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GO CALVIN !"Men's Basketball Advances to MIAA Tournament Finals With Win Over Alma "
CKSR (Men's Basketball Advances to MIAA Tournament Finals With Win Over Alma / Calvin Swim Teams Sending Six to NCAA III Championships)
CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 26, 2015
Men's Basketball Advances to MIAA Tournament Finals With Win Over Alma;
Calvin Swim Teams Sending Six to NCAA III Championships
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 73, Alma 63
By Mark DeHaan
The Calvin men's basketball team hosted the Scots of Alma College for an MIAA Tournament semi-final on Thursday evening and recorded a 73-65 victory.
Both teams were looking to advance to the MIAA Tournament final on Saturday and a chance at the conference's NCAA Tournament automatic qualifying bid.
During the regular season, the teams split their pair of meetings. Calvin was the victor at Van Noord Arena 93-87 on January 7, while Alma returned the favor with an 87-85 overtime win at Alma on January 31.
The game was a near-replay of the first contest at Van Noord Arena, with Alma giving a late run at a second half Calvin lead. Although the Scots got to within three points with just over two minutes to play, the Knights held off the visitors and earned a 73-65 victory to advance to Saturday's league championship game.
With the ball game tied at 6-6 early, a 12-3 run, capped by a three-pointer from senior Jordan Brink, put the Knights ahead 18-9.
With 5:53 to go in the first half, a jumper from Ethan Woelke cut Calvin's lead to four at 22-18. But, the Knights finished the half on a 9-3 run to take a double-digit lead into the break at 31-21.
At halftime, Brink and sophomore Michael Welch each had seven points for Calvin. The Knights were 33.3% from the field, shooting 8-for-10 from the free throw line.
Out of the break, Calvin extended its lead to 38-24 with 18:00 remaining in regulation.
But, just like the first meeting this season between the Knights and Scots, Alma began to work its way back into the ball game.
The Scots, less than four minutes later, cut Calvin's lead to five at 42-37.
The Knights reestablished a double-digit advantage at 51-41 midway through the second half, but Alma refused to go away quietly.
With 2:35 to go, the Scots cut their deficit to 59-56.
A big dunk from senior Tyler Dykstra then swung momentum into Calvin's favor, and, utilizing strong free-throw shooting down the stretch, the Knights finished off a 73-65 win.
Calvin shot just 31.7% from the field, including 21.1% from three-point range. But, the Knights were 31-of-41 from the free throw line, also out-rebounding Alma 55-33. Calvin grabbed 20 offensive boards.
Individually, junior Jordan Daley had a monster game with 18 points and 15 rebounds, hitting 10-of-14 shots from the free throw line. The double-double was Daley's fifth of the year, and his rebounding total was a career high. Brink added a near double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds, making 10-of-12 attempts from the free throw line.
For Alma, Jason Beckman scored 16 points while Scott Nikodemski contributed 15.
"Coming out of the locker room for the second half, we had a real slow start, gave up some layups, and from there, it was a grind," said head coach Kevin Vande Streek. "I'm proud of our guys for being able to move past the last play and play the next play, and get the job done."
Calvin improves to 20-6 with the win, marking its 18th 20-win season in program history. Alma ends its season at 11-15.
Calvin now looks forward to Saturday, when the Knights will match up with the Flying Dutchmen of Hope College for the MIAA Tournament Final. Hope defeated Trine University 55-44 at Trine in the second league semi-final of the night.
"I think Hope has the pedigree of having been in those semi-final games, and winning those games - it will be a really good game on Saturday," said Vande Streek. "The third game is always hard. You know what they run, what their personnel is like. Our guys know that it wasn't easy the first two meetings, and they know it will be a real battle."
The conference final will tip-off at 7:30 p.m., and will be part of a Calvin-Hope women's-men's basketball doubleheader. The Calvin and Hope women, also playing in the MIAA Tournament Final, will tip off at 3:00 p.m.
TICKET INFORMATION FOR Saturday, February 28 Hope at Calvin at 7:30 pm: Doors Open at 6:30pm
Team Parents, Gold Club and Maroon Club:
Tickets for Saturday's game will be available at Calvin's website (www.calvin.edu/boxoffice<http://www.calvin.edu/boxoffice>), and at the Box Office on Friday, February 27, from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Tickets will also be sold at the Arena starting at 1:00pm on Saturday if we are hosting the women's finals, or at 5:30pm if we are only hosting the men's finals. All tickets will be General Admission.
