Friday, February 3, 2012

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Carissa Verkaik Named to Division III Capital One Academic All-District Team

Calvin College junior Carissa Verkaik has been named to the Capital One Division III Academic All-District 6 team in women’s basketball. As a member of the all-district team, Verkaik now advances to the national ballot and is eligible for Capital One Academic All-America consideration. A native of Holland and a graduate of Holland Christian High School, Verkaik is averaging 18.9 points and 8.7 rebounds a game while connecting on 57.9 percent of her field goal attempts. She has also blocked 81 shots for an average just over over four blocks per game. She is ranked nationally in both field goal percentage and blocked shots per-game average. Verkaik carries a 3.67 grade point average while majoring in education.

Men’s Basketball Defeats Albion 64-55 - Moves Back Into Third Place Tie in MIAA Standings

ALBION - Calvin moved back into a tie for third place in the MIAA standings with a 64-55 victory at Albion Wednesday night at Kresge Gymnasium. The Knights (10-10 overall, 5-4 MIAA) are now tied with Trine for third place in the league standings while Albion slips back to 4-5 in league play. Snikkers led Calvin with 23 points and 11 rebounds, notching his seventh collegiate double-double in the process. Sophomore center Tyler Kruis also had 11 points while Powell collected eight points off the bench. Junior David Rietema had six points, four assists and three steals.

Women’s Basketball Has 20/20 Vision In Claiming 79-49 Win at Alma

ALMA - On Wednesday night the Calvin women’s basketball team had 20/20 vision. The Knights (20-0 overall, 12-0 MIAA) defeated Alma 79-49 at Art Smith Arena, hitting the 20-win plateau for the 13th time in school history and for the seventh time under current head coach John Ross. Calvin shot 48.4 percent from the field in the first half in rolling out to a 45-17 halftime lead.  Calvin cooled down in the second half from the field but still managed to 47.6 percent (10 of 21) from three-point range in the win. Senior Jill Thomas had the hot hand for the Knights Wednesday, scoring a season-high 16 points on the strength of 6 of 8 shooting including four three-point field goals.

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