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Crusaders Fall to the Red Raiders
Maranatha 50, MSOE 59
February 6, 2010
MILWAUKEE – The Maranatha men’s basketball lost a low-scoring affair 59-50 at Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday night. The Crusaders are now 6-13, 1-12 in conference play. Full Story
Regents Roll over the Crusaders
Maranatha 64, Rockford 82
February 2, 2010
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ROCKFORD, Ill. – The Maranatha men’s basketball team was defeated 82-64 by Rockford College in a Northern Athletics Conference game on Tuesday night. The Crusaders fall to 6-12, 1-11 in conference play. Full Story
Strong Bench Play Powers the Crusaders to a Victory
Maranatha 79, Kuyper 67
February 1, 2010
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WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Maranatha men’s basketball team defeated the Kuyper College Cougars 79-67 in an NCCAA Midwest Regional game on Monday night. The Crusaders improve their record to 6-11, 5-1 in regional play. The Cougars fall to 8-15, 5-2 in the region. Full Story
Crusaders Can’t Overcome Shooting Woes in Loss to Muskies
Maranatha 59, Lakeland 72
January 28, 2010
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WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Maranatha men’s basketball team lost 72-59 to the Lakeland Muskies in a Northern Athletics Conference game on Thursday night. The Crusaders fall to 5-11, 1-10 in conference play. The Muskies improve their record to 8-10 and even up their conference record to 5-5. Full Story
Crusaders Run Past the Red Lions
Maranatha 79, Lincoln Christian 74
January 26, 2010
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LINCOLN, Ill. – Four players scored in double figures as the Crusaders defeated the Red Lions of Lincoln Christian University 79-74 in a National Christian College Athletic Association Midwest Regional game on Tuesday night. The Crusaders (5-10) improve their record in NCCAA play to 4-1; the Red Lions (10-6) fall to 5-4 in regional play. Full Story
Warriors Upend the Crusaders
Maranatha 69, Wisconsin Lutheran 76
January 23, 2010
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WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Maranatha Crusaders lost 76-69 to the Warriors of Wisconsin Lutheran University in front of another rowdy home crowd on Saturday night. The Crusaders fall to 4-10, 1-9 in conference play. The Warriors improve their record to 6-9, 5-3 in conference play. Full Story
Sabres Outlast the Crusaders
Maranatha 67, Marian 72
January 21, 2010
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WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Maranatha Crusaders lost 72-67 to the Marian University Sabers in front of a raucous home crowd on Thursday night. The Crusaders are now 4-9, 1-8 in conference play. The Sabres earn their first road conference victory and improve their record to 7-10, 4-5 in conference play. Full Story
Crusaders Shock the Eagles
Maranatha 56, Edgewood 53
January 19, 2010
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MADISON, Wis. – The Maranatha men’s basketball team closed out a 3-game road trip with an upset victory on Tuesday night at Edgewood College. The Crusaders defeated the first-place Eagles 56-53 to earn their first conference win of the season. Full Story
Hot-Shooting Eagles Defeat Crusaders
Maranatha 53, Benedictine 80
January 16, 2010
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LISLE, Ill. – The Maranatha men’s basketball team was defeated 80-53 by Benedictine University in a Northern Athletics Conference game on Saturday night. The Crusaders fall to 3-8, 0-7 in conference play. The Eagles improve to 10-5, 4-3 in the NAC. Full Story
Crusaders Can’t Overcome Big First Half Deficit
Maranatha 58, Concordia-Wisconsin 73
January 14, 2010
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MEQUON, Wis. – The Maranatha men’s basketball team could not overcome a 23-point first half deficit and lost 73-58 at Concordia-Wisconsin in a Northern Athletics Conference game on Thursday night. The Crusaders fall to 3-7, 0-6 in conference play. The Falcons improve to 7-7, 4-3 in the NAC. Full Story
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Josh Stein Named NCCAA Student-Athlete of the Week
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Josh Stein, a 6-7 junior forward for Maranatha Baptist Bible College (Wis.), was named the National Christian College Athletic Association Basketball Student Athlete of the Week.
