College Roundup

WINONA LAKE -ÊThe Grace College volleyball team stunned NAIA No. 11 Indiana Wesleyan for the second time this season, defeating the Wildcats for the Mid-Central Conference Tournament Championship.

The Lancers beat Indiana Wesleyan 15-5, 15-9, 9-15, 13-15, 15-12 Saturday to hand the Wildcats just their third loss of the year.

The Lancers won the first two games before dropping two consecutive games. Indiana Wesleyan led 3-0 in the third game before Grace came storming back.

Tricia Doyle had 27 kills in the match and Kate Millen added 17. Jessica Zaugg had 63 assists and Dawn Harper added seven blocks.

Grace (28-17) will now host the NAIA Regional Tournament Saturday. The Lancers will play Cornerstone at noon, while Indiana Wesleyan will play Madonna at 10 a.m. The Championship will take place at 6 p.m. for an automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament.

MCC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP

Grace def. No. 11 Indiana Wesleyan

15-5, 15-9, 9-15, 13-15, 15-12

Grace leaders -ÊTricia Doyle 27 kills, 5 blocks, 32 digs, 3 aces; Kate Millen 17 kills, 5 blocks; Mandy Ringhand 14 kills, 5 blocks, 28 digs, 5 aces; Jamie Gill 12 kills; Jessica Zaugg 63 assists; Dawn Harper 7 blocks; Andria Parker 21 digs; Laura Miller 3 aces

MCC TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL

Grace def. Bethel 15-0, 15-13, 15-5

Grace leaders -ÊTricia Doyle 11 kills, 7 blocks, 13 digs; Kate Millen 10 kills, 6 blocks; Mandy Ringhand 8 kills 14 digs; Jessica Zaugg 37 assists; Dawn Harper 5 Blocks; Andria Parker 2 aces

CROSS COUNTRY

Grace places third at NCCAA

Saturday in Cedarville, Ohio

The Grace College men's cross country team had its best showing ever at the NCCAA National Championships Saturday, finishing third overall.

The Lancers scored 104 points, ending behind champion Malone and runner-up Cedarville. Malone is ranked No. 4 by the NAIA and Cedarville is No. 6, while Grace sits at No. 18.

Daniel Njenga ended sixth overall at the meet with a time of 25:44. Tim Sprankle ended 19th with a time of 26:34. Michael Kamami was 24th, and Jerid Stoffel was 26th.

Njenga was named to the All-America team, while Sprankle and David Holabeck were each named to the academic All-America team.

For Sprankle, it is the second time he has been named to that team.

Grace will move on to the NAIA National Championships at Wisconsin-Parkside November 18. The Lancers have a season record of 113-14.

NCCAA Nationals

Malone 45, Cedarville 56, Grace 104, Mid-America Nazarene 117, Northwest Nazarene 156, Geneva 194, Northwest 197, Roberts Wesleyan 197, Bethel 232, Spring Arbor 283, Oakland City 311, Northland Baptist 343, Asbury 348, York 411, Baptist Bible 426, Southern Wesleyan 439, North Central 528, Maranatha Baptist 531, Kentucky Christian 545

Grace results -Ê6. Daniel Njenga 25:44, 19. Tim Sprankle 26:43, 24. Michael Kamami 26:55, 26. Jerid Stoffel 26:57, 35. Paul Paschal 27:30, 36. Art Woodruff 27:30, 77. Tyler Watkins 29:15

MEN'S BASKETBALL

KENDALL 81, GRACE 76

Saturday in Winona Lake

The Grace College men's basketball team lost a hard-fought game to Kendall College in the championship of the Warsaw Optimist Tip-Off Tournament 81-76 Saturday.

The Lancers were hit with injury problems throughout the game as starting point guard Matt Moore was sent to the sideline with a back injury six minutes into the game. Then starting forward Ben Tonagel got a hand injury early in the second half that forced him to miss the remainder of the game.

The Lancers trailed by one point at the break and led by as many as seven points in the second half.

Grace led 63-56 with eight minutes to play, but Kendall made four three-pointers down the stretch to come up with the 81-76 win.

Dan Scharlach led the Lancers with 18 points on 8-of-16 shooting. Matt Abernethy had 17 points and a team-high 13 rebounds.

Joe Saunders added 14 points off the bench for Grace.

Grace (2-1) will host NAIA No. 29 Tri-State Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. Kendall improves to 3-0, including a four-point victory over Bethel College.

KENDALL 81, GRACE 76

Kendall 38 43 - 81

Grace 37 39 - 76

Kendall -ÊAlphonso Brooks 7-16 2-4 16, Stephen Lenior 6-9 1-2 13, Brad Johnson 3-10 0-0 8, Scott McBride 1-3 0-0 2, Nathan Numrich 2-7 0-0 4, Antonius Finch 0-2 1-1 1, Chris Lardakis 5-8 1-3 15, Rodney Kindle 4-7 3-3 12, Jabari Lanier 0-1 0-0 0. Total 33-76 8-15 81.

Grace -ÊBrian O'Dell 1-1 0-0 3, Matt Moore 0-1 0-0 0, Matt Abernethy 6-13 5-5 17, Ben Tonagel 1-5 2-2 5, Dan Scharlach 8-16 2-3 18, Chris Irwin 1-6 2-2 4, Corey Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Joe Saunders 5-8 4-5 14, Jeremy Wike 2-5 3-4 8, Aaron Jackson 1-1 0-0 3, Jeremy Swanson 1-2 2-2 5. Totals 26-60 20-23 76.

Three-point goals -ÊKendall 7-19 (Lardakis 4-6, Johnson 2-6, Kindle 1-1, Finch 0-1, Tolbert 0-1, Brooks 0-4), Grace 4-11 (O'Dell 1-1, Wike 1-1, Tonagel 1-3, Moore 0-1, Moore 0-4). Rebounds -ÊKendall 47 (Lenior 14), Grace 36 (Abernethy 13). Fouls - Kendall 18, Grace 17. Fouled out -ÊScharlach. Turnovers -ÊKendall 11, Grace 14.