The Hope College women's basketball team led from start to finish Wednesday night as the Flying Dutch rolled to a 91-45 victory over Adrian College on Wednesday in MIAA action at DeVos Fieldhouse.
The Flying Dutch — ranked No. 4 in the NCAA Division III by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and No. 5 in the nation by d3hoops.com — never trailed as they improved to 5-1 in the MIAA and 14-1 overall with the win.
It was Hope's 51st consecutive victory against the Bulldogs. Adrian fell to 2-4 in the MIAA and 6-9 overall.
"It's been a while since we've won in the white uniforms," head coach Brian Morehouse said. "To get back on our floor, playing in the DeVos, and the new scoreboard was really nice. I didn't get a chance to watch it, but I watched it all week. There's some pretty cool stuff going on."
Hope started slowly, but used a 13-4 run to close out the first quarter to take a 21-10 lead. The Flying Dutch then put 30 points on the board in the second quarter as they extended the lead to 51-25 at the half.
Hope outrebounded the Bulldogs 48-30, including 15 offensive boards, and forced 20 Adrian turnovers, converting the turnovers into 19 points. The Flying Dutch scored 48 points in the paint to 34 for the Bulldogs.
Sophomore guard Jada Garner of Midland, Michigan (H.H. Dow HS) led Hope with a career-high 14 points, making 5-of-6 shots from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers.
Senior center Savannah Feenstra of Osceola, Indiana (Northwood) added 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds.
Senior guard Ella McKinney of Haslett, Michigan (Haslett) chipped in 10 points.
Freshman guard Karsen Karlblom of Crystal Lake, Illinois (Prairie Ridge) grabbed seven rebounds and freshman center Kendall Sietsema of Hudsonville, Michigan (Home School) pulled down six boards.
Senior guard Meg Morehouse of Zeeland, Michigan (Zeeland East) dished out four assists.
Hope shot 54 percent from the field in the first half and finished the game at 48.6 percent (34 of 70).
The Flying Dutch hit 10 3-point baskets and limited the Bulldogs to one made triple for the game.
Hope goes on the road for its next game on Saturday at Albion College at Kresge Gymnasium. Tip-off is at 1 p.m.