https://www.olivetcomets.com en-us https://www.olivetcomets.com/general/2007-08/releases/miaa_honor_roll Ninety-two Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2007-08 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Academic (MIAA) Honor Roll. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/general/2007-08/releases/miaa_honor_roll https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wvball/2007-08/releases/20200324g52y2y Five Olivet College teams have received the 2007-08 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) team GPA award. This award is presented to conference teams who achieve a 3.300 or better grade point average for the entire academic year. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wvball/2007-08/releases/20200324g52y2y https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324htw5d5 Three Olivet College basketball players -- senior Amy Brackenwagen (Grand Ledge), junior Brandon McClary (Bellaire) and freshman Michael McClary (Bellaire) -- have earned 2008 All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) second-team honors. All-MIAA honors are based on a players’ statistics during league play. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324htw5d5 https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kh0l0m The Olivet College women’s basketball team fell to Saint Mary’s (Ind.) College, 71-62, tonight in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Tournament at the Angela Athletic Center in Notre Dame, Ind. With the win, the Belles advance to the semifinals Thursday night at Hope College. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kh0l0m https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kgcr3u The Olivet College women’s basketball team closed the regular season portion of its schedule with a 74-56 loss at Saint Mary’s (Ind.) College this afternoon at the Angela Athletic Center in Notre Dame, Ind. Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kgcr3u https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kfltcv The Olivet College women’s basketball team defeated Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Alma College, 79-69, tonight on Senior Night at the Upton Center in Olivet. With the win, the Comets snapped a five-game losing streak. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kfltcv https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kf6oxx The Olivet College women’s basketball team lost a heartbreaker to Calvin College, 71-69, Saturday afternoon at the Upton Center in Olivet. Marcia Harris’ layup with 4.4 seconds left in the game gave the Knights the victory. Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kf6oxx https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324ker7fd The Olivet College women’s basketball team fell to Hope College, 79-58, tonight in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) contest at the Upton Center in Olivet. The Flying Dutch (21-0, 13-0 MIAA) entered the game ranked No. 1 in both the D3hoops.com and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association Top 25 polls. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324ker7fd https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kecx1f The Olivet College women’s basketball team let an 11-point halftime lead slip away in an 83-77 loss to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Tri-State (Ind.) University this afternoon at the Upton Center in Olivet. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kecx1f https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kdwlrr The Olivet College women’s basketball team was defeated by Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Albion College, 75-68, tonight at the Upton Center in Olivet. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kdwlrr https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kdhm47 The Olivet College women’s basketball team fell to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association rival Alma College, 60-53, this afternoon at Cappaert Gymnasium in Alma. With the loss, the Comets’ four-game winning streak was snapped. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kdhm47 https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kzu39o Playing its first home game in more than six weeks, the Olivet College women’s basketball team defeated Saint Mary’s (Ind.) College, 80-70, tonight at the Upton Center in Olivet. The Comets have won four straight games and move into a tie for second-place in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) standings with a 6-3 record. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kzu39o https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kzenre The Olivet College women’s basketball team scored a season-high 88 points en route to an 88-66 victory over Kalamazoo College this afternoon at the Anderson Athletic Center in Kalamazoo. The victory extended the Comets’ winning streak to three games. Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kzenre https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kz1aum The Olivet College women’s basketball team used a balanced scoring attack to beat non-conference foe Rochester College, 73-39, this evening at Oakland Christian High School in Auburn Hills. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kz1aum https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kyp8v8 Senior Amy Brackenwagen (Grand Ledge) made a jump shot with two seconds left in the game to lift the Olivet College women’s basketball team to a 53-51 win over Adrian College today at the Merillat Sports & Fitness Center in Adrian. Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kyp8v8 https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324ky2at9 The Olivet College women’s basketball team fell to Calvin College, 93-61, this evening at the Calvin Fieldhouse in Grand Rapids. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324ky2at9 https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kxpj1h The Olivet College women's basketball team suffered a 65-48 loss to Hope College, 65-48, today at the DeVos Fieldhouse in Holland. The Flying Dutch are ranked No. 1 in the both the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll and the WBCA poll. Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kxpj1h https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kxaj22 Freshman Ameina Ross (Lansing/Everett) scored 27 points to lead the Olivet College women’s basketball team to a 70-69 come-from-behind victory against Tri-State (Ind.) University tonight at Hershey Hall in Angola, Ind. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kxaj22 https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kwwacz The Olivet College women’s basketball team was defeated by Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Albion College, 75-66, in overtime this afternoon at Kresge Gymnasium in Albion. With 9.3 seconds left in regulation, senior Amy Brackenwagen (Grand Ledge) made the second of two free throws to force the extra session. In overtime, the Britons outscored the Comets, 12-3, to pull out the victory. Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324kwwacz https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324lkqfka The Olivet College women’s basketball team fell to Madonna University, 62-54, tonight at the Activities Center in Livonia. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324lkqfka https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324llbz6z Olivet College senior center Jamie Kowalczyk (Wyandotte/Roosevelt) has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Player of the Week for women’s basketball. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324llbz6z https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324lkb4at The Olivet College women’s basketball team defeated Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Kalamazoo College, 74-64, today at the Upton Center in Olivet. In the win, senior Amy Brackenwagen (Grand Ledge) dished out eight assists to become Olivet’s career leader. She now has 290 assists to break the previous record of 289 by Kris Post from 1988-92. Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324lkb4at https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324ljstje The Olivet College women’s basketball team rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to beat Adrian College, 65-57, in its Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) opener this afternoon at the Upton Center in Olivet. Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324ljstje https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324ljdugc The Olivet College women’s basketball team suffered a 73-54 loss to Carroll (Mt.) College today in the second round of the Montana State University-Northern AmericInn Classic in Harvre, Mt. Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324ljdugc https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324m0q1ui The Olivet College women’s basketball team fell to the host Skylights, 73-41, tonight in the opening round of the Montana State University-Northern AmericInn Classic in Harvre, Mt. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324m0q1ui https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324m0b1mg The Olivet College women’s basketball team suffered a 77-56 loss to Aquinas College this afternoon in the second round of the 2007 Comet Classic at the Upton Center in Olivet. For her efforts in the tournament, freshman Ameina Ross (Lansing/Everett) was named to the all-tournament team. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324m0b1mg https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324lzw24b Freshman Ameina Ross (Lansing/Everett) scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Olivet College women’s basketball team to a 69-60 victory over Concordia University tonight in its home-opener and first round of the 2007 Comet Classic at the Upton Center in Olivet. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324lzw24b https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324lz9m1g The Olivet College women’s basketball team fell to Washington (Mo.) University, 68-38, this afternoon in the consolation game of the DePauw (Ind.) University/Amy Hasbrook Memorial Tipoff Tournament. Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324lz9m1g https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324lyw27g The Olivet College women’s basketball team opened its 2007-08 season with a 96-63 loss to the host Tigers tonight in the opening round of the DePauw (Ind.) University/Amy Hasbrook Memorial Tipoff Tournament. The Comets will play Washington (Mo.) University in the consolation game of the tournament tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324lyw27g https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324lwa1e9 The Olivet College men's and women's basketball teams have been picked to finish seventh and eighth, respectively, in the 2007-08 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Preseason Coaches' Polls. Each coach was not allowed to vote for his/her own team. Hope College was selected as the preseason favorite in both polls. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:00:00 GMT https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/wbkb/2007-08/releases/20200324lwa1e9