College Roundup

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Wednesday in Fort Wayne

Top-ranked St. Francis' women's basketball team topped Grace 79-51 Wednesday in Fort Wayne. The win pushes the Cougars' home win streak to 22 games. St. Francis, who improves to 19-1, was led by Charity Richardson's 17 points. Manchester High School graduate Megan Eckert added 11 points, as did Brenda Schlegel. Tracey Mantega led the Lancers with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Eve Arthur added 10 points the loss. The loss drops Grace to 4-16 on the season.

ST. FRANCIS 79, GRACE 51

Grace 21 30 - 51

St. Francis 38 41 - 79

Grace - Devros 0-0 1-2 1, Arthur 4-11 0-0 10, Mowery 2-6 1-4 5, Doron 4-10 0-0 8, Helmuth 3-9 0-0 8, Marquis 1-3 2-2 4, Rees 0-2 0-0 0, Mantegna 7-10 1-2 15, Edwards DNP. Totals 21-51 5-10 51.

St. Francis - Parrett 2-8 2-2 6, Dunbar 3-5 0-0 7, Working 1-3 1-2 4, Starkweather 0-0 0-0 0, Patterson 1-3 0-0 3, Richardson 6-9 0-0 17, Parker 3-5 0-0 8, Schlegel 4-8 2-4 11, Meyers 2-3 0-0 4, Thomas 3-5 2-3 8, Neu 0-1 0-2 0, Eckert 4-7 0-1 11, McClurg 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-58 7-14 79.

Three-pointers - Grace 4 (Arthur 2, Helmuth 2), St. Francis 14 (Richardson 5, Eckert 3, Parker 2, Working 1, Dunbar 1, Patterson 1, Schlegel 1). Rebounds - Grace 36 (Mantegna 14), St. Francis 31 (Parker 5). Turnovers - Grace 19, St. Francis 11. Fouls - Grace 16, St. Francis 9. Fouled out - none.

Wednesday in Franklin

Manchester College's women's basketball team dropped to 6-10 overall and 2-4 in the HCAC with a 75-68 loss at Franklin College Wednesday. Franklin, winners of its last eight and undefeated in league play, held the Spartans to 29 percent shooting from the floor. Manchester was led by Sara Irish's 17 points. Missy Hopped chipped in with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Spartans will be in action again Saturday when they host Wilmington at 2 p.m.

FRANKLIN 75, MANCHESTER 68

Manchester 24 34 - 58

Franklin 40 35 - 75

Manchester - Miller 3-16 0-0 8, Cash 1-6 0-2 2, Hoppe 3-11 4-8 10, Irish 3-13 10-11 17, Andrew 3-5 0-0 7, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Malott 0-0 0-0 0, Borror 0-1 1-2 1, Mowery 0-0 0-0 0, Spearman 0-0 0-0 0, Vellner 2-2 0-1 4, Eckart 2-4 2-2 7, Wideman 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 18-63 17-26 58.

Franklin - Jordan 2-6 0-0 4, Hoskins 5-6 2-4 12, Heile 6-9 6-8 18, Sheets 2-9 0-0 4, Martin 4-7 2-2 11, Grimes 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 3-6 3-4 10, Sponsel 0-0 4-6 4, Carrigan 0-0 0-0 0, Borgman 0-1 0-0 0, Pittman 2-7 2-2 6, White 3-6 0-0 6, Ellis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-58 19-26 75.

Three-pointers - Manchester 5 (Miller 2, Irish 1, Miller 1, Eckart 1), Franklin 2 (Martin 1, Thompson 1). Rebounds - Manchester 41 (Hoppe 10), Franklin 42 (White 10). Turnovers - Manchester 16, Franklin 12. Fouls - Manchester 19, Franklin 20. Fouled out - none.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Wednesday in North Manchester

The Manchester College men's basketball team defeated Franklin College 77-64 Wednesday. The win improves Manchester to 13-5 overall and 5-1 in league play. Manchester's Jeremy Neely led all scorers with 20 points. Carson Harris chipped in with 18 points, and Eric Swan 16 for the Spartans. Manchester will be in action again Saturday with a 3 p.m tipoff at Wilmington College.

MANCHESTER 77, FRANKLIN 64

Franklin 31 33 - 64

Manchester 36 41 - 77

Franklin - Hobbs 5-10 3-5 14, Hunter 3-7 0-0 8, Buening 2-7 2-2 6, Sigler 2-2 0-0 5, Scott 5-9 6-8 16, Pitcher 1-4 0-0 3, Sappenfield 4-6 2-2 12, Blackwell 0-0 0-0 0, Quattrochi 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-45 13-17 64.

Manchester - Neely 6-8 6-6 20, Harris 6-6 3-3 18, Swan 5-8 4-6 16, Nash 0-0 0-0 0, Carver 1-3 0-0 2,Lee 5-7 2-2 12, Scott 2-6 0-0 5, Haynes 0-1 0-0 0, Enyeart 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 27-44 15-17 77.

Three-pointers - Franklin 7 (Sappenfield 2, Hunter 2, Hobbs 1, Sigler 1, Pitcher 1), Manchester 8 (Harris 3, Neely 2, Swan 2, Scott 1). Rebounds - Franklin 21 (Buening 5), Manchester 22 (Enyeart 4, Carver 4). Turnovers - Franklin 16, Manchester 12. Fouls - Franklin 13, Manchester 13. Fouled out - Hobbs.