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Mid-America Christian Tops Grace In NCCAA Title Match

A memorable season ended in defeat for Grace College’s men’s soccer team at the 2019 NCCAA national championship game.

The Lancers lost 5-0 to Mid-America Christian on Saturday night at Austin-Tindall Sports Complex. Grace was making its third trip to the NCCAA title game and first since 1976.
Lady Lancers Take Down No. 21 Huntington

Grace’s women’s basketball team continued its hot start, defeating No. 21 Huntington 88-73 on Saturday.

The Lady Lancers’ top scoring threats put on a sizzling performance. Vironnica Drake and Kamryn Hostetler each topped 20 points with Kyannah Stull right behind at 19.
Lancer Men’s Basketball Prevails In Crossroads Thriller

Grace’s men’s basketball team won a thrilling contest over Huntington 73-71 on Saturday afternoon. Jaret Sons hit a pair of free throws with less than a second left to secure the dramatic victory.
Lancer Tracksters Open Indoors At Purdue-Fort Wayne

Grace College’s 2019-20 track and field season officially got underway on Saturday with the Mastodon Invitational at Purdue-Fort Wayne.

The Lancers posted several impressive finishes, including one NAIA national qualifier, three new school records and several personal bests.

Freshman Lyne Camara had a stellar day, setting school records in the 60-meter dash (7.84 seconds) and the 200 (26.02). Both results just missed NAIA qualifying standards. Camara also blitzed a 58.5 leg in the 4x400 relay.
Lancers Pull Upset, To Play For NCCAA Title Today

Grace’s men’s soccer team finds itself 90 minutes away from hoisting a championship trophy for the first time in program history.

Ivan Santagiuliana scored the winning goal in the first half, and the Lancers upset top-seed Campbellsville 1-0 on Friday in the NCCAA national semifinals.
Hill Repeats As NCCAA Susan Hellings Award Winner

Lancer Men’s Soccer Advance To NCCAA Semifinals; No. 15 Taylor Shoots Past Grace
Grace Falls To No. 3 Racers At NAIA Nationals

A hallmark season for Grace’s women’s soccer team came to an end on Tuesday.

The Lady Lancers lost 3-0 to No. 3 Northwestern Ohio in the round of 16 at the NAIA National Championships.
Strong Second Half Leads To Lancers’ Win

The Grace College men’s basketball team picked up their second straight Crossroads League victory with an 81-79 defeat at Taylor on Tuesday.

The Lancers (6-3, 2-0 CL) used a second-half surge, outscoring the Trojans 49-32 after the intermission to remain perfect in early conference play.

Grace won its first two league games for the first time since 2007-08, when current head coach Scott Moore was a senior point guard for the Lancers.

Haden Deaton was a force on Tuesday night with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Jaret Sons added 19 points of his own to go along with six rebounds.
Balanced Scoring Leads Lancer Men’s Hoops To Victory

Grace College’s men’s basketball team kicked off the Crossroads League season in style with a 92-78 win over Goshen on Tuesday.

The Lancers (5-3, 1-0 CL) had five players score in double figures and shot 56 percent from the floor in an efficient performance.

Matt Jennings was sensational with 24 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals to pace Grace’s attack.
More Records Tumble In Lady Lancers’ Rout Of Goshen
Grace Men’s Soccer Headed To NCCAA National Tourney
Aalbue’s OT Goal Tops No. 22 Benedictine In NAIA Tourney

Lady Lancer Hoops Pounds Judson
Grace To Host Star-Studded HS Tournament

Ten elite high school teams will converge at the five-game classic, held at Grace’s Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center.
Crossroads League Announces Volleyball Award Winners

The Crossroads League announced its 2019 Volleyball All-League Team on Tuesday, three days after Indiana Wesleyan claimed the CL Tournament Championship over fellow regular season co-champion Marian.
Lady Lancers Set Program Scoring Record In Rout Of Holy Family

Bears Best Lancers In Hoops For Hope; Lancers Place High At NCCAA Nationals
Grace Earns 1st Ranking From NAIA

History continues to be made by Grace College’s women’s golf team.
Grace's Season Concludes In CL Semifinals

Grace’s volleyball team wrote the final chapter in the 2019 season on Wednesday.

The Lady Lancers fell on the road to No. 12 Marian 3-0 in the semifinals of the Crossroads League Tournament. Grace ends the year with a record of 17-18.
Grace Basketball To Play At Bankers Life Fieldhouse

Grace College’s men’s basketball team will be showcased at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Dec. 30.

The Lancers will take on Ohio Christian at the home of the NBA’s Indiana Pacers at 5:30 p.m.
Grace Basketball To Host Cancer Benefit Tourney

The annual Hoops for Hope Tournament will be played this weekend at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center.
Grace’s Upset Bid Falls Short To No. 4 Indiana Tech

In the fourth quarter on Tuesday, Grace’s women’s basketball team was within four points of No. 4 Indiana Tech.

