http://www.glcc.edu RSS feeds for Great Lakes Christian College 60 http://www.glcc.edu/Athletics/AthleticsNews/tabid/204/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/218/Guys-Come-Up-Short-Against-Kuyper-Girls-Snag-Win.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.glcc.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=204&ModuleID=717&ArticleID=218 http://www.glcc.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=218&PortalID=0&TabID=204 http://www.glcc.edu/Athletics/AthleticsNews/tabid/204/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/218/Guys-Come-Up-Short-Against-Kuyper-Girls-Snag-Win.aspx The Great Lakes men were hoping to carry some momentum from Saturday's stellar performance into Tuesday's rivalry clash with Kuyper. They came up just short in this one, 76-68. It was a tight one from the start, the teams trading baskets until the Crusaders put up a 7-point run to take a 29-20 lead, the largest they would hold all night, with eight minutes to go in the first. But a 12-point Kuyper run put an end to the Crusaders' lead, and the teams continued to go back and forth to a 38-38 tie at halftime. The Doty Center was as loud as it had been all season as the second half tipped off. Once again, the teams continued to trade baskets, the lead changing hands constanatly through the first part of the half. With about eight minutes to go, however, Kuyper started to pull away, slowly building a ten-point lead in the closing minutes. The Lakes fought back hard, but were unable to overcome the deficit, falling 76-68. Kyle Downing, in his return from injury, led the team with 20 points. On a positive note, the Lady Crusaders downed their Kuyper counterparts 64-41. The girls took an immediate advantage and never looked back,leading 32-13 at the half. Caiti Piercefield led the team with a double-double; 22 points, 11 rebounds. The men take on Valley Forge on Saturday at 3:00 at the Doty Center, their last home game before the rivalry clash with Grace on Tuesday at 5. Colton Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:13:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:218 http://www.glcc.edu/Athletics/AthleticsNews/tabid/204/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/217/Crusaders-Pull-Off-Stunner-94-72-Blowout-Upset-Of-IUNW.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.glcc.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=204&ModuleID=717&ArticleID=217 http://www.glcc.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=217&PortalID=0&TabID=204 http://www.glcc.edu/Athletics/AthleticsNews/tabid/204/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/217/Crusaders-Pull-Off-Stunner-94-72-Blowout-Upset-Of-IUNW.aspx When Great Lakes lost to Rochester University by twenty on Wednesday night, they looked like a lost team. Lost drive, lost motivation, lost season. Maybe that was the team the Red Hawks of Indiana University-Northwest thought they would face when they entered the Doty Center at 2:45 on Saturday afternoon. The Red Hawks had had some trouble navigating the snow-covered highway to reach the stadium, and arrived nearly an hour after the scheduled tip time. The game was pushed back to a 3:00 tip to accommodate the visitors, who had only a few minutes to warm up before the game started. No worries, right? After all, these were the Crusaders we were talking about here; a team whom IUNW had downed with relative ease, 90-80, back in the Lakes' season opener in October at their home court, on a night in which the Crusaders shot a paltry 35.2% from the floor and committed 27 turnovers. At halftime in Saturday's contest, the Red Hawks' lack of concern seemed justified, as they held a comfortable 44-36 lead on a Crusaders team that looked fairly listless and uninspiring for most of the half. A team who had won one game all season, and had it taken away due to the presence of an ineligible player on the roster. A team hobbled by injuries, missing both leading scorer Kyle Downing and senior leader Tyler Piercefield. The kind of team who might as well shut it down. Apparently the Crusaders didn't get the memo. I don't know what went on in that Crusader locker room at halftime. I'm not sure I want to know. All I know is that what happened next may have been the greatest twenty minutes of Crusader basketball the Doty Center hardcourt had ever seen. The limping Crusaders looked the Red Hawks in the eye and said 'bring it'. Because they were coming. The teams traded buckets for a few minutes before the Crusaders made their move; Devlin Jefferson drove to the basket and laid it in with 14:31 to go to cut the Red Hawk lead to 53-48, the smallest it had been in the half. That bucket started a run that no one could have seen coming. Three possessions later, it was Jefferson in the corner, delivering the three that gave GLCC their first lead since being up 11-10 early in the first half; 55-53. A lead they would not relinquish. If you want to pick out a defining moment in the game, there are plenty to choose from; D.J.'s go-ahead three. Troy Aubrey or Maurice Jordan or DeAngelo Brown (take your pick) driving the lane and cashing in with a lay-up.  