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2012-13
Hope-Calvin
Women's Basketball Games
Saturday, January 12, 2013 - Hope at Calvin, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, February 16, 2013 - Calvin at Hope, 7:30 p.m.
A DeVos Fieldhouse record crowd of 3,433 (for a women's game) witnessed a 70-48 Hope victory on February 5, 2011.
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 104 games, Calvin leads the all-time series 65-39.
Since women's basketball became an official MIAA sport in 1978-79, Calvin
leads the series 44-38.
Since 2000, Hope holds a 24-9 series advantage.
The teams have combined to win 25 of the 34 MIAA championships through 2011-12,
13 by Calvin and 12 by Hope. Calvin was the 2011-12 champion.
The teams have been to the NCAA tournament a combined 22 times, 12 by Calvin
and 10 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
three times (2005, 2007 and 2012). 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 17-12.
The teams have played each other 13 times in the MIAA tournament since 1993.
Hope has a 7-6 advantage. The teams have met in the MIAA tournament championship
game seven times with Hope winning the first five -- 59-43 in 1995, 73-71 in overtime
in 1998, 63-44 in 2006, 71-68 in 2007 and 68-49 in 2010. Calvin won the 2012 game, 65-43.
Hope coach Brian Morehouse is 26-15 in games against Calvin since 1996-97.
Calvin coach John Ross is 7-16 in games against Hope since 2003-04.
Calvin's longest winning streak in the series was 22 games (1965-79) and
the longest by 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-three of the games have been decided by five or fewer points with Calvin
holding a 14-9 advantage. In one-point games Calvin leads 3-0 (59-58 in 1981, 61-60 in 1984 and 56-55 in 2011).
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 24-9
Chronology of Hope/Calvin Results
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