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Welcome to Championship Saturday!
Saturday promises to be a big day of action in the MIAA, as league champions and tournament champions are crowned, and automatic bids to NCAA tournament play are determined.
Action gets underway at noon as Kalamazoo hosts Albion in the championship game of the MIAA women's soccer tournament, with the winner to get the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. The MIAA volleyball tournament championship match, at 4 p.m., pits top-seed Hope against second-seeded Calvin in Holland.
In men's soccer, first-place Hope takes on second-place Calvin in Grand Rapids in a showdown game for the MIAA championship, and in football, first-place Trine hosts second-place Adrian with a league title at stake.
Here's the full slate of league action:
Football
Adrian at Trine, 1 p.m. Adrian Broadcast / Trine Broadcast
Albion at Kalamazoo, 1 p.m. Kalamazoo Broadcast
Hope at Alma, 1 p.m. Hope Broadcast / Alma Broadcast
Championship
Albion (9-4-5) at Kalamazoo (8-6-4), noon
Championship
Calvin (26-6) at Hope (30-2), 4 p.m. Tournament Site
Men's Soccer
Hope vs. Calvin at Grand Rapids Christian HS, 2:30 p.m. Calvin Broadcast
Trine at Kalamazoo, 2:30 p.m.
Olivet at Alma, 2:30 p.m.
Albion at Adrian, 6 p.m. LiveStats
Men's Swimming
Albion at Kalamazoo, 1 p.m.
Hope at Olivet, 1 p.m.
Alma at Calvin, 1 p.m.
Women's Swimming
Albion at Kalamazoo, 1 p.m.
Hope at Olivet, 1 p.m.
Alma at Calvin, 1 p.m.
Friday's Contests
Volleyball - Semifinals at Hope
#2 Calvin def. #3 Alma 25-23, 25-21, 25-17
#1 Hope def. #4 Albion 25-10, 25-17, 25-5
Click here for Tournament Details
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Calvin, Hope Co-Favorites in Preseason Men's Basketball Poll; Hope Picked to Repeat as Women's Champs
2009 MIAA champion Calvin and tournament champion Hope have been installed as preseason co-favorites in the MIAA men's basketball race, while defending champion Hope is the preseason selection to repeat as women's basketball champions. Calvin and Hope each received four votes in the annual preseason men's poll released Thursday, while the Flying Dutch picked up six first place votes in the women's poll.
Men's Poll Results: 1. Calvin 10 (4). 1. Hope 10 (4). 3. Olivet 23. 4. Albion 24. 5. Adrian 32. 6. Trine 34. 7. Alma 45. 8. Kalamazoo 46.
Women's Poll Results: 1. Hope (6) 8. 2. Calvin (2) 13. 3. Saint Mary's 22. 4. Albion 29. 5. Trine 30. 6. Adrian 38. 7. Olivet 46. 8. Alma 49. 9. Kalamazoo 53.
MIAA teams will begin nonconference play in mid-November, with women's conference play to begin Dec. 2 as Albion visits Adrian, and men's play beginning Jan. 6 with a full slate of four season openers.
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Semifinal Upsets Create Historical MIAA Final
Up until this year, no team seeded lower than third had advanced to play in the championship game of the MIAA women's soccer tournament. On Saturday, two teams seeded lower than third will battle for the tournament championship and an NCAA Division III Tournament berth, as fourth-seeded Kalamazoo (8-6-4) hosts sixth-seeded Albion (9-4-5) at noon. In Tuesday's semifinals, the Hornets stunned top-seeded Calvin in a shootout, 3-1, after the two teams played to a scoreless tie through two overtimes. Meanwhile, the Britons eliminated second-seed Adrian, 1-0, in overtime.
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Players of the Week
Football
Offensive Player of the Week: Pat Clasgens, Olivet
Defensive Player of the Week: Cam Bramer, Olivet
Special Teams Player of the Week: Jeremy Howard, Trine
Click here for more details on this week's honorees
Volleyball
Player of the Week: Morgan Watler, Albion
Specialty Player of the Week: Andrea DiRuzza, Trine
Click here for more details on this week's honorees
Men's Soccer
Offensive Player of the Week: Jon Cannell, Albion and Matt Manning, Olivet
Defensive Player of the Week: Shaun Groetsema, Hope
Click here for more details on this week's honorees
Women's Soccer
Offensive Player of the Week: Elaine Cunningham, Alma
Defensive Player of the Week: Caitlin Bowman, Albion
Click here for more details on this week's honorees
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Calvin Runners Perfect in Claiming MIAA Cross Country Championships  
Calvin continued its domination of MIAA cross country Saturday, posting perfect scores in claiming both the men's and women's championships, hosted by Adrian at Lenawee Christian High School. The Knights' score of 15 points in both meets marked the first time in MIAA history that a team posted a perfect score in both the men's and women's championships. Calvin won its 23rd consecutive MIAA men's title and took the women's crown for the fifth straight year and the 21st time in the last 22 years.
Click here to read more about Calvin's championships.
Click here for the All-MIAA men's cross country team. Click here for the All-MIAA women's cross country team.
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