GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Calvin treated a large Calvin Homecoming crowd to an 8-0 victory over the visiting Comets of Olivet Saturday evening at Zuidema Field.

 

Calvin led 2-0 at halftime and popped in six more goals in the second half. Eight different Calvin players scored goals on Saturday.

 

Scoring goals for Calvin Saturday night were senior Matt Hinds (Frankenmuth, Mich./Frankenmuth HS), juniors Bobby McCaw (Dubuque, Ia./Hempstead HS), Lucas Albrecht (Plymouth, Mich./Plymouth Christian HS) and Jacob Witte (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS), sophomore Ian Adams (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS), Hunter Olson (Canton, Mich./Canton HS) and Dillon Weldy (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) and freshman Shaeffer Smith (Columbus, Oh./Worthington Christian HS). 

 

Junior Trent Vegter (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS) had three assists on the evening. Hinds Witte and freshman Jack Lee (Frankenmuth, Mich./Frankenmuth HS) all had single assists on the evening.

 

Calvin senior goalkeeper Nate Van Ryn (Grandville, Mich./Calvin Christian HS) tallied one save and collected his seventh shutout victory of the season.

 

"It was good to get a conference win in front of a homecoming crowd," said Calvin men's soccer coach Ryan Souders. "I was pleased to see the committed effort of our entire team tonight. Every single player on our team focused on the job they had to do and they did it well. Now it's time to refocus for a tough road game in three days."

 

Calvin will travel to Albion next Tuesday for a key conference match. The game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m.