Lancers Win Optimist Tip-Off Tourney

The Grace College men's basketball team jumped out to a 40-23 halftime lead in the Optimist Tip-Off Tournament championship game and held on to defeat Purdue-Calumet 78-65 Saturday.

With the Win, the Lancers open the season 2-0 for the first time since starting 6-0 during the 1996-97 season.

San Scharlach helped the Lancers out to the first half lead by scoring 12 points and grabbing six rebounds in the opening 20 minutes. He ended with 16 points and eight rebounds.

Purdue-Calumet never got closer than seven points in the second half and the Lancers pulled away at the end.

Ryan Bricker led Grace with 19 points, while Matt Moore had a stellar all-around game with 10 points, eight assists and six steals. Lawrence Burnett and Shannon Brown also scored in double figures with 15 and 14 points respectively.

Grace (2-0) will play at St. Xavier Tuesday night.

Optimist Tip-Off Tournament Awards

All-Tournament team -ÊNick Locklear, Michigan Dearborn; Lawrence Burnett, Grace; Ryan Bricker, Grace; Damian Evans, Purdue-Calumet; Eric Graham, Purdue-Calumet.

Most Valuable Player -ÊDoug Harriman, Michigan-Dearborn.

Mental Attitude Award -ÊWill Smith, Michigan-Dearborn.

GRACE COLLEGE 78, PURDUE-CALUMET 65

Grace (2-0) -ÊMatt Moore 4-8 1-4 10, Ryan Bricker 7-15 3-5 19, Shannon Brown 7-8 0-1 14, Lawrence Burnett 6-9, 3-3 15, Ben Tonagel 1-6 0-0 3, Teryck Taylor 0-4 1-2 1, Dan Scharlach 7-12 2-3 16, Jeremy Swanson 0-3 0-0 0, Jeremy Wike 0-0 0-0 0, Aaron Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Brian O'Dell 0-0 0-0 0, Doug Baumgartner DNP, Lee Compson DNP, Mike Frede DNP, Jeremy Bontrager DNP, Eric Davis DNP, Peter Downhour DNP.

Purdue-Calumet (1-1) -ÊJeff Pegose 1-2 0-0 2, Rob Ostapchuk 1-3 1-4 3, Brian Anton 1-3 0-0 3, Ray Stringer 1-3 1-3 3, Aric Graham 4-19 4-7 14, Tom Cuozzo 2-3 7-13 11, Damon Evans 7-12 2-4 17, Shawn Enstrom 2-2 0-0 4, Bob Delano 4-8 0-0 8, Paul Navarro DNP,Harold Jones DNP, Tony Traicoff DNP.

3-point goals - Grace 4-12 (Moore 1-2, Bricker 2-5, Tonagel 1-5), Purdue-Calumet 4-18 (Pegose 0-1, Ostapchuk 0-1, Anton 1-2, Graham 2-12, Evans 1-2). Fouled out -ÊTonagel, Taylor. Total Fouls -ÊGrace 28, Purdue-Calumet 22. Rebounds -ÊGrace 43 (Brown 8, Scharlach 8, Burnett 7, Moore 6), Purdue-Calumet 43 (Delano 12, Graham 9, Evans 6). Assists -ÊGrace 21 (Frede 8, Bricker 4), Purdue-Calumet 12 (Ostapchuk 4, Stringer 4). Steals -ÊGrace 12 (Moore 6), Purdue-Calumet (Graham 6). Turnovers -ÊGrace 18, Purdue-Calumet 22. Blocked Shots -ÊGrace 3, Purdue-Calumet 1.

VOLLEYBALL

Saturday in Anderson

The Manchester Spartans fell to Anderson in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Saturday morning in Anderson. The Ravens came out on top in three straight matches, 15-4, 15-4, 15-8.

Emily Pilgrim led the Spartans with six kills and 16 assists while Kim Miller added four kills and 18 assists.

Manchester finishes the season with a 6-28 record.

Manchester leaders -ÊEmily Pilgrim 6 kills 16 assists, Melisa Davis 1 kill 8 assists, Kim Miller 4 kills 18 assists, Audra Pickett 1 kill 5 assists, Kelly Haughs 9 kills 19 assists, Margo Miller 3 kills 19 asists.

Saturday in Huntington

The Grace College volleyball team continued to play well over the weekend, winning three times at the Huntington College Quad Tournament without a loss.

The Lancers have now won six in a row and 8 of 10 with the wins. Grace swept through all three matches in in just three sets.

Grace defeated St. Francis 15-2, 15-10, 15-3 and Marian 15-2, 15-2, 15-4. The Lancers also defeated Huntington 15-9, 15-7, 15-8.

Kate Millen and Kaylyn Lorenzen were each named to the all-tournament team.

Grace (27-12) will begin conference tournament action as the No. 1 seed Thursday. The Lancers will host No. 8 seed Goshen College.

