Grace Soccer, Volleyball Enjoy Successful Weekend
August 22, 2021 at 9:43 p.m.
Grace Soccer, Volleyball Enjoy Successful Weekend
By Josh Neuhart-
WINONA LAKE - The home opener for No. 14 Grace’s women’s soccer team was a definitive success.
The Lady Lancers routed Saint Mary 6-0, scoring five goals before halftime at 1st Source Bank Field.
Dana Moriarty scored two goals, and Madison Tuma tallied a goal and two assists.
Alexis Larimore and Tuma teamed up to start Grace’s scoring in the first 20 minutes. In the 18th minute, Tuma assisted Larimore for the game’s first goal with a sliding effort past the goalkeeper.
Three minutes later, Larimore returned the favor. Tuma finished off a quick attack with a left-footed effort into the net to give Grace a 2-0 lead.
Moriarty added Grace’s third goal in the 25th minute when she placed a shot inside the left goalpost.
The Lady Lancers, who used their bench extensively in both halves, added two more goals before halftime.
In the 36th minute, Sam Vondersaar recorded her first collegiate goal. Ashley VandenBoom split the Flames’ defense with a pass in the penalty box. Vondersaar collected the pass, held off the defensive pressure and poked in her goal from close range.
Moriarty added her second goal of the half in the 42nd minute, finishing a cross from Sarah Casteel.
Grace entered halftime with a commanding 5-0 lead. The Lady Lancers owned an 8-1 edge in shots and had the only two corner kicks of the half.
Grace substituted liberally in the second half, using 13 subs overall in the contest.
The Lady Lancers tacked on their sixth and final goal seven minutes into the second half. Lea Moessinger and Tuma combined for a quick combination, setting up Tori Calizo in the box. Calizo shielded a strong challenge by a Flame defender and slotted her shot past the goalkeeper for the final 6-0 margin of victory. It marked Calizo’s first career goal.
The Lady Lancers will travel to Pittsburgh, Pa. next Saturday for a contest at Point Park. Grace’s next home outing will be a Top 25 clash against No. 6 Southeastern on Sept. 4.
Second-half outburst propels Lancers
WINONA LAKE - A quick explosion on offense lifted Grace’s men’s soccer team to a 3-1 win over Lawrence Tech on Saturday.
The Blue Devils scored first, but the Lancers had the final say with three goals after halftime.
The first half was largely a midfield battle. Each team had limited chances with only six shots attempted during the opening 45 minutes.
The first shot of the match was Grace’s best look of the half. Thirteen minutes into the contest, Jules Peycelon unleashed a 30-yard strike that beat LTU’s goalkeeper but caromed off the crossbar.
Grace’s only other shot of the half was an attempt from Tyler Brueckman off a corner kick that went wide.
LTU took the lead into halftime by netting one of its four shots. The Blue Devils scored in close range after a sustained run of play in Grace’s back end, accounting for three corner kicks in a two-minute span.
The Lancers seemed to be a new team after halftime. Grace threatened immediately as a shot in the opening seconds from Ethan Vigario bounced off the goalpost. Martim Cardoso missed the quick rebounded effort after Vigario’s miss.
Cardoso made good on his next attempt. Grace took a quick corner kick, and two fast passes from Jonny Mora and Flavio Cruz put Cardoso in a dangerous position in front of the goal. Cardoso thumped his shot past the goalkeeper to level the score 1-1.
Not long afterwards, Cardoso put Grace ahead. Blake Burns won possession for Grace deep in LTU’s end of the field. He passed to Mora who pinpointed a cross to Cardoso, and Cardoso volleyed in his shot in the 68th minute to give Grace the lead for good.
The Lancers found an insurance goal in spectacular fashion. Frederik Christmann and Brueckman connected on the right side of the field, and Brueckman passed to Ze Maria Goncalves inside the penalty box. Goncalves took care of the rest, carving out space for himself with a dribble and curving a shot off the left goalpost and into the net beyond the reach of the diving goalkeeper.
The Blue Devils did not have a response, allowing Grace to improve to 2-0 on the young season.
Matteo Conci earned the win in goal for Grace, saving six shots in 90 minutes.
