MIAA volleyball tournament
Friday, November 7 at Hope

Semifinals
#3 Scots (21-9) v. #2 Knights (26-4), 5:30 p.m.
#5 Bulldogs (15-15) v. #1 Dutch (26-6), 7:30 p.m.

First Round
#1 Dutch d. #8 Thunder 25-15, 25-17, 25-12
#2 Knights d. #7 Hornets 25-17, 25-19, 25-18
#3 Scots d. #6 Britons 25-18, 25-13, 25-20
#5 Bulldogs d. #4 Belles 21-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-19

Does anyone know if they'll play the semis on the main floor or in the side gym?

MIAA volleyball tournament
Tuesday, November 4

First Round
#8 Trine (4-12, 9-19) at #1 Hope (15-1, 25-6), 7 p.m.
#7 Kalamazoo (4-12, 8-21) at #2 Calvin (14-2, 24-4), 7 p.m.
#6 Albion (5-11, 12-15) at #3 Alma (11-5, 20-9), 7 p.m.
#5 Adrian (8-8, 14-15) at #4 Saint Mary's (9-7, 18-10), 7 p.m.

1.) Can Calvin overcome Hope's experience?
2.) If the seeds play out will the Dutch lose or a second time to the Knights on their home court?
3.) As this season has bore out someone will upset one of the big-2, if so, who will it be?
4.) Can Hope or Calvin lose and pick-up one of 6 NCAA at-large bids?

Busy volleyball weekend ...

MIAA
Calvin d. Kalamazoo 25-13, 25-13, 25-13
Hope d. Alma 25-12, 28-26, 25-22
Albion d. Trine 25-23, 25-14, 25-21.
Hope d. Kalamazoo 25-19, 25-14, 25-9
Calvin d. Alma 25-21, 21-25, 25-22, 25-15
Alma d. Hanover, Ind. 25-14, 25-20, 25-21

non-MIAA
Calvin d. Baldwin-Wallace, Ohio 25-13, 25-10, 25-16
Kalamazoo d. Hanover, Ind. 25-23, 25-23, 15-25, 17-25, 15-12
Alma d. Manchester, Ind. 25-23, 25-18, 25-20
Heidelberg d. Hope 23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 14-25, 15-10
Wheaton, Ill. d. Adrian 25-15, 25-19, 15-25, 25-18
Adrian d. Benedictine, Ill. 25-21, 23-25, 26-24, 25-21
Alma d. Hanover, Ind. 25-14, 25-20, 25-21
Calvin d. Heidelberg, Ohio 22-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-17
Hope d. Baldwin-Wallace, Ohio 25-12, 25-12, 25-18
Manchester, Ind. d. Kalamazoo 19-25, 13-25, 25-19, 25-18, 15-11
North Central, Ill. d. Adrian 25-14, 25-15, 25-12
Adrian d. Aurora, Ill. 23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-15

getting ready for ...

AVCA Division III Coaches top-25: Oct 28

14th Calvin
20th Hope

NCAA record crowd sees Calvin knock off Hope
An NCAA Division III regular season volleyball record crowd of 2,307 witnessed a five-set thriller Friday at DeVos Fieldhouse, as Calvin came from behind to hand Hope its first MIAA loss.  The previous NCAA regular season record crowd was 1,850 when Roanoke (Va.) College defeated Washington and Lee (Va.) on Oct. 25, 2000.

Volleyball
Calvin 17th d. Hope 12th 25-20, 23-25, 13-25, 25-13, 15-13

Did not see this coming ... especially after the 25-13 shellacking Calvin took in the 3rd set.  I'm glad they played in Hope's main arena instead of the side gym.

AVCA Division III Coaches Top 25 Poll
2008 Poll #2: September 16, 2008

volleyball
15.)  Calvin
17.)  Hope

CBS College Sports Network/AVCA Division III Coaches Top 25 Poll

2008 PRESEASON POLL: August 20, 2008

Calvin and Hope both ranked.

I love the MIAA.

Got this from a friend of mine.  It may interest some of you.  

Because of all the construction Calvin is offering a free shuttle service for some events.   The shuttle is usually from the Prince Conference Center but will be changed for the Hope/Calvin game (some other event on campus).  I just google mapped the address.  The shuttle begins 45 minutes before tip-off, but for the Hope game it will begin at 1 p.m.  the shuttle is available to everyone.

current schedule:

Day ... Date ... Game Time
Saturday, Jan 19, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan 26, 3 p.m.  from the Calvin future Advancement Building, 1580 East Beltline.
Wednesday, Jan 30, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb 02, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Feb 09, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Feb 16, 3 p.m.

Quote from: pointlem on December 15, 2007, 08:43:36 PM

.....Even on an off-shooting day, with lots of missed layups and only 1 3-point shot, Hope's women (like its men) thrive on its defense.  I see Philly Green was only credited with one steal, but her intense defense seemed to lead to a lot of turnovers and steals by others.

Another reason the Dutch will win it all this winter.

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              NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships
                         St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
                                        November 17, 2007 
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Women's results

1. Amherst = 120
2. Plattsburgh State = 159
3. Washington University = 194
4. Calvin = 199

Men's results

1. NYU = 128
2. Haverford = 150
3. Cortland State = 158
4. Calvin = 214

Thursday, Nov. 8, quarterfinals
Washington #4 - 3 defeats Hanover - 0
(W) Oshkosh #9 - 3 defeats (W) Platteville - 2
Calvin #16 - 3 defeats (W) La Crosse #17 - 1 (26-30, 30-26, 30-20, 30-15)
Carthage #6 - 3 defeats Carroll - 0

Friday, Nov. 9, semifinals
Washington #4 - 3 defeats (W) Oshkosh #9 - 2
Carthage #6 - 3 defeats Calvin #16 - 0, (30-26, 30-23, 30-07) tough loss for the Knights and the MIAA

Saturday, Nov. 10, championship
Washington #4 - 3 defeats Carthage #6 - 1

Quote from: hawk'ster on November 09, 2007, 01:42:07 PM

Quote from: gottaluvhoops on November 09, 2007, 12:02:30 PM
Can Hope run the table this year??

I would say they should run the MIAA table and could run the NCAA table.  Seems like Calvin's losses will make the MIAA road fairly easy for the Dutch.  Did any MIAA schools have a great recruiting year?

You mean other than Hope (I hope)?

Calvin is the underdog here on out.  Tonight's game vs. the host school will be brutal.

Thursday, Nov. 8, quarterfinals
Washington #4 - 3 defeats Hanover - 0
(W) Oshkosh #9 - 3 defeats (W) Platteville - 2
Calvin #16 - 3 defeats (W) La Crosse #17 - 1 (26-30, 30-26, 30-20, 30-15)
Carthage #6 - 3 defeats Carroll - 0

Friday, Nov. 9, semifinals
Washington #4 - 3 defeats (W) Oshkosh #9 - 2
Carthage #6 - 3 defeats Calvin #16 - 0, (30-26, 30-23, 30-07) tough loss for the Knights and the MIAA

Saturday, Nov. 10, championship
Washington #4 versus Carthage #6

Quote from: sac on November 05, 2007, 06:21:14 PM
I probably don't like all the hype thats hurled at Carrie Snikkers, I never like to see so much asked of Freshman.  I think Bria Ebels went through a similar set of expectations her Fr. year.

What were Miss Ebels' high school credentials?