Grace Roundup: Lancers Fall 81-74 To Taylor In Regular Season Finale
February 20, 2017 at 4:27 p.m.
Grace Roundup: Lancers Fall 81-74 To Taylor In Regular Season Finale
By Josh Neuhart-
The Lancers (14-16, 6-12 Crossroads League) fell behind in the first half and could not complete a comeback after halftime on Saturday.
Braxton Linville racked up 18 points with a trio of 3-pointers, and Chad Hoffer produced 16 points off the bench with five boards.
Erik Bowen also reached a milestone for Grace. His eight points on Saturday gave him exactly 1,000 career points, becoming the 48th member of Grace’s 1,000 Point Club.
The first half started well for Grace. Stephen Halstead opened the game with a 3-pointer, and the Lancers maintained a slight lead for much of the half.
Linville hit a 3-pointer with 5:54 remaining, handing Grace a 26-24 advantage. But Grace’s offense went cold over the final six minutes.
Taylor outscored Grace 14-3 after Linville’s triple; the Lancers could only muster three free throws over the last 5:54 as the Trojans (20-10, 11-7 CL) went into halftime ahead 38-29.
Grace began to claw back after halftime and sliced Taylor’s cushion down to four with 13:59 remaining.
Hoffer and Jaret Sons brought Grace even closer. Hoffer scored four quick points, and Sons scored in the paint to make the score 56-55 with seven minutes to play.
Hoffer then scored a minute later to tie the game at 57 apiece, and he tied the game again at 59-59.
But Taylor broke the game open with seven straight points, and the Lancers were unable to respond.
Grace shot 43 percent from the floor as a team compared to 50 percent for Taylor.
Halstead scored 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, and Bowen produced eight points and 11 rebounds. Logan Godfrey had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in limited minutes before fouling out.
The Lancers will take on the Crossroads League Championships next week. Grace will be on the road in the quarterfinals as the No. 8 seed, traveling to regular season champions Bethel on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Lady Lancers Fall
UPLAND – Grace’s women’s basketball team sputtered in the regular season finale, losing at Taylor 72-49.
The Lady Lancers (14-16, 9-9 Crossroads League) struggled on offense, shooting 35 percent for the game, including 1-of-14 from beyond the arc.
Vironnica Drake was a lone bright spot offensively, putting up 17 points with five rebounds.
The two teams will meet again in next week’s Crossroads League Championships. Grace, as the No. 4 seed, will host fifth-seeded Taylor on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Grace’s troubles scoring were evident in the first quarter. The Lady Lancers missed six of their first seven field goals, and the Trojans led 13-9 by quarter’s end.
The Trojans (13-17, 8-10 CL) opened up the second quarter with a 10-0 run, sparked by two 3-pointers, to open up a 14-point lead. Taylor cruised into halftime with a comfortable 36-21 lead.
Taylor started the third quarter strong as well, scoring the first eight points of the second half to establish a 23-point edge.
Drake scored eight of her points in the third quarter, but Taylor still led by 23 going into the final period.
Taylor refused to let Grace piece together a meaningful rally in the fourth quarter.
Darian Patton tallied eight points and eight rebounds, and Haley Richardson also scored eight.
Chloe Pridgen had six points and four boards, and Hannah Adams chipped in 4 points, 4 rebounds and 1 blocked shot.
Grace Tracksters Shine At Crossroads League Invite
MARION – Three NAIA qualifiers and three school records highlighted Grace’s track and field performance at the Crossroads League Invitational.
Nearly every league team was in attendance on Friday and Saturday with Bethel being the only exception. Grace’s men’s team finished fourth while the women were fifth overall.
“The qualifying marks and records are great accomplishments, but we got contributions from a wide range of athletes,” said Grace head coach Jeff Raymond. “At least 25 different people scored a point for us and there were numerous personal bests. We want to see progress every week, and we certainly showed that this weekend.”
Raven Arellano had a busy weekend with two school records. She met the NAIA qualifying mark in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 18:25.30, and she went on to win the 3,000 in a time of 10:45.85.
Macallister Seitz hit the NAIA standard in the weight throw in a winning toss of 55-feet, which also set a school record. He went on to place third in the shot put as well.
The men’s distance medley relay was the third event of the weekend to qualify for NAIAs. Nathan Lane, Joel Zook, Tyler Houvener, Hunter Reed finished the run in 10:25.34. Lane also placed third in the mile and was eighth in the 3,000.
Hannah Treadway had two strong showings. She won the weight throw at 49-3.5 and also was third in the shot put with an indoor PR of 37-7.
Sam Hall finished as the runner-up in both the 600 and 800, hitting PRs in both races, and was also third on the 4x400 relay with Ross Armey, Nolan Miller and Zook.
