by Alan Babbitt

Growing up, Kenedy Schoonveld dreamed to be like the Hope College women's basketball players she watched.

Now, she's inspiring the next generation.

The senior guard from Zeeland, Michigan (Holland Christian HS) became the Flying Dutch's 17th member of the 1,000-point club during Saturday's 74-58 win against Calvin University at DeVos Fieldhouse.

Schoonveld scored a game-high 19 points. She now has 1,012 points in 93 career games.

"I'm just honored to be part of that group of people. I grew up watching a lot of those players and aspired to be them as a young kid. To be a part of that now is really, really special," Schoonveld said. "I give tons of credit to all my teammates. I couldn't do it without them. I couldn't do without my coaches that get me in the gym and work with me."

Head coach Brian Morehouse praised Schoonveld for achieving the feat and her consistency over a decorated four-year career.

"You look at the names of people who have done it, It's hard to do that in our program. We don't play people for stats," Morehouse said. "We don't play people for 35 minutes a game just due to the pace of play and the defense we play. When players come there, they sacrifice a little bit of their individuality and maybe some of those honors in order to have the team be better.

"Kenedy's been incredibly consistent since her freshman year. She's shot the ball at a consistent rate. The other part is she has improved every single year. She's with a group of great players who have accomplished this, but also a lot of it has to do with her hard work. When you're the focal point of the other team's defense, doing what she is doing is difficult."

Morehouse has known Schoonveld since she was born.

Her mother, Lisa Timmer '97 Schoonveld, was a co-captain on Morehouse's first Flying Dutch team 25 years ago.

"It's crazy to think about, but Kenedy's got a lot of the fire in her that her mother had when she played for me. You can see that come out on the court," Morehouse said. "In the things she says, she puts other people first, but she's a competitor and she wants to win. She's going to do whatever for the team to do that, and it's led to 1,000 points for her."