Hope (14-1 overall, 7-0 MIAA) came into the game ranked 11th in the latest D3hoops.com Top-25 poll while Calvin (12-2 overall, 6-1 MIAA) came in ranked 14th in the same poll.
Hope held a 32-27 halftime lead behind 41.4 percent field goal shooting in the opening 20 minutes but Calvin was able to hang around by connecting on 15-of-19 (.789) at the free throw in the first half.
Calvin then closed to within a point at 44-43 on a three-pointer from the right wing by sophomore point guard Lindsey Peuler with 13:18 left to play. Hope responded with a 13-1 run however to take a 57-44 lead with 7:07 left and held a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
Junior Ellen Wood was a difference maker for Hope, scoring a game-high 18 points off the bench on 7-of-11 field goal shooting while senior Bria Ebels had 14 points and sophomore Jordyn Boles 10 points.
Calvin was led in defeat by freshman Marcia Harris who pumped in 15 points to stretch her double-figure scoring streak to 14 games. Junior Lisa Winkle stretched her double-figure scoring streak to 21 games with 11 points while Peuler had 13 points. Senior Sarah Winkle also grabbed a game-high eight rebounds but Hope held a 41-30 rebounding advantage overall.
Hope College vs Calvin College 1/14/06 3:00 pm at at Calvin Fieldhouse At at Calvin Fieldhouse HOPE COLLEGE 64, CALVIN COLLEGE 54 HOPE COLLEGE (14-1, 7-0 MIAA) Ellen Wood 7-11 4-7 18; Bria Ebels 4-12 4-6 14; Jordyn Boles 2-6 6-8 10; Lindsay Lange 2-5 2-2 6; Linda Ebels 3-6 0-0 6; Stacy Warsen 1-4 2-2 4; Kaitlyn Kopke 1-2 0-0 2; Megan Noll 1-6 0-0 2; Julie Henderson 1-4 0-0 2; Kate Reincke 0-1 0-0 0; Jennie IntVeld 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-57 18-25 64. CALVIN COLLEGE (12-2, 6-1 MIAA) Marcia Harris 4-8 7-9 15; Lindsey Peuler 3-5 6-9 13; Lisa Winkle 5-9 1-3 11; Charis Larson 2-3 0-0 5; Kristi Brummel 1-5 2-2 4; Sarah Winkle 0-5 3-4 3; Kelly Trewhella 0-2 3-4 3; Jennifer DeFauw 0-1 0-0 0; Sarah Partridge 0-6 0-0 0; Erica Boonstra 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 15-46 22-31 54. Hope College.................. 32 32 - 64 Calvin College................ 27 27 - 54 3-point goals-Hope College 2-9 (Bria Ebels 2-6; Jordyn Boles 0-2; Megan Noll 0-1), Calvin College 2-7 (Charis Larson 1-1; Lindsey Peuler 1-2; Kristi Brummel 0-2; Kelly Trewhella 0-1; Sarah Partridge 0-1). Fouled out--Hope College-Lindsay Lange, Calvin College-Lisa Winkle. Rebounds-Hope College 41 (Megan Noll 7), Calvin College 30 (Sarah Winkle 8). Assists-Hope College 12 (Bria Ebels 5), Calvin College 7 (Lindsey Peuler 2; Charis Larson 2). Total fouls-Hope College 28, Calvin College 21. A-897 Hope wins 11th straight, Calvin's 10-game win streak snapped Hope takes sole possession of 1st place in MIAA