Women’s Soccer Falls at Sixth-Ranked Wheaton
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
WHEATON, IL - Calvin dipped to 0-3 on the year with a 6-1 defeat at sixth-ranked Wheaton (IL) Wednesday afternoon. All three of Calvin’s defeats have come to nationally-ranked opponents this year as the Knights opened the season with a loss to 16th-ranked Washington University (Mo.) and then to ninth-ranked Illinois Wesleyan. In Wednesday’s loss to Wheaton, Calvin trailed 4-0 at halftime and later trailed 5-0 before scoring in the 71st minute of play on a goal by junior Liz Cancel (St. Clair Shores/Fraser HS) with Cancel stealing the ball in the Wheaton defensive end and placing a shot just inside the far post. Calvin returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Augustana (IL) College at 5:30 p.m. at Zuidema Field.
Women’s Soccer Shut Out by Illinois Wesleyan
Saturday, September 03, 2011
BLOOMINGTON, IL – Calvin dipped to 0-2 on the season with a 4-0 loss at Illinois Wesleyan University Saturday night. The host Titans scored just four minutes into the contest to take a 1-0 halftime lead. Illinois Wesleyan then scored a pair of goals early in the second half and added one more in the final minute-and-a-half to complete the shutout win.Illinois Wesleyan outshot Calvin 24-2in the match that was delayed by 30 minutes because of lightning in the area.
Calvin will travel to Wheaton (IL) on September 7 for a non-conference match.
Women’s Soccer Drops Season Opener to Washington University 8-1
Friday, September 02, 2011
BLOOMINGTON, IL—Calvin scored first but Washington University took over from there as the nationally-ranked Bears scored eight unanswered goals to defeat Calvin 8-1 Friday night at the Illinois Wesleyan Classic. Calvin freshman Brittany Hieftje (Holland/Holland Christian HS) put the Knights ahead 1-0 on a goal just 4:44 into the match but Washington scored a goal less than four minutes later and added another in the closing minutes of the first half to take a 2-1 lead at intermission. The Bears then scored four goals in a span of 12 minutes early in the second half to break the game wide open including two from freshman Anna Zambricki who now has six goals in two games this year for Washington.
Washington University held a 21-5 shots at goal advantage. Calvin returns to action late Saturday afternoon when it faces host Illinois Wesleyan University at 5 p.m. (CDT).
