The third-ranked Hope College women's basketball team looks to complete an unbeaten regular season on Saturday at Calvin. Tipoff is 12:30 p.m.
The game is sold. It will be televised in West Michigan on WGVU-TV 35 and 52 and streamed online at http://livestream.com/calvin-college/events/4553160.
The Flying Dutch enter with a 24-0 overall record and a 15-0 mark in league play that makes them MIAA champions for the 15th time in team history and 12th time outright.
Hope has won five of six possible league titles this decade: 2013-14, 2012-13, 2011-12, 2010-11 and 2009-2010. The Flying Dutch have been MIAA champions 13 times since the 1999-2000 season and 13 times during Brian Morehouse's 20-season tenure.
Hope is ranked third in both the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and D3Hoops.com polls. The Flying Dutch have been ranked in both polls the entire season.
A fourth undefeated regular season is available for the Flying Dutch with a win today. The Flying Dutch also went 25-0 in the 2013-14, 2007-08 and 2002-03 seasons.
This is the 114th all-time meeting Hope and Calvin. The Flying Dutch trail the all-time series 69-45, but recorded a 71-47 win on January 20 at DeVos Fieldhouse. Mandy Traversa's 13 points lead the Flying Dutch. Hope limited Calvin to 29.2 percent overall field-goal shooting.
Hope is one of four remaining undefeated women's basketball teams in NCAA Division III. The others are No. 1 Thomas More, No. 2 George Fox and No. 4 Scranton.
Seniors Maura McAfee and Autumn Anderson have a combined 6-4 record against Calvin as members of the Flying Dutch. McAfee has played in all 10 games, while Autumn
Anderson has appeared in seven.
Maura McAfee is averaging 12.9 points and 10.7 rebounds per game against Calvin. She has scored in double digits six times, including a personal-best 27 against Calvin in the 2014 MIAA Tournament championship game. Autumn Anderson is averaging 3.1 points per game against the Knights. Her personal best is seven during a 2015 regular-season game.
Angelique Gaddy is averaging 13.6 points, 2.3 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game against the Knights in three games. She missed all three games last season due to a knee injury.
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