Women’s basketball team downed by nationally-ranked Hope

OLIVET, Mich. – The Olivet College women's basketball team lost an 89-32 game to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Hope College today at the Cutler Event Center. The Flying Dutch entered the game ranked No. 5 in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25 poll.

• Final Score: Hope 89, Olivet 32
• Location: Cutler Event Center; Olivet, Michigan
• Records: Olivet 4-11 overall, 1-5 MIAA; Hope 13-1 overall, 4-1 MIAA

• The Flying Dutch led 28-3 at the end of the first quarter, 45-13 at halftime and 71-23 at the conclusion of the third quarter.

• Freshman Kinsley Hatfield posted team-highs in points (10) and rebounds (five).
• Sophomore Courtney Balazs was next with five points.
• Junior Lily Connelly scored four points, grabbed four rebounds, dished out three assists and made three steals.
• Senior Rachel Swartz blocked three shots to raise her career total to 90. She currently sits fourth all-time at Olivet in blocks and needs seven to move into third all-time.

• Four players reached double figures in the scoring column.
• Clare Baguley and Savannah Feenstra netted 13 points apiece.
• Ella McKinney finished with 12 points.
• Sydney Vis provided 11 points off the bench.
• Three players – Feenstra, Vis and Karsen Kalblom – each pulled down five rebounds.

• The Comets travel to play Saint Mary's (Ind.) College next Wednesday, January 11. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.