The Lancers have a challenging road trip ahead next week. Grace will travel to Florida to play No. 7 St. Thomas on Thursday and Southeastern on Saturday.
Novotny tops 2,000 digs for Grace
LAKE WALES, Fla. - Grace’s volleyball team wrapped up its season-opening tournament at Warner University on Saturday.
The Lady Lancers fell in the morning match 3-2 to Mobile before ending the day with a 3-1 win over St. Andrews. The squad won its two matches in the event Friday.
Gina Novotny highlighted the day with a personal milestone. Novotny eclipsed 2,000 career digs during the morning match. She is one of just three Lady Lancers to ever reach the 2,000-dig mark in a career.
The opening match against Mobile was a back-and-forth affair. Grace clinched the opening set 26-24 on a pair of kills from Jenna Mueller and Anna Frey.
But the Rams battled back with a 28-26 and 25-17 pair of wins in the second and third sets.
Grace surged ahead in the fourth set with a 9-1 lead and coasted to a 10-point win, setting up a decisive fifth set.
The Lady Lancers pulled ahead late with a 13-9 lead, but Mobile survived three match points to tie the score and eventually win 18-16.
Novotny shined with 33 digs and two aces in her milestone-achieving match. Frey had a double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs, and Emily Peterson just missed one with 26 assists and nine digs.
Jadyn Block finished with 10 kills and eight digs, Alisha Leffring had nine kills, and Morgan Syoen added 16 digs and 15 assists. Jadyn Ross recorded 10 digs, and Cassadi Colbert had four kills and four block assists.
Grace played confidently to begin the final match of the weekend against St. Andrews. The Lady Lancers surged ahead 25-11 and 25-15.
The Knights fended off the sweep by winning 25-23 in the third set, but Grace ended the match in the fourth with a 25-18 victory.
Frey (13 kills) and Kate Sperry (11 kills) led Grace’s offense with Frey adding five digs and two aces.
Peterson produced 19 assists, 11 digs and 3 aces, Novotny had 22 digs and Grace Erwin added 12 digs.
The Lady Lancers’ next match is also the Crossroads League opener and Grace’s home opener. Grace welcomes Taylor on Sept. 1 for a 7 p.m. match.
WINONA LAKE - The home opener for No. 14 Grace’s women’s soccer team was a definitive success.
The Lady Lancers routed Saint Mary 6-0, scoring five goals before halftime at 1st Source Bank Field.
Dana Moriarty scored two goals, and Madison Tuma tallied a goal and two assists.
Alexis Larimore and Tuma teamed up to start Grace’s scoring in the first 20 minutes. In the 18th minute, Tuma assisted Larimore for the game’s first goal with a sliding effort past the goalkeeper.
Three minutes later, Larimore returned the favor. Tuma finished off a quick attack with a left-footed effort into the net to give Grace a 2-0 lead.
Moriarty added Grace’s third goal in the 25th minute when she placed a shot inside the left goalpost.
The Lady Lancers, who used their bench extensively in both halves, added two more goals before halftime.
In the 36th minute, Sam Vondersaar recorded her first collegiate goal. Ashley VandenBoom split the Flames’ defense with a pass in the penalty box. Vondersaar collected the pass, held off the defensive pressure and poked in her goal from close range.
Moriarty added her second goal of the half in the 42nd minute, finishing a cross from Sarah Casteel.
Grace entered halftime with a commanding 5-0 lead. The Lady Lancers owned an 8-1 edge in shots and had the only two corner kicks of the half.
Grace substituted liberally in the second half, using 13 subs overall in the contest.
The Lady Lancers tacked on their sixth and final goal seven minutes into the second half. Lea Moessinger and Tuma combined for a quick combination, setting up Tori Calizo in the box. Calizo shielded a strong challenge by a Flame defender and slotted her shot past the goalkeeper for the final 6-0 margin of victory. It marked Calizo’s first career goal.
The Lady Lancers will travel to Pittsburgh, Pa. next Saturday for a contest at Point Park. Grace’s next home outing will be a Top 25 clash against No. 6 Southeastern on Sept. 4.
Second-half outburst propels Lancers
WINONA LAKE - A quick explosion on offense lifted Grace’s men’s soccer team to a 3-1 win over Lawrence Tech on Saturday.
