The Hope College women's basketball team renews its rivalry with Calvin College for the 108th time on Saturday.
Tipoff at DeVos Fieldhouse is 3 p.m. for the varsity game and 1 p.m. for the junior varsity game.
Photo of Hope's Angelique Gaddy by Katie Berry, Hope College Sports Information
Coach Brian Morehouse's Flying Dutch enter the game undefeated at 17-0 overall and 9-0 in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association action. They lead Calvin and Olivet College by two games in the loss column of the MIAA standings.
Hope is ranked No. 2 in the USA Today Sports NCAA Division III Coaches Poll and No. 4 in the d3hoops.com rankings.
Calvin is 12-5 overall and 7-2 in MIAA action. The Knights are on a five-game win streak.
Click here to see the MIAA standings and schedule.
Hope has won 27 of the past 37 games against Calvin, but the Knights lead the all-time series 66-42.
Hope defeated Calvin 88-81 in The Rivalry's first matchup this season on Nov. 26, 2013, in Grand Rapids.
The Flying Dutch overcame an early 18-point deficit to win the highest-scoring game between the two teams. A double-double from sophomore forward Maura McAfee of Midland (Midland HS) of 20 points and a career-high 16 rebounds led Hope.
Three others scored in double figures for the Flying Dutchmen — freshman point guard Angelique Gaddy of Caledonia (Grand Rapids South Christian HS) with 16, senior guard Anna Kaufmann of Davenport, Iowa, with 14 and junior forward Hannah Doell of Center Valley, Pa., with 13.
Click here to see the Hope-Calvin boxscore.
Today's game features the MIAA's top two scoring offenses and scoring defenses.
Hope is scoring 83.6 points per game while giving up 58.3. Calvin is scoring 77.8 points per game but allowing 63.4.
McAfee ranks seventh in the MIAA at 13.8 points per game and second at 10.0 rebounds. Teammate Megan Kelley of Rockford (Rockford HS) is 16th in the MIAA in scoring at 11.2 rebounds per game.
Breanna Verkaik tops Calvin at 13.6 points per game, good for ninth in the MIAA. Teammate Kayla Engelhard is 11th at 11.9 points per game.
Click here to see MIAA statistics and leaders.
