VOLLEYBALL
Tournament Trail Ends in Semis
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Semi-Finals Box Score
The Flying Dutch pushed perennial DIII volleyball power Washington, Mo. to the brink before losing a heartbreaking five-set semi-finals match to the nine-time national champion on Friday night.

Capping the most successul season in Hope volleyball history, the Flying Dutch came close to pulling the major upset by taking a two-to-one sets advantage, 21-25, 25-22, 25-15. Washington rallied from a five-point deficit to capture an extended fourth set, 27-25. The teams were tied 6-6 in the fifth set when Washington reeled off three straight points and never looked back.

The Flying Dutch end the season with a 34-4 record under coach Becky Scmhidt. The team went undefeated in the MIAA (16-0), were ranked as high as sixth in the national Division III poll, and won their first-ever NCAA regional championship and trip to the national championship round. The team graduates only three seniors -- Andrea Helminiak, Kirsten Johnson and Teresa Borst.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Flying Dutch Roll to Tipoff Victory
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The Flying Dutch cruised to an 86-38 victory over Rochester, Mich. in the second game of Friday's Hope Tipoff Classic at DeVos Fieldhouse. In Friday's other game, Wittenberg, Ohio topped Robert Morris, Ill., 66-53. Hope will play Wittenberg at 3 p.m. Saturday, preceded by Rochester versus Robert Morris at 1 p.m.

Coach Brian Morehouse's Flying Dutch (2-0) have now won 51 consecutive games on their home floor. Against Rochester the Flying Dutch jumped off to a 13-0 start and held a 45-10 halftime advantage, allowing Morehouse to go deep into his bench. Philana Greene led Hope with 12 points while Mirandas DeKuiper added 10. Hope scored 46 points off 38 Rochester turnovers and held a 33-11 advantage in baskets.

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