The Blue Devils scored first, but the Lancers had the final say with three goals after halftime.
The first half was largely a midfield battle. Each team had limited chances with only six shots attempted during the opening 45 minutes.
The first shot of the match was Grace’s best look of the half. Thirteen minutes into the contest, Jules Peycelon unleashed a 30-yard strike that beat LTU’s goalkeeper but caromed off the crossbar.
Grace’s only other shot of the half was an attempt from Tyler Brueckman off a corner kick that went wide.
LTU took the lead into halftime by netting one of its four shots. The Blue Devils scored in close range after a sustained run of play in Grace’s back end, accounting for three corner kicks in a two-minute span.
The Lancers seemed to be a new team after halftime. Grace threatened immediately as a shot in the opening seconds from Ethan Vigario bounced off the goalpost. Martim Cardoso missed the quick rebounded effort after Vigario’s miss.
Cardoso made good on his next attempt. Grace took a quick corner kick, and two fast passes from Jonny Mora and Flavio Cruz put Cardoso in a dangerous position in front of the goal. Cardoso thumped his shot past the goalkeeper to level the score 1-1.
Not long afterwards, Cardoso put Grace ahead. Blake Burns won possession for Grace deep in LTU’s end of the field. He passed to Mora who pinpointed a cross to Cardoso, and Cardoso volleyed in his shot in the 68th minute to give Grace the lead for good.
The Lancers found an insurance goal in spectacular fashion. Frederik Christmann and Brueckman connected on the right side of the field, and Brueckman passed to Ze Maria Goncalves inside the penalty box. Goncalves took care of the rest, carving out space for himself with a dribble and curving a shot off the left goalpost and into the net beyond the reach of the diving goalkeeper.
The Blue Devils did not have a response, allowing Grace to improve to 2-0 on the young season.
Matteo Conci earned the win in goal for Grace, saving six shots in 90 minutes.
The Lancers have a challenging road trip ahead next week. Grace will travel to Florida to play No. 7 St. Thomas on Thursday and Southeastern on Saturday.
Novotny tops 2,000 digs for Grace
LAKE WALES, Fla. - Grace’s volleyball team wrapped up its season-opening tournament at Warner University on Saturday.
The Lady Lancers fell in the morning match 3-2 to Mobile before ending the day with a 3-1 win over St. Andrews. The squad won its two matches in the event Friday.
Gina Novotny highlighted the day with a personal milestone. Novotny eclipsed 2,000 career digs during the morning match. She is one of just three Lady Lancers to ever reach the 2,000-dig mark in a career.
The opening match against Mobile was a back-and-forth affair. Grace clinched the opening set 26-24 on a pair of kills from Jenna Mueller and Anna Frey.
But the Rams battled back with a 28-26 and 25-17 pair of wins in the second and third sets.
Grace surged ahead in the fourth set with a 9-1 lead and coasted to a 10-point win, setting up a decisive fifth set.
The Lady Lancers pulled ahead late with a 13-9 lead, but Mobile survived three match points to tie the score and eventually win 18-16.
Novotny shined with 33 digs and two aces in her milestone-achieving match. Frey had a double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs, and Emily Peterson just missed one with 26 assists and nine digs.
Jadyn Block finished with 10 kills and eight digs, Alisha Leffring had nine kills, and Morgan Syoen added 16 digs and 15 assists. Jadyn Ross recorded 10 digs, and Cassadi Colbert had four kills and four block assists.
Grace played confidently to begin the final match of the weekend against St. Andrews. The Lady Lancers surged ahead 25-11 and 25-15.
The Knights fended off the sweep by winning 25-23 in the third set, but Grace ended the match in the fourth with a 25-18 victory.
Frey (13 kills) and Kate Sperry (11 kills) led Grace’s offense with Frey adding five digs and two aces.
Peterson produced 19 assists, 11 digs and 3 aces, Novotny had 22 digs and Grace Erwin added 12 digs.
The Lady Lancers’ next match is also the Crossroads League opener and Grace’s home opener. Grace welcomes Taylor on Sept. 1 for a 7 p.m. match.
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