Calvin Faculty & Staff:
Faculty and Staff may purchase a maximum of 2 tickets per ID with a maximum of 2 ID's at the MIAA Faculty/Staff price of $5.00. Additional tickets may be purchased at the full ticket price of $7.00. They will also be available at Calvin's website (www.calvin.edu/boxoffice<http://www.calvin.edu/boxoffice>), and at the Box Office on Friday, February 27, from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Tickets will also be sold at the Arena starting at 1:00pm on Saturday if we are hosting the women's finals, or at 5:30pm if we are only hosting the men's finals. All tickets will be General Admission.
Calvin Students:
Tickets for Saturday's game will be available at the Box Office on Friday, February 27, from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Calvin students may obtain 1 FREE ticket per student ID, with a maximum of 4 student ID's per person while supplies last. There are a limited number of designated student tickets (860). Tickets will also be sold at the Arena starting at 1:00pm on Saturday if we are hosting the women's finals, or at 5:30pm if we are only hosting the men's finals. All tickets will be General Admission.
All Others:
Tickets for Saturday's game will be available at Calvin's website (www.calvin.edu/boxoffice<http://www.calvin.edu/boxoffice>), and at the Box Office on Friday, February 27, from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Tickets will also be sold at the Arena starting at 1:00pm on Saturday if we are hosting the women's finals, or at 5:30pm if we are only hosting the men's finals. All tickets will be General Admission.
IMPRESSIVE: " CKSR (Jordan Brink Named Capital One Division III Academic All-American/Swimming and Diving Teams Receive CSCAA Fall Team Scholar All-America Awards)"
CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
Jordan Brink Named Capital One Division III Academic All-American;
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
Jordan Brink Named Capital One Division III Academic All-American;
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin College senior Jordan Brink has been named a Capital One Division III All-American in men's basketball as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
A native of Dyer, Indiana, Brink has been named to the Capital One Division III All-America second team. A graduate of Illiana Christian High School, Brink is the fourth individual in Calvin men's basketball history to be named a (CoSIDA) Academic All-American. Steve Honderd (1992 and 1993), Chris Knoester (1993 and 1994) and Aaron Winkle (1999 and 2000) were previously so honored.
Brink is in the midst of a standout senior campaign, averaging 18.6 points and 5.6 rebounds a game while connecting on 44.7 percent of his three-point field goal attempts and 91.6 percent of his free throw attempts. His free throw percentage currently ranks him second on the NCAA III statistics list.
Brink currently ranks ninth on the Calvin career scoring list with 1,430 points. He also ranks third on the Calvin career list for made three-point field goals (199) and is tied for fourth on the Calvin career list for assists (270). A 91.2 percent career free throw shooter, he is on pace to become Calvin's career leader in that category. He holds the Calvin single-season record for free throw percentage, connecting on 95.7 percent of his free throw attempts during the 2012-13 season.
Brink was a member of the All-MIAA first team and D3hoops.com Great Lakes All-Region third team in 2014.
This year he has been a three-time MIAA Player of the Week and has been named to the D3hoops.com National Team of the Week once.
In the classroom, Brink holds a double major of business marketing and sports management. He is a two-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and was a member of the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) Honors Court last summer. He is currently serving an internship with the Grand Rapids DRIVE professional basketball team -- a D' League affiliate of the Detroit Pistons.
Calvin student-athletes have now received CoSIDA Academic All-America honors 111 times including four times during the 2014-15 academic year with Travis Vegter (men's soccer, 2nd team), Elise Biesboer (women's volleyball, 3rd team) and Maggie Kamp (women's volleyball, 1st team) having previously been honored.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
The Calvin College men's and women's swimming and diving teams have once again received academic awards from the College Swim Coaches Association of America. Both teams have received the CSCAA Fall Team Scholar All-America Award.
The Team Scholar All American award is presented to college and university swimming and diving teams, who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The award is presented twice annually, once in the fall semester/term and in the semester/term of the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships (Winter/Spring).
The Calvin women's team recorded a 3.42 grade point average during the recently completed fall semester. The Calvin men's team recorded a 3.05 grade point average during the fall semester.
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