<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://athletics.hope.edu/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Hope College</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/rss.aspx?path=wbball</link><description>Latest news items for Hope College</description><atom:link href="https://athletics.hope.edu/rss?path=wbball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Abby Phillips '11 Van Peursem Named 2026 Recipient of Hope for Humanity Award</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/4/14/general-abby-phillips-11-van-peursem-named-2026-recipient-of-hope-for-humanity-award.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/4/14/general-abby-phillips-11-van-peursem-named-2026-recipient-of-hope-for-humanity-award.aspx</guid><category>Softball, Women's Basketball, General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Abby Van Peursem poses for a portrait." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/14/26_Hope_for_Humanity.png" /><br /><br />She serves in Africa as CEO for Poetice International.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/26_Hope_for_Humanity.png" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/26_Hope_for_Humanity.png"><media:title>Abby Van Peursem poses for a portrait.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/26_Hope_for_Humanity.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:51:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9006</s:story_id></item><item><title>2025-26 Hope College Athletics Highlights</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/4/14/general-2025-26-hope-college-athletics-highlights.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/4/14/general-2025-26-hope-college-athletics-highlights.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Cheerleading, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, General, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Head women's golf coach Megan Radaz high-fives a Hope College golfer." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/14/2526_HOPEYsHighlights.jpg" /><br /><br />Strong and True for the Orange and Blue.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/2526_HOPEYsHighlights.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/2526_HOPEYsHighlights.jpg"><media:title>Head women's golf coach Megan Radaz high-fives a Hope College golfer.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/2526_HOPEYsHighlights.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:10:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9005</s:story_id></item><item><title>2025-26 HOPEYs Award Recipients Announced</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/4/14/general-2025-26-hopeys-award-recipients-announced.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/4/14/general-2025-26-hopeys-award-recipients-announced.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, General, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="25-26 HOPEYs winners stand together on a stage." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/14/26_HOPEYsWinners.jpg" /><br /><br />The HOPEYs are a celebration of Hope College Athletics and senior student-athletes.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/26_HOPEYsWinners.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/26_HOPEYsWinners.jpg"><media:title>25-26 HOPEYs winners stand together on a stage.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/26_HOPEYsWinners.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:12:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9003</s:story_id></item><item><title>2025-26 HOPEYs Award Nominees Announced</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/4/8/general-2026-hopeys-award-nominees-announced.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/4/8/general-2026-hopeys-award-nominees-announced.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, General, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Exterior view of DeVos Fieldhouse." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/8/gen_hopeys_2026.png" /><br /><br />The annual ceremony is on April 13 at 7 p.m.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/gen_hopeys_2026.png" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/gen_hopeys_2026.png"><media:title>Exterior view of DeVos Fieldhouse.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/gen_hopeys_2026.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2026 17:36:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8979</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Basketball Trio Chosen for College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Teams</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/3/24/womens-basketball-trio-chosen-for-college-sports-communicators-academic-all-district-teams.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/3/24/womens-basketball-trio-chosen-for-college-sports-communicators-academic-all-district-teams.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Maddie Petroelje, Anna Richards and Leah Richards pose for portraits." 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EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8937</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Basketball's Maddie Petroelje and Anna Richards Named to D3hoops.com All-Region Teams</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/3/17/womens-basketballs-maddie-petroelje-and-anna-richards-named-to-d3hoops-com-all-region-teams.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/3/17/womens-basketballs-maddie-petroelje-and-anna-richards-named-to-d3hoops-com-all-region-teams.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Maddie Petroelje and Anna Richards pose for portraits." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/17/26_wbb_all_region_web.png" /><br /><br />The two sophomores are among 15 honorees in Region 7]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/17/26_wbb_all_region_web.png" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/17/26_wbb_all_region_web.png"><media:title>Maddie Petroelje and Anna Richards pose for portraits.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/17/26_wbb_all_region_web.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:53:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8913</s:story_id></item><item><title>"Amazing" Women's Basketball Season Concludes in the NCAA Third Round</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/3/14/-amazing-womens-basketball-season-concludes-in-the-sweet-16.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/3/14/-amazing-womens-basketball-season-concludes-in-the-sweet-16.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Anna Richars blocks a shot vs. UChicago during the NCAA Division III Championships." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/14/260313_WBBAnnaRichardsBlock.jpg" /><br /><br />Hope loses, 55-52, on Friday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/14/260313_WBBAnnaRichardsBlock.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/14/260313_WBBAnnaRichardsBlock.jpg"><media:title>Anna Richars blocks a shot vs. UChicago during the NCAA Division III Championships.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/14/260313_WBBAnnaRichardsBlock.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:08:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8904</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Basketball Game Notes: UChicago, NCAA Sweet 16</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/3/13/womens-basketball-game-notes-uchicago-ncaa-sweet-16.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/3/13/womens-basketball-game-notes-uchicago-ncaa-sweet-16.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Lauren Leach dribbling." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/11/260307LaurenLeach01_YtO0R.jpg" /><br /><br />Tipoff in Friday, March 13, at 5:30 p.m. Central.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/11/260307LaurenLeach01_YtO0R.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/11/260307LaurenLeach01_YtO0R.jpg"><media:title>Lauren Leach dribbling.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/11/260307LaurenLeach01_YtO0R.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:08:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8899</s:story_id></item><item><title>Watch Women's Basketball vs. UChicago at NCAA Championships</title><link>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/3/12/watch-womens-basketball-vs-uchicago-at-ncaa-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2026/3/12/watch-womens-basketball-vs-uchicago-at-ncaa-championships.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Hope women's basketball players dribble." src="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/12/26_ncaa_wbb_splash_page_rectangle.png" /><br /><br />Tipoff is Friday, March 13, at 5:30 p.m. Central.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/12/26_ncaa_wbb_splash_page_rectangle.png" /><media:content url="https://athletics.hope.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/12/26_ncaa_wbb_splash_page_rectangle.png"><media:title>Hope women's 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