Men’s Soccer Gains Ground in MIAA Standings With 2-1 Win Over Kalamazoo
Saturday, October 25, 2008
GRAND RAPIDS—The Knights staved off a late-game push by Kalamazoo and outlasted the seventh-place Kalamazoo College Hornets at Zuidema Field, picking up their 11th consecutive victory, winning by a score of 2-1. Dave DeKorne Photo Gallery
Women’s Soccer Tops Trine 8-0 - Will Host Saint Mary’s in First Round of MIAA Tournament
Saturday, October 25, 2008
ANGOLA, IN—The nationally-ranked Calvin women’s soccer team closed out the round robin portion of its conference schedule on Saturday with a 8-0 win at Trine University. Ranked fourth nationally, the Knights have gained the top seed for the upcoming MIAA Tournament and will host Saint Mary’s in a first round game next Saturday at noon. While Calvin has already completed its round robin schedule, six other MIAA schools will complete their round robin schedules on Wednesday next week.
Calvin Remains Unbeaten in MIAA With 3-0 Win Over Alma
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
By Chaz Amidon
The Knights used goals from Dan VanSlyke (Grove City, Penn./Grove City), Scott Hooker (Hudsonville/Unity Christian), and Justin Ahearne (Hudsonville/Hudsonville) to cruise past Alma at Zuidema Field on Wednesday, 3-0.
Rebecca Kamp Named AVCA Division III Player of the Week - Kamp and Sears Also Receive MIAA Honors
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
(Prepared by AVCA Media Relations Staff) Rebecca Kamp, a freshman middle blocker for then No. 17 Calvin College, has been named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division III National Player of the Week. She earned the honor after leading the Knights to two wins last week, including an upset of then-No. 12 Hope College.
Volleyball Rolls in Three Against Visiting Olivet
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
GRAND RAPIDS— Carrying momentum from Friday’s upset win at Hope, Calvin rolled against Olivet in three games Tuesday night 25-13, 25-7 and 26-24. Calvin remains in second place in the MIAA standings with an 11-2 record and improves to 17-4 overall.
Women’s Soccer Holds Off Upset-Minded Britons 2-1
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
By Chaz Amidon
GRAND RAPIDS - Calvin’s 800-minute defensive scoreless streak came screeching to a halt in Wednesday’s 2-1 win over Albion, but the Knights – ranked fourth in the most recent Division III Top 25 poll - extended their league unbeaten streak to 32 games – a stretch dating back to Oct. 2005. Photo Gallery
Women’s Cross Country Wins Oshkosh Invite - Men’s Cross Country Third
Saturday, October 18, 2008
OSHKOSH, WI—The top-ranked Calvin women’s cross country team lived up to its billing with a first place finish at the rugged Wisconsin-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational on Saturday with a team score of 59 points. Meawhile, the fifth-ranked Calvin men’s team took third with a score of 104 points, finishing behind second-ranked North Central which won with 68 points and fourth-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point which placed second with 73 points.
Men’s Soccer Win Streak At Nine After 2-0 Win at Albion
Saturday, October 18, 2008
(with reporting by Brad Draayer)
ALBION—The Calvin men’s soccer team stretched its win streak to nine games and remained on top of the MIAA standings with a 2-0 victory at Albion Saturday afternoon. The Knights are now 11-3-0 overall and 8-0 in the MIAA, three points ahead of second place Hope (7-1-0 MIAA).
Women’s Soccer Continues League Unbeaten Streak With 2-0 Win over Kalamazoo
Saturday, October 18, 2008
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Emily Ottenhoff notched her team-leading 11th goal of the season and Allison Boender scored her first as the Knights extended their league unbeaten streak to 31 games with a 2-0 win over Kalamazoo.
Volleyball Defeats Hope In Five-Set Thriller In Holland
Friday, October 17, 2008
HOLLAND—The Calvin women’s volleyball team has been a different team on the road this year. In home matches at the Huizenga Tennis and Track Center this fall, the Knights are just 2-2 but in matches on the road, Calvin is 13-2 including 5-0 in league play.
Calvin picked up its fifth MIAA road win of the season in scintillating fashion Friday night, defeating rival Hope in five sets by scores of 25-20, 23-25, 13-25, 25-13, 15-13. The match was played in front of an NCAA Division III regular season record crowd of 2,307 fans inside Hope’s DeVos Fieldhouse and matched a pair of nationally-ranked teams as Hope came in ranked 12th and Calvin 17th.
