Jan 5th College News #1

Henry, Grimm’s Effort Not Enough against Huntington
HUNTINGTON, Ind. – David Henry and Bruce Grimm combined for 41 points and eight assists, but Grace still fell short to No. 24 Huntington 76-67 on Tuesday.
The Lancers (10-6; 1-2 MCC) nailed half of their three-point attempts, but allowed the Foresters (13-3; 2-1 MCC) to shoot 50.0 percent from the field for the game. Despite being down by two at halftime, No. 17 Grace could only manage 29 points in the second half to allow Huntington to cruise to the victory.
Grace allowed Huntington to grab 15 offensive rebounds. The Foresters held a plus-16 advantage on the boards, and no Lancer had more than five rebounds.
Huntington's defense held Grace's top scorer this season Duke Johnson to three points. Johnson managed one field goal in 25 minutes before fouling out with 3:40 to play.
Grimm was the high scorer for Grace with 24 points. He also tallied five assists and one turnover. Henry scored 17 points with four 3-pointers -- all in the first half. He also recorded three assists.
Grace is in the midst of its toughest stretch of the season, having lost four straight. In Grace's past four games, they have surrendered at least 74 points. For the season, the Lancers are 2-5 when their opponents score at least 74 and 7-2 when Grace holds them to under 74.

Huntington down Grace


Coming off Christmas break, the Foresters (13-3, 2-1) started 2011 with a 76-67 win over the Lancers of Grace College (10-6, 1-2) in tonight’s MCC action. Huntington led 40-38 at half-time and held off the Lancers for the win.

Huntington’s Kellen Zawadzki topped all scorers in the game with 30 points. Joining Zawadzki in double figures for the Foresters was Tyler Shively with 18. Caleb Kennedy took team-high honors with 8 rebounds. Bruce Grimm Jr. led Grace with 24 points. Greg Miller took team-high honors with 5 boards.

Karp Shines; Saint Xavier Falls to No. 10 Northwood, 91-64


West Palm Beach, Fla. - Freshman guard Brad Karp (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso) finished with team-bests of 25 points and seven rebounds, but it was not nearly enough as the Saint Xavier University men’s basketball team struggled as a unit falling 91-64 to No. 10 ranked Northwood University (Fla.) Tuesday night in West Palm Beach, Fla. The Cougars had problems securing rebounds in the game posting just 23 boards compared to 46 by the Seahawks. Second-half shooting was also an issue Tuesday as SXU hit just 32 percent of its shots (9-for-28) after the halftime break. It is the third straight loss for the Cougars, who fall to 12-5 overall on the season.
Senior guard Stan Mayfield (Snellville, Ga./McKendree University/Snellville) was the only other Saint Xavier player to score in double figures with 19 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the floor. Junior guard Jonathan Dunn led all scorers with 32 points for Northwood University, while sophomore forward Patrick Horstmann posted a double-double performance of 12 points and 11 rebounds. The game was tight for the opening 13 minutes of regulation and the score tied with seven minutes left in the opening half. However, the Seahawks could care of the game from there and pulled away to take a 13-point advantage into halftime, 50-37. The second half was all Northwood University as SXU struggled to find its offense scoring just 27 points after the break.