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Calvin Women's Basketball Defeats Allegheny 86-67

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BEXLEY, Oh. - Calvin rolled to an 86-67 victory over Allegheny College at the Marriott Columbus Airport Holiday Tournament hosted by Capital University Friday evening. Calvin (8-2) will face host Capital (8-2) in the championship game on Saturday at 5 p.m.

Calvin led 46-33 at halftime and then outscored Allegheney 24-8 in the third quarter to put the game away.

Calvin forced Allegheny into 31 turnovers and had four players notch double-digits in scoring. Sophomore Bre Luurtsema (Holland/Holland Christian HS) had a strong game with 16 points and nine rebounds. Senior Kally Verkaik (Holland/Holland Christian HS) had 13 points and five steals while junior Anna Timmer (Caledonia/South Christian HS) scored 12 points and ripped down a career-high 14 rebounds. Sophomore Ali Spayde (Lewis Center, Oh./Worthington Christian HS) also had 10 points while junior Lauren Goldthorpe (St. Ignace/St. Ignace HS) chipped in with nine points.

"It was a solid win against a very good program," said Calvin women's basketball coach John Ross. "We did a nice job against their press and played strong defense in the third quarter."

Allegheny (6-4) was led in defeat by Jessica Mrdjenovich with 18 points.

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Goldthorpe

#24 Lauren Goldthorpe

G
5' 8"
Junior
Bre Luurtsema

#15 Bre Luurtsema

G
5' 9"
Sophomore
Ali Spayde

#4 Ali Spayde

G
5' 8"
Sophomore
Anna Timmer

#23 Anna Timmer

G
5' 10"
Junior
Kally Verkaik

#12 Kally Verkaik

G
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Lauren Goldthorpe

#24 Lauren Goldthorpe

5' 8"
Junior
G
Bre Luurtsema

#15 Bre Luurtsema

5' 9"
Sophomore
G
Ali Spayde

#4 Ali Spayde

5' 8"
Sophomore
G
Anna Timmer

#23 Anna Timmer

5' 10"
Junior
G
Kally Verkaik

#12 Kally Verkaik

5' 10"
Senior
G