Taylor Richards grabbing the rebound and putting it back for two. Luke Flokerts getting serious air for the offensive board... again. Nathan Shelton hitting a bucket of his own in the final minute. Or Mike Vickers nailing not one, not two, but three triples in three consecutive possessions to make the lead 81-59 with 3:47 to play, capping off the run that Jefferon started for the Crusaders over ten minutes before. But you can't. It was all special. The Doty Center was in a kind of euphoric dreamland, that 'is this really happening?' kind of state where you look at the guy next to you and you're both screaming/squealing like little girls because your David has Goliath by the throat. It's not a moment anyone who was there will forget any time soon. When it was all said and done, the scoreboard read 94-72, in favour of the home squad. The scorecard can tell you all kinds of other things; Six Crusaders had ten or more points; Jefferson (22), Vickers (18), Richards (14), Brown (13), Jordan (11), Aubrey (10). Troy Aubrey got his double-double with 10 assists in addition to his points, as well as seven rebounds and three steals. He led the team in all three categories. The team shot 20/22 from the free-throw line, led by Jefferson, who shot a perfect 10/10. Mike Vickers shot 4/5 from beyond the arc, leading a 6/12 overall effort by the team from the team. GLCC also shot 54% from the floor, converting 34 of 63 attempts. What the scorecard can't tell you is what this win means to that hobbled, beaten down, winless team who gutted out the performance of a lifetime and shock everyone (including themselves) with a huge, huge, huge victory. "I want to give thanks to the team and to God," said Mike Vickers during the post-game celebration, "When the team talked at halftime, we said that if we give our thoughts to God He would bless us and he did with a 20-point win." "Everybody steps up," said head coach John Piercefield, "these guys had the potential all along, and they've been given an opportunity. We've got guys down, and it’s nice to have an opportunity to have everybody play, and play well." "It was even more special because it was a home win," said Troy Aubrey, "you know, we're coming off a loss, we needed this win, we're down some players, a couple of guys are injured, so this was like a statement game." The Crusaders host rival Kuyper on Tuesday night at the Doty Center at 7:00. Colton Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:16:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:217 http://www.glcc.edu/Athletics/AthleticsNews/tabid/204/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/215/Andrews-Comeback-Spurns-Crusaders-Upset-Hopes.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.glcc.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=204&ModuleID=717&ArticleID=215 http://www.glcc.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=215&PortalID=0&TabID=204 http://www.glcc.edu/Athletics/AthleticsNews/tabid/204/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/215/Andrews-Comeback-Spurns-Crusaders-Upset-Hopes.aspx The Lakes looked good early in this one, but couldn't close it out in the end, falling 76-68 to Andrews University on Tuesday night.   The Crusaders led by as many as eight in the first half, and led 35-29 at the break, but Andrews applied the pressure in the second half, scoring 47 points in the final twenty minutes to win 76-68.   Kyle Downing led the team with 29 in his return, and Maurice Jordan had 14 of his own. Troy Aubrey, in his debut, ran the point for much of the game and dished out 10 assists.   The Crusaders will continue their home stretch Wednesday night at 7:00 against Rochester.   The Lady Crusaders also took on Andrews Tuesday night, falling short by a score of 58-48.  Colton Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:53:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:215 http://www.glcc.edu/Athletics/AthleticsNews/tabid/204/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/214/OFL-2013-Draft-Finalised.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.glcc.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=204&ModuleID=717&ArticleID=214 http://www.glcc.