by Alan Babbitt

The Hope College volleyball team finished ninth in the final American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll of the 2021 season.

The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion finished the season with a 25-5 overall record after reaching a regional final and losing to eventual national champion University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

In the final AVCA poll, Hope totaled 1,502 points.

This is the Flying Dutch's sixth Top 10 appearance in the final AVCA poll of the season, all under the direction of head coach Becky Schmidt.

Hope has been ranked in AVCA polls 153 times — 11th most among NCAA Division III teams.

Photo by Steve Herppich