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Feb. 14 | at #5/5 Hope * | L, 86-33 | Recap | Box ScoreFeb. 17 | Alma * | L, 51-49 | Recap | Box Score |
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Feb. 14 | at Kalamazoo * | W, 62-51 | Recap | Box ScoreFeb. 17 | Saint Mary's * | W, 73-58 | Recap | Box Score |
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Feb. 14 | Saint Mary's * | W, 58-51 | Recap | Box ScoreFeb. 17 | at Adrian * | W, 51-49 | Recap | Box Score |
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Feb. 14 | Olivet * | W, 83-43 | Recap | Box Score |
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Feb. 14 | Adrian * | W, 86-33 | Recap | Box ScoreFeb. 17 | at Olivet * | W, 87-48 | Recap | Box Score |
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Feb. 14 | Albion * | L, 62-51 | Recap | Box ScoreFeb. 17 | at #8/6 Trine * | L, 69-46 | Recap | Box Score |
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Feb. 14 | at Calvin * | L, 83-43 | Recap | Box ScoreFeb. 17 | #5/5 Hope * | L, 87-48 | Recap | Box Score |
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Feb. 14 | at Alma * | L, 58-51 | Recap | Box ScoreFeb. 17 | at Albion * | L, 73-58 | Recap | Box Score |
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Feb. 17 | Kalamazoo * | W, 69-46 | Recap | Box Score |
2018 MIAA Women's Basketball Tournament Central
• Albion tallied two wins on the week to finish tied for third in the MIAA standings. In the Briton's 73-58 win over Saint Mary's Feb. 17, Rain Hinton (Fr., F/C, Fort Wayne, Ind.) scored 11 of her 17 points in the fourth quarter to spur a 30-point effort by Albion in the final 10 minutes.
• Alma finished their regular season with a flourish, tallying two MIAA wins last week. At Adrian Feb. 17, Emily Eldridge (Fr., F, Battle Creek, Mich.) tallied a team-best 15 points.
• In Calvin's lone game of the week, the Knights defeated Olivet Feb. 14, 83-43; Ali Spayde (Sr., G, Lewis Center, Ohio) scored a game-high 21 points in her final game at home.
• #5/#5 Hope posted two MIAA victories last week, including their 86-33 win over Adrian Feb. 14. After just three points separated the two teams after the first quarter, Hope outscored Adrian 24-3 in the second quarter to set the tone the rest of the way. With their 87-48 win over Olivet, the Flying Dutch secured a share of the MIAA title.
• #7/#6 Trine won their lone contest of the week to earn their second consecutive MIAA title. The Thunder defeated Kalamazoo Feb. 17, 69-46, as Trine led by as much as 37 points in the contest.
• Earning MIAA Athlete of the Week honors for Feb. 19 was:
- Rain Hinton, Albion
School | MIAA | Overall |
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#5/#5 Hope | 15-1 | 24-1 |
#7/#6 Trine | 15-1 | 23-2 |
Albion | 11-5 | 18-7 |
Calvin | 11-5 | 16-9 |
Kalamazoo | 6-10 | 9-16 |
Adrian | 5-11 | 8-16 |
Olivet | 3-13 | 7-18 |
Saint Mary's | 3-13 | 6-19 |
Alma | 3-13 | 5-20 |
• In the Feb. 19 release of the D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll, both Hope and Trine maintained their rankings from the previous week of No. 5 and No. 6, respectively.
• In the Feb. 20 release of the WBCA Top 25 Coaches Poll, Hope stayed at the No. 5 position nationally, while Trine climbed to No. 7 in the country.