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=214&PortalID=0&TabID=204 http://www.glcc.edu/Athletics/AthleticsNews/tabid/204/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/214/OFL-2013-Draft-Finalised.aspx   The 2013 OFL Draft was completed on Monday night at an undisclosed top-secret location on the GLCC campus. The draft was administered by Caleb McCarrick. The four captains made their selections with relatively few surprises, and the the teams are all set for the first round of games which should take place near the end of February.   Captains Green - Michael Vickers Black - Matt Barnum Red - Brandon Smith Blue - Jon Vallejo   2013 OFL Draft Final Results   Round 1 1. Green - Landon Koch 2. Black - Joey Whittaker 3. Red - James Kees 4. Blue - Adam Burton   Round 2 5. Blue - Jimbo Harvey 6. Red - Josiah Leblanc 7. Black - Danny Buegar 8. Green - Alan Lippert   Round 3 9. Green - DuJuan  10. Black - Quinten Howard 11. Red - Ryan Steere 12. Blue - Taylor Richards   Round 4 13. Blue -  Luke Folkerts 14. Red - Isaac Magley 15. Black - Donnel Jones 16. Green - C.J. Powell   Round 5 17. Green - Greg Smith 18. Black - Tyler Piercefield 19. Red - Danny Holland 20. Blue - Darwin Hayes   Round 6 21. Blue - Kory Stratton 22. Red - Trevor Bray-Burns 23. Black - Colton Wesley 24. Green - DeAngelo Brown   Round 7 25. Green - Matt Brooks 26. Black - Jonathan 'Rev' Crutcher 27. Red - Justin Maine 28. Blue - Curtis Stucko   Round 8 29. Blue - Jabar 30. Red - Caleb Nightengale 31. Black - Evan Grandier 32. Green - Derek Mikowski   Round 9 33. Green - Andrew O 34. Black - Alan Ruff 35. Red - Drew Papp 36. Blue - Cody Herbert   Round 10 37. Blue - Jon Burr   FA - Archie Cobb II (Red) FA - Tom Bade (Black) FA - Clayton MacDonald (Green)   If you missed the draft, there is no need to panic! You can still play if you are a GLCC student. Contact Ryan Bushnell or Caleb McCarrick to be assigned a spot. Also, my most humble apologies if I misspelled your name.   Colton Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:54:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:214 http://www.glcc.edu/Athletics/AthleticsNews/tabid/204/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/213/Limping-Crusaders-Fall-Short-In-LCU-Rematch.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.glcc.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=204&ModuleID=717&ArticleID=213 http://www.glcc.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=213&PortalID=0&TabID=204 http://www.glcc.edu/Athletics/AthleticsNews/tabid/204/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/213/Limping-Crusaders-Fall-Short-In-LCU-Rematch.aspx Lincoln Christian got their revenge for their earlier loss to Great Lakes by winning 81-66 over the Crusaders on Friday night. The Red Lions took the lead right out of the gate and never looked back, leading by as many as 20 in the early part of the second half.    Devlin (D.J.) Jefferson led the scoring for the Lakes with 22, while Moses Sullivan contributed 17 in his first action as a Crusader. Kyle Downing, the Crusaders leading scorer on the season, watched the game from the bench in street clothes due to injury.   The Crusaders will continue their seven-game home stretch against Andrews University on Tuesday at 8:00 in the Doty Center.  The Lady Crusaders will also play on Tuesday, facing Andrews' ladies squad at 6:00. Colton Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:23:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:213 http://www.glcc.edu/Athletics/AthleticsNews/tabid/204/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/210/Grace-Down-GLCC-In-Return-To-Hoops.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.glcc.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=204&ModuleID=717&ArticleID=210 http://www.glcc.edu/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=210&PortalID=0&TabID=204 http://www.glcc.edu/Athletics/AthleticsNews/tabid/204/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/210/Grace-Down-GLCC-In-Return-To-Hoops.aspx GLCC fell 77-61 on Tuesday night in Grand Rapids to rival and NCCAA D-II number-one ranked Grace Bible College, in a game that was much closer than the score indicated. "...we can most definitely beat them." said freshman guard Nathan Shelton, "We will be ready for them at our place." Next Saturday the Crusaders, who are 1-4 in conference play, will take on conference opponent Lincoln Christian, whom Great Lakes defeated at home, 100-91, in the Tip-Off Tournament back in November. Colton Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:05:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:210