WINONA LAKE, Ind. – A full-capacity crowd is expected on Tuesday at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center for the Lancers' clash with defending national champion Indiana Wesleyan.
Grace (17-5, 7-3 CL) sits just one game behind Indiana Wesleyan (20-2, 8-2 CL) in the Crossroads League standings, setting up the Lancers for a potential move into first place.
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PROMOS
The first 250 Grace students into Tuesday's game will receive a free hat for Farmer's Day. Students are encouraged to wear flannel shirts, overalls or a farmer's hat to show support for the local Indiana farmers.
FREE walking tacos will also be available to all students who cheer in the Red Zone and who wear their farmer's gear or Red Zone t-shirts.
Halftime will feature a number of games and contests including the Papa John's 3-Point Shot, the Clint-Dawg Flamingo Twirl and others. Check out a "Hype Video" from Clint-Dawg here.
LANCERS
Grace is riding a four-game winning streak, tied for best in the Crossroads League. The Lancers have knocked off three NAIA Top-25 teams already. Grace dropped a narrow 85-80 game at IWU on Dec. 2.
Grace has a sterling 8-2 record at the MOCC this year. The last two times the Lancers and Wildcats have clashed at the MOCC have been nailbiters. IWU escaped with a 61-60 win last year while Grace won 80-77 in 2012-13.
WILDCATS
Indiana Wesleyan, the defending NAIA champ, is coming off an 88-85 loss to Bethel on Saturday. The Wildcats were ranked No. 1 last week with the next poll to come out Tuesday evening.
The Wildcats outscore their opponents by 17.9 points per game on average. IU transfer Jonny Marlin leads the NAIA with 7.5 assists per game, and Lane Mahurin paces the team's scoring at 14.4 ppg.
