John Ross Claims 200th Collegiate victory as Calvin Women’s Basketball Coach
Thursday, February 09, 2012
By Mark DeHaan
Coming off its first loss of the season, Calvin looked to rebound as it hosted the Hornets of Kalamazoo. Calvin did just that, handing Kalamazoo a 72-38 defeat. Calvin is now 21-1 overall and 13-1 in the MIAA. The win was the 200th for Head Coach John Ross, all of which have come at Calvin College. Ross started at Calvin in the fall of 2003 after working as an assistant at Earlham College in Indiana for four years. In nine years as Calvin’s head coach, Ross is now 200-47. Junior center Julia Hilbrands ended the game with 18 points and six rebounds to lead the Knights offensively. Junior Carissa Verkaik added nine points and eight rebounds while junior Ally Wolffis also chipped in nine points.
Women’s Basketball Slips One Spot in d3hoops.com Top 25 Poll
Monday, February 06, 2012
The Calvin women’s basketball team has dipped one spot in the latest d3hoops.com Top 25 poll released this afternoon. The Knights have been ranked fourth for the past several weeks but dropped one spot in the rankings after falling for the first time this year on Saturday in a 59-55 loss at Hope. Defending national champion Amherst remains the top-ranked team in the country while the University of Chicago is ranked second, George Fox ranked third and DePauw now ranked fourth. Calvin is back in action on Wednesday when it hosts Kalamazoo at 6 p.m. at Van Noord Arena.
Women’s Basketball Suffers First Loss of Season - Falling 59-55 at Hope
Saturday, February 04, 2012
By Andrew Knot
Calvin’s bid for an undefeated season ended in Holland on Saturday with a 59-55 loss to rival Hope. Calvin (20-1 overall, 12-1 MIAA) remains ahead of Hope (18-3 overall, 10-2 MIAA) in the league standings. The Knights have played one more league game than Hope. Carissa Verkaik led Calvin in the scoring column with 15 points to go with eight rebounds while freshman Kayla Engelhard had 10 points. Calvin trailed 26-24 at halftime and then fell behind by 11 points early in the second half. The Knights rallied to take a 47-45 lead before Hope would take the lead for good moments later on a three-pointer and then seal the game with free throws in the final minute of play.
