Calvin shone offensively in the first half, connecting on three three-pointers and shooting 50 percent for field goals. Calvin held a twelve point lead as early as the 14:30 mark, outscoring Adrian 17-5. A 10-2 Adrian run, however, cut the Knights lead down to four, 19-15. Freshman Tyler Zoerhof soon sparked a Calvin 10-0 run and the crowd’s enthusiasm with a one-handed baseline dunk. The run included three three-point shots from the hands of senior Kyle Trewhella and put the Knights ahead 21 points, 40-19. Calvin finished the half strong, leading 48-28 at the half.
Though Adrian outscored Calvin 40-34 in the second half, the Bulldogs did not get within 11 points of the Knights. Freshman Caleb Veldhouse was 6-for-6 at the line in the last 1:30 of the game. Calvin closed out the game with a fourteen point lead, 82-68.
Veldhouse was the leading scorer for the Knights, earning 22 points including 11-12 in free throws. Trewhella racked up 18 points and senior Andy Draayer followed with 13 points. Zoerhof and junior Josh Meckes each contributed eight points.
David Cultra and Jeff Nokovich led Adrian with 13 points apiece, while Andy Kubish had 11 points.
Calvin will now prepare for its 158th meeting with Hope as the Knights will travel to Holland to face the Flying Dutchmen at the DeVos Fieldhouse at 3:00 p.m. Calvin leads the all-time series 80-77. Over the course of the prior 157 meetings, Calvin has outscored Hope by by just 11 points (10,450-10,349) which works out to a difference of just 0.07 points per game.
Saturday’s game will again be televised locally by West Michigan PBS affiliate WGVU TV 35/52 and will also be carried for the first time by College Sports Television. For more on the Calvin-Hope men’s basketball rivalry, please visit the rivalry web site at: http://www.calvin.edu/thegame/
Newspaper Box Score Adrian College vs Calvin College 1/11/06 7:30pm at Grand Rapids, MI At Grand Rapids, MI CALVIN COLLEGE 82, ADRIAN COLLEGE 68 ADRIAN COLLEGE (6-8, 0-3 MIAA) Jeff Nokovich 4-10 4-6 13; David Cultra 5-10 0-1 13; Andy Kubish 3-6 3-4 11; Mark Bohlen 3-3 3-4 9; Mike Reinhard 3-8 0-0 7; Steve Thornton 3-8 0-0 6; Brandon Giles 2-5 0-1 4; Billy Collins Jr 1-5 0-0 2; Ian Weber 1-2 0-0 2; Chester Evans 0-1 1-2 1; Nick Clark 0-1 0-0 0; Corey Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-60 11-18 68. CALVIN COLLEGE (10-4, 3-0 MIAA) Caleb Veldhouse 5-12 11-12 22; Kyle Trewhella 4-8 7-9 18; Andy Draayer 3-8 4-4 13; Tyler Zoerhof 3-3 2-2 8; Josh Meckes 3-3 2-3 8; Micah Chappell 2-5 1-2 5; Kyle Snoeyink 2-4 0-0 4; Eric DeVries 1-6 0-2 2; Dustin Smith 0-4 2-2 2; Patrick Duff 0-0 0-1 0; Kevin Prins 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 23-53 29-38 82. Adrian College................ 28 40 - 68 Calvin College................ 48 34 - 82 3-point goals-Adrian College 7-20 (David Cultra 3-5; Andy Kubish 2-5; Jeff Nokovich 1-2; Mike Reinhard 1-3; Billy Collins Jr 0-2; Corey Smith 0-1; Brandon Giles 0-2), Calvin College 7-19 (Kyle Trewhella 3-5; Andy Draayer 3-8; Caleb Veldhouse 1-3; Micah Chappell 0-2; Dustin Smith 0-1). Fouled out--Adrian College-Jeff Nokovich; Mark Bohlen, Calvin College-None. Rebounds-Adrian College 34 (Steve Thornton 7; Jeff Nokovich 7), Calvin College 41 (Eric DeVries 8). Assists-Adrian College 10 (Jeff Nokovich 5), Calvin College 17 (Caleb Veldhouse 3; Micah Chappell 3; Kyle Trewhella 3). Total fouls-Adrian College 25, Calvin College 20. A-1452 Fourth Straight Victory for Calvin.