GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Calvin picked up its third straight win of the young season, defeating Cornerstone University 3-0 Tuesday evening on the road.

The visiting Knights (3-0-0) opened the scoring in the 26^th minute as junior Alex White (Lake Bluff, Il./Lake Forest Academy) ran onto a well-placed pass from senior Chris Schau (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) and popped in his second goal of the season. The goal by White allowed Calvin to take a 1-0 lead into halftime.

Cornerstone pressed forward immediately off the opening kickoff of the second half. The Knights were able to take advantage of the high Cornerstone back line however as a steal and long lead chip by sophomore Jacob Ryu (Naperville, Il./Naperville North HS) sprung White through the middle on a clean break on goal. White made no mistake on the opportunity, ripping in a shot from inside the 18-yard box to make it 2-0 just 30 seconds into the second half.

Cornerstone (1-1-2) continued to press throughout the second half, but the Calvin defense led by senior goalkeeper Daniel Wunder (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) remained calm and composed.

Calvin then scored the clinching goal in the 80^th minute on a blast through the left side of the box by freshman Foster Garrett (Canton, Mich./Salem HS) with junior Ethan Brown (Muskegon, Mich./Mona Shores HS) picking up the assist with a through-ball pass. The goal was the first of Garrett's collegiate career.

Wunder finished the game with four saves in posting his second straight shutout of the young season.

COACHES COMMENT: "Always good to win the Battle of the Beltline," said Calvin head men's soccer coach Ryan Souders. "Cornerstone is a strong team that is extremely well-coached. They made things difficult for us and forced us to work to find moments in the game. It was important that we picked up the first goal. That got them chasing the game a bit and allowed us to be opportunistic at key moments the rest of the way. Now we turn our attention to a very difficult Ohio Northern side on Friday night."

NEXT UP: Calvin will travel to Ada, Ohio, this weekend to compete at a tournament hosted by Ohio Northern University. On Friday, Calvin will face host Ohio Northern in a matchup of nationally-ranked teams with Calvin ranked 19^th and Ohio Northern 13^th. Friday's game is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, Calvin will meet Wilmington College at 5 p.m. on day two of the Ohio Northern Tournament.