The nationally-ranked Hope College women's basketball team fell to Alma College on the road, 61-50, on Saturday afternoon. 

The Flying Dutch (No. 4 WBCA/No. 5 D3hoops) finished the MIAA regular season as outright champions with a 15-1 league record.

Hope (23-2 overall) will host next week's MIAA Tournament on Friday and Saturday, Feb 23-24, at DeVos Fieldhouse as the top seed.

Earlier this season, the two teams went to double overtime at Hope before the Flying Dutch rallied for a 79-77 victory.

In the rematch, Alma (13-12, 9-7 ) limited the Flying Dutch to a season-low 50 points.

Freshman Terin Maynard (Grand Rapids, Michigan / Jenison HS) led Hope with 13 points.

"I thought Terin played an amazing game, I thought she competed hard, she was our best player out there today," said head coach Brian Morehouse.  "I thought she was outstanding today and that's a promising thing for a freshman to show up that much in a big game like that." 

Sophomore Karsen Karlblom (Crystal Lake, Illinois / Prairie Ridge) added 10 points for the Flying Dutch. 

Juniors Jada Garner (Midland, Michigan / H.H. Dow) and Olivia Bellows (Lake City, Michigan / Lake City) each notched nine points. 

Senior Raven Jemison (Grand Rapids, Michigan / East Kentwood) and Bellows grabbed seven and six rebounds, respectively. 

Alma jumped out to a 32-17 halftime lead after holding the Flying Dutch to five second-quarter points. 

Hope came within three points during the fourth quarter  during a six-minute run Alma answered back with nine consecutive points.

The Scots had four players in double figures. Reagan Thorr had a game-high 14 points. Taylor Sas tallied 13 points. Madelyn Weber had 11 points, and Brooke LeRoux finished with 10 points. 

The Flying Dutch shot 39.6% from the field and 60% from the free throw line.