The Hope College women's basketball team is back in action tonight as it plays a makeup game at Alma College.
Tipoff is 6 p.m. at Alma's Art Smith Arena. There is no junior varsity game beforehand.
Picture of Hannah Doell by Katie Berry, Hope College Sports Information.
Hope and Alma are playing after previous attempts were postponed on Jan. 25 and 27 due to weather.
Coach Brian Morehouse's Flying Dutch are undefeated on the season at 18-0 overall and 10-0 in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association play. They are ranked No. 2 in the USA Today Sports NCAA Division III Coaches Poll and No. 4 by the d3hoops.com rankings.
Hope is coming off a 78-47 home win vs. Calvin College on Saturday.
Alma is winless on the season at 0-19 overall and 0-10 in MIAA action.
Click here for MIAA standings and schedules.
Hope has beaten Alma 30 consecutive times, a streak that dates back to 2000. The Flying Dutch trail the all-time series by a 45-39 margin.
Hope tops the MIAA at 83.3 points per game scored and 57.7 points per game allowed. Alma is eighth in the league in scoring offense at 58.8 and last in scoring defense at 80.2.
Sophomore forward Maura McAfee of Midland (Midland HS) leads the Flying Dutch at 15.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. She has nine double-doubles on the season. McAfee is ranked fourth in the MIAA in scoring and second in rebounds.
Hope's other double-digit scorer is senior guard Megan Kelley of Rockford (Rockford HS), who is 18th in the MIAA at 10.9 points per game.
Alma's top two scorers are junior guard Mallory Pruett (12.7 points per game) and sophomore guard Kassidi Adams (10.0). Pruett is ranked 10th in the MIAA, while Adams is 20th.
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