by Matt Kopsea | Mar 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
KANSAS CITY – No. 21 Bethel Men’s Basketball gave up a 16-point first half lead in the NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship Quarterfinal Round to No. 24 Saint Francis and fell 89-81 on Saturday. Nathan Aerts led the Pilots with 19 points and 6 rebounds. GAME...
by Matt Kopsea | Mar 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
WINONA LAKE, Ind. – Grace’s women’s basketball team put an exclamation mark to the end of the season, beating Ecclesia 97-50 in the fifth-place game of the NCCAA National Championships. Kyannah Stull made history in the win. She erupted for 28 points, moving her into...
by Matt Kopsea | Mar 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After two days of play at the 2021 NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship, neither the No. 1 or No. 2 seeds will return to the floor. For the second consecutive day, a top seed was knocked-out as No. 2 William Penn (Iowa) fell to No. 15 Carroll...
by Matt Kopsea | Mar 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Things went okay during the regional round as I posted a 37-11 (77 percent) record. With just two weeks remaining, my overall record is 312-79, which keeps me at 80 percent for the season. CLASS 4A LAFAYETTE Carmel (24-2) vs. Gary West (22-4) (4 p.m.): Brian Waddell...
by Matt Kopsea | Mar 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Thursday the four finalists vying for the honor of the 2021 Naismith Trophy, which includes University of Iowa men’s basketball senior center Luka Garza. The prestigious award recognizes the most outstanding men’s...
by Matt Kopsea | Mar 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Valparaiso University Department of Athletics and Director of Sports Performance Bob Brooks have announced the addition of Trent Smart as Associate Director of Sports Performance. Smart will serve as the strength & conditioning coach for the Valpo football...
by Matt Kopsea | Mar 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
WINONA LAKE, Ind. – After a disappointing loss on Wednesday, Grace’s women’s basketball team rebounded on Thursday morning with a hot-shooting performance. The Lady Lancers blew past Columbia International 84-58 in the consolation bracket of the NCCAA National...
by Matt Kopsea | Mar 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
WINONA LAKE, Ind. – Grace’s men’s basketball team went cold over the final minutes of the NCCAA national semifinals, falling 79-76 to Northwestern (Minn.) on Thursday. The Lancers led by six with 4:43 remaining, but Grace scored just one more point which opened the...
by Matt Kopsea | Mar 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A pair of upsets in the final two games highlighted a thrilling day of action at the 2021 NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship. After No. 13-seeded Jamestown (N.D.) defeated No. 4 Faulkner (Ala.) 88-83, the Bethel Pilots played giant-killers...
by Matt Kopsea | Mar 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
NSAS CITY – No. 21 Bethel Men’s Basketball battled back from a five-point halftime deficit and multiple six-point deficits in the second half and took down NAIA No. 1 and the top overall seed in the tournament Indiana Wesleyan 83-77 on Thursday in the NAIA Men’s...
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