MIAA Men's Soccer Week #8 Wrap-Up

Posted: Oct 24, 2017

Team

Opponents/Results

Adrian

8-5-2, 7-3-2

Oct. 17 | at Albion | W, 2-1 | Recap | Box Score

Oct. 21 | at Alma | W, 1-0 | Recap | Box Score

Albion

5-7-4, 2-7-3

Oct. 17 | Adrian | L, 2-1 | Recap | Box Score

Oct. 21 | Olivet | T, 1-1 (2ot) | Recap | Box Score

Alma

2-11-3, 2-8-2

Oct. 17 | at #1 Calvin | L, 6-0 | Recap | Box Score

Oct. 21 | Adrian | L, 1-0 | Recap | Box Score

#1 Calvin

15-0-1, 11-0-1

Oct. 17 | Alma | W, 6-0 | Recap | Box Score

Oct. 21 | at Kalamazoo | W, 1-0 | Recap | Box Score

Hope

7-7-2, 6-4-2

Oct. 17 | at Olivet | W, 2-1 | Recap | Box Score

Oct. 19 | at Kalamazoo | L, 2-1 (ot) | Recap | Box Score

Oct. 21 | Trine | W, 1-0 | Recap | Box Score

Kalamazoo

8-6-2, 7-4-1

Oct. 17 | Trine | W, 2-1 | Recap | Box Score

Oct. 19 | Hope | W, 2-1 (ot) | Recap | Box Score

Oct. 21 | #1 Calvin | L, 1-0 | Recap | Box Score

Olivet

1-11-5, 0-7-5

Oct. 17 | Hope | L, 2-1 | Recap | Box Score

Oct. 21 | at Albion | T, 1-1 (2ot) | Recap | Box Score

Trine

5-5-5, 3-5-4

Oct. 17 | at Kalamazoo | L, 2-1 | Recap | Box Score

Oct. 21 | at Hope | L, 1-0 | Recap | Box Score

• Adrian earned two road MIAA wins last week to strengthen their position in the top half of the MIAA standings. in their 2-1 win at Albion Oct. 17, the Bulldogs' Garrett Miller (So., M, Grand Blanc, Mich.) struck in the 49th and 56th minutes.

• #1 Calvin posted two shutout wins last week, including a 1-0 road victory over Kalamazoo Oct. 21 to stop the Hornets' six-match unbeaten streak. Earlier in the week, the Knights defeated Alma 6-0 to secure their 11th consecutive MIAA regular season title.

• Hope tallied two MIAA victories in three outings last week to surpass the 20-point plateau in the MIAA standings. Of note, Hope's trio of one-goal games last week gave the Flying Dutchmen nine games in league play that have been decided by one goal or less, with six overtime tilts.

• Kalamazoo put up two more victories in MIAA play last week, including a 2-1 overtime win against Hope Oct. 19. Thomas Bryant (Sr., F, Kalamazoo, Mich.) beat the buzzer for the first overtime session for the game-winner against Hope, his second game-deciding goal in as many outings; Bryant scored the decisive strike against Trine Oct. 17 in the 89th minute.

• Earning MIAA Athlete of the Week honors for Oct. 23 were:

- Defense: Griffin Hamel, Kalamazoo

- Offense: Thomas Bryant, Kalamazoo

• Calvin remained #1 nationally in the United Soccer Coaches national rankings for Oct. 24.

School	MIAA	Pts	Overall
#1 Calvin	11-0-1	34	15-0-1
Adrian	7-3-2	23	8-5-2
Kalamazoo *	7-4-1	22	8-6-2
Hope	6-4-2	20	7-7-2
Trine	3-5-4	13	5-5-5
Albion	2-7-3	9	5-7-4
Alma	2-8-2	8	2-11-3
Olivet	0-7-5	5	1-11-5

* Kalamazoo is prohibited from MIAA postseason competition during the 2017-18 academic year, as decided by the MIAA Presidents' Council on June 22, 2017.

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