Grace will end the indoor season at the 2017 NAIA Indoor National Championships in Johnson City, Tenn., beginning March 2.
The Lancers (14-16, 6-12 Crossroads League) fell behind in the first half and could not complete a comeback after halftime on Saturday.
Braxton Linville racked up 18 points with a trio of 3-pointers, and Chad Hoffer produced 16 points off the bench with five boards.
Erik Bowen also reached a milestone for Grace. His eight points on Saturday gave him exactly 1,000 career points, becoming the 48th member of Grace’s 1,000 Point Club.
The first half started well for Grace. Stephen Halstead opened the game with a 3-pointer, and the Lancers maintained a slight lead for much of the half.
Linville hit a 3-pointer with 5:54 remaining, handing Grace a 26-24 advantage. But Grace’s offense went cold over the final six minutes.
Taylor outscored Grace 14-3 after Linville’s triple; the Lancers could only muster three free throws over the last 5:54 as the Trojans (20-10, 11-7 CL) went into halftime ahead 38-29.
Grace began to claw back after halftime and sliced Taylor’s cushion down to four with 13:59 remaining.
Hoffer and Jaret Sons brought Grace even closer. Hoffer scored four quick points, and Sons scored in the paint to make the score 56-55 with seven minutes to play.
Hoffer then scored a minute later to tie the game at 57 apiece, and he tied the game again at 59-59.
But Taylor broke the game open with seven straight points, and the Lancers were unable to respond.
Grace shot 43 percent from the floor as a team compared to 50 percent for Taylor.
Halstead scored 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, and Bowen produced eight points and 11 rebounds. Logan Godfrey had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in limited minutes before fouling out.
The Lancers will take on the Crossroads League Championships next week. Grace will be on the road in the quarterfinals as the No. 8 seed, traveling to regular season champions Bethel on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Lady Lancers Fall
UPLAND – Grace’s women’s basketball team sputtered in the regular season finale, losing at Taylor 72-49.
The Lady Lancers (14-16, 9-9 Crossroads League) struggled on offense, shooting 35 percent for the game, including 1-of-14 from beyond the arc.
Vironnica Drake was a lone bright spot offensively, putting up 17 points with five rebounds.
The two teams will meet again in next week’s Crossroads League Championships. Grace, as the No. 4 seed, will host fifth-seeded Taylor on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Grace’s troubles scoring were evident in the first quarter. The Lady Lancers missed six of their first seven field goals, and the Trojans led 13-9 by quarter’s end.
The Trojans (13-17, 8-10 CL) opened up the second quarter with a 10-0 run, sparked by two 3-pointers, to open up a 14-point lead. Taylor cruised into halftime with a comfortable 36-21 lead.
Taylor started the third quarter strong as well, scoring the first eight points of the second half to establish a 23-point edge.
Drake scored eight of her points in the third quarter, but Taylor still led by 23 going into the final period.
Taylor refused to let Grace piece together a meaningful rally in the fourth quarter.
Darian Patton tallied eight points and eight rebounds, and Haley Richardson also scored eight.
Chloe Pridgen had six points and four boards, and Hannah Adams chipped in 4 points, 4 rebounds and 1 blocked shot.
Grace Tracksters Shine At Crossroads League Invite
MARION – Three NAIA qualifiers and three school records highlighted Grace’s track and field performance at the Crossroads League Invitational.
Nearly every league team was in attendance on Friday and Saturday with Bethel being the only exception. Grace’s men’s team finished fourth while the women were fifth overall.
“The qualifying marks and records are great accomplishments, but we got contributions from a wide range of athletes,” said Grace head coach Jeff Raymond. “At least 25 different people scored a point for us and there were numerous personal bests. We want to see progress every week, and we certainly showed that this weekend.”
Raven Arellano had a busy weekend with two school records. She met the NAIA qualifying mark in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 18:25.30, and she went on to win the 3,000 in a time of 10:45.85.
Macallister Seitz hit the NAIA standard in the weight throw in a winning toss of 55-feet, which also set a school record. He went on to place third in the shot put as well.
The men’s distance medley relay was the third event of the weekend to qualify for NAIAs. Nathan Lane, Joel Zook, Tyler Houvener, Hunter Reed finished the run in 10:25.34. Lane also placed third in the mile and was eighth in the 3,000.
Hannah Treadway had two strong showings. She won the weight throw at 49-3.5 and also was third in the shot put with an indoor PR of 37-7.
Sam Hall finished as the runner-up in both the 600 and 800, hitting PRs in both races, and was also third on the 4x400 relay with Ross Armey, Nolan Miller and Zook.
Grace will end the indoor season at the 2017 NAIA Indoor National Championships in Johnson City, Tenn., beginning March 2.
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