Grand Rapids, MI – The Calvin University women's basketball will travel to Hope College on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
The Teams: Calvin and Hope. The Knights enter with an overall record of 0-2 and recently fell to Trine with a score 69-35. The Dutchmen enter the game with an overall record of 3-0 and recently won over Alma with a score of 81-48.
The Series: Calvin leads the all-time series 71-54.
The Coaches: Mark Christner is in his 2nd season as head coach of the Calvin women's basketball program. He finished with a record of 17-10 and made it to the MIAA Semifinals last year. Brian Morehouse is in his 25th season has the head coach of the Hope women's basketball program. He led the Dutchmen to a 29-0 record this past year and took first place in MIAA in both the regular season and tournament.
The Players: Stephanie Coors averages double digits for the Knights at 10.0 points per game. The Flying Dutch have one player averaging double digits in senior Kenedy Schoonveld. She leads Hope in scoring at 14.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
Tale of the Tape: Points per game – Calvin 44.5, Hope 88.0; opponents' points per game – Calvin 66.0, Hope 45.3; field goal percentage – Calvin 22.5, Hope 43.9; three-point percentage – Calvin 22.9, Hope 35.1; free throw percentage – Calvin 69.0, Hope 70.4; rebounds per game – Calvin 44.0, Hope 44.7; assist-to-turnover ratio – Calvin 0.52, Hope 1.16.
Recent History: Hope beat Calvin in all three matchups in the 2019-20 season. The last time the two teams met was in the MIAA Tournament Semifinal with Hope winning 78-46.
Coverage: The Calvin-Hope rivalry website can be found online at: http://www.calvinhope.com
*Live Statistics: https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/wbkb/2020-21/boxscores/20210130_2qdu.xml
*Live Video: https://www.youtube.com/hopeathletics
Social Media: Calvin athletics is represented on Facebook (Calvin Knights), Twitter (@CalvinKnights) and Instagram (@CalvinAthletics ). Follow all the happenings of Calvin University on social media by using the hashtag "#GoCalvin".
Up Next: Calvin will travel to Olivet College on Saturday February 6 with tipoff schedule for 3:00 p.m.
