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Historic Moments and Notable Performances
Updated thru the 2007 season
- Men's soccer made its Hope debut in 1963. Over the past five decades the program
has grown in stature among NCAA Division III programs, winning in recent years
at a 75% clip.
- Hope and rival Calvin were co-champions in the MIAA's first season (1970).
- The Flying Dutchmen have won the MIAA championship four of the last six seasons (2002 thru 2007). Hope's league record
during that span is an outstanding 66-10-4.
- In 2007 Dan Tresslar became the third Hope player to received the MIAA's
most valuable player award in back-to-back years. He joined Glenn Swier
(1974 & 1975) and Kevin Benham (1984 & 1985).
Hope's All-time MIAA
MVPs.
- Coach Steve Smith is among the winningest active Division III coaches with
an average of 13 victories a season. MIAA history was made when his teams
strung together three consecutive championship seasons (1994-1996). Smith has guided
the Flying Dutchmen to eight conference championships since becoming head coach in 1990.
- Hope has been blessed with an abundance of All-America goalkeepers, beginning
with Lee Schopp '93 as a junior and senior. Aaron Angeli '96 was honored
his senior
year and Marcus Voss '03 as both a junior and senior. Yet another goalkeeper,
Al Crothers '84, was a four-time All-MIAA honoree. Hope All-time All-Americans
- Outstanding among Hope's appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs
was the 1994 team which advanced to the quarterfinals before being eliminated
in
a shootout. That MIAA championship team allowed only 11 goals in 21 games.
The 2002 league champions held three NCAA opponents without a goal.
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