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Women’s Basketball Rolls To Win Over Manchester
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Calvin bounced back in the win column with a 77-45 victory over the visiting Manchester Spartans Tuesday night inside Van Noord Arena. A year ago Calvin edged Manchester 48-43 on the road but in Tuesday’s victory Calvin limited the Spartans (0-3) to 25.5 percent field goal shooting as the Knights held a 38-17 lead at halftime and never looked back. Calvin will travel to Thomas More College this weekend to compete at the Julie Costello Memorial Classic. Calvin will face 14th-ranked Thomas More on Saturday at 7 p.m. and will then meet Centre College on Saturday at 3 p.m. Both Thomas More and Centre advanced to the NCAA III Tournament a year ago.
Women’s Hoops Falls to Stevens Point - Carissa Verkaik Becomes Calvin’s All-Time Leading Scorer
Sunday, November 18, 2012
DECATUR, IL - In a rematch of last year’s NCAA III Tournament second round game, Wisconsin-Stevens Point handed Calvin an 84-63 defeat. Ranked seventh in the D3hoops.com Top 25 preseason poll, Stevens Point led 45-25 at halftime and continued to maintain a healthy lead throughout the second half. Senior Carissa Verkaik (Holland/Holland Christian HS) led Calvin with 14 points and in doing so, moved past Lisa Winkle to become Calvin’s all-time leading scorer. Verkaik now has 1,734 career points. Senior Logan Marsh (Byron Center/Byron Center HS) was the only other Calvin player to reach double-digits in scoring as she tallied 11 points including three triples. Calvin returns to action on Tuesday when it hosts Manchester at 5:30 p.m. at Van Noord Arena.
Women’s Basketball Holds Off St. Thomas 78-72 in Meeting Of Nationally-Ranked Teams
Saturday, November 17, 2012
DECATUR, IL - In a rematch of last year’s NCAA III quarterfinal contest, Calvin recorded a 78-72 victory over St. Thomas in a first round game of the Millikin Coaches vs Cancer Tournament. Calvin entered the game ranked #1 in the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll while St. Thomas came in ranked third. Calvin jumped out to a 42-26 halftime lead and later built a 48-30 advantage only to see St. Thomas roar back to within a point inside the final five minutes. Calvin surged ahead down the stretch however to pull away for the win. Senior Carissa Verkaik had 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting. She is now just two points away from becoming Calvin’s all-time leading scorer. Sophomore Kayla Engelhard also pumped in a career-high 21 points while senior Ally Wolffis had 10 points and senior Kelsey Irwin nine points. Calvin will now prepare for a 5 p.m. (EST) contest against seventh-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point which will be a rematch of a second round NCAA III Tournament game from last year.
Calvin Takes Early Lead in MIAA Commissioner’s Cup Standings
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
A record-setting fall sports season has allowed Calvin to build an early lead in the MIAA Commissioner’s Cup Standings. Through the recently completed MIAA fall sports season, Calvin leads the standings with 100 points, four points better than Hope. In the MIAA Women’s All-Sports Standings, Calvin has a first place total of 58 points with Hope second with 53. Hope leads the MIAA Men’s All-Sports standings with 43 points, one point better than Calvin. This fall, Calvin captured a record six MIAA titles – winning conference crowns in men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s golf and volleyball.
Calvin’s Carissa Verkaik Named Preseason All-American by D3hoops.com
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
D3hoops.com Preseason All-America Women's Basketball Teams
Calvin senior Carissa Verkaik has been named to the preseason D3hoops.com All-America first team.A native of Holland and a graduate of Holland Christian High School, Verkaik averaged 19.2 points and 8.8 rebounds a game last year. Heading into her senior year, she is currently second on the Calvin career scoring list with 1,697 points, need just 25 points to become Calvin’s all-time leading scorer. Earlier this fall, she was named the preseason player of the year by Women’s Basketball Division III News.
Calvin women’s basketball team defeats Ferris State 65-56 in exhibition game
Friday, November 02, 2012
BIG RAPIDS - The Calvin women’s basketball team picked up a 65-56 exhibition game victory at Division II Ferris State University Friday night. Senior Carissa Verkaik (Holland Christian HS) had 16 points, sophomore Kayla Engelhard (Saginaw Valley Lutheran HS) 14 points and sophomore Breanna Verkaik (Holland Christian HS) nine points to lead the Knights.Calvin went 14-of-16 at the free throw line and pulled away over the final four minutes by nailing eight free throws. Calvin officially opens its season on November 16 against St. Thomas in a tournament hosted by Millikin University.
Women’s Basketball Team Picked to Win MIAA/Men’s Team Picked to Finish Third
Thursday, November 01, 2012
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The defending champions in MIAA men’s and women’s basketball have been picked to repeat as champions for the 2012-13 season.Hope College has been picked as the preseason favorite to win the MIAA men’s basketball championship, while Calvin College is the preseason pick for the MIAA women’s basketball title. In the men’s poll, the defending MIAA champion Flying Dutchmen captured six first-place votes, while Calvin received two first-place votes. Adrian is picked to finish second in the poll, followed by Calvin. In the women’s poll, defending MIAA co-champion Calvin received eight of the nine first-place votes, while fellow defending co-champion Hope received the other. The Flying Dutch are picked to finish second in the poll, with Albion third.
2012-13 Calvin Women’s Basketball Preview
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
2012-13 Calvin Women's Basketball Schedule
By Mitch Blankespoor
The Calvin College women’s basketball team’s season is just over two weeks away, and the 2012-13 team is already hitting the gym.Coming off of a 28-2 campaign that led Calvin all the way to the national quarterfinals, the Knights were recently ranked preseason number one in the country by the Women’s Division III Basketball Newsletter. The Knights have since been ranked number one by both the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association of America and D3hoops.com. WDIII News also named Calvin senior Carissa Verkaik (Holland/Holland Christian) the preseason Women’s Division III National Player of the Year. A season ago, Verkaik was runner-up for Women’s Division III National Player of the Year.
John Ross Preseason Audio Interview
Women’s Basketball Team Named Preseason #1 by WDIII News - Carissa Verkaik Named Preseason POY
Monday, October 15, 2012
The Calvin women’s basketball team has been ranked number-one in the preseason issue of the Women’s Division III Basketball Newsletter. In addition, Calvin senior Carissa Verkaik has been named the preseason Division III Player of the Year by the publication. Verkaik was named the WDIII News 2012 Player of the Year after averaging 19.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.3 blocked shots a game. She was also named a Division III All-American by both D3hoops.com and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. Verkaik is one of three returning starters and 12 returning letterwinners for the Calvin women’s basketball team. The defending MIAA champions, Calvin reached the NCAA III quarterfinals in 2012, finishing with an overall record of 28-2.
Six Calvin Teams Receive MIAA Team GPA Award
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The Faculty Athletic Representatives of the MIAA member colleges present the MIAA Team GPA Award every year. This award recognizes conference athletic teams for performance in the classroom of a 3.3 cumulative GPA or better (on a 4.0 scale). During the recently completed 2011-12 school year, six of Calvin’s athletic teams achieved this distinction. Five of Calvin’s women’s teams received the MIAA Team GPA Award while the men’s cross country team also achieved the feat. Calvin’s teams receiving the honor are as follows; women’s cross country team, women’s track and field team, women’s basketball team, women’s volleyball team, women’s tennis team, and men’s cross country team.
