HOLLAND, MI – The Calvin men's lacrosse team closed out its season by playing with heart and determination win a rivalry game at Hope College.

Producing their highest scoring total in more than four weeks, the Knights dropped an 18-10 decision to the Flying Dutchmen at Van Andel Stadium.

Hope (6-10 overall, 2-4 MIAA) used a six-goal first quarter to take the early momentum. Calvin (2-13 overall, 0-6 MIAA) battled the Flying Dutchmen on even terms for nearly the final three quarters including a 7-7 draw over the final two quarters of play.

Calvin was paced by sophomore Chris Griffin who whipped in four goals and was credited with three assists. Griffin finished the year with 19 goals to match the Calvin single-season record also shared by D.J. VanderBaan and Joel Schaefer.

Senior Jonathon VanderLaan also stood tall with three goals while freshman Nate Ray had two goals and Schaefer one goal.

Freshman Ethan Brown scooped up five ground balls while freshman Austin Roden had four ground balls. Sophomore Mitchell Alexander had six saves in goal for the Knights. Hope outshot Calvin 40-33. Turnovers proved to be crucial as the Knights turned the ball over 27 times to Hope's 16.

"We started off slow but we finished strong," said first-year Calvin men's lacrosse coach Kyle Hofstaedter. "We hustled and never gave up. I couldn't be prouder of my guys, particularly with some of the injuries that we had to fight through at the end of the year."

Saturday's game marked the final collegiate contests for Calvin seniors Jonathon VanderLaan and Luke Bosscher. "As a first-year coach I could not have done this without my two seniors," said Hofstaedter. "They were tremendous leaders. This program will continue to improve and as it grows, we'll look back on guys like Jonathon and Luke and thank them for the foundation they helped build."