WINONA LAKE, Ind. - The perfect season continued for Grace’s women’s soccer team on Saturday.
The Lancers (5-0) blanked Michigan-Dearborn by the score of 4-0 at 1st Source Bank Field. Grace had four different goal scorers, and Audrey Abel passed out two assists.
Grace was patient in its possession to begin the game. Five minutes into the match, Grace nearly scored on its first deep advance, but a breakaway shot from Cassidy Felger sailed high of the goal.
The Lancers did not have to wait long to get on the scoreboard, however. A corner kick produced a dangerous pass from Rosalie Gefrorer.
The ball reached Hannah Medlin, but her initial shot in the box was saved by the goalkeeper. The loose ball came back to Medlin, who buried the rebound in the 12th minute.
Lilli Oberhoff and Abel also had dangerous shots during the first half.
A pair of well-placed passes from Madelief Lowik and Gefrorer produced a shot in the box from Abby Hodkin, but Hodkin’s shot was denied off the goalpost.
Minutes later, Abel and Hodkin combined for two shots in rapid succession – both of which were denied by athletic stops from the Wolverines.
The Lancers were in clear control during the half, outshooting UMD 15-0. But the Wolverines only surrendered the one goal as the teams reached halftime.
Grace was quick to add an insurance goal after halftime. Abel picked out Tori Twombly toward the top edge of the penalty box. Twombly wheeled toward goal and curled a deep shot inside the far post to make the game 2-0 at the 47:15 mark.
In the 65th minute, Grace extended its lead. Jasmin Slump collected the ball just outside the penalty box and curled her shot outside the reach of the goalkeeper; it marked Slump’s first collegiate goal.
Grace’s scoring was concluded eight minutes later. Abel made a weaving run through the heart of the Wolverines’ defense, dribbling past several players.
As she approached the penalty box, Abel cleverly led Hodkin with a pass behind the defense, and Hodkin placed her shot into the back of the net.
Hodkin has a team-leading five goals, scoring one goal in every game so far.
The Lancers continued to possess and threaten as the game continued, amassing 30 total shots in the game.
Grace finished the game with a 30-3 advantage in shots and 10-0 advantage in corner kicks.
Grace’s defense gave UMD almost no hope of a goal, recording the team’s fifth shutout of the season. The Lancers lead the NAIA with five shutouts and have not surrendered a goal through 450 minutes of action.
Lilli Oberhoff, Jaylin Young, Zoe Mueller, Elizabeth Maciejewski and Slump carried the majority of the defensive work. Sofia Williams made two saves to post the shutout.
Grace has now outscored its opponents 17-0 this year. Nine players have scored a goal, and 11 players have recorded an assist.
Next week, the Lancers will travel to Shawnee State on Wednesday before returning home on Saturday against Governors State at 2 p.m.

Grace Earns Draw Against No. 9 Indiana Tech
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Grace College’s men’s soccer team fought to a 0-0 draw against No. 9 Indiana Tech on Saturday evening.
Despite holding advantages in shots on goal and corner kick opportunities, the Lancers (0-3-2) were unable to break the seal on goal which resulted in the scoreless tie.
Matteo Conci got the start in goal for Grace and recorded three saves for his first clean sheet of the season. It is his 29th career shutout, which extends his lead atop Grace’s all-time leaders in that category.
Grace started Saturday’s game out strong with a quartet of corner kick opportunities in the first five minutes of action. Tren Schurgers also had an early shot towards goal, but his chance drifted wide.
The Warriors (1-1-2) had their first chance of the game 16 minutes into the half but Conci nullified the shot to keep the game level.
The game was played at a level standing through much of the remainder of the first half.
Late in the period Maxime Bregeon had a shot that was saved by the Indiana Tech keeper and the Warriors had a shot sail wide as the game entered the halftime break.
The Warriors outshot the Lancers 5-2 in the first half, while Grace held a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks. Grace was whistled for five fouls compared to Indiana Tech’s four.
The second half started similar to the first for Grace. Felipe Gruber forced a save on an early shot and Seongwhi Lee had a chance go high.
Conci kept the game even with his third save of the game at the midpoint of the half as Grace began to push the pace of play.
With 10 minutes left Juan Garcia had the first of three chances for Grace. His shot went high but soon after Pedro Pina Simon tested the Warrior keeper who was up for the task. Indiana Tech’s goalie made another game-saving stop when he blanked Garcia with three minutes remaining and neither team threatened again.
Both teams had eight shots but Lancers held a 5-3 advantage on shots on goal. The Lancers also held a 7-2 advantage on corner kicks.
Grace will return to action on Saturday with a 5 p.m. showdown with Lourdes.

Lancers Dispatch Maple Leafs
GOSHEN, Ind. - Grace’s volleyball team made quick work of Goshen on Saturday, winning 3-0 on the road.
The NAIA No. 21-ranked Lancers had a robust performance, excelling in several areas.
Grace’s offense hummed along with 46 kills on a .323 percentage. Four different players had at least seven kills in a balanced production.
Defensively, Grace had seven block points and 44 digs — 14 more than the Maple Leafs.
The Lancers (7-2, 1-1 Crossroads League) will turn their attention to their home opener next week. Grace will welcome Taylor on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the squad’s first home outing of the 2024 season.
To begin the game, Grace quickly doubled up the Maple Leafs with a 10-5 lead. Alisha Voss had two kills and a block during that opening portion to boost Grace.
The Lancers never looked back, cruising away to a 25-17 win to grab the first set.
The second set was Grace’s most dynamic on offense. The Lancers had 16 kills on a .400 percentage.
Grace again built an early cushion and never let it diminish. Goshen could not bridge the gap and fell by seven.
The Lancers used their full rotation by the third set. The Maple Leafs gave Grace a battle and led 12-10.
But Grace collected four straight points to regain the lead, keyed by a block and a kill from Anna Elkin.
The Maple Leafs countered with three points of their own to lead 15-14, but that marked Goshen’s final lead.
Brea Harris had a pair of kills, and Emma Blackford aced to hand the Lancers a three-point lead.
Grace continued to build on its margin and ended the match 25-19 after another kill from Harris.
Harris finished the match with eight kills on a .462 percentage to go along with four digs. Callie Jo Celichowski had eight kills on a .538 clip.
Voss had 7 kills (.500 percentage), 1 solo block and 3 block assists in two sets, and Elkin racked up seven kills on 11 swings.
Liz Schmidt amassed 18 digs, Blackford aced twice, Riley Owens had 22 assists with five digs, and Morgan Syoen had 10 assists with four digs.

Lancers Claim Second With Strong Showing
YORK TOWN, Ind. - Grace College’s women’s golf team claimed second place at the Players Club Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
The Lancers held a 26-stroke advantage over the third place finisher, and were only bested by Taylor in the 54-hole tournament.
“I feel good about our performance”, said Grace head coach Denny Duncan. “We didn’t handle the rain as well as I would have liked, part of that was probably first tournament jitters, but overall the ladies played really well.”
Grace came out of the gate with a strong showing in round one carding a team score of 309, which was the third lowest score in the entire tournament.
Grace had two players earn all-tournament team honors as Brette Hanavan and Grace May claimed fourth and fifth respectively.
Hanavan had a low score of 76 to close out her first tournament of the year with a mark of 235. May finished one stroke behind her teammate with three consistent rounds of 77, 79 and 80.
Freshman Camille Short finished just a single stroke off the all-tournament team with a three-round total of 237.
Grace Beerman and Trinity Bramer carded scores of 255 and 257. Both players finished in the top 25.
The Lancers will return to action on Monday for the Battle at Blackthorn.