GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Today the Calvin women's basketball team wrapped up its regular season and celebrated senior night in style when it defeated the Scots of Alma 85-52 in Van Noord Arena. With tonight's win the Knights finish the regular season with a 10-6 MIAA record and a 15-10 overall mark.
 
The Knights came out swinging in the first quarter as senior Anna Fernandez (Plymouth, Mich./Plymouth Christian Academy) and junior RyAnn Rohrer (Ludington, Mich./Ludington) both got out to a hot start. By the end of the quarter, the Knights had shot an impressive 47.1 percent from the field and claimed a 18-9 lead.
 
Calvin kept things rolling in the second quarter as junior Ashley Raredon (Caledonia, Mich./South Christian) got in on the scoring action before senior Emma Witte (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) entered the game and knocked down a shot from beyond the arc. Halfway through the quarter the Scots found some momentum when they went on a 11-2 run and successfully cut the Calvin lead down to just three points. Looking to respond, Calvin ended the half with a run of their own as buckets from Chloe Wiegers (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion) and Gabby Halliwill (Charlotte, Mich./Lansing Catholic) boosted the Knights to a 33-24 lead heading into halftime.
 
Fernandez led the charge in the third quarter with ten points and three steals as the Knights surged on offense and outscored the Scots 30-14. Continuing into the fourth quarter, junior Katelyn LaRue (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) delivered a dagger with just under four minutes left when she nailed back-to-back three pointers to stretch the Calvin lead to twenty-nine points. Down the stretch, freshman Makara Obande (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian) entered chipped in a pair of free-throws before fellow freshman Lily Nitz (Caledonia, Mich./South Christian) finished things off with a three-pointer to give Calvin the dominant 85-52 victory.
 
The Knights finished the game with a 53.3 shooting percentage while also shooting a blistering 50.0 percent from beyond the arc. Fernandez finished as the Knights leading scorer with 21 points and five assists while LaRue chipped in 15 points. Halliwill (12), Raredon (11), and Rohrer (10) all finished in double digits while Wiegers finished with a team high eight assists.
 
Tonight, Calvin also honored their three graduating seniors: Fernandez, Witte, and Sami DeKuiper (Rockford, Mich./Rockford).
 
COACHES COMMENTS: "Really proud of all three of our seniors," said head coach Mark Christner. "The care that our team demonstrated to play well for them tonight was very evident and I deeply appreciate that. This group of seniors has been through a lot and I know they love each other; they love playing and they love representing Calvin so it was a really good win for us. Overall, I thought we played really well tonight and I was thrilled with our shot making and our ability to find good shots for people. I have to remind the team that we are the defending tournament champs and if we play like this heading into next week I think we're going to be really tough to beat."
 
UP NEXT: The Knights will look onward to the MIAA Tournament where they will be the No. 4 seed. Calvin will host the quarterfinal at Van Noord Arena on Wednesday, February 25th and will await to find out who their opponent is after the results of this weekend's games.