Welcome to today's Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association volleyball match between the ninth-ranked Hope College Flying Dutch and the Trine University Thunder. This weekend is homecoming at Hope College. Welcome back alumni!
Tonight is Senior Night for the Flying Dutch. We are honoring three seniors: outside hitter Sarah Feldpausch of White Cloud, Michigan (White Cloud HS), libero Alexis Thompson of Monroe, Michigan (St. Mary Catholic Central) and middle hitter Courtney Van Houzen of Traverse City, Michigan (West). They have been a part of 109 wins, two MIAA titles and one national championship at Hope.
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The Flying Dutch enter with a 19-4 overall record and a second-place, 9-2 mark in MIAA play. They are coming off a 25-23, 25-23, 25-23 loss at Albion on Tuesday. Trine is 3-22 overall this season and 2-10 in MIAA matches.
This is the final home regular-season match for Hope. The Flying Dutch can clinch a berth in the November 4-5 MIAA Tournament with a victory tonight. Hope concludes the regular season with matches at Saint Mary's on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m., at Adrian on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 6:30 p.m., at Calvin on Friday, Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. and at Kalamazoo on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m.
Now is your chance to get your Hope Athletic fan gear just in time for the fall championship season! This one-time special fan pack is only available by online pre-order at www.hope.edu/fangear. Order deadline is Monday, October 24 at midnight. The more you buy, the more you save. So stock up and save big, mix and match, go in with friends, and support our team! Buy one shirt for $8, 2 for $15 or 3 for $20. These fan shirts will be printed on Gildan SoftStyle T-shirts which are made of 100-percent ring spun cotton, that is pre-shrunk and is semi-fitted. Shirts will be available for pick up at the Hope Geneva Bookstore on or after Wednesday, November 2.
Join us every Monday this fall for the Hope College H-Club Coaches Luncheons at Maas Auditorium. The one-hour program featuring two Hope coaches begins at noon. Cost is $10 and includes a buffet lunch.
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.
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.
