MIAA Women's Basketball Week #14 Wrap-Up

MIAA Women's Basketball Week #14 Wrap-Up
Posted: Feb 20, 2018

Team

Opponents/Results

Adrian

8-16, 5-11

Feb. 14 |  at #5/5 Hope *  |  L, 86-33  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Feb. 17 |  Alma *  |  L, 51-49  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Albion

18-7, 11-5

Feb. 14 |  at Kalamazoo *  |  W, 62-51  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Feb. 17 |  Saint Mary's *  |  W, 73-58  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Alma

5-20, 3-13

Feb. 14 |  Saint Mary's *  |  W, 58-51  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Feb. 17 |  at Adrian *  |  W, 51-49  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Calvin

16-9, 11-5

Feb. 14 |  Olivet *  |  W, 83-43  |  Recap  |  Box Score

#5/#5 Hope

24-1, 15-1

Feb. 14 |  Adrian *  |  W, 86-33  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Feb. 17 |  at Olivet *  |  W, 87-48  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Kalamazoo

9-16, 6-10

Feb. 14 |  Albion *  |  L, 62-51  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Feb. 17 |  at #8/6 Trine *  |  L, 69-46  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Olivet

7-18, 3-13

Feb. 14 |  at Calvin *  |  L, 83-43  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Feb. 17 |  #5/5 Hope *  |  L, 87-48  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Saint Mary's

6-19, 3-13

Feb. 14 |  at Alma *  |  L, 58-51  |  Recap  |  Box Score

Feb. 17 |  at Albion *  |  L, 73-58  |  Recap  |  Box Score

#7/#6 Trine

24-2, 15-1

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
#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.