| February 19, 1999 |
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[Sports Editor]
Women’s swimming climbs to second at MIAA Championships
Cynical ads during the Olympics said that you don’t win silver;
you lose gold. The women’s swim team threw that idea out the window
at last weekend’s MIAA championships. Runner-up was a noteworthy
accomplishment for the Knights this year, their best finish since
1987. With little chance of preventing Hope’s eighth straight
MIAA title, the Knights did the next best thing, upsetting Kalamazoo
to cling to second and tie the best league finish in the program’s
history...
Knights drown Dutch with defense, cap season sweep
The Flying Dutch found the Knights a bit too stingy for their
taste on Wednesday night, and found out that regional rankings
mean nothing in the MIAA. Calvin, powered by a phenomenal defensive
effort, held Hope to just 43 points while they poured in 61 themselves...
From the Press Box:
Pro sports in transition as new stadiums open
It’s not that fans and players are going to mourn the opening
of the Air Canada Centre in Toronto tomorrow night...
HOMECOMING '99
Stage is set for
championship Saturday
More than just tradition will be on display tomorrow afternoon
in a homecoming doubleheader. Both the men’s and women’s varsity
will play for at least a share of their respective MIAA titles...
Count It
410
Points women’s swimming scored at the MIAA Championships, the
third best score in program history.
1,088.53
Seconds in which Liesje Konyndyk won the 1650 freestyle.
23
Seconds by which she broke the school record.
510
Points diver Jake Chapman scored at the MIAA Championships to
break the school record.
487.55
Points scored by Dirk Pruis, the previous record holder.
17
Years Prius’ record stood.
502
Seconds for which women’s basketball held Hope to five points
in an 8:22 first half stretch Wednesday night.
2
Points by Hope’s Tara Hosford, who averages 14.5 points per game,
against Calvin on Wednesday.
38
Points by which men’s basketball defeated Olivet last Saturday
after three straight losses.
3.3
Average margin of victory in their previous three wins.
3
Times this year Aaron Winkle has been named MIAA Player of the
Week honors in men’s basketball after earning the honors last
week.
30
Points per game Winkle scored in back-to-back games against Hope
and Olivet.
24
Points Mindi Andringa, was named women’s MIAA Co-player of the
Week, scored against Alma on Saturday, a career high.