The men's Calvin vs. Hope series now spans 90 years and 180 games. Hope leads the series 93-87. On the women's side, Calvin leads the series 64-38.
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Through 90 years and 180 games, Hope leads the series 93-87.
Just 111 points separate the teams over 180 games, a difference of only 0.617 points per game!
Hope has scored 12,223 points, an average of 67.905 per game.
Calvin has scored 12,112 points, an average of 67.288 per game.
The series started in 1920-21 with a 31-13 Hope victory.
Calvin once defeated Hope 22 consecutive times (1969-70 until the second game in 1979-80). Hope's longest winning streak was 10 games, from the start of 1994-95 through 1997-98 season).
In 1964-65 Hope beat Calvin 104-102 in the series' highest scoring game.
The series' lowest scoring game was a 26-11 Hope win in 1924-25.
Hope was the first team to score 100 points, winning 100-90 in 1954. The most points was by Calvin - 105-71 in 1964. There hasn't been a 100-point game since 1972 when Calvin won, 102-89.
Hope's biggest margin of victory was 54-20 in 1921-22.
Calvin's biggest margin of victory was 85-43 in 1951-52.
The teams met five times in 2006-07. Hope won the series 3-2 in the most unusual way. Hope defeated Calvin twice on the Knights' home floor and Calvin defeated Hope twice in games at Hope's DeVos Fieldhouse. The fifth-game "rubber match" was played on a neutral floor in Aurora, Ill. with Hope prevailing 80-64 in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The teams met for the first time in the championship game of the Select Bank Hall of Fame Classic in November, 2006 with the Flying Dutchmen prevailing 76-54 on Calvin's home court. They met again in the consolation final of the tournament in 2009 with Hope winning 79-76 at Calvin's Van Noord Arena.
The teams have met 12 times in the MIAA tournament since it began in 1992. Hope owns a 9-3 advantage and is 8-1 when the game determined the tournament champion. In 2006-07, the Knights defeated the Flying Dutchmen in the tournament finals 78-76 at Hope. In 2007-08, Hope defeated Calvin 88-72 in the MIAA Tournament Championship game. In 2008-09, Hope defeated Calvin 69-59 in the tournament final and in 2009-10, Hope defeated Calvin 78-74. In 2010-11, Hope defeated Calvin 72-67 in the title tilt.
The teams have met six times in the NCAA playoffs with Calvin winning four of the five -- 92-90 ot in 1987, 95-68 in 1990, 84-79 ot in 1991 and 91-88 in 1992. Hope posted back-to-back victories in 2006 (70-67) and 2007 (80-64).
There have been eleven overtime games with Hope holding a 6-5 advantage.
Hope head coach Matt Neil is 3-1 against Calvin. Neil's predecessor Glenn Van Wieren was 46-41 against Calvin from 1977-to-2010.
Calvin coach Kevin VandeStreek versus Hope (since 1996-97) is 17-28.
Calvin owned a 33-16 advantage in the 43 years of play at the Calvin Fieldhouse from the 1965-66 season through the 2007-08 season.
Hope hosted Calvin at the Holland Civic Center for 51 years (1954-55 thru 2004-05), Hope owning a 31-24 advantage.
Hope moved to its new Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse for the 2005-06 season. Hope won the first meeting 73-55 and again in an NCAA tournament game 70-67. Hope is 7-4 versus Calvin at DeVos Fieldhouse.
The January 29, 1997 game at Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids, a 70-56 Hope triumph, established an NCAA Division III single game attendance record with a capacity crowd of 11,442.
Chronology of all-time Calvin-Hope men's basketball scores
Facts complied by Tom Renner, Hope College, and Jeff Febus, Calvin College
Updated January 12, 2012
Through 47 years and 102 games, Calvin leads the series 64-38.
The Hope/Calvin women's basketball rivalry started in 1965 with a 49-35 Calvin victory.
Since women's basketball became an official MIAA sport in 1978-79, Calvin leads the series 44-37.
Since 2000, Hope holds a 23-8 series advantage.
Hope defeated Calvin three times during the 2005-06 season enroute to winning the NCAA Division III national championship. Two of the wins came during the regular season and the third in the championship game of the conference tournament.
The teams have combined to win 23 of the 33 MIAA championships through 2010-11, 12 by Calvin and 12 by Hope.
The teams have been to the NCAA tournament a combined 24 times, 12 by Calvin and 12 by Hope. Hope's best NCAA finish was winning the national championship in 1990 and 2006 while Calvin's best has been playing in the Sectional finals twice (2005 & 2007). Both teams have advanced to the NCAA tournament in the same year on four occasions (1998, 1999, 2006 and 2007), but they've never met. Hope is 22-9 in NCAA games while Calvin is 14-12.
The teams have played each other 11 times in the MIAA tournament since 1993. Hope has a 7-5 advantage. The teams have met in the MIAA tournament championship game six times with Hope winning five and Calvin one. —Hope won 59-43 in 1995, 73-71 in overtime in 1998, 63-44 in 2006, 71-68 in 2007 and 68-49 in 2010 while Calvin won 67-65 in 2011.
Hope coach Brian Morehouse is 25-15 in games against Calvin since 1996-97. Calvin coach John Ross is 7-15 in games against Hope since 2003-04.
Calvin's longest winning streak in the series was 22 games (1965-79) and the longest with Hope was nine (2000-04).
The most points by Hope in a game against Calvin was 89-51 in 2003. Calvin's most points was 87-71 in 1984.
The fewest points by Hope in a game against Calvin was in a 73-19 loss in 1975. The fewest points by Calvin was in a 28-25 win in 1967.
Hope's biggest margin of victory was 38 points (89-51) in 2003. Calvin's biggest margin of victory was 54 points (73-19) in 1975.
Two games have gone into overtime, Hope winning 55-53 in 1995 and Calvin 63-58 in 2007.
23 of the games have been decided by five or fewer points with Calvin holding a 13-8 advantage. In one-point games Calvin leads 3-0 (59-58 in 1981, 61-60 in 1984 and 56-55 in 2011).
Karla Hoesch Wolters, Hope Class of 1973 and a member of the Hope College Kinesiology faculty, coached Calvin to the 1979 MIAA championship. She was 3-0 in games she coached her Calvin teams against Hope from 1977-79.
Chronology of all-time Calvin-Hope women's basketball scores
Facts complied by Tom Renner, Hope College, and Jeff Febus, Calvin College
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Hope 81, Calvin 65
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Calvin - 3 p.m.
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
Calvin 72, Hope 59
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Hope - 3 p.m.
