HOLLAND, MI - The Kalamazoo College women's basketball team lost 73-64 to No. 10 Hope on Saturday night. Hope moves to 12-1 while the Hornets are now 9-5 overall and 4-2 in conference play.
The Hornets didn't seem intimidated at all despite the hostile environment and Hope's national ranking and reputation. Kalamazoo came right out in the first half and hung with them. While the Hornets never led, they kept the Flying Dutch within four to eight points for the majority of the first half. This was largely in part due to the tremendous shooting of both Hannah Maness and Grace Smith who were a combined 6/7 from the floor for 16 points. Hannah Maness was perfect from downtown in the first half-hitting all three of her attempts. Perri Nicholson was also a force to be reckoned with in the first half as she grabbed eight rebounds.