But the Lady Lancers (4-1) sputtered late on the road, allowing the Warriors (3-1) to claim a 90-76 victory.

Vironnica Drake was sensational on the night, a day after being named the NCCAA National Player of the Week. Drake poured in a career-high 32 points to go along with 11 rebounds and two steals.
Grace Roundup: Drake Tabbed As NCCAA National Player Of The Week

Lancers Denied Win By Buzzer Beater; Grace Upsets USF To Reach Semifinals; Women’s Soccer Falls At Marian; Lady Lancers Clear 100 In Win; Grace Takes On Crossroads League Championships
Crossroads League Announces Cross Country Award Winners

CL Announces Athletes of the Week For Nov. 4-10
Crossroads League in the NAIA National Polls

The NAIA recently announced its latest Top-25 Polls for the sports of volleyball, soccer and golf. The Crossroads League had 16 teams ranked or receiving votes in those polls and currently boasts 26 teams ranked inside the Top-25.
Lancers Suffer First Defeat Of The Year In Ohio Tournament

Grace’s men’s basketball team was tripped up in its first trip away from home, falling to Michigan-Dearborn 69-58 on Friday.

The game was the opener of a tournament held at Rio Grande (Ohio).
Lady Lancers Hold At No. 17 In NAIA Poll

VB?Sweeps Huntington On Senior Night
Crossroads League Soccer Piles Up 18 CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors

The Crossroads League placed 18 student-athletes on the 2019 CoSIDA Men’s and Women’s Academic All-District Soccer Teams on Thursday. Six of the CL’s 10 institutions collected at least one award, with Taylor accounting for eight, Spring Arbor taking five, Grace claiming two and Mount Vernon Nazarene, Saint Francis and Indiana Wesleyan all claiming one.
Blackwood’s Heroics Earn NCCAA, CL Honors
Grace Holds Sportsmanship Summit For Northern Lakes Conference

Grace College and Director of Athletics Chad Briscoe welcomed student-athletes from the high schools of the Northern Lakes Conference for a Sportsmanship Summit on Monday. Student-athletes from the NLC schools attended the summit, which was designed to educate student-athletes about sportsmanship and character training in athletics.
No. 17?Grace WSOC Advances In Penalty-Kick Thriller

Golden Goal Bounces Grace From CL Tourney; Lancer VB Comes Up Short In Upset Bid; Lancers Men’s Hoops Completes Perfect Opening Weekend
Lancers Win Season Opener

Grace College’s men’s basketball team started the season in style with a 77-66 win over Lincoln Christian on Friday.

The Lancers (1-0) won the first game of Scott Moore’s head coaching career at Grace, taking over from retired NAIA Hall of Famer Jim Kessler.
Lady Lancers’ Early Volleyball Lead Slips At Taylor

Grace College’s volleyball team was unable to pick up a late-season road win on Wednesday, falling at Taylor 3-1.

The Lady Lancers (15-16, 9-7 Crossroads League) won the opening set, but they were unable to maintain that momentum against the Trojans (19-15, 8-8 CL).
2019-20 Lancers Poised For First Year Under Moore

For the first time in 42 years, someone new will be leading Grace’s men’s basketball team.

Scott Moore will handle his first game as head coach of the Lancers on Friday, taking the reins from retired NAIA Hall of Famer Jim Kessler. Moore was grateful for the lessons learned under Kessler’s tutelage and looked forward to imprinting his own style at the helm of the program.

“Learning how to lead is a lifelong process. I’ve been coaching people for a long time, and that’s what this is,” Moore said. “You’re teaching basketball but ultimately coaching people. Coach [Kessler] taught us that you have to love your players first. The foundation of this program isn’t changing from that.”
Grace Pair Sweep Weekly League Awards

Young Named NCCAA Golfer Of The Week
Talmas, Wottring, Mangas Among CL Weekly Honorees

The Crossroads League Athletes of the Week were announced on Monday, recognizing the top athletes from the week of Oct. 21-27. Sports Information Directors from the league nominate student-athletes for the award and vote on each week’s winners.
Lady Lancers Roll Over Cornerstone

Lancer Cross Country Gets Final Tuneup In Michigan
Grace’s Wright Named All-American To End NCCAAs

Lancers Net Four To End Regular Season
Grace Kicks Off Season With Rout Of Cincinnati Christian

Grace’s women’s basketball team enjoyed a 73-52 victory over Cincinnati Christian on Tuesday to kick off the 2019-20 season.

