College Roundup

MISHAWAKA - The Grace College women's basketball team traveled to Mishawaka for a Mid-Central Conference game against NAIA Division II No. 13 Bethel Wednesday and came away with a 71-56 loss.

Bethel led 36-26 at the half and outscored the Lancers 35-30 in the second half to pick up the win. Grace had six more turnovers, 18-12, and was outrebounded 32-26. The Lancers, however, stayed in the game by shooting 46 percent from the field and making 5 of 9 three-pointers.

Nikki Heaphy led Grace with 12 points off the bench, while Sidney Bollier and Tracie Mezera chipped in with 11 each.

Bethel was led in the scoring column by NorthWood graduate A.J. Whitehead's 23 points. Whitehead was 7 of 11 from the field and 7 of 8 from the charity stripe and pulled down eight rebounds.

Grace is 8-15 overall and 2-7 in the MCC, while Bethel improves to 21-5 and 8-1.

NO. 13 BETHEL 71, GRACE 56

Grace 26 30 - 56

Bethel 36 35 - 71

Grace - Sidney Bollier 5-11 0-0 11, Kari Helmuth 3-4 0-0 8, Arica Edwards 0-3 0-0 0, Tracie Mezera 4-8 3-6 11, Danielle Mowery 3-7 1-5 7, Eleanor Marquis 1-3 1-1 3, Jordan Rees 2-4 0-0 4, Nikki Heaphy 3-7 4-4 12. Totals 21-46 9-16 56.

Bethel - A.J. Whitehead 7-11 7-8 23, Kelly Schoon 5-9 6-9 16, Shaunte Calhoun 1-1 0-0 2, Joy Ketelesn 3-6 0-0 9, Marissa Cook 0-3 0-0 0, Jacque Unzicker 0-1 0-0 0, Mayumi Stevens 1-3 2-2 5, Jyll Dingman 3-9 2-2 11, Kristi Kaniewski 0-0 0-0 0, Liz Hansen 1-5 0-0 2, Corey Duncan 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 22-49 18-23 71.

Three-point goals - Grace 5-9 (Helmuth 2-2, Heaphy 2-3, Bollier 1-4), Bethel 9-20 (Ketelsen 3-6, Dingman 3-6, Whitehead 2-2, Stevens 1-3, Hansen 0-1, Cook 0-2). Rebounds - Grace 26 (Mowery 6), Bethel 32 (Whitehead 8). Turnovers - Grace 18, Bethel 12. Assists - Grace 9 (Bollier 4), Bethel 19 (Cook 7). Fouls - Grace 17, Bethel 17. Fouled out - Whitehead.

FRANKLIN 79, MANCHESTER 73

Wednesday in North Manchester

Manchester College's women's basketball team fell 79-73 to visiting Franklin Wednesday in HCAC action. Manchester shot 60 percent from the floor in the first half and led 45-39 early in the second, but a 10-2 run midway through the second half was key for Franklin. Manchester's Missy Hoppe scored a lay-up to give the Spartans a three-point lead with just under two minutes to play, but a field goal and a three-pointer by Sherry Martin gave Franklin the lead again. Suzie Thompson sunk a pair of free throws to ice the game for the Grizzlies. Hoppe led Manchester with 20 points and seven rebounds, while Bridget Sanders added 13. Triton graduate Melissa Nifong chipped in with 12, while Warsaw graduate Sam Wideman added 10. Manchester falls to 2-17 overall and 1-7 in the HCAC and travels to Defiance Saturday.

Franklin 34 45 - 79

Manchester 36 37 - 73

Franklin - Sara Sheets 0-6 2-2 2, Abby Carrigan 0-1 0-0 0, Tiffany Pittman 4-10 4-4 12, Tiffany Ellis 3-7 5-6 11, Anne Heile 6-11 0-1 12, Kindra Moorman 0-0 0-0 0, Jennifer Grimes 0-0 0-0 0, Suzie Thompson 1-2 3-4 6, Rachel Naugle 2-6 0-0 4, Sherry Martin 9-13 3-3 26, Tara Jordan 0-1 2-2 2, Sayra Hoskins 1-4 2-2 4, Andrea White 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 21-24 79.

Manchester - Libby Borror 1-6 4-6 6, Bridget Sanders 6-12 0-0 13, Melissa Nifong 5-12 0-0 12, Sam Wideman 4-8 2-2 10, Missy Hoppe 7-13 6-8 20, Julie Heckman 2-2 1-2 5, Katie Seward 0-0 0-0 0, RaChelle Spearman 0-0 1-2 1, Angie Andrew 1-1 0-0 2, Linda Cash 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 27-56 16-22 73.

Three-point goals - Franklin 6-12 (Martin 5-5, Thompson 1-1, Sheets 0-2, Naugle 0-3), Manchester 3-10 (Nifong 2-5, Sanders 1-2, Borror 0-2). Assists - Franklin 10 (Thompson 5), Manchester 10 (Sanders 3). Turnovers - Franklin 11, Manchester 16. Fouls - Franklin 18, Manchester 16. Fouled out - none.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

FRANKLIN 72, MANCHESTER 62

Wednesday in Franklin

Manchester College's men's basketball team dropped to 13-6 overall and 4-4 in the HCAC with a 72-62 loss at Franklin Wednesday. Manchester shot just 10 of 35 in the first half and trailed 38-24 at the break. Despite a 22-4 run by the host Grizzlies, Manchester cut the lead to six with four minutes to play but never got closer. Chris Enyeart led Manchester with 12 points, while Mark Patterson and Rex Reimer scored 11 each. Manchester hosts HCAC leader Defiance Saturday.

Manchester 24 38 - 62

Franklin 38 34 - 72

Manchester - Yul Lee 2-3 3-4 7, Jeremy Neely 3-12 0-0 6, Carson Harris 1-15 4-4 6, Mark Patterson 5-15 0-0 11, Travis Haynes 0-0 0-0 0, Reix Reimer 4-10 0-0 11, Nick Chaney 2-6 0-0 5, Doc Nash 0-0 0-0 0, Matt Carver 2-3 0-1 4, Chris Enyeart 5-7 2-4 12. Totals 24-71 9-13 62.

Franklin - Scott Study 3-5 6-6 12, Jake Sappenfield 3-12 6-6 13, Matt Maple 9-15 7-9 30, Josh Quattrocchi 3-6 2-2 8, Jed Zarse 0-0 1-2 1, Justin Castelli 1-5 0-0 2, Stuart Blackwell 0-0 0-0 0, Joe Hougland 2-3 2-2 6. Totals 2146 24-27 72.

Three-point goals - Manchester 5-17 (Reimer 3-5, Patterson 1-3, Chaney 1-2, Neely 0-3, Harris 0-3, Enyeart 0-1), Franklin 6-12 (Maple 5-6, Sappenfield 1-3, Castelli 0-2, Study 0-1). Rebounds - Manchester 31 (Harris 7), Franklin 28 (Quattrocchi 9). Assists - Manchester 6 (Harris 4), Franklin 7 (Study 3, Sappenfield 3). Turnovers - Manchester 13, Franklin 21. Fouls - Manchester 23, Franklin 18. Fouled out - Lee, Reimer.