by Alan Babbitt
The Hope College volleyball team finished ninth in the final American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll of the season.
The Flying Dutch rose seven spots after winning the MIAA Tournament last week with three victories, including a 16-25, 28-26, 25-17, 25-16 victory at then sixth-ranked Calvin University.
Head coach Becky Schmidt and Hope posted a 9-1 record during the spring season.
It is the Flying Dutch's sixth Top 10 finish in the final AVCA poll of the season and the second in a row. Hope was 10th in 2019.
The Flying Dutch's highest finish was No. 1 in the 2014 national championship season.
Hope was the highest-ranked MIAA team in the poll.
AVCA Poll