WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

[mjfasteenwolf]

Another solid road win for the Lady Dutch tonight. Knox came up big off the bench again, and Boles, Henderson, and Greene all had 10 pts and 3 or more assists. Solid game, slow start, but once again taking a 20 point lead in the 2nd half.

[gohope]

Aaauuuuggggghhhh!! 

Too much work today. I couldn't go to a game tonight and wasn't near a computer to check things out either.  But a quick glance at the stats, I see that Lindsay Lange got a technical!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Lindsay ?  Anyone know what happened?? 

[sac]

Hope was just better than Olivet, plain and simple.  Hope got outrebounded, struggled from the line, only shot 36% in the second half and won by 21.  Olivet just couldn't find enough first half defense to keep pace.

Both teams traded runs of 6-10 points in the first half with Hope getting the last one to lead by 10, but the Dutch led all the way.  In the second coach Mo went to the zone, and Olivet found it really hard to get the easier baskets they were able to create in the first half.  Hope was able to isolate Knox down low some in the second, she was the most impressive Dutch tonight.

I've seen Hope play with more energy and enthusiasm, they just seemed a little lacking in that department,  or maybe it was just the cold hearted stare of a team that knows they will win the battle eventually.  They do play with an impressive demeanor.

I've always been sitting up in the cushy seats at DeVos to watch the ladies and you really need to be down low to understand just how much bigger and stronger the Hope women are.   Hope was very physical and Olivet didn't like that much, but they can be.......its just wave after wave of 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 coming at you.  Every pass is met with a defender quickly, just not much space to operate out there for the opposition.   I'll also add, Hope has some pretty clever basketball players.

Hope quietly clinched at least a piece of the MIAA title tonight, which is now their 3rd in 4 years and 7th in 9.  Saturday they'll go for the outright title in front of the home fans.

[sac]

Aaauuuuggggghhhh!! 

Too much work today. I couldn't go to a game tonight and wasn't near a computer to check things out either.  But a quick glance at the stats, I see that Lindsay Lange got a technical!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Lindsay ?  Anyone know what happened?? 

Worst technical foul ever..............hard foul underneath by Olivet, Lange turned and pushed the ball into the side of her opponent with both hands on the ball.  Never said a word, ball never left her hands.  That was it.............I believe the ref was trying to see more than was there.

[AlwaysHope]

Another solid road win for the Lady Dutch tonight. Knox came up big off the bench again, and Boles, Henderson, and Greene all had 10 pts and 3 or more assists. Solid game, slow start, but once again taking a 20 point lead in the 2nd half.

"Knox came up big" is almost an understatement.  She leads the Flying Dutch with 11 rebounds (5 more than Greene) and 11 points in only 14 minutes of playing time!  WOW!

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Just for the fun of it, I looked at poitns and rebounding for the Dutch , and calculated what they would be averaging in 40 minutes of playing time.  Knox would be at 19.7 points and 19.4 rebounds.  Snickers would be at 20.4 points and 13.8 rebounds. 

[mjfasteenwolf]

What are the odds, if any of Hope hosting the first round of the NCAA. They are ranked 2nd in the region right now behind Thomas Moore, but if they would move into 1st, and Hopes men had to travel, would the Dutch have a chance at hosting? Someone with more knowledge on this topic please fill me in.

[Pat Coleman]

Yes -- remember there are essentially two regionals for each of the eight regions so two teams in the GL rankings could easily host on the first weekend.

[hope1]

that would be nice  i hope a lot of fans show up saturday it is the seniors last regular seasson home game saturday

[Erm Schmigget]

that would be nice  i hope a lot of fans show up saturday it is the seniors last regular seasson home game saturday

This weekend is a men's/women's double-header.  With this being the last home game for the women, I would expect it to be parents' day, possibly also for the men.  Either way, if you have general admission seats, you may want to get there early.

Women's JV:         1pm
Women's Varsity: 3pm
Men's JV:              5:15pm
Men'sVarsity:        7:30pm

In the past these have been a one ticket for all games affair.  No reason for me to think otherwise this time around.  Also, the women will be observing the WCBA's Think Pink program to raise awareness about breast cancer, so wear pink if ya got it!

[sac]

Hope is honoring its 4 Sr's today, and if they aren't.........at least I am, and wow what Seniors.

Jordyn Boles, Julie Henderson, Stacey Warsen and Lindsay Lange.

These four ladies have combined to play 401 games and have started 319 of them.

They've accumulated a record of 101-9, including 56-5 in MIAA play.  3 MIAA Championships, 2 MIAA Tournament Championships, 2008 will be their 3rd NCAA appearance, and of course were part of the 2006 National Championship team.


Some notable records..............
Jordyn Boles is already the schools all-time leading 3 point shooter, and she will likely finish as one of the top 5 scorers in school history.  She will also finish in the top 10 in assists and will likely finish #2 in games played behind teamate Julie Henderson.

Julie Henderson will likely finish as the all-time leader in games played, and needs just 6 steals to become Hope's all-time leader.

For four years now, Boles and Henderson have started every game for the Flying Dutch, and for all but 1 game in the last 3 years, Boles, Henderson and Warsen have started every game.

Well done ladies.

[sac]

Livestats is stuck for the women's game

its Hope 50 Adrian 34 at the half

FINAL  Hope 88 Adrian 65
http://www.miaa.org/wbb/stats/0708/0216adrw.htm

double/double for Snikkers in 14 minutes of action. 

[Oval]

Hope 88, Adrian 65
Albion 71, Alma 53
Saint Mary's 71, Kalamazoo 39
Calvin 71, Olivet 69 ... whoa

[WWWRHH]

Dutch posters have been pretty quite considering "our" team wrapped up the conference champoionship and home court advantage for the MIAA tournament.

Although expected, it was a dominating performance and an important milestone!  I found it encouraging that so many players played well, and the second unit had a couple of great sets after what I thought were a couple of games where they were not as effective on offense as the starting group.  Yesterday the six second rotation players scored a combined 46 points.

Another very encouraging sign was the performance of the big players.  They all had good days at the same time.  Knox and Snikkers both scored 10, Lange 8.  The forwards were also solid  with Warsen chipping in 7 and O'hare 4.  If the third unit which played the last ten mins. is considered, the 4 scored by both Kutney and Bruinsma, brings the 4/5 position scoring to 47 points.  Adrian had a little size on the roster, but their posts were not as fast or strong.

It looked like Knox and Snikkers are beginning to figure out how to play together and work off the others game.  They played two complete rotations together (Knox missed some minutes late in the first half due to picking up her second foul) and in those 10 mins outscored Adrian by 26 points and controlled the paint.  Good post players seem to be a rare commodity in D3, and if all can continue to play well it will give the Dutch a big advantage in the post-season.

It might be good to face Albion and St. Mary's in the confernence tourney since their inside game will provide the Dutch the biggest challenge.

Congratulations to Hope's swim teams for great conference meets.  The men finished #1 and the women #2.

[ChicagoHopeNut]

Dutch posters have been pretty quite considering "our" team wrapped up the conference champoionship and home court advantage for the MIAA tournament.

While every game matters dare I suggest that at this point the "regular season" seems rather mundane and more of a chore than anything. An undefeated season is great but the real excitement now is waiting for the MIAA tourney.