Knights Picked To Win Crossroads League WBB?Crown

AVON, Ohio – The Crossroads League announced its 2019-2020 Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll and Preseason All-League Team on Wednesday, as voted on by the league’s 10 head coaches.

Marian was voted as the preseason favorite to win the Crossroads League Championship, followed by Saint Francis, Taylor, Huntington and Indiana Wesleyan in the top half of the rankings.

 HU’s Sarah Fryman was selected for Crossroads League Preseason Player-of-the-Year honors, after playing to NAIA All-American recognition one year ago. Fellow returning All-Americans, Becca Buchs of Taylor and Kara Gerka of Saint Francis joined Fryman in claiming three of five spots on the Preseason All-Crossroads League first team, with Taylor Gregory of Mount Vernon Nazarene and Macy Willoughby of Marian rounding out that list.

 2019•20 Crossroads League Preseason Poll

1. Marian

2. Saint Francis

3. Taylor

4. Huntington

5. Indiana Wesleyan

6. Grace

7. Mount Vernon Nazarene

8. Goshen

9. Spring Arbor

10. Bethel

Preseason All-League

First Team

• Sarah Fryman, Huntington

• Becca Buchs, Taylor

• Kara Gerka, Saint Francis

• Taylor Gregory, Mt. Vernon

• Macy Willoughby, Marian

Second Team

• Lauren McBryar, Saint Francis

• Vironnica Drake, Grace

• Savannah Buck, St. Francis

• Graysen Cockerham, Goshen

• Kelsey Brickner, Bethel

Third Team

• Carly Lange, IWU

• Abby Buchs, Taylor

• Macie Lively, Marian

• Anne Marie Wright, SAU

• Sam Hammel, Huntington

Honorable Mention

• Kyannah Stull, Grace

• Sidney Crowe, Saint Francis

• Anne Secrest, IWU

• Erin Mohr, Huntington

• Lindley Kistler, St. Francis

• Dani Ellerbrock, Mt. Vernon Nazarene

• Taniece Chapman, Goshen

• Rachel Titzer, Marian

• Kamryn Hostetler, Grace

Spring Arbor Tabbed as Men’s Crossroads Hoops Favorites

AVON, Ohio – The Crossroads League announced its 2019-2020 Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll and Preseason All-League Team on Wednesday, as voted on by the league’s 10 head coaches.

Spring Arbor was voted as the preseason favorite to win the Crossroads League Championship on the heels of winning its first-ever NAIA National Championship last season. Indiana Wesleyan finished just back of the defending champs, with Mount Vernon Nazarene rounding out the top-three.

IWU’s Kyle Mangas, a Warsaw Community High School alum, repeated as the Crossroads League Preseas-on Player of the Year after earning Crossroads League Male Student-Athlete-of-the-Year recognition, along with NAIA All-American honors last season. Four other NAIA All-Americans joined Mangas as Preseason All-Crossroads League selections, with Paul Marandet (SAU), Trevion Crews (BU), Jevon Knox (MVNU) and Brandon Durnell (SAU) highlighting the 10-player list.