A biology major from Watertown, Wis., Stein had his fifth double-double of the season with 18 points and a conference record 23 rebounds against Aurora University.
The 23 rebounds are also a school record in Maranatha's modern statistical era. Stein surpassed the 22 rebound mark set by Eddie Washetas in 2002 against Wisconsin Lutheran.
Crusaders Fall to the Spartans
Maranatha 65, Aurora 73
January 9, 2010
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WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Maranatha men’s basketball team was defeated by the Aurora University Spartans 73-65 in a Northern Athletics Conference game on Saturday afternoon. The Crusaders are now 3-6, 0-5 in conference play. The Spartans improve to 6-6, 3-2 in conference. Full Story
Crusaders Fall to the Stars in Overtime
Maranatha 78, Dominican 83
December 12, 2009
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RIVER FOREST, Ill. – The Maranatha men’s basketball team lost an overtime heartbreaker 83-78 at Dominican University in a Northern Athletics Conference game on Saturday evening. The Crusaders enter the Christmas break with a 3-5 record, 0-4 in conference play. The Stars improve to 2-5, 1-3 in the NAC. Full Story
Crusaders Fall to the Regents
Maranatha 66, Rockford 93
December 7, 2009
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WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Maranatha men’s basketball team was defeated by the Rockford College Regents 93-66 in a Northern Athletics Conference game on Monday night. The Crusaders are now 3-4, 0-3 in conference play. The Regents improve to 5-2, 2-1 in conference. Full Story
Crusaders Squeak by the Eagles
Maranatha 54, Emmaus 51
December 5, 2009
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DUNBAR, Wis. – The Maranatha men’s basketball team defeated the Eagles of Emmaus Bible College 54-51 in their final game of the NCCAA Midwest Tip-Off Tournament. The Crusaders are now 3-3, 3-1 in NCCAA play. Full Story
Crusaders Cruise Past Great Lakes
Maranatha 75, Great Lakes 48
December 4, 2009
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DUNBAR, Wis. – The Maranatha men’s basketball team cruised past Great Lakes Christian College 75-48 in their second game of the NCCAA Midwest Tip-Off Tournament on Friday night. The Crusaders improve to 2-3, 2-1 in NCCAA play. Full Story
Crusaders Fall to Top-Ranked Tigers
Maranatha 61, Grace Bible 73
December 3, 2009
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DUNBAR, Wis. – The Maranatha men’s basketball team fell 73-61 to NCCAA DII top-ranked team Grace Bible College in a measuring stick game for the Crusaders. The Crusaders are now 1-3, 1-1 in NCCAA play. The Tigers improve to 9-4 on the season, 5-0 against NCCAA opponents. Full Story
Crusaders Can’t Overcome Schwarz’s 38 Points
Maranatha 75, Lakeland 85
December 1, 2009
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SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – The Maranatha men’s basketball team was defeated 85-75 by the Lakeland College Muskies in a Northern Athletics Conference game on Tuesday night. Sophomore forward Jake Schwarz scored 38 points to pace the Muskies past the Crusaders. The Crusaders are now 1-2, 0-2 in conference play. The Muskies improve to 2-3, 1-0 in conference play.Full Story
Crusaders Fall to the Cougars
Maranatha 53, Concordia-Chicago 70
November 24, 2009
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WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Maranatha men’s basketball team was defeated by the Cougars of Concordia-Chicago in the first Northern Athletics Conference game of the season for both teams. The Crusaders fall to 1-1, while the Cougars improve their record to 2-1. Full Story
Crusaders Clip the Eagles
Maranatha 56, Emmaus Bible 55
November 23, 2009
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DUBUQUE, Iowa. – The Crusaders started the Neal Ring Regime with a narrow 56-55 victory over the Eagles of Emmaus Bible College in an NCCAA Midwest Regional game on Monday night. More
Borchardt and Teasdale to Serve as Assistants
Head Men’s Basketball Coach Neal Ring has announced that Jeff Borchardt and John Teasdale will be serving as his assistant coaches for the 2009-2010 season. “Some of the best advice that I was given when I accepted the coaching position was to find the right assistants,” Coach Ring said. “God has blessed us with two Maranatha graduates who clearly love the institution and desire to see the basketball program be consistently competitive.”
