Holly Nestle, Tracy Phelps and Leigh Sears are among the Hope College women's soccer greats that are part of the Flying Dutch's tradition of success.
Here are five fun facts about the Hope women's soccer team.
15
Number of teams, including Hope, in all NCAA men's women's soccer programs, to go through the entire 2012 season without receiving either a yellow or red card. The Flying Dutch received the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Gold Team Ethics Award. Hope has not drawn either a yellow or red card three times in the past five seasons under coach Leigh Sears.
42
Number of career shutouts for Hope goalkeeper Holly Nestle (2003-06). She also is the career recordholder in single-season shutouts, posting 15 apiece in 2003 and 2005.
49
Number of career goals scored by Tracy Phelps (1993-96), a school record. She also owns the Flying Dutch's career points record at 116 and shares the single-season goal mark at Hope with 19 in 1996. Melody Morscheck also netted 19 goals in 1997.
251
Number of Flying Dutch wins over their 23 seasons. It is an average of 11 per season. Hope has recorded winning records 16 times, including a school-record 18-2-1 mark in 2005. The Flying Dutch are coming off a 14-win season in 2012, their second highest total. Current head coach Leigh Sears has 127 of them in 12 season, the most among Flying Dutch coaches.
2003
Significant season for the Flying Dutch, where they won their first MIAA championship and made the college the first MIAA member to win a league championship in all 18 league-sponsored sports.
