HOLLAND, Mich.--Freshman Alyssa Kubik scored a career- and game-high 15 points off the Adrian bench, but the Bulldogs couldn't overcome a bad shooting day and Hope's depth in an 89-44 defeat at the hands of the nationally ranked Flying Dutch (No. 8-tied WBCA, No. 15 D3hoops.com) in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association women's basketball contest on Saturday.

THE BASICS
Final Score:  Hope College 89, Adrian College 44

Location:  Holland, Mich.; DeVos Fieldhouse

Records:  Hope Flying Dutch 7-0 overall, 2-0 MIAA ; Adrian Bulldogs 3-3 overall, 1-1 MIAA

TOP 'DAWGS
= Kubik, a guard, shot 7-for-13 from the field and also grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for another personal record to complete her first career double-double.

= Sophomore Ashley Morris chipped in six points and six rebounds.

= Freshman Sadia Johnson also scored six points--making all six free throws.

THE OPPOSITION
= Angelique Gaddy and Elizabeth Perkins led Hope with 14 and 11 points, respectively.

= Jacquelyn Schwark led the Flying Dutch with nine rebounds, as the team held the glass over Adrian 53-42.

HOW IT HAPPENED
= The host Flying Dutch held Adrian to a season-low 24.6 field goals percentage (16-65) while connecting on 47.3 percent of their shots (35-74).

= A Morris jumper with 8 minutes and 51 seconds remaining in the opening stanza gave the Bulldogs their only lead at 2-1.

= Hope responded with an 8-0 run over the next 2 minutes.

= The Flying Dutch led 39-16 at halftime.

= Hope had a big presence in the paint, outscoring AC 54-20.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
= Hopes leads the all-time series, 63-32, and currently owns a 40-game win streak over the Bulldogs since Feb. 18, 1998.

= The Flying Dutch, who held the lead for most of the afternoon, sprinted to a 25-8 cushion after 10 minutes and wouldn't let the Bulldogs get within single digits the rest of the way.

UP NEXT
= Adrian will make its home debut next Saturday (3 p.m.) when it hosts MIAA foe Olivet College at the Merillat Sport & Fitness Center Video | Live stats

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