No. 6 Hope cruises past Saint Mary's, set for rematch with Calvin

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The sixth-ranked Hope College women's basketball team used a 38-point second quarter to fuel its 19th win of the season on Saturday. 

The Flying Dutch defeated Saint Mary's College, 109-62, on the road to remain tied for first place in the MIAA with Trine University and Calvin University. 

Hope improved to 19-2 overall and 10-2 in league play. The Flying Dutch hit the 100-point mark for the third time this season, continuing their 37-game program streak of taking home the win when hitting the century mark. 

Senior guard Ella McKinney led the attack after sinking her first two shots of the game. McKinney would tally a layup to begin the game before the Belle's sank a three-pointer less than 10 seconds later. 

McKinney responded with a shot of her own from behind the arc to regain the lead for Hope, which never faltered for the remainder of the game. The Haslett, Michigan (Haslett HS) native finished the win going 6 for 9 from the field including two three-point shots. 

Junior forward Raven Jemison (Grand Rapids, Michigan / East Kentwood) grabbed 14 points off the bench for Hope for a career-high. Jemison nailed all seven shots from the field that she attempted. 

The Flying Dutch had five different players reach double-figures in the win over the Belles, with Savannah Feenstra, Meg Morehouse, and Courtney Lee joining McKinney and Jemison with double-digits. 

Feenstra, a senior from Osceola, Indiana (NorthWood) finished with 11 points after going 5 for 7 from the field. Feenstra grabbed five rebounds.

Morehouse, a senior guard from Zeeland, Michigan (Zeeland East) and Lee, a sophomore forward from Fishers, Indiana (Heritage Christian) each notched 10 points. 

Morehouse knocked down both attempts from behind the 3-point line, while Lee shot 5 for 6 from the field while also wrangling in a game-high eight rebounds. 

Hope held the Belles of Saint Mary's to under 20 points in three of four quarters and kept the home team at 39.2% field goal shooting. It was the fifth consecutive game the Flying Dutch have kept a team under 40%

Hope returns to home court to renew The Rivalry as the Flying Dutch take on Calvin on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Tipoff at DeVos Fieldhouse is set for 7:30 p.m.