THE KNIGHT TIMES EDITION 5

MARIAN SPORTS


Knights prove they aren’t done yet against Spring Arbor 67-53
By: Kirsten Sordelet

Our Marian College men’s basketball team upset the 15th ranked team in the conference, Spring Arbor, 67-53 two weeks ago at home. They’ve been working for a conference win and they’ve finally earned it. So far, with a season of close games and unfair referees, the Knights have been unlucky. This performance put them back on the map.
With a game opening dunk by SAU, the Knights replied quickly with a three point basket and battled for the lead twice before tying it up 8-8. Freshman Jameson Wheeler hit another three pointer to take the lead to 11-8, which the Knights maintained the rest of the game. By the end of the first half the Knights led by 9.

With SAU scoring the first four points of the half, Marian responded with a 5-0 streak taking the lead by 10 then pushing as far as 19, 57-38, before ending their game with a 14 point lead over the Cougars, 67-53.

Marian shot 48% from the field with lead scorer, sophomore Jordan Tucker, contributing 26 points. Tucker also had 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Sophomore Tyler Kleinschmidt had 14 points and three assists while sophomore Anthony Furlin added 10 points for the Knights.

The Knights return to action tomorrow, February 14 at 3 p.m. Make sure to stop in and cheer on the Knights towards a sweet victory against Indiana Wesleyan.


Another home victory by the Knights 71-61
By: Kirsten Sordelet

The women’s basketball team collected a 100th win for head coach Todd Bacon against Grace College at home.

The game started off slow with Grace maintaining the lead until 8:35 remained on the clock. Junior Molly Lauck tied the score at 20-20 with a lay up. The Knights and the Lancers battled back and forth until 5th year senior Whitney Frame hit a deep three-point bucket to take the lead and keep it for the remainder of the game. The knights brought the half to a close with a lead of 3, 33-30.

The second half started with a bucket by Grace. Marian then went on a 4-0 run to take a five-point lead with 17:14 to go. Grace closed the gap back to three but the Knights pushed it to 7, 41-34, with 15:39 to go. Marian took a 9-2 run in the next 4:17 bringing the game to 50-40. With 5:56 Grace caught up and brought the score to 55-53. Marian carried out another 8-0 run, 63-53, but Grace brought the gap back to 4. The Knights outscored the Lancers 8-2 over the final 1:40 to pick up the 71-61 victory.

Fifth-year senior Whitney Frame notched a career-high 27 points along with five rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Junior Molly Lauck had her first career double-double after she tied her career-high with 14 points and had a career-high 14 rebounds.
The Knights travel to Indiana Wesleyan tomorrow, February 14 for a 3 p.m. tip off. Wish the Knights luck as they look to improve their record on the road!