The Calvin-Hope men's soccer rivalry is set to renew Friday night at Hope's Van Andel Stadium. Match time is 6 p.m.

Gates to the stadium will open at noon with tickets available at the ticket booth or in advance online at: Calvin-Hope Men's Soccer Tickets.

HOW TO WATCH/FOLLOW: The match will be live-streamed through Hope's YouTube channel at: Calvin-Hope Live Stream. It will also feature live stats at: Calvin-Hope Live Stats Scoreboard.

ABOUT THE SERIES – Friday is the 117^th meeting between the two teams in a series that sees Calvin leading 65-30-15. Calvin has scored 214 goals to Hope's 124 during that span. The Knights have won six of the last eight meetings and are 20-1-5 against Hope over the last 26 meetings. Hope's last win over Calvin was in 2013, a 3-1 win at Hope. Hope's last win at Calvin was in 2010, a 2-1 win at Zuidema Field.

LAST YEAR – The teams met twice last fall with the teams battling to a 1-1 draw in the regular season meeting at Hope's Van Andel Soccer Stadium. Calvin then won the second meeting, claiming a 2-0 triumph in the MIAA Tournament Championship final at Van Andel Stadium in November with Toby Siemoni scoring both goals for the Knights.  

ABOUT CALVIN – Calvin comes into the match with a 10-1-2 overall record. The Knights are ranked 12^th in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll and sit 27^th in the Division III NPI ratings. Calvin entered the week ranked second nationally in scoring average (4.08 gpg) but was held without a goal in a 0-0 tie at Albion Tuesday night. The Knights have featured a balanced scoring attack with 11 different individuals netting at least two goals this season. Junior forward Colin Nieuwenhuis leads Calvin in scoring with seven goals, seven assists and 21 points. Senior Matt Torrell is next with eight goals, one assist and 17 points. Senior Chase Alexandre has five goals, two assists and 12 points. Calvin's goalkeeping has been led by junior John Hargett. Hargett is 10-1-2 in goal. He has a 0.87 goals-against-average five shutouts and 23 saves.

THE CALVIN COACH – Calvin is led by head men's soccer coach Ryan Souders who is in his 15^th season at the helm of the Knights. Souders is a 2007 graduate of Wheaton College. At Wheaton he was the starting goalkeeper on a Thunder side that reached the Division III National Championship final in 2006. He is 261-41-18. In 15 years at Calvin, he has led the Knights to 12 MIAA regular season championships 11 MIAA Tournament titles and 12 trips to the NCAA III Tournament. He led Calvin to the national championship final in 2016 and 2018 and to NCAA III Final Fours in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019.

ABOUT HOPE – Hope comes into the match with an 8-1-3 overall record. Hope is coming off a 2-1 victory over Trine Tuesday night. The Flying Dutchmen are ranked 40^th in the Division III NPI ratings. Senior forward Seth Walters leads Hope in scoring with 11 goals, six assists and 28 points. Senior forward Jackson Mindling is next with seven goals, three assists and 17 points. Junior forward Ryker Corstange has six goals, three assists and 15 points. Senior midfielder Micah Wieland has four goals, three assists and 11 points.  Senior goalkeeper Cooper Hutt has been the lead goalkeeper for Hope this fall. Hutt is 8-1-3 with 33 saves and a 0.93 goals-against-average.

THE HOPE COACH – Hope is led by fifth-year head coach David Blahnik. He is 52-19-17 in five years as head coach. He previously served as head coach at Olivet Nazarene University, guiding the school to five NAIA national tournament appearances. He is a graduate of Olivet Nazarene where he was an all-conference soccer player, graduating in 2006.