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GOSHEN -ÊThe Grace College cross country team traveled to Goshen and braved the cold weather for the Ponderosa Cross Country Invitational Saturday. The men destroyed the competition, taking five of the top 10 places. Grace defeated its closest competitor, Bethel College, 22-76.
Daniel Njenga placed first with a time of 25:25, while Tim Sprankle placed second with a 26:09, and Michael Kamami was third with his time of 26:26. Jerid Stoffel and Art Woodruff rounded out the Grace top 10 finishers by placing sixth and 10th, respectively.
Paul Paschal, Dave Robertson, Tyler Watkins and Michael Reeves were the remaining Grace runners. Watkins and Reeves each ran personal bests.
The win was Grace's second invitational in as many weeks. The Lancers' total team time of 2:11.55 was the best of the season and fell just two seconds shy of the school record.
In the women's competition, Chrissy Moyer ran a personal best time of 20:14 to finish 14th. Jessica Houston finished 29th, and Kristen Haines was 35th.
The Lancers men's team will compete at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside at 1 p.m. Saturday. Eight top 20 teams will compete in the meet.
MEN'S SOCCER
GRACE 2, TAYLOR 1
Saturday in Winona Lake
The Grace College men's soccer team got back above .500 with a 2-1 win over Mid-Central Conference opponent Taylor at Miller Field Saturday. Grace's Nate West scored on an assist from Donavan Kerrigan with nine minutes left to play for the game-winning goal. Taylor drops to 5-6 on the season. Grace (7-6, 2-2 MCC) will play at Huntington in another Mid-Central Conference match Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
Taylor 1 0 - 1
Grace 1 1 - 2
Grace leaders -ÊAaron Hood 1 goal; Nate West 1 goal; Donavan Kerrigan 1 assist
Shots on goal - Grace 9, Taylor 3. Saves -ÊJon Hoover (Grace) 3, Andy Albert (Taylor) 6.
MANCHESTER 1, HANOVER 1
Saturday in Hanover
The Manchester men's soccer team traveled to Hanover Saturday fir a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup. The Spartans and Panthers played to a 1-1 tie. MAnchester's lone goal came from Mark Overly on an assist Ahmed Zughayer. Manchester is 3-8-1.
Manchester 1 0 - 1
Hanover 1 0 - 1
Manchester leaders -ÊMark Overly 1 goal; Ahmed Zughayer 1 assist
Shots on goal - Manchester 18, Hanover 20. Saves -ÊJ. Eshleman (Manchester) 14, N. Allen (Hanover) 7.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
GRACE 2, URBANA 1
Saturday in Winona Lake
The Grace College women's soccer team got a pair of goals from Ellen Kegarise as the Lancers defeated Urbana 2-1 Saturday at Miller Field. Kegarise scored on an assist from Katrina Peterson and then scored again three minutes after that on an assist from Ashli Moon. From there, Hannah Loss held off Urbana's attempts to tie the game for the Lancers. Grace (5-7-1) will play at Huntington today at 3:30 p.m. in a key Mid-Central Conference match.
Urbana 1 0 - 1
Grace 2 0 - 2
Grace leaders -ÊEllen Kegarise 2 goals; Katrina Peterson 1 assist; Ashli Moon 1 assist
Shots on goal - Grace 19, Urbana 5. Saves -ÊHannah Loss (Grace) 3, Michelle Valley (Urbana) 7
VOLLEYBALL
GRACE CROSSROADS CLASSIC
Grace def. Manchester 15-8, 15-9, 15-8
Grace def. St. Xavier
15-12, 14-16, 15-11, 10-15, 15-13
Bethel def. Grace 12-15, 15-8, 15-12, 15-4
The Grace College volleyball team continued to play well Saturday, finishing with a pair of wins and one loss at the Grace Crossroads Classic this weekend. The Lancers defeated Manchester and St. Xavier to open the tournament, but lost to Bethel in the final match of the day. Grace (14-12) is 10-2 in its last 12 outings. The Lancers will host Goshen Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in a Mid-Central Conference match.
Grace leaders - Kate Millen 40 kills, 20 blocks; Tricia Doyle 36 kills, 7 blocks, 56 digs, 5 aces; Jamie Gill 36 kills, 8 blocks; Jessica Zaugg 156 assists; Dawn Harper 9 blocks; Kelli Irish 52 digs, 7 aces; Laura Miller 29 digs; Mandy Ringhand 28 digs
FOOTBALL
THOMAS MORE COLLEGE 35, MANCHESTER 0
Saturday in Crestview Hills, Kentucky
The Manchester College football team was blanked by Thomas More College Saturday in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. Thomas Moore won the game 35-0.
