Construction is underway on a new stadium to serve the Hope College soccer program and Holland-area sports and recreation community.

The stadium is located on the site of the college's existing soccer fields along Fairbanks Ave. near 11th Street. It has been designed to compliment the college's nearby Wolters softball and Boeve baseball stadiums and De Vos Fieldhouse which have all opened over the past four years.

The stadium will accommodate an estimated 1,400 fans in stadium-style and bleacher seating. There will be accompanying terrace areas for picnicking and tailgating. There will be a concession stand, public restrooms, a first aid/training room, two full locker rooms for Hope's teams, a meeting room for visiting teams, a ticket booth and a press box. The field surface will be of artificial turf and there will be stadium lighting for night contests.

The project is scheduled for completion in time for a dedication tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17 when both Hope soccer teams have a home game.

Hope Sophomore Named to All-Region Team (12/10/08)
All-Region Team / Hope's All-Region Honorees
Hope sophomore defender Courtney Cook of Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Central) has received Division III Great Lakes All-Region honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The two-time All-MIAA honoree was named to the All-Region third team. The All-Region team honors players from NCAA Division III colleges in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. She is one of three players being honored from the MIAA. The Flying Dutch posted a 13-6 record this fall, finishing third in the MIAA standings.

Allison Van Beek Tops All-MIAA Soccer Honorees (11/12/08)
Four members of the Hope College women's soccer team have received all-conference honors from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA), including the league's top honor.

Senior midfielder Allison Van Beek of Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville HS) has been named the MIAA's most valuable player by conference coaches.

She is joined on the All-MIAA first team by sophomore defender Courtney Cook of Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills Central HS). Van Beek is being honored on the first team for the third consecutive year while Cook is being recognized for the second time.

Hope players named to the All-MIAA second team are sophomore midfielder Kristen Schwenk of Midland, Mich. (Dow HS) and senior forward Sarah Sosolik of Oswego, Ill. (Oswego HS).

Van Beek led Hope in scoring this fall with 12 goals and two assists. Over her four-year career she scored 31 goals and had 16 assists.

She is the third Hope player to receive MIAA MVP honors joining Tina Gill (1996) and Dawn Gillam (2004).