Grace leaders - Kate Millen 31 kills, 13 blocks; Tricia Doyle 7 kills, 9 digs; Jamie Gill 6 kills,4 blocks; Kaylyn Lorenzen 66 assists, 17 digs, 3 blocks, 3 aces; Jessica Zaugg 16 assists; Dawn Harper 9 blocks, 4 aces, 11 kills; Mandy Ringhand 28 digs, 3 blocks, 9 kills; Dee Beachy 17 digs; Kelli Irish 2 aces.

MEN'S SOCCER

Wednesday in Anderson

The Manchester Spartans fell to the Anderson Ravens Wednesday in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.

Anderson defeated Manchester 1-0, and then went on to fall to Wilmington in the final game 2-1.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Saturday in Elgin, Ill.

The Grace College women's lost its season opener to Judson College 84-49 Saturday. Jusdon advanced to the NAIA Elite Eight last year.

Grace trailed 33-26 at halftime but was outscored 51-23 in the final 20 minutes.

Danielle Mowery led the Lancers with 16 points and six rebounds while Eleanor Marquis had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Amy Doron and Kari Helmuth each ended in double figures with 10 points apiece.

Grace shot 33 percent from the floor for the game and made just 2 of 11 three-pointers. The Lancers also had 30 turnovers.

Grace (0-1) will play its home opener Tuesday against Cornerstone at 7 p.m.

JUDSON COLLEGE 84, GRACE COLLEGE 49

Grace (0-1) -ÊDanielle Mowery 5-13 6-9 16, Eleanor Marquis 3-6 5-6 11, Tracey Mantegna 1-9 0-0 2; Amy Doron 4-8 2-3 10, Kari Helmuth 4-15 0-1 10, Amilia Devros 0-1 0-0 0, Jordan Rees 0-0 0-0 0.

Judson (1-0) - Meghan McCarty 6-11 4-4 17, Sheryl Jedd 5-13 2-2 12, Meghan Dunn 3-5 1-3 7, Jodie Baker 1-5 0-0 3, Shawna Jensen 5-9 7-7 20, Kristen Lundquist 4-12 0-0 10, Rachel Damschroeder 0-1 0-0 0, Leah Sertich 2-3 2-2 6, Samantha Collins 3-10 3-5 9.

3-point goals -ÊGrace 2-11 (Helmuth 2-10, Jordan 0-1), Judson 7-17 (McCarty 1-1, Baker 1-3, Jensen 3-7, Lundquist 2-6). Fouled out -ÊDoron. Total fouls - Grace 18, Judson 19. Rebounds - Grace 32 (Marquis 10, Doron 7), Judson 49 (Jedd 13, 9 Dunn). Assists -ÊGrace 11 (Helmuth 5, Doron 4), Judson 19 (Jensen 6, Damschroeder 4). Steals - Grace 10 (Helmuth 4), Judson 19 (Jensen 4). Turnovers -ÊGrace 30, Judson 20. Blocked shots -ÊGrace 2 (Mowery 2), Judson 1 (Sertich 1).

CROSS COUNTRY

Saturday in Marion

Sophomore James Kennedy won the Mid-Central Conference cross country championship Saturday with a personal best and course record time of 24:09. His time was 18 seconds better than any other runner and was 33 seconds ahead of Taylor's Kip Rop who ended fifth at the 1998 Nationals.

The grace men ended fourth overall, losing to three teams ranked in the NAIA top 20. Taylor (NAIA No. 4) won the meet with a 38, while Huntington (NAIA No. 8) ended with 44 points and Indiana Wesleyan (NAIA No. 18) had 67. Grace finished with 81.

Tim Sprankle finished 10th overall and joined Kennedy on the all-conference team. He had a personal best time of 25:50.

The Grace College women ended sixth overall with 194 points. The Lancers edged Goshen and St. Francis in the final standings.

Kristen Haines ended 41st with a time of 20:50 and Chrissy Moyer was 42nd with a time of 20:53.

The Grace men will compete in the NCCAA National Championships Saturday in Cedarville, Ohio at 11 a.m. The Lancers are ranked No. 5 in the country among Christian Colleges and Kennedy enters and one of the favorites to win the individual championship.

MCC CHAMPIONSHIP

Men -ÊTaylor 38, Huntington 44, Indiana Wesleyan 67, Grace 81, Bethel 161, St. Francis 172, Marian 201, Goshen 216

Grace results -Ê1. James Kennedy, 24:08; 10. Tim Sprankle, 25:50; 21. Dan Kramer, 27:03; 25. Sy Belohlavek, 27:23; 26. Paul Paschal, 27:28; 31. Tim Robertson, 27:48; 40. Dave Robertson 28:23; 41. Dave Holabeck, 28:23.

Women -ÊIndiana Wesleyan 21, Huntington 48, Taylor 78, Bethel 87, Marian 151, Grace 201, St. Francis 205

Grace results -Ê41. Kristen Haines, 20:50; 42. Chrissy Moyer, 20:53; 52. Jenny Day, 21:26; 57. Abby Adams, 21:39; 60. Erin Russell, 21:50; 73. Meredith Simpson 22:25; 75. Cassandra Hudyk, 22:31.