Lady Lancers Sweep Marian In Volleyball Action

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

By Staff Report-

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s volleyball team used a dominant offensive and defensive display to top Marian 3-0 on Wednesday evening in a crucial Crossroads League match.
With the win, the Lady Lancers (10-4; 5-1 CL) separated themselves from the Knights (7-5; 5-2 CL) to remain a co-leader atop the league standings.
The Lady Lancers recorded 40 kills on only 13 errors in the sweep while holding the Knights to 28 kills.
In the opening set, Grace starting picking up momentum with a 16-12 lead to force a timeout from Marian. The Lady Lancers would not be slowed down, however, as Calah Kruse’s four first-set kills paced Grace to a 25-19 win.
The second set was nearly identical as Grace distanced themselves from Marian midway into the set. Grace led by 16-13 and closed out the set on a 9-4 run to win by eight points.
Setter Christina LeBlanc led a lively attack in the third set as Grace tallied 15 kills with three errors as Grace clinched the sweep in a 25-19 victory.
Alicia Gosney pounded out five of her nine kills in the third set.
Dana Johnston tied for the team lead with nine kills on a .250 hitting percentage.
Arielle Walters (1 solo block, 4 block assists) and Stefanie Bolt (3 block assists) led a stout defense at the net for the Lady Lancers. Overall, Grace amassed one solo block and 10 block assists in the win.
Freshman Jessica Scherb paced Grace with 14 digs, and Bethany Whitcraft (12) and Kruse (11) each reached double-digit digs as well.
LeBlanc dished out a match-high 32 assists to go along with two kills and seven digs.
The Lady Lancers will continue league action with a road match on Friday against Spring Arbor at 7 p.m. Grace will then square off with No. 20 Taylor on the road on Saturday in a clash of league co-leaders.

MEN’S GOLF
SOUTH BEND – Junior Trey Stoll continued his torrid start to the 2012 season by winning his second individual medal on Tuesday at the Holy Cross Invitational.
Stoll found himself three strokes behind the leader after a first-round 75 at the Warren Golf Course. He went on to fire the lowest score of the tournament on Tuesday with an even-par 70 to win by two strokes. Stoll has now won four tournaments for Grace since last fall.
The Lancers as a team finished in sixth place with a 646 for the tournament.
Sophomore Taylor Fanning was the second scorer for the Lancers with a score of 80-87. Kal Denlinger bounced back in a major way to improve by 14 strokes on Tuesday. He carded a second-round 77 to finish with a 168.
Caleb Rovenstine had a strong first-round score of 78 to round out Grace’s scoring. He finished with a two-day total of 170.
Taylor Breeden was the fifth-scorer for Grace, finishing with an 87-97 in his collegiate debut.
The Lancers will continue competition on Sept. 24-25 at the Bethel Invitational from Blackthorn Golf Course.[[In-content Ad]]

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s volleyball team used a dominant offensive and defensive display to top Marian 3-0 on Wednesday evening in a crucial Crossroads League match.
With the win, the Lady Lancers (10-4; 5-1 CL) separated themselves from the Knights (7-5; 5-2 CL) to remain a co-leader atop the league standings.
The Lady Lancers recorded 40 kills on only 13 errors in the sweep while holding the Knights to 28 kills.
In the opening set, Grace starting picking up momentum with a 16-12 lead to force a timeout from Marian. The Lady Lancers would not be slowed down, however, as Calah Kruse’s four first-set kills paced Grace to a 25-19 win.
The second set was nearly identical as Grace distanced themselves from Marian midway into the set. Grace led by 16-13 and closed out the set on a 9-4 run to win by eight points.
Setter Christina LeBlanc led a lively attack in the third set as Grace tallied 15 kills with three errors as Grace clinched the sweep in a 25-19 victory.
Alicia Gosney pounded out five of her nine kills in the third set.
Dana Johnston tied for the team lead with nine kills on a .250 hitting percentage.
Arielle Walters (1 solo block, 4 block assists) and Stefanie Bolt (3 block assists) led a stout defense at the net for the Lady Lancers. Overall, Grace amassed one solo block and 10 block assists in the win.
Freshman Jessica Scherb paced Grace with 14 digs, and Bethany Whitcraft (12) and Kruse (11) each reached double-digit digs as well.
LeBlanc dished out a match-high 32 assists to go along with two kills and seven digs.
The Lady Lancers will continue league action with a road match on Friday against Spring Arbor at 7 p.m. Grace will then square off with No. 20 Taylor on the road on Saturday in a clash of league co-leaders.

MEN’S GOLF
SOUTH BEND – Junior Trey Stoll continued his torrid start to the 2012 season by winning his second individual medal on Tuesday at the Holy Cross Invitational.
Stoll found himself three strokes behind the leader after a first-round 75 at the Warren Golf Course. He went on to fire the lowest score of the tournament on Tuesday with an even-par 70 to win by two strokes. Stoll has now won four tournaments for Grace since last fall.
The Lancers as a team finished in sixth place with a 646 for the tournament.
Sophomore Taylor Fanning was the second scorer for the Lancers with a score of 80-87. Kal Denlinger bounced back in a major way to improve by 14 strokes on Tuesday. He carded a second-round 77 to finish with a 168.
Caleb Rovenstine had a strong first-round score of 78 to round out Grace’s scoring. He finished with a two-day total of 170.
Taylor Breeden was the fifth-scorer for Grace, finishing with an 87-97 in his collegiate debut.
The Lancers will continue competition on Sept. 24-25 at the Bethel Invitational from Blackthorn Golf Course.[[In-content Ad]]
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