WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

hope1 · March 28, 2006, 04:17:45 PM

i think there will be a lot of people there on april 12 it would be a good idea to get there early i thiink

tniem · April 01, 2006, 08:44:04 PM

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on March 28, 2006, 03:37:17 PM
FYI - all you Hope fans - from the Hope website:

A tribute to the national champion Flying Dutch will be held Wednesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the DeVos Fieldhouse.

Here's hoping that there is a great crowd for the women...

QuoteI was just looking at the career record for the seniors on this team:

33-1 Freshman year (02-03)
23-4 Sophomore year (03-04)
23-4 Junior year (04-05)
33-1 Senior year (05-06)

110 -10 Total

Thats a winning percentage of 91.7%!!! Not bad to look back and your worst season you went 23-4. It's a shame they only got into the tournament twice.

FDF, I was thinking that the MIAA just didn't get enough respect for at-large births but last year both Calvin and Albion were in and this year Calvin and Hope. Can't complain about having two bids. It is too bad that this class had some great teams at Calvin and Albion to play against. Of course, that competition surely helped them during this year's run, which perhaps the Dutch in 2002 and 2003 were missing, IIRC.

Flying Dutch Fan · April 05, 2006, 08:37:26 AM

Bria Ebels in Sports Illustrated!!

Bria is in the Faces in the Crowd section of SI's latest edition. You can also see it online:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/scorecard/faces/2006/04/10/

tniem · April 06, 2006, 02:32:04 PM

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on April 05, 2006, 08:37:26 AM
Bria Ebels in Sports Illustrated!!

Bria is in the Faces in the Crowd section of SI's latest edition. You can also see it online:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/scorecard/faces/2006/04/10/

And here I usually skip over those pages.

Thanks for the heads up!

sac · April 09, 2006, 04:59:34 PM

Recruiting news for the Hope ladies

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/stories/040906/localsports_20060409043.shtml

Civic Minded · April 13, 2006, 04:36:12 PM

Quote from: sac on April 09, 2006, 04:59:34 PM
Recruiting news for the Hope ladies

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/stories/040906/localsports_20060409043.shtml

I'm excited about Megan -- she's good. She really debated between Hope and Calvin (her parents are Calvin grads, she also has a sister at Hope). I'm sure the Cowens girl is as fantastic as stated. Sounds like good stuff!

MIdoubleA · April 20, 2006, 09:08:58 PM

Green should be good too. Like the article states, she was overshadowed by her tall teammate... can't wait to see 'em play

Flying Dutch Fan · May 30, 2006, 01:35:06 PM

The official NCAA attendance stats are out, and Hope lead the nation in attendance for the fourth year in a row, with an average home attendance of 2928 (up from 2462 a year ago - gotta love the DeVos). IWU was second with 2470 and Calvin third with 2089. Hope's average would have ranked them 4th in DII, and 169th in DI (meaning they out-drew 165 DI teams).

The MIAA once again lead the nation (for the 15th consecutive year) as a conference in DIII, with an average of 1234. The CCIW was second at 866. Pretty amazing that the MIAA has a nearly 400 per game attendance lead over the next place conference!!

Another amazing thing is that the Hope women averaged 1329, which would have placed them (versus the men) in 8th place in DIII, and higher than 56 DI mens teams. Given their awesome year and the national championship (and the DeVos), it will be interesting to see if that number goes up next year.

Joe-Man · June 25, 2006, 02:07:54 PM

Wow, looks like the DeVos Fieldhouse, which I say even though I'm a Calvin fan, really makes an impact.

Flying Dutch Fan · July 12, 2006, 03:58:11 PM

AWESOME - check out the home page here - Hope may be hosting the womens Final Four in 08 and 09!!!!

Pat Coleman · July 12, 2006, 03:59:15 PM

Yep. I see no reason why the recommendation wouldn't be accepted, either, but hopefully we'll find out in a timely manner what the management council decides.

Grutte Dirk · July 13, 2006, 12:19:22 AM

With all the new recruits to go along with returning players, when will the Hope machine slow down enough for anyone to catch it?

I don't see recruiting getting worse, how can the other MIAA schools compete with facilities and success?

I wonder what it'd take for Hope volleyball to get on board? Will the Dutch build them a nice new place to play?

Flying Dutch Fan · July 13, 2006, 07:59:54 PM

They already did. There is one of the nicest volleyball courts in DIII in the DeVos as well. The "end zone" bleachers rotate 180 degrees, and face the volleyball court. Probably seat 500 or so.

Grutte Dirk · July 13, 2006, 08:35:10 PM

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on July 13, 2006, 07:59:54 PM
They already did. There is one of the nicest volleyball courts in DIII in the DeVos as well. The "end zone" bleachers rotate 180 degrees, and face the volleyball court. Probably seat 500 or so.

Whaaaaa' . . . stuck in a side gym with bleachers doesn't compare to Hope's basketball court and its seating. No way.

It's too bad so many of the other Hope facilties aren't close to the basketball team's, but different schools have different ways to tier their students.

Flying Dutch Fan · July 14, 2006, 08:56:04 AM

Quote from: Bilk on July 13, 2006, 08:35:10 PM
Whaaaaa' . . . stuck in a side gym with bleachers doesn't compare to Hope's basketball court and its seating. No way.

It's too bad so many of the other Hope facilties aren't close to the basketball team's, but different schools have different ways to tier their students.

Maybe so - but then it's not like you get 3400 people out to watch Volleyball. I will still bet it's the best DIII volleyball court you could find.