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Calvin/Hope Men’s Basketball Rivalry Featured on NCAA.com
The Calvin-Hope men’s basketball rivalry has again received national attention. The storied rivalry is featured on the NCAA website in a story written by Amy Farnum Patronis. The story can be found online at: NCAA.com Calvin/Hope Rivalry Story. This Saturday will mark the 181st meeting between the two rivals in a series that dates back to the 1920-21 season and sees Hope holding a 93-87 series lead. Saturday’s game at Calvin’s Van Noord Arena is set to tipoff at 3 p.m. For more on the rivalry, please visit the rivalry website at: Calvin/Hope Rivalry website
Vande Streek Records 400th Win - Snikkers Hits 1,000 Point Plateau as Knights Defeat Hornets
By Sports Information Student Assistant Mark DeHaan
Coming off a big win over Albion that put the team in a tie for third place, the Knights traveled down to Kalamazoo to face off against the Hornets at the Anderson Athletic Center. Calvin responded with its second road of the win, defeating the Hornets 77-65. The victory was the 400th of head coach Kevin Vande Streek’s collegiate career. In 22 years at the collegiate level, Vande Streek is 400-213. Earlier this year, Vande Streek collected his 300th victory at helm of the Calvin men’s basketball program. Prior to coming to Calvin, Vande Streek spent six years coaching at the University of Sioux Falls men’s basketball. Junior forward Tom Snikkers also reached a milestone in the win, scoring 12 points to reach the 1,000 point plateau. Snikkers is the 21st individual in Calvin men’s history to score 1,000 points in a career. Calvin is now locked in a three-way tie for second place in the MIAA standings with Adrian and Trine.
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.
