Hope men's soccer teammates gather at midfielder to celebrate the game-winning goal vs. Trine in the MIAA Tournament championship game. Photo by Lynne Powe/Hope Colege
MEN’S SOCCER
Ty Dalton is used to being chased down by his opponents, not his own teammates.
The senior from Rockford, Michigan (Rockford HS) scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give the Hope College men’s soccer team a 2-1 victory over Trine University in the MIAA Tournament championship game on Saturday. Dalton sprinted so fast down the field that it took a second for his teammates to catch up to him and mob the midfielder.
The third-seeded Flying Dutchmen claimed their third MIAA Tournament title since the format began 10 years ago. They previously won in 2013 and 2011.
Hope finished a truncated spring season with a 5-1-1 record.
Saturday’s victory capped a busy week for the Flying Dutchmen. Hope rebounded from a 3-2, overtime loss at home to Kalamazoo to winning three postseason games in five days. The Flying Dutchmen played more times in that stretch than they had the previous four weeks of the season.
VOLLEYBALL
Without one of its trusted seniors and down a set in the MIAA Tournament title game, the Hope College volleyball team never wavered.
The 16th-ranked Flying Dutch roared from behind for a 16-25, 28-26, 25-17, 25-16 victory at sixth-ranked Calvin University and captured their fourth MIAA Tournament championship.
Junior outside hitter Ana Grunewald (Grand Rapids, Michigan/East Grand Rapids HS) totaled season-high 18 kills for the match.
Hope hit .252 as a team with 14 kills from junior middle hitter McKenna Otto (Wheaton, Illinois/Wheaton North) and nine from junior outside hitter Molly Ligon (Beverly Hills, Michigan/Birmingham Seaholm).
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
The on-target trio of attackers Rachel Elder, Sophie Ackerman, and Elena Salazar fueled a game-deciding second half for the Hope College women’s lacrosse team against Trine University.
A swarming defense helped the Flying Dutch win their MIAA Tournament opener, too.
Third-seeded Hope defeated sixth-seeded Trine, 20-12, on Saturday at Van Andel Soccer Stadium. The Flying Dutch advanced to the MIAA semifinals and will play second-seeded Calvin University on Wednesday, April 28 at a time to be determined.
The Hope-Calvin winner moves to the championship game on Saturday, May 1. Hope and Calvin split their regular-season meetings, with each winning on its own turf.
Ackerman, Elder, pictured right, and Salazar combined for 10 of the Flying Dutch’s 11 second-half goals. Hope limited Trine to five goals after halftime.
MEN’S LACROSSE
The Hope College men’s lacrosse closed out the regular season with a 13-5 win at Trine University on Saturday afternoon. With Trine having a golf course located on its campus, the Flying Dutchmen decided to have a little fun prior to their season finale, dressing up as characters of the film “Caddyshack.”
Hope ends the season with a 9-1 overall record and 3-1 in MIAA play. Their next game will be in the MIAA Tournament on Saturday, May 1 against an opponent to be determined.
Midfielder Liam Cunningham, pictured right, of South Lyon (Detroit Catholic Central HS) put Hope on the board one minute into the first quarter, scoring the first of 10 unanswered goals by the Flying Dutchmen.
Junior attacker Jack Radzville (Howell/Howell HS) and freshman attacker Michael Mann (Plymouth/University of Detroit-Jesuit) led in scoring with three goals each. Senior midfielder Luke Elder of Grand Rapids (East Grand Rapids HS) followed up with two goals and two assists.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
In a battle of unbeaten MIAA teams, the Hope College women’s tennis team survived a close call against Kalamazoo College on Saturday. The Flying Dutch topped the Hornets, 5-4, at Kalamazoo’s Stowe Stadium.
With one more regular-season contest left to go at Adrian College on Tuesday, April 27, Hope is now 6-0 in the league and 9-2 overall. Kalamazoo falls to 5-1 in the league and 8-2 overall.
On Saturday, Hope claimed two of the three doubles matches and won three of the six singles flights.
