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FOOTBALL

Franklin 22, Manchester 6

Saturday in Franklin

Manchester College's football only trailed Franklin College 10-0 at the start of the fourth quarter Saturday but gave up 12 in the final frame and fell 22-6. The loss drops the Spartans to 2-2. Franklin jumps to 3-1. Lance Vanvekoven led Manchester's ground game with 12 carries for 57 yards. Manchester quarterback Bret Greiner was 21 of 34 through the air for 190 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

FRANKLIN 22, MANCHESTER 6

Manchester touchdown - Darin Holsopple 19-yard reception from Bret Greiner

Manchester rushing leader - Lance Vanvekoven 12-57

Manchester receiving leader - Jason Dillon 9-99

Manchester passing leader - Bret Greiner 21-34-190-2

VOLLEYBALL

Grace Def. Tri-State

Saturday in Winona Lake

Grace College's volleyball team hosted and won the Grace College Crossroads Classic Saturday. The Lancers defeated Tri-State in the opener 15-7, 9-15, 15-7, 12-15, 15-4. Kate Millen led the Lancers in that contest with 15 kills and 18 blocks. In its second match Grace topped St. Xavier 15-13, 15-12, 16-14. Mandy Ringhand led Grace with 15 kills and seven digs in that contest.

GRACE DEF. TRI-STATE 15-7, 9-15, 15-7, 12-15, 15-4

(Grace stats)

Kills - Kate Millen 15, Tricia Doyle 10, Jamie Gill 6

Assists - Kaylyn Lorenzen 41

Blocks - Millen 18, Doyle 6, Lorenzen 5

Digs - Jessica Zaug 8, Mandy Ringhand 6, Dee Beachy 5

Aces - Doyle 3, Gill 2

GRACE DEF. ST. XAVIER 15-13, 15-12, 16-14

Kills - Ringhand 15, Doyle 13, Millen 9, Gill 8

Assists - Lorenzen 45

Blocks - Millen 9, Lorenzen 7, Nancy Mason 4

Digs - Doyle 12, Ringhand 7, Lorenzen 2

MEN'S SOCCER

Manchester 3, Bluffton 0

Saturday in North Manchester

Mark Overly scored two goals and assisted on another as Manchester College's men's soccer team topped Bluffton 3-0 Saturday. The win pushes the Spartans' record to 5-6.

MANCHESTER 3, BLUFFTON 0

Manchester goals - Mark Overly 2, Andy Lahman 1

Manchester assists - Spencer Folkerts 1, Overly 1

Shots - Bluffton 4, Manchester 30

Goalie saves - Rod Stutzman (B) 21, John Eshleman (M) 1, Justin Landis (M) 3

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Grace Goes 0-1-1

Friday/Saturday in Chicago (IL)

The Grace College women's soccer team was involved in two contests over the weekend and came away with a loss and a tie. On Friday the Lancers took NAIA No. 17 Trinity International to two overtimes before falling 3-2. On Saturday Grace tied Domincan 1-1.

TRINITY INTERNATIONAL 3, GRACE 2 (2OT)

Grace goals - Eve Arthur 1, Ellen Kegarise 1

Shots on goal - Trinity 33, Grace 19

Goalie saves - Meghan Cox (T) 17, Hannah Loss (G) 30

GRACE 1, DOMINICAN 1

Grace goal - Tonya Christi

Grace assist - Christina Clark, Eve Arthur

Shots on goal - Grace 21, Dominican 8

Goalie saves - Hannah Loss (G) 7, Marcie Holsinger (D) 20

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

Grace finishes first

Saturday in Goshen

Grace College's men's cross country team finished first out of seven teams Saturday at the Goshen Invitational. The Lancers scored 27, while second-place Tri-State finished with 78. Grace's James Kennedy won the race with a time of 24:51.

Team results - 1. Grace 27, 2. Tri-State 78, 3. Adrian 90, 4. Manchester 111, 5. Bethel 114, 6. Concordia 125, Goshen 137

Grace results - 1. James Kennedy 24:51, 3. Tim Sprankle, 6. Paul Paschal, 8. Dan Kramer, 9. Sy Belohlavek, 14. Tim Robertson, 23. David Robertson, 24. Josh Yoder, 26. David Holabeck

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

Grace finishes fifth

Saturday in Goshen

The women's cross country team from Grace College finished fifth out of eight teams Saturday at the Goshen Invitational. The Lancers finished with a team score of 129. Bethel won the event with a 29. Kristen Haines crossed the line first for the Lancers with a 16th-place time of 20:36.

Team results - 1. Bethel 29, 2. Adrian 45, 3. Hillsdale 74, 4. St. Mary's 123, 5. Grace 129, 6. Goshen 133, 7. Manchester 186, 8. Tri-State 232

Grace results - 16. Kristen Haines 20:36, 17. Chrissy Moyer, 24. Jenny Day, 38. Cassandra Hudyk, 44. Meredith Simpson

MEN'S TENNIS

Grace 6, Anderson 3

Saturday in Anderson

Grace College's men's tennis team picked up a 6-3 win at Anderson Saturday. The win pushes the Lancers' overall season record to 4-9. Grace will be in action again Wednesday at Marian in the Mid-Central Conference Tournament.

GRACE 6, ANDERSON 3

Singles

No. 1 - Chris Zeilinga (A) def. Jon Metz 6-3, 1-6, 6-2

No. 2 - Jevon Brenneman (A) def. Jason Michael 6-2, 6-2

No. 3 - Cory Monesmith (G) def. Brian Cook 6-2, 6-3

No. 4 - Derek Workman (G) def. John Reese 6-1, 6-2

No. 5 - Paul Heaton (G) def. Greg Plunkett 6-3, 2-6, 6-2

No. 6 - Tim Roe (G) def. Ryan Denton 6-3, 6-3

Doubles

No. 1 - Zeilinga & Brenneman (A) def. Metz & Michael 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

No. 2 - Monesmith & Workman (G) def. Cook & Reese 5-7, 6-0, 6-1

No. 3 - Heaton & Roe (G) def. Plunkett & Denton 7-6 (7-3), 6-2