Hope defender Tucker Martinez
MEN’S LACROSSE
The Hope College men’s lacrosse team is Illinois-bound for its second NCAA Division III Tournament appearance.
The Flying Dutchmen are headed to Bloomington, Illinois, this weekend for a four-team, first- and second-round pod at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Hope, the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament champion, will play Benedictine University (Illinois) on Friday, May 14 at 4 p.m. Central.
The winner will face either Illinois Wesleyan or Northwestern (Minnesota) on Saturday, May 15 at 2 p.m. Central at Illinois Wesleyan.
The 31-team NCAA Tournament field was announced Sunday night.
SOFTBALL
The 2021 Hope College softball season came to a close Saturday afternoon at Wolters Stadium.
The Flying Dutch, who won a share of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship this season, defeated Adrian College, 5-2, in an elimination game, but fell to archrival Calvin University, 5-1, as the Knights won Pool B of the MIAA tournament.
Hope finished the season with a record of 25-11, the seventh consecutive complete season (not counting the 2020 season, which ended after three games because of the COVID-19 pandemic) in which the Flying Dutch won at least 20 games.
MEN’S TENNIS
The Hope College men’s tennis team fell to Kalamazoo College, 5-0, in the championship match of the MIAA Tournament on Saturday.
The Flying Dutchmen finished the season with a 7-8 overall.
Hope advanced to the finals after a semifinal victory over Calvin University, 5-0, on Thursday.
Hope’s closest matches in doubles play came at the No. 3 pairing of Cameron Coates (Stevensville, Michigan / Laurel Springs) and Tyler Koran (Salinas, California / Salinas) who lost, 8-3, to Kalamazoo’s Jai Banerji and Dylan Drier.
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