WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

[Trailer Dog]

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 ...

[Trailer Dog]

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?

[Dark Knight]

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?

Calvin has really been playing well of late, with several victories over regionally or nationally ranked competition in Hope, Embry-Riddle, and Heidelberg, whereas Hope picked up a couple of losses. Anything can happen, of course, but Calvin seems to be getting their game together.

Kamp is turning out to be a dominant force when she's on the front line. She has an amazing ability to get the ball down in the opponent's side of the court in just the right place, at just the right time, to make it really hard to return. Does she have a shot at league MVP and All-American as a freshman if Calvin makes a good tournament run?

[Trailer Dog]

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?

[NW Hope Fan]

Is freshman Jessa Boles, Jordyn's sister? Does she have similar game?

[oldknight]

Is freshman Jessa Boles, Jordyn's sister? Does she have similar game?

Yes; they are sisters. I never got a chance to see Jessa play a high school game but I understand that she does have a pretty good outside shot so that similarity is obvious. I do believe Jessa played center on her high school team so she has some post scoring ability too. But on this team I doubt Morehouse is looking for her to carry the inside scoring load.

[NW Hope Fan]

Don't get to chat much about women's hoops, but any idea how Brian did with his recruiting this year? Hard to top getting Snikkers and Co. last year... Looks like 3 freshmen guards including Boles. And I saw a 6'1" on the JV .

I've always been amazed at the level of players he brings to Hope.

[cmlundy]

I like the fact that Jessa has an outside shot like Jordyn.  With the inside presences, it is also good to have the outside threat from 3. 

Coaches Poll is out and Hope is picked 1st

Any ideas on the Starting Five?

[Flying Dutch]

The Dutch scrimmaged GVSU last night.  Even though the coach played many different combinations the Dutch played well and came out ahead by a comfortable margin in  the first half.  The second half was closer, but there seemed to be less emphasis on winning than on seeing how groupings of players worked out.

The starters last night were Green, Snikkers, Knox, Kopke, and Cowen.

The second unit was Bruinsma, Kutney, DeKuiper, Greers with freshman Allie Cerone at point.  Abby Phillips, a sophmore up from JV also saw some good minutes with this unit and showed a really nice 3 pt. touch.  Bruinsma saw some minutes with mostly first unit players.

It appeared that others in line to receive some playing time are Boles and Kreuze, another sophmore up from JV.

No surprises.  Kopke looked healthy and full speed and did  a good job running the point.  Green played great defense, slashed to the basket and hit a couple of nice pull up jumpers.  Cowen looked to pass inside, but kept everyone honest with a couple of long jumpers.  Snkkers made some nice inside moves and her outside shot looked smooth.  Knox rebounded aggressively and went to the free throw line several times (and made most of them).

Everyone played hard defense. Very balanced - no one dominated and everyone scored.

It looked like the Dutch employed a match up zone defense more than I have seen in the past.  It helped the post match up with smaller, quicker GVSU players on the perimeter by providing a little back up help inside.  I thought the defense improved as the game progressed and the players adjusted to the opponents style.

Both units were strong on the inside and Kutney looked more confident and had a nice looking shot.  GVSU played small lineups and Hope was able to use their size advantage on the offensive end.

I would be surprised to see Boles taking many outside shots.  It looked like she was used primarily at the 4 position.

There are still some timing issues to work out.  Some passes were made a little late and I think that with some combinations there was uncertainty about each player's exact role.  But overall a good and encouraging effort for this stage of the season.

The best indicator was smiles on the coaches faces afterward.

[hope1]

i think they looked pretty good last night  a lot of people there for not announcing it on the radio

[Grutte Dirk]

2008-09 MIAA Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
(first place votes in parenthesis):

1. Hope 11 (6)
2. Calvin 14.5 (2.5)
3. Albion 21.5 (0.5)
4. Saint Mary's 31
5. Adrian 34
6. Olivet 46
7. Alma 53
7. Trine 53
9. Kalamazoo 60

Very surprised Calvin received any 1st place votes. I think this winter's Albion squad has a better shot at Hope.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Hope has closed their campus until Tuesday morning due to a Norovirus outbreak - including cancelling all on-campus athletic activities. 

http://www.hope.edu/hopetoday/

[sac]

Back to volleyball........

how does this....

Hope has closed their campus until Tuesday morning due to a Norovirus outbreak - including cancelling all on-campus athletic activities. 

http://www.hope.edu/hopetoday/

affect the MIAA volleyball tournament at Hope this weekend?

[sac]

Back to volleyball........

how does this....

Hope has closed their campus until Tuesday morning due to a Norovirus outbreak - including cancelling all on-campus athletic activities. 

http://www.hope.edu/hopetoday/

affect the MIAA volleyball tournament at Hope this weekend?

Nevermind

The MIAA volleyball tournament scheduled this weekend has also been cancelled at DeVos Fieldhouse and has not been rescheduled at this time.

[hope1]

hope plays tuesday afternoon at  3.00 vs adrian   then calvin and alma play then the winner plays at  8.00