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The Hope College volleyball team poses on stairs for a portrait
Julie Lockett
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Winner Hope Hope 23-2,8-0 Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn.
0
Trine Trine 21-5,5-3 Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn.
Winner
Hope Hope
23-2,8-0 Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn.
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Final
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Trine Trine
21-5,5-3 Michigan Intercol. Ath. Assn.
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Team 1 2 3 F
Hope Hope 26 25 25 (3)
Trine Trine 24 15 21 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Alan Babbitt

No. 2 Volleyball Records Eighth Sweep of MIAA Opponent, Claims Outright League Title

The second-ranked Hope College volleyball team completed the third unbeaten MIAA campaign in four seasons with a 3-0 victory at Trine University on Friday.

The Flying Dutch did it perfectly, too.

Hope won every set against a league opponent this season after defeating the Thunder 26-24, 25-15, 25-21, and finishing the league schedule at 8-0.

The Flying Dutch are the first league team in five years to accomplish the feat.

Head coach Becky Schmidt was proud of her team's accomplishment.

"Volleyball is a funny game. We had a great season last year, but when you look at point-by-point, we only won 55% of the points we played. It is really narrow," Schmidt said. "To be able to execute consistently and win points when they count, I'm proud of this group."

As MIAA regular-season champion, Hope will be the top seed for next week's MIAA Tournament and host the semifinals and finals on Friday-Saturday, Nov. 15-16, at DeVos Fieldhouse. The field will be announced after regular-season play concludes on Saturday, Nov. 9.

Senior Addie VanderWeide (Grand Rapids, Michigan / Grand Rapids Christian HS) topped the Flying Dutch with 15 kills at a .438 clip.

Senior Alison DeWeerd (Kentwood, Michigan / South Christian) chipped in nine kills on a match-high .444 hitting percentage and a team-best five blocks.

Hope hit .292 as a team.

Senior Annie Lockett (Mason, Ohio / William Mason) recorded six kills.

Junior Brooke Fox (Saunemin, Illinois / Pontiac Township) finished with five kills. Sophomore Kamryn Burbridge (Grand Haven, Michigan / Grand Haven) had four kills.

Junior Lauren Lee (Plymouth, Michigan / Skyline) contributed 31 assists and 13 digs.

Senior Samantha Seib (Elkhorn, Michigan / Catholic Central) totaled 15 digs.

Schmidt was proud of her team's composure during a back-and-forth first set that saw the Flying Dutch record the final two points.

"Trine is a much-improved team," Schmidt said. "They played really good defense and put a lot of pressure on us with their serve. I thought we steadied out a little bit during the match. We put more pressure on Trine.

"One of the characteristics of this team is that when the pressure goes up, they stay level-headed. They're still very competitive and don't let the pressure of the situation get to them."
 
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