No. 2 Hope marches past Calvin, eyes Trine rematch

Game Leaders

Calvin
Pts: Gabby Timmer - 11
Reb: Gabby Timmer - 11
Ast: Sydney Cleary - 4
Hope
Pts: Sydney Muller - 12
Reb: Olivia Voskuil - 9
Ast: Kasey DeSmit - 5

Team Stats

Calvin
Hope

Field Goals

(18-57)
(25-53)

Field Goal %

31.6%
47.2%

Rebounds

33
37

Assists

11
14

Turnovers

24
19

Pts off Turnovers

11
22

2nd Chance Pts

9
10

Pts in the Paint

26
30

Fastbreak Pts

0
5

Bench Pts

8
24
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Feb 25, 2022

Kenedy Schoonveld swished her first 3-point attempt of the game, then swished her next attempt 77 seconds later.

The three-time Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Most Valuable Player made sure the Hope College women's basketball team started fast on Friday.

The No. 2-seeded Flying Dutch rolled to a 68-42 victory against Calvin University in the MIAA Tournament semifinals at DeVos Fieldhouse after jumping out to a 10-2 lead.

Hope (25-1 overall) never trailed while advancing to the championship game on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at top-seeded Trine University. Third-seededCalvin is 19-7 on the season.

Trine defeated fifth-seeded Alma College, 75-62, in Friday's other semifinal. The Hope-Trine winner receives the MIAA's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Head coach Brian Morehouse said the superb start came off tremendous team work by the starting five.

"The ball found Kenedy off of really good movement," Morehouse said. "I thought Sydney (Muller) was in attack mode the whole game. Kate (Majerus) moved well. (Olivia Voskuil) was great, too. I thought they played really well together. In the first quarter, we had seven assists and one turnover. That's how we want to play."

Schoonveld (Zeeland, Michigan / Holland Christian HS) scored all 11 of her points during the first quarter. 

Senior guard Sydney Muller fed the charge as well, scoring seven of her game-high 12 points during the first 10 minutes. The Flying Dutch took to a 29-6 lead into the second quarter.

Hope shot 55.8 percent from the field during the first quarter (10-18), including 62.5 percent from 3-point range (5-8).

Defensively, the Flying Dutch clamped down as well. Hope limited Calvin to 21.4 percent shooting from the field (3-14) and forced six turnovers.

Forward Gabby Timmer led Calvin with 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Guard Sydney Cleary chipped in 10 points.

The Flying Dutch advanced to the MIAA Tournament championship for the fifth consecutive season and for the 21st time overall.

Hope is seeking its 17th MIAA Tournament championship and third in a row. The Flying Dutch have Trine in the past four title games, winning the last two at DeVos Fieldhouse. Trine won the last final the Thunder hosted, 70-65 in double overtime, in 2019.