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WINONA LAKE -ÊThe Grace College men's soccer team won its tournament Saturday, defeating Cedarville 1-0 in the championship of the Grace College Invitational.
Junior Dan Ropte scored his first goal of the season in the 64th minute of action to give the Lancers the championship. Senior goalkeeper Jon Hoover picked up the shutout for the Lancers, his first of the season.
Grace entered the championship game following a 3-2 win over Moody Bible Friday afternoon in which the Lancers scored twice in the final four minutes of the second half.
Grace (2-1) will open conference play Wednesday at home against Goshen. Cedarville, which went 10-7 last year dropped to 1-1 on the season.
GRACE 1, CEDARVILLE 0
Cedarville 0 0 - 0
Grace 0 1 - 0
Grace leaders -ÊDan Ropte 1 goal
Shots on goal -ÊCedarville 22, Grace 12. Saves -ÊJon Hoover (Grace) 19, Matt Reid (Cedarville) 9. Corner kicks -ÊGrace 2, Cedarville 2. Records -ÊGrace 2-1, Cedarville 1-1.
GRACE 3, MOODY BIBLE 2
Moody Bible 1 1 - 2
Grace 0 3 - 3
Grace leaders -ÊAaron Hood 2 goals; Ryan Rollefson goal
Shots on goal -ÊMoody 21, Grace 12; Saves Jon Hoover (Grace) 18, Brent Smith (Moody) 11.
Corner kicks -ÊGrace 5, Moody 3.
ADRIAN 3, MANCHESTER 1
Manchester's men's soccer team dropped a 3-1 game to Adrian College Saturday. Scoring the lone goal for Manchester was Dan Krieg with an assist from Mark Overly. The Spartans are 0-1 on the year and host Albion College Wednesday.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
BETHEL 9, GRACE 0
Saturday in Winona Lake
The Grace College women's tennis team opened its season Saturday with a 9-0 loss to Bethel in conference action. The Pilots went to the NAIA Championships last year, losing in the second round (final 16). Bethel won all seven matches in straight sets, including a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 1 singles for Sarah Mater over Deb Lasanen. The Lancers defaulted two matches. Grace (0-1, 0-1 MCC) will host Taylor at 3 p.m. today.
Singles
No. 1 -ÊSarah Mater (B) def. Deb Lasanen 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 -ÊKendra Begley (B) def. Angie Henley 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 -ÊRachel Dendiu (B) def. Kristine Leedy 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 -ÊWendy Yoder (B) def. Melissa Gage 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 -ÊMolly Nesseth (B) def. Jen Geraci 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 -ÊBethel wins by default
Doubles
No. 1 -ÊMater/Begley (B) def. Lasaden/Leedy 8-1
No. 2 -ÊKristen Mattocks/Stephanie Herbster (B) def. Henley/Gage 8-0
No. 3 -ÊBethel wins by default
WOMEN'S SOCCER
GRACE 1, CONCORDIA
Grace opened the season with a 1-0 victory over Concordia in Ann Arbor, Mich., last week. Sophomore Keri Kuchenbrod scored the only goal of the game with 15 minutes remaining in the second half. Sophomore Hannah Loss got the shutout, the 12th of her career. Grace, 1-0, will host Goshen today at 4 p.m. before going on the road for the weekend. The Lancers will play Northwood at 4 p.m. Friday and will travel to Alma Saturday for a noon game.
FERRIS STATE 7, MANCHESTER 0
ALMA 4, MANCHESTER 0
The Manchester College women's soccer team lost 7-0 Friday against Ferris State University. On Saturday, the Spartans fell to Alma College 4-0, dropping their record to 0-2 on the year. Manchester is in action again Friday as the Spartans host the two-day Spartan Kick-Off Classic, beginning at 3 p.m.
MEN'S TENNIS
Bethel 6, Grace 3
Saturday in Winona Lake
The Lancers dropped their season opener Saturday in a 6-3 loss at home to Bethel Saturday. Ben Myers won at No. 2 singles over Jamal Henry 6-4, 7-6 (10-8) and also teamed with Jason Michael at No. 2 doubles for an 8-2 victory over Henry and Nick Pulver. Grace (0-1, 0-1 MCC) will play at Taylor today.
CROSS COUNTRY
manchester competes in Anderson invite
Saturday in Winona Lake
The Manchester cross country team traveled to Anderson University Invitational Saturday. The men's team placed seventh out of nine teams with a score of 143. Josh Combs placed 12th overall to lead the Spartans with a time of 27:48. The women were eighth out of eight teams with a score of 213. Erin Reep led the Spartans with a 33rd-place finish. The team will compete at IPFW Saturday.
VOLLEYBALL
MANCHESTER GOES 0-2
Saturday in Winona Lake
The Manchester volleyball team traveled to the Kalamazoo Invitational Friday and lost in three sets to Milliken (15-6, 15-8, 15-10) and John Carroll (15-3, 15-4, 15-11). Saturday's action saw Manchester lose to host Kalamazoo in three sets (15-10, 15-6, 15-8). The Spartans then fell to Bluffton in four sets, 15-11, 9-15, 16-14, 15-8. Senior Emily Pilgrim was named to the All-Tournament team.
