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Calvin Men’s Soccer Coach Chris Hughes Recaps 2009 Season - Looks Forward to NCAA III Final Four
The Calvin men’s soccer team is headed to the NCAA III Final Four in San Antonio, Texas. The Knights (17-4-3) will face Dominican University of Illinois (19-1-3) in Friday’s second semifinal game at 8:30 p.m. (EST). Defending national champion Messiah (22-1-0) will face Williams (16-2-3) in Friday’s first semifinal at 6:00 p.m. (EST). Friday’s winners will play in the national championship final on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. (EST). All of the action will take place at Blossom Soccer Stadium.
The Calvin Sports Information Office caught up with Calvin men’s soccer coach Chris Hughes to recap Calvin’s exciting 2009 campaign and look ahead to the NCAA III Final Four this weekend in an audio interview located here: Chris Hughes NCAA III Final Four Audio Interview
Family Tree Connections Are Rich With Calvin Men’s Soccer Team Heading Into NCAA III Final Four
By Calvin Sports Information Student Assistant Andrew Knot
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
For the past 30 years, the Calvin men’s soccer team has played on the same field against the same opponents. Not much has changed. Chris Hughes now coaches the team, but Dr. Marv Zuidema, after whom the field is named, still faithfully paces the sideline during games. The uniforms may have changed, but the bloodlines that don those uniforms have not.
Both junior Brad Heethuis and freshman Joe Broekhuizen have fathers who played on the Calvin soccer team under then head coach Marv Zuidema. Even more, Randy Heethuis and Brian Broekhuizen were teammates on the team that advanced further than any team in Calvin history, the 1980 national quarterfinals.
Until this year, that is.
Carissa Verkaik Named MIAA Player of the Week in Women’s Basketball
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named Calvin forward Carissa Verkaik its Player of the Week in women’s basketball for games played through November 29.
Verkaik, a freshman from Holland (Holland Christian HS), scored 49 points, pulled down 26 rebounds and blocked nine shots in earning tournament Most Valuable Player honors at the Olivet Comet Classic. She scored 26 points and added 13 rebounds in a 79-66 victory over Elmhurst, Ill., then came back the next day to score 23 points, pull down 13 boards and block five shots as the
Knights defeated Siena Heights, 86-73.
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