Tuesday, Nov. 17, MADONNA, 7 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, Nov. 20-21, HOPE TIPOFF TOURNAMENT
Tuesday, Nov. 24, DEFIANCE, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 2, at Aquinas, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 9, *at Trine, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 12, *OLIVET, 7 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, Dec. 18-19, HOPE CLASSIC TOURNAMENT
Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 28-29, at Ogelthorpe, Ga. Tournament
Wednesday, Jan. 6, *ALMA, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 9, *at Kalamazoo, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 13, *at Saint Mary's, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 16, *at Albion, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 19, *CALVIN, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 21, *ADRIAN, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 27, *TRINE, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 30, *at Olivet, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 3, *at Calvin, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 6, *at Alma, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 10, *KALAMAZOO, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 13, *SAINT MARY'S, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 17, *ALBION, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 20, *at Adrian, 3 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday, Feb. 23-27, MIAA Tournament
* MIAA Game

Hope Tops NCAA DIII in Home Attendance 6/2/09)
The Hope women's basketball team led the nation in average home attendance among all NCAA Division III programs during the 2008-09 season. It marked the second time since moving to DeVos Fieldhouse four years ago that the Flying Dutch have led the nation's 420 Division III women's basketball programs in home attendance. Coach Brian Morehouse's Dutch averaged 1,269 fans over 17 home dates.

The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) ranked third among Division III conferences, averaging 422 fans over a cumulative 101 home dates. Division III members as a whole averaged 239 fans per home date (5,029 home games). Division I members as a whole averaged 1,612 fans per home date.

The Flying Dutch also led Division III in home attendance in 2005-06, their inuagural year at DeVos, averaging 1,329 fans per game game. In 2006-07 Hope ranked fourth with an average of 1,224 fans and in 2007-08 were second at 1,107.

The Flying Dutch, who posted an overall 28-2 record, were 17-0 on their home court. The season's largest crowd (2,575) watched the Flying Dutch defeat Saint Mary's to avenge their only MIAA loss of the season, 84-59 on January 31. Hope's four-season record at DeVos Fieldhouse is 60-1. In 13 seasons under coach Morehouse the Flying Dutch are 173-20 (.896) on their home floor.

The Flying Dutch will enter the 2009-10 season with a home floor winning streak of 49 in-a-row. The season will begin on Nov. 17 with a home game against Madonna.

Flying Dutch Compete in NCAA Tournament
The 08-09 Flying Dutch played in the NCAA Division III tournament for the fourth year in-a-row and for the 11th time in school history. The Flying Dutch advanced to the Elite Eight before bowing to eventual national champion George Fox College of Oregon, 58-46. The Flying Dutch were national champions in 1990 and 2006. In 07-08 Hope also advanced to the Elite Eight before bowing to eventual national champion Howard Payne, Tex. Hope has an all-time record of 20-9 (.696) in NCAA games.

Carrie Snikkers an All-American
Hope's Alltime All-Americans
Sophomore center Carrie Snikkers has been named a consensus Division III All-American. She has been named to the 10-member State Farm Division III All-American team by the National Association of Women's Basketball Coaches and is being honored by two Division III groups, D3hoops.com (fourth team) and DIIInews (third team). She is the fourth Hope women's basketball player to be named an All-American, the third this decade. Snikkers of Jenison, Mich. (Unity Christian HS) was voted the most valuable player in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) this season. The Flying Dutch were conference champions, advanced to the elite eight of the NCAA tournament and posted an overall 28-2 record.

Coach Morehouse Honored
Coach Brian Morehouse has been named the regional coach of the year by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) for the third time in his 13-year career. Eight NCAA Division III coaches from across the country are being honored and are now eligible for national coach of the year recognition. Morehouse was named the national coach of the year in 2006. He has guided the Flying Dutch to a 316-58 record over his career, including 28-2 in 08-09, with eight conference championships and nine trips to the NCAA tournament. He entered the 2008-09 season ranked third among Division III coaches by winning percentage.

MIAA Awards Include MVP Honor
MIAA coaches named sophomore Carrie Snikkers of Jenison (Unity Christian HS) as the season's top player. Snikkers led the Flying Dutch to the MIAA championship and the conference tournament title, averaging 13.7 points per game. She also led the MIAA in field goal percentage (.526) and was second in the league in blocked shots (1.63 per game). She was joined on the All-MIAA first first by junior guard Jenny Cowen (Dexter/Dexter HS). Named to the All-MIAA second team were junior Philana Greene (Grandville/Grandville HS) and senior Courtney Knox (Mattawan/Mattawan HS).