The Calvin-Hope women's soccer rivalry is set to renew on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at Van Andel Stadium in Holland, Michigan.

Calvin will enter the game ranked 19^th in the Division III Top 25 poll conducted by the United Soccer Coaches Association while Hope is receiving votes in the poll. Calvin is currently ranked second in Region VIII by the United Soccer Coaches while Hope is ranked third.

Wednesday's game will be live streamed through the Hope broadcast network at: Calvin-Hope Women's Soccer Live Stream Broadcast – 10-16-24

It will also feature live stats at: Calvin-Hope Women's Soccer Live Stats – 10-16-24

Calvin will carry an overall record of 8-2-2 into the match while Hope is currently 9-2-1. Both teams are 4-0-0 in league play heading into Wednesday's contest.

A year ago, the two rivals met twice with Calvin winning 2-0 in the regular season matchup in early October and then winning a penalty kick shootout 5-3 in the MIAA Tournament finals in early November after the match had officially ended in a 1-1 double-overtime draw.

Wednesday's match will be the 67^th meeting between the two rivals in a series that dates back to 1988 and sees Calvin holding a 39-19-8 series edge. The last 10 matchups have been tight with Calvin holding a 4-3-3 series edge during that stretch.

Calvin is under the direction of head coach Emily Ottenhoff who is in her seventh season as head coach. She has a carer won-loss record of 79-24-13 (.718) that includes MIAA regular season titles in 2021 (spring and fall), 2022 and 2023. She has led Calvin to three MIAA Tournament titles (2021 spring, 2022 & 2023) and NCAA III Tournament trips in 2021 (fall), 2022 and 2023 with the Knights advancing to the Round of 16 of the NCAA III Tournament last November. Ottenhoff is a 2010 Calvin graduate. She was an All-American midfielder for the Knights in 2009 and was part of national quarterfinalist teams in 2006 and 2009. She was also a four-year member of the Calvin women's basketball program.

Calvin features a balanced scoring attack with eight different Knights scoring two goals or more this fall. Graduate student Sophie Mueller leads the Knights in scoring with five goals, four assists and 14 points. Junior Mia Judd is the top goal-scorer for the Knights with six goals for a total of 12 points. Freshman Olivia Rawls has five goals. Junior Elie Farrell has two goals, a team-high seven assists and 11 points. Graduate student Elizabeth Williams had three goals, five assists and 11 points. The backline is led by graduate student centerback Rory Pruis and junior centerback Lucy Iverson. Senior Kalex Dodge is the primary goalkeeper. She has 45 saves and a 0.62 goals-against-average on the year.

Hope is under the direction of first-year head coach Holly Van Noord who spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach with the Hope women's soccer program. She has also served as the varsity girls soccer coach at Hudsonville High School. She was a Division I goalkeeper at Liberty University where she was a four-year member of the program. She was a two-time Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Year at Liberty (2014 &2016).

Hope senior forward Carly Wagasky leads the Flying Dutch attack with nine goals and 18 points. Nine Hope players have two goals or more. Ainsley Harris has four goals, three assists and 11 points. Halle Bernard has three goals, four assists and 10 points. Olivia Dieppa and Lina Rea have three goals and one assist apiece. Senior Kendall Robertson has been the primary goalkeeper for Hope, recording 33 saves and a goals-against-average of 0.87.