The Calvin-Hope women's volleyball rivalry is set to renew on Wednesday night when the two rivals meet at 6:30 p.m. at Calvin's Van Noord Arena. 

Calvin enters the match with an overall record of 16-2  and a conference record of 3-0 while Hope comes in at 15-6 overall and 4-0 in conference play.

The match can be watched via Live Stream at: Calvin-Hope Video Live Stream

Live statistics of the match will be available at: Calvin-Hope Live Stats

Tickets can be purchased through the Calvin Box Office at: Calvin-Hope Volleyball Tickets 

Calvin is ranked 12^th  in the AVCA Division III Top 25 poll  Hope is receiving votes in the poll. Calvin is ranked 21^st in the latest National Power Index ratings while Hope is ranked 45^th in the NPI ratings.

The Knights enter Friday's match with an eight-match win streak that includes a five-set Friday night win at Trine University. Calvin is led on the attack by sophomore outside hitter Sarah Bradley with 3.72 kills per set average and a .218 attack efficiency. She has 35 service aces and leads the Knights with an average of 4.53 points-per-set. She also averages 2.49 digs-per-set. Senior outside hitter Allison Moore has stepped into a starting role this fall and averages 2.62 kills-per-set while hitting at a .304 clip. She was named MIAA Player of the Week on Monday. Calvin's middle attack is led by senior Mary Boa and freshman Kate Van Appeldorn. Boa averages 2.26 kills, 0.89 blocks and 2.80 points-per-set while hitting at a .344 percentage. Van Appledorn is hitting at a .252 percentage while averaging 1.87 kills, 0.98 blocks and 2.48 points-per-set. Sophomore outside Caralee Schipper averages 1.65 kills and 1.92 points-per-set. Freshman Olivia Peterson has taken over the reins as Calvin's starting setter. The 5-11 lefthander is averaging 9.12 assists and 1.08 kills-per-set. Peterson was named MIAA Specialist of the Week on Monday. Senior Tryna Vander Zwaag is Calvin's libero. She averages 3.08 digs-per-set. She has 17 service aces. Earlier this fall, VanderZwaag eclipsed the 1,000 dig mark for her career. She has 1,139 career digs heading into Wednesday's match. Calvin's backrow is aided by defensive specialists, Jordan Steen, Delaney Kemp and Lina Kasubowski. Steen has moved into Calvin's regular rotation and averages 2.68 digs-per-set to go with 14 service aces. Kemp has 11 aces and averages 0.51 digs-per-set. Kasubowski has a team-leading 42 service aces and averages 2.08 digs-per-set.

A year ago, Bradley was named the MIAA Freshman of the Year and landed a spot on the All-MIAA Second Team. She was later named the AVCA's Great Lakes Region Freshman of the Year and was an AVCA Honorable Mention All-Region selection. Vander Zwaag was the 2025 MIAA Defensive Player of the Year and landed a spot on the All-MIAA Second Team.

Calvin is 4-0 this fall in five-set matches. The Knights own victories over No. 16 UW-Whitewater on September 16 and No. 18 Otterbein on October 3. Peterson is ranked 28^th nationally in assists-per-set (9.12) while Bradley is ranked 25^th in points-per-set (4.53).

Hope has won four consecutive matches including a win over #1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh on October 10. Hope is led by senior middle hitter Kamryn Burbridge who averages 3.41 kills and 1.19 blocks-per-set. She hits at an impressive .384 clip. Junior Angie Butler averages 2.34 kills-per-set while Kiera Morrison contributes 2.21 kills-per-set and has a team-leading 37 service aces. Brook Hehl has taken over the setter's duties this fall, averaging 9.89 assists, 2.23 digs and 0.76 blocks-per-set. Kathryn Oates has a team-leading 4.43 digs-per-set average. Amelia Gagnon has 34 service aces and averages 3.34 digs-per-set.

Hehl is ranked 10^th nationally in assists-per-set (9.89). Burbridge is 15^th in hitting percentage (.384) and ninth in total blocks (88).

In 2025, Burbridge was a third team AVCA Division III All-American. She also earned AVCA All-Region and All-MIAA First Team honors. Junior middle hitter Olivia Wyma was named to the All-MIAA First Team with Oates landing on the All-MIAA Second Team.

Calvin is led by head coach Amber Warners who is in her 25th season as head Calvin volleyball coach and has a record of 721-122 over her career. She also coached Hope for one season (1994) as the school's interim head coach. She was inducted into the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame this past September. She also serves as Associate Athletics Director at Calvin and is a professor of kinesiology.  During her first 24 seasons at Calvin, the Knights won three NCAA Division III National Championships (2010, 2013 and 2016) and recorded 13 seasons with at least 30 wins. Warners entered this season with a career winning percentage of .855, which ranks No. 1 among all active NCAA Division III head coaches.

Hope is coached by Becky Schmidt, who has led the Flying Dutch for the last 23 seasons. She also coached the University of Redlands women's volleyball team for three seasons. Schmidt has a career won-loss record of 614-179 that includes a national championship in 2014 and 16 appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament. She is ranked 11th nationally amongst active NCAA Division III women's volleyball coaches in terms of winning percentage (.776). Two years ago (2024), she led Hope to the NCAA III Championship semifinals. Schmidt is also a former standout middle blocker at Hope as a player. She was named a Division III All-American as a senior.