CSR (Semifinal Pairings for MIAA Men's Basketball Tournament Set)

From: Jeff Febus (jfebus@calvin.edu)
Date: Wed Feb 20 2002 - 23:50:45 EST

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    CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 22, 2002

    MEN’S BASKETBALL

    The three host schools held serve in the first round of the MIAA Tournament
    Wednesday night as Albion, Hope and Kalamazoo recorded first round wins at home.
     Fourth-seeded Albion topped fifth-seeded Adrian 76-57 at Albion’s Kresge
    Gymnasium; third-seeded Kalamazoo defeated sixth-seeded Olivet 75-67 at
    Kalamazoo’s Anderson Athletic Center while second-seeded Hope took out
    seventh-seeded Alma 86-73 at the Holland Civic Center.

    Hope (18-8) will now face Kalamazoo (17-9) at 6:00 pm in the first MIAA
    Tournament semifinal game Friday night at the Calvin Fieldhouse while Albion
    (17-8) will face Calvin (19-6) in Friday’s second semifinal contest which will
    begin 20 minutes after the completion of the first semifinal game.

    Hope will be making its 11th straight appearance in the MIAA Tournament
    semifinals while Kalamazoo will be making its first MIAA Tournament semifinal
    appearance since 1996. Albion will bring a four-game win streak into Friday
    night’s game and will be making its 10th MIAA Tournament semifinal appearance
    in the last 11 years. Calvin will bring a two-game win streak into its game
    with Albion and is also making its 11th straight appearance in the MIAA
    Tournament semifinals. Over the last three years, Calvin has posted a 37-2
    record at home with Albion handing Calvin its only two home defeats during that
    span, defeating the Knights 77-69 a year ago and 65-64 this past February 9 that
    spoiled Calvin’s homecoming.

    Friday night’s semifinal winners will meet in the MIAA Tournament
    Championship game Saturday night at 7:30 pm with the winner receiving the
    MIAA’s automatic bid to next week’s NCAA III Tournament. Calvin has won
    five out of a possible 10 MIAA Tournament titles including the last two while
    Hope has won three MIAA Tournament crowns. Albion has one MIAA Tournament title
    to its credit while Kalamazoo has never won the MIAA Tournament in men’s
    basketball.

    MIAA Tournament Men’s Basketball Champions

    1992 -- Calvin
    1993 – Calvin
    1994 -- Calvin
    1995 – Hope
    1996 – Hope
    1997 – Hope
    1998 – Albion
    1999 – Defiance
    2000 -- Calvin
    2001 -- Calvin

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