Men’s Soccer Wins Penalty Kick Shootout 3-1 Over Dominican in 2nd Round of NCAA III Tournament
Saturday, November 13, 2010
(Photo by Sandy Palmatter)
By Calvin College Sports Information Student Assistant Derek Neice
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - It’s off to the races yet again for the victorious Calvin Knights after a thrilling match that went all the way to a penalty shootout against the Dominican Stars. The Stars got on the board early on in the second half to take the lead, but Calvin managed to equalize with just under 14 minutes to play and force overtime. Two scoreless extra periods then went by, and the Knights clinched a bid to the Round of 16 in penalties as they outscored Dominican 3-1 in that do-or-die situation, with senior keeper Ryan Bratt (Silver Sprong, MD) making three monstrous saves to key the win. The Knights will wait to see where they will end up next for the round of 16. Those next games will take place next weekend.
Men’s Soccer Picks Up 2-0 First Round NCAA III Tourney Win Over Ohio Northern
Friday, November 12, 2010
(photos by Sandy Palmatter)
By sports information student assistant Andrew Knot
With a 2-0 victory over Ohio Northern on Friday, the Knights advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. After a very competitive opening to the game, Calvin drew first blood. Sophomore Tyler Vegter punched in the rebound off of a Scott Hooker shot. But the Polar Bears were not without opportunity. Senior Ryan Bratt made two crucial saves between the pipes, one with an attacker screening him. Junior Miles Colago later scored an insurance goal in the second half to help seal the win. The Knights will face Dominican University in the regional final Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. in a rematch of last year’s national semifinal contest in San Antonio, Texas.
Late Comeback Effort Spurs Dominican’s 2-1 Double-Overtime Win Over Thomas More
Friday, November 12, 2010
(by sports information student assistant Derek Neice)
(photos by Sandy Palmatter)
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A season ago Calvin defeated Dominican University by a tight score of 1-0 to advance to finals of the national tournament. A late comeback against Thomas More College by Dominican Friday will ensure a rematch between the Stars and the Knights on Saturday. In that first round match-up, Thomas More nabbed an early second half goal against the heavily favored Stars, but were not able to close the game out as Dominican scored an equalizer with just 1:58 to play, and the Stars went on to score a golden goal in the second overtime to end the upset bid by Thomas More.
