College Roundup

ANGOLA - The Grace College men's cross country team won its third invitational of the season Saturday, defeating 10 teams to win the Tri-State Cross Country Open.

Grace, ranked No. 20 by the NAIA and No. 3 by the NCCAA, won the meet with a score of 51. Mount Union finished second with a 72.

Lancer Daniel Njenga won the meet with a time of 26:25, 52 seconds faster than second-place. Grace's Tim Sprankle finished seventh in a time of 28:10.

In women's action, Grace's Chrissy Moyer was 36th with a time of 22:00. Grace had four runners and could not score as a team.

Grace will comete Nov. 4 at Taylor University in the Mid-Central Conference championships. Grace will attempt to win its first conference title in school history. If that happens the Lancers will get an automatic trip to the NAIA national meet. The Lancers have never qualified for the event.

Men's team scores - 1. Grace 51, 2. Mount Union 72, 3. Albion 89, 4. Cornerstone 124, 5. Tri-State 140, 6. Goshen 144, 7. Bethel 170, 8. Marion 223, 9. Oakland City 240, 10. St. Francis 246, 11. Adrian 266

Grace men's results - 1. Daniel Njenga 26:25, 7. Tim Sprankle 28:10, 13. Michael Kamami 28:40, 14. Jerid Stoffel 28:41, 17. Art Woodruff 28:54, 32. Paul Paschal 29:44, 48. Tyler Watkins 30:17, 53. Dave Robertson 30:49, 58. Dave Holabeck 31:08, 75. Michael Reeves 32:48

Grace women's results - 36. Chrissy Moyer 22:00, 39. Kristen Haines 22:21, 50. Erin Russell 22:53, 52. Cassandra Hudyk 22:56

MEN'S SOCCER

Saturday in Winona Lake

The Grace College men's soccer team won a bizarre game by forfeit Saturday when St. Mary's refused to play an overtime session. The Lancers won 1-0. Grace outshot St. Mary's 22-4 in regulation. As the teams prepared for the overtime session, St. Mary's announced it would not play the overtime. According to NAIA rules, the decision results in forfeiture and a 1-0 Grace win. The Lancers are now 10-6 on the season and will host NAIA No. 17 Bethel (12-2) today at 3 p.m.

GRACE 1, ST. MARY'S 0 (forfeit)

St. Mary's 0 0 - 0

Grace 0 0 - 0

Shots - Grace 22, St. Mary's 4. Saves - Jon Hoover (Grace) 4, Rean Turner (St. Mary's) 22

Saturday in North Manchester

Manchester's men's soccer team hosted and defeated Franklin 5-2 Saturday. Mark Overly and Chris Good scored two goals each for the Spartans, while Danny Klingler added one. Overly added two assists, while Klingler had one. Manchester is now 5-10-1 on the season and will host Huntington College Thursday.

MANCHESTER 5, FRANKLIN 2

Manchester goals - Mark Overly 2, Chris Good 2, Danny Klingler 1

Manchester assists - Overly 2, Andy Lahman 1, Klingler 1

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Saturday in North Manchester

Manchester College freshman Nicole Connent scored the game-winning goal with 16:10 on the clock in overtime Saturday as the Spartans topped Franklin 2-1. Manchester was down 1-0 at halftime and tied the game on an unassisted goal by Forest Lamborn. Manchester's women's soccer team will play Tuesday in the HCAC tournament.

MANCHESTER 2, FRANKLIN 1

Manchester goals - Forest Lamborn 1, Nicole Connent

VOLLEYBALL

Saturday in Cedarville (OH)

Grace College's volleyball team finished second at the NCCAA Regionals Saturday, posting a 3-1 record. The Lancers opened the day with a win over Taylor-Fort Wayne. In the second game, Grace defeated No. 2 seed Cedarville. The Lancers followed that with a win over Concordia, before falling to 29-1 Indiana Wesleyan, the No. 1 team in NCCAA. Grace is now 19-13 overall and will host Indiana Wesleyan Saturday in a conference game slated for 7:30 p.m.

GRACE DEF. TAYLOR-FORT WAYNE 15-2, 15-7, 15-6

GRACE DEF. CEDARVILLE 15-10, 15-12, 12-15, 15-9

GRACE DEF. CONCORDIA 15-7, 15-7, 15-2

INDIANA WESLEYAN DEF. GRACE 15-11, 15-9, 15-8

FOOTBALL

Saturday in Bluffton (OH)

Leading 7-0, Bluffton College's football team blew open its game with Manchester Saturday, scoring two touchdowns in the third quarter of a 27-0 win. The Spartans fall to 1-6 on the season, while the Beavers improve to 5-2. In total offense, Bluffton outgained Manchester 383-193.

BLUFFTON 27, MANCHESTER 0

Manchester rushing leaders - Schmid Etienne 17-84, Antonio Watkins 10-33, David Barrett 1-18

Manchester receiving leaders - Darin Holsopple 2-23, Adam Rich 1-13, Darren Reed 1-10

Manchester passing leader - Jason Dillon 7-15-4-42