Women’s Soccer Receives At-Large NCAA III Tourney Bid - Soccer/VBall Brackets Coming Monday
Sunday, November 08, 2009
The Calvin women’s soccer season is not over. On Sunday evening, the Knights were informed that they had received one of 21 at-large (Pool C) bids to the NCAA III Tournament. Women’s Soccer NCAA III Tournament Field Release
The Knights will be making their fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA III Tournament. Calvin’s destination and opponent will be unveiled on Monday morning as will be the case for the men’s soccer and volleyball teams which have earned automatic bids to the NCAA III Tournament.
The Albion women’s soccer team gained the MIAA’s automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament by winning the MIAA Tournament this past Saturday. With Calvin and Albion both receiving bids, it marks the first time since 2005 that the MIAA has sent two teams to the NCAA III women’s soccer tournament when Calvin and Hope were both in the field.
The NCAA III Tournament brackets for men’s/women’s soccer are set to be announced Monday morning at 10:00 a.m. at http://ncaa.com. The Calvin men’s soccer team has secured an automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament by winning the MIAA title. The Calvin women’s volleyball team also has earned an automatic bid by winning the MIAA Tournament title.
The NCAA III Women’s Volleyball Tournament bracket will be announced via a live video streaming show on the NCAA website at 11:00 a.m. The link to the video stream can be found at: NCAA Volleyball Selection Show Link
Calvin Volleyball Players Receive All-MIAA Honors
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Four members of the Calvin women’s volleyball team have received All-MIAA Honors. Named to the All-MIAA first team from Calvin are senior Kelsey Sears and sophomore Rebecca Kamp.
Calvin players named to the All-MIAA second team include sophomores Renee DeHaan and Erin Vander Plas.
Calvin Volleyball Goes Cliche’ in MIAA Tournament Championship Victory Over Hope
Saturday, November 07, 2009
By Calvin Sports information Student Assistant Andrew Knot
In its first two meetings, Calvin dropped matches to archrival Hope in the MIAA regular season. At Hope’s DeVos Fieldhouse, the Dutch swept the Knights in three sets. At the return trip in Calvin’s VanNoord Arena, Calvin dropped the match in five sets, disappointingly dropping the final two sets.
On Saturday, November 7, the two met in the MIAA championship, with Calvin plagued with injury and sickness the Knights beat the odds and upset the Flying Dutch 15-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-13, who were previously ranked #5 in the country.
