Box Score GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin women's basketball team dominated Olivet on Senior Day with a score of 77-41 on Saturday afternoon.
On Calvin Senior Day the Knights honored seniors Caitlyn Demaree (St. Louis, MO / Principa) and Rebecca Boeve (Grandville, MI / Covenant Christian) for the four years of hard work for the program.
Both teams struggled early in the contest, but four minutes into the game junior Gabby Timmer (Caledonia, MI / South Christian) made a layup to give the Knights a 6-2 lead. Calvin went on a 5-0 run to make it an 11-5 game with 4:17 left in quarter after a made layup by sophomores Kamryn Elgersma (Redlands, Ca./Arrowhead Christian Academy). The Knights extended their lead throughout the quarter and took a 17-9 lead into the second quarter after made free throws by Demaree.
The Comets' struggles continued throughout the second quarter and Calvin capitalized on this by outscoring them 14-10 in the quarter. Sophomore Leah Harris (Frisco, TX / Lone Star) had 12 points at the half while Timmer had 10 points as well. Calvin shot 10-36 (27.8%) from the field and were 11-15 (73.3%) from the free throw line. They also outrebounded the Comets 31-23 in the first half.
The Knights came out and dominated the third quarter as they outscored the Comets 24-15. Calvin continued to pile on the points in the 4th as they outscored Olivet 22-7. Calvin went to win with a score of 77-41 and improve to an on overall record of 4-5, and a 3-2 mark in the MIAA.
The Knights were led in scoring by Gabby Timmer with 22 points and 9 rebounds. Timmer moved into 16th place on the Calvin career scoring list, bumping her career total to 1027 points. Leah Harris finished with 21 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds for Calvin. Senior Caitlyn Demarre finished with 8 points and Rebecca Boeve finished with 7 points and 9 rebounds. The Knights shot 26 of 76 (34.2%) from the field and 22 of 28 (78.6%) from the free throw line.
COACHES COMMENTS: "Our defense really tightened as the game went on," said Calvin women's basketball head coach Mark Christner. "We wanted to work on a few things and since Olivet can really get in the land and create problems, we needed to be solid in our hall screen coverage. I thought our effort was good-it built throughout the game. And it always helps when shots start falling. Overall good win to finish the regular season."
UP: Calvin waits for seeding on Sunday for the MIAA Tournament.
