Maranatha Baptist Bible College has formally announced that it will withdraw from the Northern Athletics Conference at the conclusion of the 2012-13 academic year. The NAC Council of Chief Executive Officers accepted the request earlier this week. The decision to withdraw from the NAC came as a result of the CCEO (Presidents of the Conference [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha Articles on NAC
Crusaders Oust Spartans
Box Score AURORA, Ill. – Maranatha won its eight NAC game of the season with an 84-59 thrashing of the Aurora Spartans in a NAC Challenge game on Saturday afternoon. The Crusader defense limited the Spartans to 34% from the field while out-rebounding their opponent 52-35. Autumn Peotter (Waupaca, Wis.) led the offense by dishing [Continue Reading...]
Warriors Topple Crusaders
Box Score MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The #1 ranked Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors handily defeated the Crusaders 90-61 on Thursday night. Wisconsin Lutheran’s Alyssa Allister led the attack with 17 points off 5-7 three-point shooting, while the team followed up with 50% shooting from the field and 54% from beyond the arc. Maranatha shot 40% from the [Continue Reading...]
Crusader’s Offense Sputters In Loss
Box Score FOND DU LAC, Wis. – The Marian Sabres didn’t need a high scoring attack to defeat the Crusaders on Tuesday, shooting an efficient 47% from the field, and holding the Crusaders to 37 points in a 56-37 win. Maranatha struggled finding a rhythm offensively, shooting 26% from the field and scoring only 14 [Continue Reading...]
Inferno Fend Off Crusaders In OT
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – Alverno and the Crusaders see-sawed back and forth through the second half and into overtime, before the Inferno wrenched away a 71-68 victory Monday night. In the first half and early into the second half, the Inferno played stiff defense on the Crusaders, forcing them to take shots late into [Continue Reading...]
#1 Falcons Upend Crusaders
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Falcons overwhelmed Maranatha with size and shooting, winning 71-45 on Saturday afternoon. As a team, Concordia shot 46.4% and used a balanced scoring attack, with only one player, Mitchell Schneider in double-digit scoring with 15 points. A 38-21 Falcon halftime lead, was cut to 43-33 in the second half on a layup [Continue Reading...]
Peterson’ Layup With 12.4 Clinches Win
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Lady Crusaders waited until the waning seconds of the game to win 54-53, upsetting the #2 Concordia Wisconsin Falcons on Saturday afternoon. A layup with 12.4 seconds left in the game by sophomore center Laci Peterson (Chillicothe, Ill.) was the shot the Crusaders needed to lift them to an [Continue Reading...]
Muskies Win Late Against Crusaders
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Muskies waded through a tied first half, before pulling away late to win 60-54 on Thursday night. Junior guard Hallie Nelson’s layup at 12:14 gave the Crusaders a 20-12 advantage as the Crusaders found open lanes to the basket and played solid defense. The Muskies fought through the current [Continue Reading...]
Crusaders Plagued By Fouls In Loss
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Crusaders managed to hang tight with the Edgewood Eagles in spite of foul trouble, losing 72-59 on Thursday night. In the first half, Maranatha managed to hold the Eagles to a 13-11 lead at 11:37 left in the half, before hitting a scoreless drought that gave Edgewood a 23-13 [Continue Reading...]
McGivern Sets Assist Record In Overtime Loss
Box Score LISLE, Ill. – Junior guard Matthew McGivern (Milwaukee, Wis.) set the school assist record in a 59-57 overtime loss at the hands of Benedictine in Lisle, Ill. McGivern came into the game needing two assists to break former Crusader Josh Burch’s 260 mark. He finished the game with three assists and five points. [Continue Reading...]