Hope College

The 17th-ranked Hope College volleyball team served head coach Becky Schmidt a milestone 600th coaching victory on Saturday with a three-set sweep of Monmouth College at the Illinois Wesleyan University Invitational.

The 25-14, 25-19, 25-12 victory improved Schmidt's collegiate coaching record of 600-176 over 25 combined seasons, including 22 at Hope and three at the University of Redlands in California. Her record with the Flying Dutch is 562-143 and at Redlands 38-33.

The Flying Dutch improved to 1-2 on the season.

Schmidt has guided the Flying Dutch to the NCAA Championships 17 times, winning a national championship in 2014 and finishing national runner-up in 2023. She also guided Hope to eight MIAA regular-season titles and five MIAA Tournament championships.

As a student-athlete, Schmidt played middle blocker and ranked among the NCAA leaders in several statistical categories. A kinesiology major, she was voted the most valuable player in the MIAA as both a junior and senior. As a senior, Schmidt became the first Hope volleyball player to receive NCAA Division III All-American honors. She was also awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. 

Sept. 6, 2008, vs. Olivet

Oct. 15, 2011 vs. St. Benedict

Nov. 21, 2014 vs. Clarkson

Sept. 8, 2019, vs. Kenyon

Nov. 1, 2023 vs. Olivet