalamazoo;
Volleyballs Bounces Britons in Conference Match;
Women's Golf Fifth at MIAA Jamboree #3

MEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 4, Kalamazoo 1
(By Gina de Haan)

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The No. 2 Calvin men's soccer team earned a 4-1 victory over the Kalamazoo Hornets on Wednesday night to remain undefeated on the season. The Hornets struck first, but the Knights responded with four unanswered goals to claim the decisive home victory.
The Knights remain in sole possession of first place in the MIAA with a 5-0-0 conference mark, also boasting a 9-0-0 overall record. With the loss, the Hornets fall to 3-5-1 overall and 2-3-0 in conference play.
Sophomore Hunter Olson (Canton, Mich./Canton) and junior Bobby McCaw (Dubuque, Iowa, Hempstead) drove the Knights' offense, each finishing with two goals along with an assist apiece.
"Kalamazoo's a really good team. You're going to have look long and hard to find a Kalamazoo game that's not a battle, but it's another important three points," said head men's soccer coach Ryan Souders. "I thought we did a great job rebounding after giving up an early goal and played a much better second half."
The Knights had a handful of early chances, logging four shots in the first 18 minutes of play. Kalamazoo's countered, taking the lead on a goal by Tim Jeske in the 26th minute.
The Knights offense answered, scoring back-to-back goals to steal the lead.
In the 35th minute, sophomore Ian Adams (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) crossed the ball to Olson who sent it into the bottom right corner of the net. Two minutes later, Calvin leading scorer McCaw gave the Knights the lead, chipping a shot past the Kalamazoo keeper off a long through ball from Trent Vegter (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian).
At the halftime break, the Knights held a 7-3 shots advantage.
Calvin controlled the second half, holding the Hornets to only one shot, while adding two goals of their own.
In the 80th minute, the Knights scored the crucial goal to give themselves a two-goal advantage. Senior Derek Williams (Rockford, Mich./Rockford) centered the ball and McCaw got a touch before Olson tapped it into the near post.
McCaw rounded out the scoring for the Knights, capitalizing in the 86th minute as Jacob Witte (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) fed him for a one-timer. Olson earned a secondary assist on Calvin's final goal.
Calvin outshot Kalamazoo 13-4 in the victory. The Knights fired 9 shots on goal compared to Kalamazoo's two.
Calvin goalkeeper Nate Van Ryn (Grandville, Mich./Calvin Christian) made one save on the evening.
The Knights are back in action on Saturday in their homecoming game. Calvin will host Olivet at 7:30 p.m. at Zuidema Field.

MIAA MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 9-27-17 GAMES

Calvin 5-0-0
Adrian 3-1-1
Hope 3-1-1
Kalamazoo 2-3-0
Trine 1-2-2
Albion 1-3-1
Olivet 0-2-3
Alma 0-3-2

VOLLEYBALL
Calvin 3, Albion 0

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The No. 6 Calvin volleyball team improved to 11-3 on the year with a 25-16, 25-19, 25-13 victory over Albion on Wednesday night. The Knights stayed atop the MIAA standings at 7-0 with the victory. Albion is now 8-7 and 4-3 in the MIAA.
"I am happy with how we played today," said head coach Dr. Amber Warners. "I was a little worried about a lull coming off of the Hope match. But, we came out with intensity and I was pleased with how we played."
The Knights opened the match on a 9-1 run behind the serve of the junior duo of Anna Kamp (Orland Park, Ill./Chicago Christian) and Keilahna Castillo (Grandville, Mich./Grandville). Senior Tessa Van Laare (Toronto, Ont./Toronto District Christian) recorded four kills in the run. The Knights would push the lead up to 11 points and cruise to a 25-16 victory in the first set. Tessa Van Laare had seven kills in the first set. The Knights hit .382 as a team in the first set.
The Knights and Britons started off with a tight second set. Leading 9-8, Calvin won the next three points to get some separation. The Britons would cut the Calvin lead to 14-13, but the serve of sophomore Sarah DeVries (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian) helped push the lead up to 17-13. Senior Kristen Vyletel (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron) would shut the door on the set with a service ace at 25-19. Senior Jenna Lodewyk (Villa Park, Ill./Timothy Christian) tallied three aces in the set.
With the third set tied at two, the Knights would go on a 5-0 run behind the serve of Keilahna Castillo. After the Britons cut the Calvin lead to 7-5, the Knights would ring off the next seven points. Sarah DeVries would finish the match at 25-13 with a service ace. DeVries led all players with five kills in the third set.
Sarah DeVries led all players with 14 kills and hit .407 on Wednesday. Tessa Van Laare finished with a season-high 10 kills and finished with four blocks. Freshman Sydney Segard (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville) posted a strong showing on Wednesday and finished with a career-high six blocks. Anna Kamp tallied a career-high 15 digs against Albion, Keilahna Castillo stood with 13 digs. Finishing with a match-high three service aces and 31 assists was Jenna Lodewyk.
The Knights hit .314 as a team and held the Britons to a .062 hitting percentage. Calvin has now hit .300 or better four times in 2017. Calvin has strung together a winning streak of 51 matches in MIAA regular season matches.
The Knights will rest this weekend and return to action on Tuesday at Trine.

MIAA VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 9-27-17

Calvin 7-0
Hope 6-1
Albion 4-3
Trine 4-3
Saint Mary's 4-4
Adrian 3-4
Alma 2-5
Olivet 2-5
Kalamazoo 0-7

WOMEN'S GOLF

CASCADE, Mich. - The Calvin women's golf team came up with a season-best performance on Wednesday afternoon, taking fifth with a team score of 356 strokes at an MIAA Jamboree #3.

Calvin hosted the MIAA Jamboree at the Thornapple Pointe Golf Club and used home course advantage to its advantage as the Knights posted a handful of season-best performances.

Junior Katy Hamilton (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Catholic Central HS) had a career-best round of 86 to lead the Knights. Hamilton tied for 13th individually.

Freshman Linnea McDonough (Pentwater, Mich./Pentwater HS) had a season-best round of 89.

Sophomore Jessica Zylstra (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian HS) had a solid afternoon, recording a score of 90 while junior Nicole VanderYacht (Kentwood, Mich./South Christian HS) was right behind with a 91.

Senior Gen Best (Brighton, Mich./Brighton HS) had Calvin's fifth sub-100 round with a 99.

Competing individually, freshman Amanda Scholten (Wyoming, Mich./Calvin Christian HS) had a 94 and freshman McKenna Smith (Bridgman, Mich./Bridgman HS) a 97.

With the fifth place finish on Wednesday, Calvin moved to within nine strokes of Albion for sixth place in the MIAA overall team standings.

Hope took first place as a team on Wednesday with a score of 330. Hope's Megan Klintworth was the tournament medalist with a 74.

Calvin is set to compete at the fourth and final MIAA Jamboree this coming Saturday. The MIAA Jamboree will be hosted by Adrian at the Lenawee Country Club at 1 p.m.

MIAA WOMEN'S GOLF JAMBOREE #3 TEAM SCORES FOR 9-27-17

Hope 330
Saint Mary's 340
Alma 343
Olivet 345
Calvin 356
Trine 359
Albion 361
Adrian 378
Received on Wed Sep 27 23:28:38 2017