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Box Score 4 Grayson, KY – The NCCAA DII competition was stiffer than anticipated down at Kentucky Christian University, as the Tigers, both men and women, were unable to get a win in their final two match-ups this past Friday and Saturday.
The Grace men fell to the host Kentucky Christian University on Friday night in front of their packed arena of home fans. They held a lead but struggled to get anything going late in the second half, as the Knights pulled away for a 79-67 win late in the game. Sophomore
Grant Garrison had 15 points to lead the Tigers on the night. Saturday afternoon the Tigers faced a familiar opponent in the University of Valley Forge, and the Patriots would escape with a 84-81 win after sophomore
Marcus Chandler's buzzer-beating 3-point shot rimmed out. Freshman guard
Brandon Winchester-Jones scored 23 points on 7-8 field goal shooting and added 5 assists in the final game.
The Lady Tigers struggled offensively against a veteran Kentucky Christian team on Friday night, falling 72-50. Saturday night Grace would face the University of Cincinnati-Clermont and lost a tight battle despite 23 points and 10 rebounds from freshman
Baylee Draper, 67-61.
The Grace men's basketball team returns to action this Wednesday across town, taking on rival Calvin College at Calvin's Van Noord Arena. The women's team will take the court again this Friday against Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.