LAKE FOREST, Ill. - The Calvin University women's basketball team defeated Macalester College 80-48 on Saturday to win the Forester Tip-Off Tournament hosted by Lake Forest College.
The Knights led from start to finish against the Scots, racing out to a 15-6 edge after the first quarter and never looking back on the way to the 32-point win.
Calvin (2-0) held Macalester (1-1) to just 9.1 percent shooting in the opening quarter, and held the Scots to 25.0 percent for the game as the Knights allowed only 12 total field goals in the 40 minutes of play.
The Knights led 37-25 at the break, with
Emma Witte (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) leading the way with 11 points on 4-5 shooting from the floor.
Calvin put the game away in the third quarter, out-scoring the Scots 26-12 to push their advantage to 26 points. Calvin shot nearly 70 percent (9-13) from the field in the quarter with eight different players making at least one field goal and nine different players scoring.
For the game, 14 of the 16 Calvin players to enter the game scored, led by Witte's team-high 13 points.
RyAnn Rohrer (Ludington, Mich./Ludington) and
Sami DeKuiper (Rockford, Mich./Rockford) each scored nine points, while
Hannah Sall (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) and
Anna Fernandez (Plymouth, Mich./Plymouth Christian Academy) led the bench unit with seven points apiece.
Valerie Dirkse (Vienna, Va./Marshall) added six points to go with 10 rebounds, six assists and two blocked shots.
Calvin finished the game shooting 52.5 percent from the field and outscored the Scots 46-10 in the paint, 11-2 in second-chance points, and 20-4 in fast break points.
COACH'S COMMENT: "Really good win for us against an upstart Macalester squad," head coach
Mark Christner said. "Our ability to create separation through our defense and some interchangeable parts might be the hallmark of this group. We'll get back to work and get ready for another weekend playing quality teams."
NEXT UP: Calvin women's basketball returns to action on Friday, November 17, when it starts a weekend tournament at DePauw in a game scheduled to tip off at 6:00 PM (CST).