Borchardt, a 1979 graduate, played basketball for Maranatha from 1975-1979 and is 13th in career scoring with 1097 points. Coach Borchardt has been developing players for 30 years and has served for several years as an instructor at the Maranatha summer basketball camps. “I am excited about the experience and ability Jeff adds to our staff,” Coach Ring said.
Teasdale, a 1990 graduate, has worked the Maranatha summer basketball camps for 15 years. Coach Teasdale and Coach Ring coached against each other when both were high school basketball coaches. Teasdale brings 18 years of coaching experience to the staff. “I have great respect for Johns’ understanding of the game and his disciplined approach to teaching and preparing his players,” Coach Ring said. “His keen insight will be a welcomed addition to our staff.”
Coach Ring is pleased with adding the wealth of coaching experience in Teasdale and Borchardt. “It’s amazing when you realize that we have added 48 years of basketball coaching experience to our program,” Coach Ring said. “I look forward to seeing how God will use our coaching staff this season!”
Maranatha Names New Men's Basketball Coach
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April 22, 2009
WATERTOWN, Wis. - Maranatha Baptist Bible College is pleased to announce that Neal Ring has accepted the position of head men’s basketball coach. Ring, a 1998 graduate of Northland Baptist Bible College, has earned a Master of Sports Science—Coaching at the United States Sports Academy (USSA) of Daphne, Alabama and is currently a candidate for a Doctorate of Education in Sports Management with an emphasis in Leadership at USSA.
Ring has basketball coaching experience at nearly every level—from middle school to college. Ring started out as a junior high boys’ basketball coach for 2 years at Union Grove Christian School in Union Grove, Wis. Ring then coached high school basketball for 12 years and served 4 years as an assistant at Northland Baptist Bible College and North Carolina Wesleyan College. Ring has also served as a high school athletic director at Christian high schools in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Wisconsin.
While working on the doctorate degree, Ring returned to Union Grove Christian School to serve as a volunteer assistant coach for skill development for Head Coach Lee Morey. Ring is currently working as a grassroots basketball advisor for On Court Player Development® which is based in Atlanta, Ga.
“This is the realization of my dream to become a college head basketball coach,” Coach Ring said. “Maranatha represents an opportunity to use the game of basketball as a platform for discipleship with a group of men who will become leaders for this next generation. I take that responsibility very seriously and look forward to seeing how God will use this program to sharpen lives for His glory.”
“Expectations can be difficult to establish before a team and coaching staff spend time together preparing for a season,” Coach Ring added. “Whether we are in a practice or a game, I expect us to strive for three things: to be a great team in action and attitude, to get after our opponent defensively, and to be hard to guard offensively. If we accomplish these three things, then the scoreboard will take care of itself.”
Ring will be replacing Rob Cronin who served as the head men’s basketball coach and Dean of Men at Maranatha for 5 years. “We have greatly appreciated Coach Cronin and his investment in ministry in Maranatha’s basketball program,” Athletic Director Rob Thompson said. “We trust that we will see a smooth transition as Coach Ring begins his ministry.”
Ring’s wife, Beth, will be serving as an assistant coach for the volleyball team. Neal and Beth have 4 children—RJ, Kay, Megan, and Carissa—ranging from 3 to 10 years old.
“We are excited about Coach Neal Ring coming to Maranatha,” Thompson said. “Neal’s experience and knowledge of the sport will greatly add to the overall program at Maranatha. “As Neal and his wife Beth join our coaching staff, we see great things for the future of Crusader athletics.”
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