At No. 1 singles, Sydney Jackson of Fort Wayne, Indiana (Carroll) defeated Kalamazoo’s Caroline Norton, 6-2, 6-0.
BASEBALL
The Hope College women’s track and field team won its second meet of the outdoor season, taking the victory at Davenport University’s Panther Classic. The Flying Dutch won four events on the day, led by Addyson Gerig, Amanda Lines and Hayley Scollard, pictured left to right.
Hope scored 216 points to pace the field. The hosting Panthers finished runner-up with 174 points, while Ferris State University claimed the final spot on the podium with 108.
Lines (Naples, Fla./First Baptist Academy) chalked the first individual victory of the day, earning top honors in the 100 meters behind a career-best time of 12.72. Helen Dodge (Grosse Pointe Park, Mich./Grosse Pointe South) and Kimmie Drake (Katy, Tex./Seven Lakes) also ran career-best times, 12.80 and 13.09 respectively, to join Lines in the top-three.
Earning the second win of the day was Scollard (Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City Central), who crossed the line first in the 400-meter hurdles behind a time of 1:07.65.
Gerig (Holland, Mich.West Ottawa) turned in another impressive triple jump performance, clearing a distance of 10.33 meters to lead the field. Taylor Novotny (Batavia, Illinois / Batavia) found herself in third place behind a final mark of 9.72 meters.
WOMEN’S GOLF
The Hope College women’s golf team concluded its 2021 spring season with a third-place finish in the final MIAA Jamboree on Saturday at Thornapple Pointe Golf Course in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Saint Mary’s College won the event with a 313 while Calvin University was second with 321.
Tied with the Belle’s for first place overeall headed into the last round, the Flying Dutch’s Saturday total of 336 put them in second place in the final league standings with 1,628 strokes.
Saint Mary’s is this spring’s MIAA champion as the Belles totaled 1,610 strokes over five official MIAA Jamborees. Calvin finished in third with 1,642 strokes.
Senior Abigail Meder of Lansing, Michigan (Lansing Catholic Central HS) led Hope by carding an 82, good for a tie for ninth place individually.
MEN’S GOLF
The Hope College men’s golf team concluded its 2021 spring season with a third-place finish in the final MIAA Jamboree on Saturday at the PohlCat Golf Course in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Kalamazoo College won the event with a 305 while Trine University was second with 309.
The Flying Dutchmen’s total of 311 was one stroke better than fourth-place Calvin University (312). Those results allowed the two rivals to end the season tied for second place in the overall league standings with 1,824 strokes.
Trine is this spring’s MIAA champion as the Thunder totaled 1,778 strokes over six official MIAA Jamborees.
Freshman Will Robson of Grand Rapids, Michigan (East Grand Rapids HS), pictured right, led Hope by carding a one-over 73, good for second place individually.
MEN’S TRACK/FIELD
Nathan Trumble led the charge for the Hope College men’s track and field team at the Panther Classic, hosted by Davenport University, on Saturday.
The junior earned top-five finishes in all three of his events, including a win in the 400 meters.
With 134 points, the Flying Dutchmen placed third overall, trailing only NCAA Division II schools Davenport and Grand Valley State University.
Trumble (Granger, Indiana / Trinity School at Greenlawn), pictured right, opened his day in the 400-meter dash where he edged GVSU’s Brenden Faulkner by two-tenths of a second to take the victory in the photo-finish race. Trumble was credited with a final time of 50.26.
In the 200 meters, Trumble earned his second podium result of the meet, clocking a 22.95. The junior ended the day in the field, where he competed in the javelin for the first time this season. After launching a throw of 37.52 meters – nearly six meters more than his previous collegiate best – Trumble walked away in fifth place.
Gabe DeYoung (Saegertown, Pennsylvania / Saegertown), pictured left, chalked another win for the Flying Dutchmen, pacing the field in the 5,000 meters. The sophomore eclipsed the 16-minute mark for the first time in collegiate competition, completing the race 15:48.85.
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