The Lady Lancers (1-0) used a relentless defensive effort in the win. The Eagles (0-1) were forced into 24 turnovers, and a career-high 27 points from Kyannah Stull propelled Grace at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center.
AMAZING GRACE! National Champs

A sweeter script could not have been written. Grace women’s golf. National champions.

The Lady Lancers claimed their first national championship on Wednesday, winning the 2019 NCCAA National Championships by two strokes at Hammock Beach Resort’s Ocean Course.
Grace College’s Shooting Sports Club Finishes Strong At National Competition

Grace College’s Shooting Sports Club took second and third place in the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Collegiate Nationals competition this past weekend. The team took second place in bunker (Olympic-style) trap and third place in 5-stand competition.
Lady Lancers Tied For First Entering Final Round Of NCCAAs

Men In 4th After Two Rounds
Two Lancers Among Crossroads Honorees

The Crossroads League Athletes of the Week, including two from Grace College, were announced on Monday, recognizing the top athletes from the week of Oct. 14-20. Sports Information Directors from the league nominate student-athletes for the award and vote on each week’s winners.
Grace Women’s Soccer Blitzes St. Francis On Senior Night
Grace Women's Hoops Looking To Pick Up Where It Left Off

Grace College’s women’s basketball team peaked at the right time last year, playing its best over the final month of the season.

The Lady Lancers went 8-4 down the stretch, upsetting two ranked teams and clinching third place in the NCCAA National Championships.
Grace Downs Spring Arbor University For Season Sweep

Grace’s volleyball team continued its late-season surge with a 3-1 victory at Spring Arbor on Friday.

The Lady Lancers (15-13, 9-4 Crossroads League) won their fourth-straight league contest under head coach Katie Van Hofwegen. Grace, who swept the season series with SAU, is tied for third place in the league standings.
Lady Lancer Soccer Sinks No. 18 Spring Arbor University

Grace Spikers Top MVNU In Five-Set Thriller
Hill Named League’s Setter Of The Week

Young Tabbed NCCAA Golfer Of The Week
Crossroads League Announces Athletes Of The Week For Oct. 7-13
Young Claims Medalist Honors At Grace Tourney

Lady Lancers win two five-setters
Grace Cross Country Gets Conference Preview In South Bend

Grace’s cross country team got to race on the upcoming conference course on Friday with the Bethel Invitational.

The men’s team placed 10th out of 16 teams while the women were 12th out of 20.
Crossroads League Announces Tennis Award Winners
Grace Jumps To No. 16 in NAIA Soccer Poll

Grace College’s women’s soccer team continued its climb up the NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Pol
Knights Picked To Win Crossroads League WBB?Crown

Spring Arbor Tabbed as Men’s Crossroads Hoops Favorites
Lancers Place Second At Egypt Valley

Grace’s men’s golf team produced one of their more complete tournaments of the fall at the Taylor’s Egypt Valley Invitational.

The Lancers placed second as a team, thanks to Payton Kelly’s medalist performance at Egypt Valley Country Club.
Lancer Womens Soccer’s Blackwood, Aalbue Earn NCCAA Honors

Grace College’s women’s soccer team won two national Player of the Week honors from the NCCAA on Monday.
Eight Straight! Lady Lancer Soccer Downs Taylor On Homecoming

Grace College’s women’s soccer team enjoyed its eight consecutive win courtesy of a 2-0 victory against Taylor on Saturday.

The No. 20 Lady Lancers (12-1, 4-0 Crossroads League) gave the packed crowd at 1st Source Bank Field plenty to cheer during Grace’s Homecoming weekend.
Lady Lancers Tennis Falls In Crossroads League Semifinals

Early Lead Slips For Grace In Semifinals; Goal Spree Leads To Lancer Win; VB Completes Sweep Of Bethel
Grace Sweeps Pilots In League Tourney

Grace’s women’s tennis team kicked off the Crossroads League Tournament in emphatic fashion, dominating Bethel 7-0 on Tuesday.

The Lady Lancers will travel to second-seeded Marian on Thursday for the semifinals of the tournament.
Grace Men’s Tennis Advances To Semifinals Of League Tourney

Grace College’s men’s tennis team kept its season alive with a 4-3 win over Taylor in the quarterfinals of the Crossroads League Tournament.
Crossroads League Announces Athletes Of The Week For Sept. 23-29

The Crossroads League Athletes of the Week were announced on Monday, recognizing the top athletes from the week of Sept. 23 through 29.
Van Wormer’s Goal Gives Grace Women’s Soccer A Road Win

Grace Spikers Fall At No. 22 Marian
Grace Volleyball Wins Wild Five-Setter Over Forresters

Grace’s volleyball match on Friday at Huntington had as much drama as could be fit into five sets.
Grace College Extends Deal To Host NCCAA Basketball Championships Through 2023

The National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) has announced a contract extension with Grace College as the host for the Divisio