Women’s Soccer Hands Olivet 6-2 Defeat Behind Hat Trick Performance from Liz Cancel
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
OLIVET – Calvin kept its MIAA Tournament hopes alive with a 6-2 victory at Olivet Wednesday night. Calvin is now three points behind fourth place Hope but can still qualify for the four-team league tournament with victories over Hope and Kalamazoo over the next six days. Junior Liz Cancel notched her first collegiate hat-trick on Wednesday night, scoring three goals including a key blast with seconds left in the first half that gave the Knights a 2-1 halftime lead. Cancel added two more goals just a 1:24 apart in the second half that helped the Knights take a 5-2 lead. Sophomore Ashton Hearn and freshman Lauren Merz split time in goal for the Knights with Merz picking up one save. Calvin held a 27-5 shots at goal advantage in the win.
Women’s Soccer Blanks Saint Mary’s 5-0 Saturday
Saturday, October 22, 2011
(photo by Sandy Palmatter)
Calvin got back on the winning track with a 5-0 victory at Saint Mary’s Saturday afternoon. Calvin led 2-0 at halftime and received five saves from sophomore goalkeeper Ashton Hearn to post the shutout victory. Calvin is now 8-9-0 overall and 8-5-0 in the MIAA. The Knights remain six points behind Kalamazoo for fourth place in the MIAA standings. Calvin got on the scoreboard in the 11th minute on senior Kara Zondervan’s goal as she ripped in a shot off a pass from junior Francesca Smith. Junior Liz Cancel then put the Knights up 2-0 five minutes later on a shot from the top of the box. In the second half, sophomore Paige Rindels and freshman Sam Osterhaven scored unassisted goals while Smith scored off an assist from Cancel in the 83rd minute of play to close out the scoring. Calvin will travel to Olivet next Wednesday for a 4 p.m. conference match.
Women’s Soccer Clipped by Adrian 4-3 at Zuidema Field
Thursday, October 20, 2011
By sports information student assistant Mark DeHaan
On a cool and dreary October afternoon, the Calvin women’s soccer team looked to cool off MIAA-leading Adrian as it played host to the Bulldogs. In conditions that would usually dictate a slower-playing pace, the Knights and Bulldogs ended up battling in a shootout with the Bulldogs prevailing 4-3. Adrian jumped out to a 2-0 first half lead but the Knights cut the deficit in half on a goal by Paige Rindels late in the half. Adrian went up 3-1 on a corner kick play but the Knights came back again within one - this time on a Liz Cancel goal with just over 20 minutes left to play. Adrian regained a two-goal advantage on a penalty kick by Sam Barker but the Knights clawed back to within 4-3 on yet another goal by Cancel - this one coming with just under eight minutes left in regulation. Adrian’s defense held firm from there however, preventing the Knights from tying the game. Calvin dips to 7-9-0 overall and to 7-5-0 in the MIAA. Calvin will travel to Saint Mary’s on Saturday for a noon contest.
