WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

jspiii · January 17, 2011, 01:18:58 PM

Here are the comparisons for Hope (15-0) @ Calvin (12-3) on Tuesday night

Offense % 2pt % 3pt % FT
Hope 50.5 35.7 65.3
Calvin 50.4 29.1 75.8

Defense % 2pt % 3pt
Hope 31.8 29.5
Calvin 34.5 22.6

Rebounding Team Opp Margin
Hope 43.2 33.4 9.8
Calvin 40.9 35.4 5.5

Scoring Team Opp Margin
Hope 75.5 47.3 28.2
Calvin 68.3 50.7 17.6

3 point shooting Attempts Made Made/game
Hope 263 94 6.3
Calvin 302 88 5.9

Blocks Total per game
Hope 80 5.3
Calvin 105 7.0

Steals Total per game
Hope 202 13.5
Calvin 142 9.5

Turnovers Total per game
Hope 252 16.8
Calvin 274 18.3

Assists Total per game
Hope 239 15.9
Calvin 244 16.3

Assist/Turnover
Hope 0.9
Calvin 0.9

2009-2010 scores
1/19 @Hope 73 Calvin 58
2/3 Hope 61 @Calvin 50
2/27 @Hope 68 Calvin 49

Hope has an 8 game winning streak against Calvin. Last Calvin win against Hope was in 2007.

realist · January 18, 2011, 11:06:43 AM

Should be a very good game this evening. Each team has some strenghts. Key or critical for Calvin will be keeping turnovers down. If Hope aggressively goes for the ball it will give Calvin big problems. As much as I would like to see Calvin win one again I just think Hope has too many good players. Can Calvin win, yes, but it would take a very hot hand from long range, plus controlling the boards.

GoKnights68 · January 18, 2011, 09:11:15 PM

Calvin beats Hope 56-55

Dark Knight · January 18, 2011, 09:42:21 PM

I think Calvin's defensive intensity was key tonight. Calvin held Hope to 20 points in the first half with relentless defensive intensity. Hope came out with the same intensity -- it was a very low scoring first part of the game. But at a point when Hope led 15-7 Calvin turned the intensity up to 11 and finished the first half leading 29-20.

Calvin's defense held Hope to 2 of 11 from three-point range and hit 6 of 12. Hope forced more Calvin turnovers in the second half but the knights were able to hang on.

Mr. Ypsi · January 18, 2011, 09:46:44 PM

Good grief - Hope couldn't enjoy even 24 hours as #1 in the country! I haven't yet seen a recap - did Carissa go crazy on 'em, or was it a total team victory?

HopeConvert · January 18, 2011, 10:08:06 PM

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on January 18, 2011, 09:46:44 PM
Good grief - Hope couldn't enjoy even 24 hours as #1 in the country! I haven't yet seen a recap - did Carissa go crazy on 'em, or was it a total team victory?

I'd call it a team victory. The halfcourt three-pointer Calvin made as the first-half buzzer sounded was a killer. Three point shooting was the big difference, and Calvin got better contributions from their other players. Calvin had great defensive intensity, but Hope missed some shots they should have made. Good win for the Damsels.

sac · January 18, 2011, 10:14:17 PM

http://www.miaa.org/wbb/stats/1011/0118cahp.htm

Hope had a 9 point lead 18-9, then Calvin outscored them 20-2 to finish the half. Pretty sure no one's done that to Hope in recent years. Two really big 3's by Calvin in the final minutes when it really looked like Hope had the momentum and were going to pull it out.

Hope had won 35 MIAA league games in a row, and 41 in row vs league teams.

HopeConvert · January 18, 2011, 10:15:01 PM

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on January 18, 2011, 09:46:44 PM
Good grief - Hope couldn't enjoy even 24 hours as #1 in the country! I haven't yet seen a recap - did Carissa go crazy on 'em, or was it a total team victory?

Actually, Hope will still get to "enjoy" one week.

If I had to make a guess, the Damsels won't enjoy their trip to the DeVos.

jspiii · January 18, 2011, 10:21:34 PM

From an unbiased eye (Hope fan), that was a humdinger of a game.

The 18-2 Calvin run to end the 1st half, capped by a half-court 3-point buzzer beater didn't help.

I also think Calvin's perimeter defense was the key. Hope didn't get very many decent looks at the basket.

In spite of 18 points from Verkaik, I think Bruinsma did a great interior defensive job on her.

Sitting behind Hope's bench, Snikkers had a little bit of an emotional breakdown with a little over 2 minutes to go. Not sure what that was all about.

I was surprised Eliis was a non-factor during the whole game, not sure who she was guarded by.

KnightSlappy · January 18, 2011, 10:22:46 PM

I threw up a quick video of the final 2 seconds on my blog.

http://tomaroonandgold.blogspot.com/2011/01/lady-knights-hand-flying-dutch-first.html

gordonmann · January 18, 2011, 10:40:24 PM

I concur with others, though I watched via video from afar. It was a good game and looked like a great atmosphere. I thought Calvin's two three-pointers near the end of the game were killers.

HopeCSO · January 18, 2011, 10:48:25 PM

Quote from: jspiii on January 18, 2011, 10:21:34 PM
Sitting behind Hope's bench, Snikkers had a little bit of an emotional breakdown with a little over 2 minutes to go. Not sure what that was all about.

Carrie recieved a knee to her braced knee by I believe Carissa...Mo/Carrie called a time out and she played the last 3 min. in pain. That's the view I saw. I pray she will be alright. Looked like Carissa said she was sorry to Carrie after the game...

pointlem · January 18, 2011, 10:53:20 PM

What a great back-and-forth game. Yes, never would I have imagined Hope being outscored 20-2 for the last 7.5 minutes of the first half (after holding Calvin to only 9 points in the fist 12+ minutes). After that half-court 3-point shot at the buzzer, I turned to HopeConvert and said (mindful of the long ago CRC-RCA split) that I guess God actually didn't like the Masonic Lodge.

The stats remind me of the Hope-Calvin men's game--with Hope hitting 2 of 11 on 3's, and Calvin hitting 6 of 12 (and that from a team that had been shooting 29% of 3's for the season). Hope's 16 to 7 advantage on steals is what kept them in the game, despite 35% shooting overall. When Hope shot poorly against Wash U--in last year's championship game and again this year--they seemed to miss a lot of shots they normally would make. Tonight, with the exception of a couple missed point-blank lay-ups, I had the sense that Calvin's defense was taking away their open looks . . . including on that last shot, though Carrie may have had a little more time than she realized. Nevertheless, kudos to Carrie for carrying the team almost to victory.

Verkaik is an impressive defender and rebounder--a big part of what enables Calvin's tight perimeter defense. Kudos also to her, and to Bruinsma and Kussmaul for playing her tough.

I am already looking forward to the rematch!

Calvinhoops · January 19, 2011, 01:24:26 AM

I agree, threes were the difference. Thomas and Irwin hit them when they counted and Hope couldn't buy one. Snikkers and Verkaik were all they could be in this one. Hopefully we see these two play two more times this year and maybe in the NCAA tourney too!

realist · January 19, 2011, 10:56:55 AM

Great game. Calvin did most of what I thought it would take for them to win. Hope did a great job of hawking the ball, and caused the turnovers, and that is what I anticipated. I agree with others that the 3's told the story.
Sorry to hear about CS's knee. She is a heck of a player.