INDIANAPOLIS – Grace College’s women’s basketball team was undone on the road on Wednesday, losing to 79-55 at No. 3 Marian University. The Lady Lancers (5-16, 0-9 Crossroads League) grabbed a season-high 21 offensive rebounds, but shooting issues continued to plague the squad. Grace made 33 percent of its attempts from the floor overall, 17 percent from the three-point line and 50 percent from the free throw stripe in a losing effort. The Knights (18-3, 9-0 CL), winners of 10 straight games, opened up a nine-point lead midway through the first quarter. Grace recovered with two straight baskets by Jesse Feitz to make the score 18-13 heading into the second quarter. Feitz scored again to begin the second stanza, cutting the gap to three points. But that was as close as Grace got the rest of the game. Marian erupted for 29 points in the quarter, including a last-second three-pointer to go up 47-27 at halftime. Marian shot a blistering 59 percent as a team. The Knights were nearly automatic from the arc, hitting 7 of 10 attempts. The second half never produced a lasting run for Grace. The Knights maintained a 20-point cushion for most of the half as the Lady Lancers struggled to find consistency on offense. Grace’s shooting problems were accentuated in the second half. The Lady Lancers only made 8 of 29 (28 percent) of their field goal attempts, which included 29 percent from beyond the arc. Free throws were not much better as Grace connected on less than half of their tries (10 of 21) after halftime. Feitz led Grace with 13 points and nine rebounds, nearly producing a double-double in 20 minutes of play. Her 13 points set a personal best for the senior forward. Haley Richardson had 10 points, and Hannah Adams scored seven off the bench. Sarah Feasby tallied four points, seven rebounds and three assists; Kelsie Peterson added three points, six rebounds and two steals; and Brooke Sugg chipped in with six points and two assists. The Lady Lancers will look to rebound on Saturday against Crossroads League foe Bethel. Grace hosts the Lady Pilots in a women’s/men’s doubleheader at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center at 1 p.m.
