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[Trailer Dog]

2006 MIAA Women's Soccer Composite Schedule

Saturday, October 7 --- Calvin at Hope, noon

The big match of the regular season.  With the new schedule, with each team playing only one match against each team, plus the regular season champ recieving the auto bid to the NCAA's, this one is huge.

Seems like the Lady Dutch on their home pitch will win this one on their way to the MIAA title.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

The composite schedule is missing the Hope / Adrian game on Sep 23rd.

[WLCALUM83]

Noticed both Hope's and Calvin's women's teams received votes in the first national poll of rankings.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Found the poll you were referring to (d3kicks.com)- Calvin at 31st and Hope tied at 41st.  Preseason polls are interesting, but not necessairly all that accurate.  Oh well, the games begin shortly.

[Bushop]

Albion 2, Saint Mary's 1 (non-league)
Adrian 1, Oberlin 0
Defiance 3, Tri-State 2
Alma 4, Heidelberg, Ohio 0

[WLCALUM83]

Final just in:  Calvin 5, Ohio Wesleyan 0.

[Preto]

2005 NCAA -- First Round

Ohio Wesleyan 2, Calvin 2 (OW 6-5 PK)

How does a team go from losing in PKs to 5-0 blowout? 

[WLCALUM83]

Ohio Wesleyan probably was caught flat--not sure if one of their starters got hurt or not. Hope gets that squad today.

[Grutte Dirk]

Saturday, Sept. 9
John Carroll, Ohio 1, Albion 0 (ot)
Baldwin-Wallace, Ohio 3, Adrian 2
Rowan 2, Alma 0
Kalamazoo 5, North Park 1
Olivet 3, La Roche, Pa. 1

Ohio Wesleyan 4, Hope 1

[Grutte Dirk]

Sunday, Sept. 10
Albion 3, North Park 0
Alma 2, La Roche 1 (ot)
Rowan 4, Olivet 1
Anderson 2, Tri-State 0

[Trailer Dog]

Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week
Adrian freshman Lindsay Chitwood of St. Clair Shores (Lakeview HS) scored both of the Bulldogs' goals in a 3-2 loss to Baldwin-Wallace.

Defensive Player of the Week
Playing 78 consecutive minutes, Alma sophomore back Christine Wheatley of Plymouth (Salem HS) keyed a Scots defense that blanked Heidelberg 4-0. Had a career-best performance against Rowan, N.J. despite a 2-0 loss while playing 74 consecutive minutes.

[Flea]

Saturday, Sept. 9
John Carroll, Ohio 1, Albion 0 (ot)
Baldwin-Wallace, Ohio 3, Adrian 2
Rowan 2, Alma 0
Kalamazoo 5, North Park 1
Olivet 3, La Roche, Pa. 1

Ohio Wesleyan 4, Hope 1

Do you think comparing the Hope and Calvin games is a predictor?

[Trailer Dog]

Now you'll notice how the men's and women's schedules begin to differ.  The MIAA men are going into their conference games while the women stay non-MIAA for a while.

This is due to the new scheduling policy .... women play everyone once, men play everyone twice.

[Trailer Dog]

Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week
Olivet sophomore Cori Barrea of East Lansing (East Lansing HS) scored a goal in each of the Comets' two games last week. She scored the team's only goal in a 4-1 loss to Rowan and kicked the game-winner in a 2-1 victory over Heidelberg.
Other Nominations: Aliza Caplan, Kalamazoo; Sarah Cochrane, Hope; Lindsay Chitwood, Adrian.

Defensive Player of the Week
Adrian sophomore sweeper Sandy Towler of Milan (Milan HS) was starting in a different position for the third time this season. She played a key role in limiting unbeaten Wilmington to a single goal.
Other Nominations: Ellen Molenaar, Hope.

[Trailer Dog]

MIAA's Calvin moves into the top-25

NSCAA/adidas®  National Rankings Division III
01.  Messiah (PA)
02.  The College of New Jersey
03.  University of Puget Sound (WA)  
04.  Trinity (TX)  
05.  (SUNY) Oneonta  
06.  (W) Eau Claire
07.  Denison (Ohio)
08.  DePauw (IN)
      Western Connecticut State  
10.  University of Rochester (NY)  
17.  Calvin (MI)  

D3kicks.com Week 3 Poll
01-  Messiah College
02-  University of Puget Sound
03-  The College of New Jersey
04-  Trinity University-TX
05-  Denison University
06-  University of Rochester
07-  DePauw University
08-  SUNY-Oneonta
09-  Wheaton College-MA
10-  Macalester College
11-  Calvin College