Women's Basketball

Hope College

222 Fairbans Ave - Holland, MI - 49423
Team Office: Tel: (616) 395-7691 Fax: (616) 395-7175
Team website: www.hope.edu/athletics

Founded in 1866, Hope College is a traditional liberal arts institution offering more than 40 Bachelor degree programs. Annual college guides frequently list Hope high on their list of top liberal arts schools in the nation. Hope is the only private liberal arts college with national accreditation in art, dance, music and theatre. Other majors offered include Political Science, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, Engineering, Computer and Information Sciences, and Athletic Training and Sports Medicine. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Hope #97 among liberal arts institutions.

The 91 acre campus is adjacent to the downtown commercial district in Hope (pop. 60k) about 170 miles from Chicago.

School website
www.hope.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Reformed Church in America

Enrollment:

3,200

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 23-28

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$31,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Psychology - Business - English

Misc. Information

Head coach Brian Morehouse completed his 12th season at Hope in 2007-08. Morehouse, a Hope College graduate, has continued the winning tradition at Hope by posting a 288-56 record over the last 12 years. Over his tenure, Morehouse has averaged 24 wins per season, won 20-or-more games ten consecutive times and made seven NCAA appearances. Among active D3 coaches, his winning percentage ranks among the top 10. Morehouse coached Hope's JV team for two seasons before being handed the varsity reins in 1996-97. Morehouse garnered a 30-1 record in 2007-08 but fell in the Final 4 of the NCAA tourney to Howard Payne.

Team Name	Flying Dutch
Colors	Orange and Blue
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	554-312 (.639)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	30-1	24-4	33-1	129-15 (.895)
Conference	16-0	13-3	16-0	66-5 (.929)
Conf. Finish	1	2	1	1, 2, 1, 1, 1
Post Appear.	Final 4	1st Rnd	Nat'l Ch	NCAA 3x
Final 25 Rank	#4	#5	#4	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Brian Morehouse
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Hope	1996-97
Contract Expires	Rollover
Record as Head Coach	288-56 (.837)
Record at Hope	288-56 (.837)
Coaching Awards	Great Lakes COTY (01), MBCA COTY (01), WBCA Region

Asst. Coaches	Dean Morehouse, Colly Carlson

Recruiting Coordinator

Brian Morehouse, (616) 395-7853, morehouse@hope.edu

Conference and Schedule

Hope plays in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (www.miaa.org) which is comprised of nine teams located in the states of Michigan and Indiana. The conference is the oldest college athletic conference in America. League play begins in December with games usually played on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Hope will play each team twice, home and away. All teams play in a single elimination post-season tourney with the winner receiving an automatic NCAA bid.

Conference Opponents

Kalamazoo, Adian, Albion, Calvin, Alma, Tri-State, Saint Mary's (IN), and Olivet

Facilities

DeVos Fieldhouse
Capacity 3,200, Average attendance: 1,225

Style/Stats

In 2007-08, Hope was ranked #10 in offense, averaging 76 ppg.