Welcome to today's Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association women's soccer match between the Hope College Flying Dutch and Calvin College Knights. This is the 50th time the two teams have met in The Rivalry.
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Hope enters with a 6-1-2 overall record and a second-place mark in the MIAA of 5-0-2. The Flying Dutch trail first-place Kalamazoo by two points. Calvin (5-5-1 overall) is tied for third in the MIAA with a 4-2-1 league record.
Hope and Calvin played in two scoreless ties during the regular season in 2015. The Flying Dutch lost to the Knights 3-0 in the MIAA Tournament championship match. Calvin leads the all-time series 32-12-5.
Senior Elizabeth Perkins is tied for first in the MIAA with 11 goals this season. Only Olivet's Isabelle Leon matches her. Perkins has 25 career goals, putting her eighth all-time among Flying Dutch players.
Join us on Saturday, Oct. 8 for Youth Day with the Flying Dutch at Van Andel Soccer Stadium. The noon match against Adrian will feature a free team poster giveaway and post-match autographs with Hope players and coaches. A special thanks to Schreur Printing for its support of Hope College Athletics.
Mark your calendar. Join us for Hope College homecoming on Friday-Sunday, October 21-23. The football team will host Trine during homecoming for a 5 p.m. game. Learn more at hope.edu/homecoming.
Buy your custom Hope Athletics gear online at hope.edu/sidelinestore! Pick your product, pick your color, and add your favorite sport's logo, and it ships directly to your front door.
Fans, you can participate in our weekly Buffalo Wild Wings Brain Buster Trivia at every Saturday home event this school year. Look for the trivia question on Hope Athletics' Twitter account at kickoff and tweet your guess for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to Buffalo Wild Wings. All guesses must tag Hope Athletics and include the hashtag BWW Brain Buster.
Download the new Hope Athletics Front Row app. Just search Hope Athletics on either the App Store or Google play. Fans can sign up for breaking news, scores and alerts of any Hope team they would like. Learn more at athletics.hope.edu/frontrow.
Hope Athletics would like to extend a special welcome to our youth soccer teams joining us on the field this season. Sponsorship of the youth soccer partnership is made possible through the generosity of the Soccer Stop Sportsplex. Hope College men's and women's soccer teams would like to thank them for their ongoing support. Youth soccer teams, thanks for attending and good luck in your seasons!
Need something to eat or drink at today's game? Check out Hope College Concessions on lobby for food, snacks, pop and water. Credit and debit cards are accepted.
