CKSR (Calvin 7th in Director's Cup Standings/Calvin Women's Soccer Players Receive United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region Honors/Basketball Teams Nipped at the Wire in Saturday Action)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR DECEMBER 9, 2017

Calvin 7th in Directors' Cup Standings;
Calvin Women's Soccer Players Receive United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region Honors;
Basketball Teams Nipped at the Wire in Saturday Action

DIRECTORS' CUP UPDATE

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Calvin currently stands in seventh place in the Learfield Directors' Cup standings after an outstanding fall season. The Knights have 254.5 points so far. Johns Hopkins leads the standings with 358 points. Calvin is the only MIAA institution in the top-25.
Calvin received 93 points from the women's volleyball team that reached the national semifinals of the NCAA III Tournament this fall. The Knights picked up 64 points from the men's soccer team that advanced to the third round of the NCAA III Tournament. The men's cross country team tallied 64.5 points with a 12th-place finish and the women's cross country team recorded 43 points with a 31st-place finish at the national championships in Elsah, Illinois.
The latest set of fall sports standings includes the sports of men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's water polo and women's field hockey. It does not include football which will conclude in two weeks. The final fall sports standings are slated to be released on December 21.
The Learfield Directors' Cup race is held at the NCAA Division I, II and III levels and also for NAIA institutions. The Learfield Directors' Cup is based on points earned by teams that compete in NCAA and NAIA Championship events and is presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) to the best overall collegiate athletics program in the country.
Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in NCAA and NAIA Championship competition. Each national champion receives 100 points with a national runner-up finish worth 90 points. Third place is worth 83 points and fourth place finishes count for 80 points with a sliding point scale continuing on down by order of finish.
Competition will continue with the winter sports season and finish with the conclusion of the spring sports season in May. Calvin finished in 16th place last year in NCAA Division III with 596.50 points.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Two members of the Calvin women's soccer team have received United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region honors.

Senior Camie Rietberg has been named to the United Soccer Coaches Division III Scholar All-Region North Central second team while junior Kali Mouw has been named to the third team.

A native of Wyoming and a graduate of Grandville Calvin Christian High School, Rietberg had a standout senior campaign this fall, scoring seven goals and registering 14 points. Four of her seven goals proved to be game-winners.

Rietberg was later named to the All-MIAA first team and to the United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region second team.

Rietberg is a biochemistry major with plans to attend medical school next year. She has been a Dean's List student at Calvin and a two-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. She carries a 3.91 grade point average.

Mouw is a native of Avon Lake, New York. She is a graduate of Avon Central High School.
A left back on defense, Mouw was a two-way threat for the Calvin women's soccer team this fall. As a defender, she helped Calvin post seven shutout victories. She was also an offensive threat, serving balls into scoring position on set piece plays. Over the course of the season she was credited with three goals and five assists. She collected a game-winning goal in a 3-0 win over Lake Forest College on September 1.

Mouw was named to the All-MIAA first team this fall and also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 6 team.

In the classroom, Mouw has been a Dean's List student while majoring in recreational therapy. She was a member of the 2016-17 MIAA Academic Honor Roll. She carries a 3.98 grade point average.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Trine 50, Calvin 47

ANGOLA, Ind. - The Calvin women's basketball team was nipped at No. 6 Trine on Saturday afternoon, 50-47. The loss snaps a four-game winning streak for the Knight and moves Calvin to 4-4 on the year. Trine remains perfect on the year at 9-0.
The Knights jumped out to an early 11-3 lead in the first five minutes of the game. Senior Ali Spayde (Lewis Center, Ohio/Worthington Christian) had five points in the early Calvin run; junior Rachel Warners (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) had four points. Calvin outscored Trine in the first quarter, 13-5.
The two teams exchanged baskets to start the second quarter. Trine trimmed the Calvin lead to 17-16 with 4:51 left in the half. The Maroon and Gold finished the half on an 8-0, with three-points baskets from Ali Spayde and junior Sarah Cassel (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North).
Calvin went into halftime with a 30-21 lead.
The Knights used a 7-0 run to push the lead up to 37-23 with 5:37 left in the third quarter.
Trine continued to chip away in the fourth quarter and tied the game with 54 seconds remaining. Montana Martin hit a shot with the shot clock expiring with five seconds left to give Trine its first lead of the game. Calvin was unable to get a final shot off and fell 60-57.
Ali Spayde led all players with 19 points on Saturday. Senior Bre Luurtsema (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian) posted a game-high nine rebounds and tallied eight points and five assists. Rachel Warners had a solid Saturday with 14 points and five rebounds.
Calvin returns to action on Tuesday against Aquinas at Van Noord Arena.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
UW-OSHKOSH 79, Calvin 74

