GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Calvin stretched its win streak to three games with a 5-1 victory over the visiting Purple Raiders of Mount Union Saturday afternoon at Zuidema Field.

Time of possession of the ball was nearly equal on Saturday but the Knights proved to most opportunistic, scoring five goals off of 15 shots for an impressive 33.3 percent success rate.

Calvin (5-3-0) drew first blood early, scoring in the 12^th minute of play as freshman Xtreme Hauk (Lansing, Mich./East Lansing HS) redirected a cross from junior Jonah Meyer-Crothers (Sylvania, Oh./)Sylvania Northview HS) into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead. The goal was the first of Hauk's collegiate career.

Mount Union (5-3-0) leveled the match in the 16^th minute as Carter Hancock got loose just outside the six-yard box and banged in a loose ball.

Senior Alex White (Lake Bluff, Il./Lake Forest Academy) regained the lead for Calvin just four minutes later as he was taken out in the box, drawing a penalty kick. White made good on the spot kick, whipping in a low hard shot to give the Knights a 2-1 lead.

Less than four minutes later, White struck again, receiving a well-placed pass from Meyer-Crothers and slamming home his second goal of the match for a 3-1 lead Calvin carried into halftime.

Mount Union pressed for its second goal over the opening 20 minutes of the second half but Calvin's defense held firm.

Against the run of play, Calvin countered and struck gold with a cross through the box by senior Ethan Brown (Muskegon, Mich./Mona-Shores HS) that sophomore Quinten Latchett (Houston, Tx./Bellaire HS) redirected with a left-foot into the back of the net for a 4-1 Calvin advantage.

Calvin closed out the scoring in the 84^th minute as freshman Quinn Graham (Skokie, Il./Niles North HS) got free in the six-yard box and popped in a shot off a feed from freshman Jake Ziolo (Dublin, Oh./Dublin Jerome HS).

Calvin finished with a 15-11 shots at goal advantage.  The Knights held possession of the ball 51 percent of the match with Mount Union at 49 percent.

Calvin senior goalkeepers Kaelen Matascastillo (New Kensington, Pa./Minnesota Virtual Academy) and Zac Moore (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown HS) split time in goal with Matascastillo recording five saves including a pair of point-blank stops in the first half. Moore had two saves including a beauty off a blast in the box midway through the second half that kept Calvin on top at the time by a 3-1 advantage.

COACHES COMMENT: "A really good win against a really good Mount Union side," said Calvin head men's soccer coach Ryan Souders. "I thought we played a really complete game today. We had a couple of great team goals and a set piece goal. Mount Union is a team that will definitely be making noise in their (OAC) conference. Now we get a chance to rest up and prepare for a trip to Cleveland next weekend where we meet another very talented team in John Carroll."
 
NEXT UP: Calvin will travel to John Carroll University next Saturday in a match scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. in University Heights, Ohio.