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Historic Moments and Notable Performances
Updated through the 2007 season
- Volleyball has been an intercollegiate sport at Hope since 1972.
- The Flying Dutch began playing their home matches at the DeVos Fieldhouse in 2006, posting a 9-2 record. The 2007
team was undefeated at DeVos (11-0). The two-year record of the Flying Dutch is 20-2. On October 17, 2007, a crowd of 1,801 fans
watched the Flying Dutch defeat rival Calvin in four games, 18-30, 30-26, 30-20, 30-27. The match was moved from the the DeVos Fieldhouse volleyball court
to the main arena in order to accomodate the large turnout of fans. It was the largest volleyball crowd in MIAA history and one of the largest in
NCAA Division III.
- In seven seasons as head coach (1997-2003), Maureen Dunn guided the Flying
Dutch to four MIAA titles and three appearances in the NCAA Division III
championships. She is the winningest coach in Hope volleyball history, posting
a 168-79 overall
record and 77-15 mark against MIAA opponents.
- Current coach Becky Schmidt had an outstanding Hope playing career and is now coaching
the Flying Dutch. Voted the MIAA's most valuable player as a junior and
senior, she became Hope's first Division III All-American in 1998. She guided the
Flying Dutch to the MIAA championship in just her second season as head coach.
- Holly Vandenberg '90 is one of two Hope players to achieve All-MIAA volleyball
honors for four consecutive years. An all-around athlete, she was All-MIAA
twice in basketball and once in softball.
- Three of Hope's MIAA championship teams -- 1987 (12-0), 1997 (12-0) and 2005 (16-0) -- were undefeated.
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