The Maranatha women’s basketball team has earned the No. 1 seed in the National Christian College Athletic Association Division II Championships, March 7-9 at Ohio Christian University in Circleville, OH. The Crusaders (21-6) will open the tournament with a quarterfinal game March 7 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time against North Central, MN (8-17). Four seniors, [Continue Reading...]
WATERTOWN, Wis.—Maranatha Baptist Bible College senior outside hitter Torey DeLozier has been named National Christian College Athletic Association Player of the Year by both the NCCAA and the American Volleyball Coaches Association. The awards ceremony will take place Dec. 14 in Louisville, Ky., at a banquet that takes place in conjunction with the NCAA Division [Continue Reading...]
Box Score LINCOLN, Ill. — The Maranatha Crusaders lost 70-68, despite putting together a solid second half. The Crusaders had a shot to tie the game on their last possession, but came away empty, but shot 57% from three-point land and 46% from the field. Lincoln went to the free throw line twenty times and [Continue Reading...]
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The men’s basketball team was fueled by a raucous gymnasium, defeating the Northland Pioneers 70-57 on Tuesday night. The Crusaders jumped out to an early 13-1, thanks in large part to junior forward Joel Borchardt (Watertown, Wis.), who shot 4-5 from the field for 10 points in the first half. [Continue Reading...]
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – Junior forward Torey DeLozier (Watertown, Wis.) paced the Crusaders to a 74-44 win over Northland International on Tuesday night in front of a packed gymnasium. The lady Crusaders ran on all cylinders, claiming a 14-2 lead in the early minutes of the game and closing the half ahead, 33-14. Maranatha [Continue Reading...]
Box Score CHICAGO, Ill. – The men’s basketball team came just short of a win against Moody Bible on Tuesday night, losing 52-50. Moody’s Steve Harrison was nearly unstoppable with 27 points off 55% field goal shooting, while Matt Hunter tried to match him with 22 points, shooting 6-14 for 43% from three-point land. Junior [Continue Reading...]
Box Score WYOMING, Mich. – Junior forward Torey DeLozier (Watertown, Wis.) and the Maranatha Crusaders finished off the Grace Tigers, 69-59 on Saturday afternoon. In spite of their struggles with turnovers, the ladies took advantage of 29 Grace turnovers and shot 45% from field goal range. The Crusaders were without starting center Laci Peterson (Chillicothe, [Continue Reading...]
Box Score The Crusaders notched their second win of the season over Great Lakes Christian, 93-73. “Overall we were able to see balanced scoring and shot over 80% during the game. Great Lakes are a tough, physical team that we played zone defense well against today,” Coach Ring stated. Maranatha finished 17-20 at the free [Continue Reading...]
DUNBAR, Wis. – The Crusaders finished the Regional Tip-Off with a spotless 3-0 record, in a 73-45 win over Lincoln Christian. Sophomore guard Erin Steuerwald (Whitewater, Wis.) led the Crusaders with 11 points and six rebounds. Junior guard Hallie Nelson (Rockford, Ill.) finished with 10 points and two steals while junior guard Autumn Peotter had [Continue Reading...]
Box Score The Crusaders came back in their third game with a much improved effort against the #1 team in the NCCAAII, losing 82-61. In their last game against Lakeland, Maranatha struggled finding a consistent rhythm but found encouraging signs in the early goings of the season. Coach Ring stated, “The score was not indiciative [Continue Reading...]