By Gina de Haan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin men's basketball team fell 79-74 in a closely-contested matchup against No. 8 Wisconsin-Oshkosh. The Knights led for the majority of the contest, but were held scoreless for the final four minutes of play as the Titans closed out the game on an 11-0 run.
With the loss, Calvin falls to 2-6 overall. Wisconsin-Oshkosh remains perfect on the season, boasting a 7-0 record.
Saturday's contest marked the third meeting between the two non-conference opponents in men's basketball and the first-ever meeting at Van Noord Arena. Wisconsin-Oshkosh is the third nationally-ranked team Calvin has faced this year as the Knights have previously met No. 2 Augustana and No. 1 Cornerstone (NAIA) in November.
In the competitive first half, both teams connected on 16-30 shots from the floor. Calvin shot 66.7% from three-point range, while Wisconsin-Oshkosh shot 50% from behind the arc.
The Titans got on the board first with two quick buckets, but the Knights responded with seven straight points to lead 7-4 three minutes into the game. Wisconsin-Oshkosh knocked down a three-pointer on the other end of the court, but a triple and layup by junior Carlos Amoros-Gutierrez (Wyoming, Mich./Wyoming) gave Calvin a five-point lead and forced a Titan timeout.
With just over 13 minutes remaining in the first half, the Titans cut the Knights' lead to two, but the Morrison brothers answered for Calvin. Sophomore Tom Morrison (Bristol, Ind./Northridge) hit a three and freshman Luke Morrison (Bristol, Ind./Northridge) followed, knocking down back-to-back shots to give the Knights a 21-12 advantage before Wisconsin-Oshkosh called its second timeout.
The Titans were within three points of the Knights as the midpoint of the half neared, but a jumper by senior Tony Canonie (South Haven, Mich./South Haven) and a three by junior Jason Walter (Coloma, Mich./Coloma) widened the gap to eight points. After a Titan bucket, sophomore Alex Bos (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) capitalized on a three-point play to make the score 29-20.
The two teams exchanged points with Calvin maintaining its lead. With just under four minutes remaining in the half, a triple by Amoros-Gutierrez followed by a pair of free throws by Tom Morrison lifted the Knights to a double-digit advantage.
The Titans offense heated up in the final minutes of the half, going on a 10-0 run to tie the score at 41 with 1:28 remaining. Following a Calvin timeout and scoring on both sides, the two teams headed into halftime tied at 43.
Sophomore Derrick DeVries (Grand Rapids, Mich./Covenant Christian) came out strong in the second half, hitting a trio of threes and a jumper to lead Calvin on an 11-2 run. The scoreboard read 54-45 when Wisconsin-Oshkosh tried to break up Calvin's momentum with a timeout.
Out of the break, the Titans hit a triple, but Jason Walter stepped up for the Knights. Walter scored eight straight points, including a pair of triples, to give Calvin a sizeable 62-48 lead.
A 6-0 run by the Titans chipped Calvin's lead to single digits with just over 10 minutes left to play. Wisconsin-Oshkosh held the Knights scoreless for nearly three minutes before Calvin called timeout. A quick Titan bucket out of the break made the score 66-61, still in favor of the Knights. Bos responded with a drive for a layup, but Wisconsin-Oshkosh's Ben Boots scored seven straight points to knot the score at 68 with just over six minutes left to play.
After a Calvin timeout, Bos knocked down a big triple to break up the Titans' run. DeVries followed with a layup and a free throw to put the Knights up by six. Wisconsin-Oshkosh pushed back, reducing the deficit to two points by way of a free throw and three-pointer.
After two scoreless minutes, Calvin called timeout. The Knights were unable to convert out of the break, and then it was Wisconsin-Oshkosh's turn to call timeout with just under a minute remaining. Following the timeout, the Titans' Charlie Noone hit the game-winning three to put the visitors up 75-74 with 48 seconds remaining. The Knights were unable to capitalize on two late three-point attempts, while the Titans went 4-4 from the free throw line to claim a five-point comeback victory.
DeVries led the Knights with a career-high 19 points and six rebounds. Walter added 11 points, while Bos finished with 10 points and five boards. Canonie and Amoros-Gutierrez posted eight points apiece, dishing out six and five assists, respectively. Luke Morrison contributed seven points.
Calvin shot 45.2% from the field in the loss, including 50% from three-point range. Led by sharp-shooter guards Charlie Noone and Ben Boots, Wisconsin-Oshkosh connected on 48.2% of its shots from the field, including a 43.3% mark from behind the arc. Boots finished with a game-high double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Noone posted 19 points.
The Knights are back in action next Saturday when they host nonconference opponent Carthage. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m.
Received on Sat Dec 9 23:21:34 2017