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2008-09
Hope-Calvin
Women's Basketball Games
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 -- Hope 73, Calvin 49
Saturday, February 21, 2009 -- Hope 68, Calvin 65
Fans Pack DeVos for Women's Rivalry Game
The largest crowd to ever witness a NCAA Division III regular season
women's basketball game filled Hope's DeVos Fieldhouse on January 13, 2007. Calvin
defeated Hope 60-57 before 2,911 fans. A year before a Flying Dutch game
attracted 3,154 fans, as part of a men's/women's doubleheader marking
the opening of the DeVos Fieldhouse. The alltime Division III record attendance
is 4,001 fans for the national championship game during the 1996 tournament.
2008-09 in Review
In the first meeting of 08-09 at DeVos Fieldhouse Hope won 73-49. The Flying
Dutch jumped out to an early 12-2 lead, expanded it to 41-22 at the half and
was on top by as many as 32 points in the second half. Junior guard Jenny Cowen
scored a career-high 20 points while Philana Greene added 12 points. The Flying
Dutch were credited with 21 steals and eight blocked shots. No Calvin player
scored in double figures and the starting lineup was limited to eight points. box
score
A clutch three-point basket and then two free throws in the final seconds
by junior Jenny Cowen helped the Flying Dutch escape with a 68-65 victory
before an announced crowd of 3,175 in Calvin's new VanNoord Arena. Earlier
this season Cowen had scored a career-high
20 points in a victory over Calvin. On Saturday she upped her career-best to
26 points, behind four three-pointers. Calvin's game-long full-court press
challenged the Flying Dutch. Hope led 39-27 at halftime and by as many as 15
points in the second half, but the Knights
battled back to tie the score 58-58 and took a 61-58 lead with three minutes
left in the game. Cowen nailed a three-pointer to break a 63-63 tie with 45
seconds remaining to assure Hope's 22nd win of the season. box
score
Highlights of the Hope/Calvin
Women's Basketball Rilvary
The Hope/Calvin women's basketball rivalry started in 1965 with a 49-35 Calvin victory.
Through 95 games, Calvin leads the all-time series 61-34.
Since women's basketball became an official MIAA sport in 1978-79, Calvin
leads the series 41-33.
Since 2000, Hope holds a 19-5 series advantage.
The teams have combined to win 21 of the 31 MIAA championships through 2008-09,
11 by Calvin and 10 by Hope.
The teams have been to the NCAA tournament a combined 20 times, 11 by Calvin
and 9 by Hope. Hope's best NCAA finish was winning the national championship
in 1990 and 2006 while Calvin's best has been playing in the Sectional finals
twice (2005 & 2007). Both teams have advanced to the NCAA tournament in the
same year on four occasions (1998, 1999, 2006 and 2007), but they've never met. Hope is
15-7 in NCAA games while Calvin is 14-11.
The teams have played each other 10 times in the MIAA tournament since 1993. Hope has a 6-4 advantage. The teams have met in the MIAA
tournament championship game four times with Hope winning them all -- 59-43 in 1995, 73-71 in overtime in 1998, 63-44 in 2006 and 71-68 in 2007.
Hope coach Brian Morehouse is 21-12 in games against Calvin since 1996-97.
Calvin coach John Ross is 4-11 in games against Hope since 2003-04.
Calvin's longest winning streak in the series was 22 games (1965-79) and the longest was Hope was nine (2000-04).
The most points by Hope in a game against Calvin was 89-51 in 2003. Calvin's most points was 87-71 in 1984.
The fewest points by Hope in a game against Calvin was in a 73-19 loss in 1975. The fewest points by Calvin was in a 28-25 win in 1967.
Hope's biggest margin of victory was 38 points (89-51) in 2003. Calvin's biggest margin of victory was 54 points (73-19) in 1975.
Two games have gone into overtime, Hope winning 55-53 in 1995 and Calvin 63-58 in 2007.
Twenty of the games have been decided by five or fewer points with Calvin
holding a 12-8 advantage. In one-point games Calvin leads 2-0 (59-58 in 1981
and 61-60 in 1984).
Karla Hoesch Wolters, Hope Class of 1973 and a member of the Hope College Kinesiology faculty, coached Calvin to the 1979 MIAA championship. She was
3-0 in games she coached her Calvin teams against Hope from 1977-79.
The Rivalry Decade by Decade
1960s -- Calvin won 9-0
1970s -- Calvin won 12-0
1980s -- Calvin won 16-7
1990s -- Calvin won 19-8
2000s -- Hope leads 19-5
Chronology of Hope/Calvin Results
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