The No. 18-ranked Hope College volleyball squad traveled to Elmhurst College in Illinois this past weekend for the Elmhurst Invitational. The Flying Dutch saw some of their most formidable competition of the year, with Elmhurst hosting No. 5-ranked Colorado College and No. 1-ranked Calvin College, among others. The Dutch did not meet rival Calvin at…
(Photos by Kelly Ocock) During the fall sports pre- view, women’s soccer coach Leigh Sears made a point to dis- regard the first-place ranking her team received in the MIAA pre-season coach’s poll, emphasizing that rankings would mean nothing unless the Flying Dutch rose to the challenge. And now, four games into the season,…
After what was described as a “disappointing” season in 2016, the Hope College men’s soccer team looked to start this year’s season strong last weekend at the Cal Bergsma Memorial Tournament, a round- robin event which Hope co-hosts annually with Calvin College. Hope faced off against Lake Forest on Friday night, claiming a 1-0 victory…