With the win, Hope clinched a share of the MIAA regular season title as well as home-court advantage for the upcoming MIAA Tournament.
The first half got off to a bad start for the Knights as Hope led 15-2 after eight minutes of play, Calvin’s only point coming from sophomore point guard Lindsey Peuler (Grandville/Grandville). Hope’s offense was fueled by junior Ellen Wood, who came off of the bench to score 17 points in the first half. Her 13th point gave Hope a 31-12 lead with 5:30 left in the half. Senior Bria Ebels then added a three-pointer to give the Dutch their largest lead of the half: 22 points at 34-12. Peuler answered with a three, cutting Hope’s lead to 19 points. Calvin staged a 11-2 scoring run to close out the half, which was enough to place the Knights only 11 points behind Hope for the second half, 39-28.
Before the run, Calvin’s field goal percentage was only 31 percent, compared to Hope’s 67 percentage on field goals. At the end of the half, Calvin had raised its percentage to 43.5 percent, while Hope was scoring a close 47 percent from the floor. Adding to Calvin’s woes in the first half were 10 turnovers, off of which Hope scored 12 points. While Calvin drew seven turnovers from Hope, the Knights managed to score only three points off the Hope turnovers.
Calvin’s second half began worse than the first, as the Dutch put together an 18-2 scoring run that left the Knights 27 points behind Hope, at 57-30. However, Calvin soon turned the game upside down, scoring sixteen points in a little over five minutes, while keeping Hope scoreless. The Knights were again within 11 points at 57-46. Hope stepped up the game again and spent the last six minutes of play scoring 14 points and playing a tough defense that prevented Calvin from making any baskets. Calvin ended their 87th meeting with Hope 25 points behind, Hope winning 71-46.
All of Calvin’s points came from five players, with only three points (to Hope’s 31) coming from off the bench. Junior Lisa Winkle (Grand Rapids/South Christian) posted her 25th collegiate double-double, leading the Knights with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Winkle’s baskets give her a career scoring total of 1,179, moving her up to 6th place in the Calvin 1,000 point club. Other Calvin points came from freshman Marcia Harris (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian) who had 12 points, Peuler with 8, freshmand Sarah Partridge (East Lansing/East Lansing) with a three-pointer, and sophomore Charis Larson (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian) with 2.
Leading Hope were Wood with 19 points, Bria Ebels with 12 points, and Jordyn Boles with 10 points.
Calvin returns to MIAA action next Wednesday at Olivet College at 6:00 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Calvin College vs Hope College 02-11-06 3:00p.m. at Hope College, DeVos Fieldhouse At Hope College, DeVos Fieldhouse HOPE COLLEGE 71, CALVIN COLLEGE 46 CALVIN COLLEGE (19-3(12-2)) Lisa Winkle 7-11 7-9 21; Marcia Harris 5-6 2-4 12; Lindsey Peuler 3-7 0-0 8; Sarah Partridge 1-3 0-0 3; Charis Larson 1-3 0-0 2; Sarah Winkle 0-3 0-0 0; Emily Schrotenboer 0-1 0-0 0; Kelly Trewhella 0-1 0-0 0; Jennifer DeFauw 0-2 0-0 0; Erica Boonstra 0-3 0-0 0; Kristi Brummel 0-4 0-2 0; Wendy Zigterman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-44 9-15 46. HOPE COLLEGE (22-1(14-0)) Ellen Wood 8-14 3-3 19; Bria Ebels 5-9 0-0 12; Jordyn Boles 2-9 4-6 10; Linda Ebels 4-6 1-2 9; Julie Henderson 2-9 2-2 6; Kate Reincke 2-2 0-0 4; Megan Noll 2-3 0-0 4; Stacy Warsen 1-2 1-2 3; Lindsay Lange 1-2 0-0 2; Courtney Knox 1-1 0-1 2; Becky Bosserd 0-0 0-0 0; Brieann Byant 0-0 0-0 0; Kaitlyn Kopke 0-0 0-1 0; Jennie Intveld 0-0 0-0 0; Joanne Stewart 0-0 0-0 0; Sarah Jurik 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-57 11-17 71. Calvin College................ 28 18 - 46 Hope College.................. 39 32 - 71 3-point goals-Calvin College 3-8 (Lindsey Peuler 2-3; Sarah Partridge 1-1; Charis Larson 0-1; Kelly Trewhella 0-1; Kristi Brummel 0-2), Hope College 4-7 (Bria Ebels 2-2; Jordyn Boles 2-5). Fouled out--Calvin College-None, Hope College-None. Rebounds-Calvin College 28 (Lisa Winkle 12), Hope College 37 (Ellen Wood 8). Assists-Calvin College 5 (Charis Larson 2), Hope College 12 (Bria Ebels 3; Stacy Warsen 3). Total fouls-Calvin College 18, Hope College 17. A-1707