WINONA LAKE, Ind. - A new chapter will be written for one of the greatest small-college rivalries in basketball on Saturday with the annual Grace/Bethel doubleheader.

The Pilots will visit Grace's MOCC on Saturday with the women's game starting at 1 p.m. and the men's game to follow at 3 p.m.
 

WOMEN'S GAME

Time: 1 p.m.
Place: Grace College, MOCC
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Scouting the Lady Pilots: After a strong 3-1 start to the season, Bethel has gone 4-12 since then. The Lady Pilots also started 2-1 in league play, but they have dropped their past five in the Crossroads League.

Bethel has not been a strong road team this year, winning just twice in 12 tries away from Mishawaka.

The Lady Pilots have four players who are averaging double-digit points. Aimee Swihart (13.1 ppg, 39% 3PT) leads Bethel, and Savannah Bley is averaging a double-double with 11.0 points and 10.7 rebounds per game.

Scouting the Lady Lancers: Grace is still searching for its first Crossroads League victory. Grace has dropped nine straight, dating back to a 71-70 overtime win at Union College on Dec. 11.

The Lady Lancers feature a balanced attack with five players scoring at least 6.0 points per game. 

Senior Sarah Feasby has increased her scoring by nearly two ppg in Crossroads League play, posting averages of 9.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in league play.    Gabby Miller has a plus-1.8 assist-to-turnover ration as Grace's starting point guard, and Haley Richardson has a team-leading 9.1 ppg.
 

MEN'S GAME

Time: 3 p.m.
Place: Grace College, MOCC
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Scouting the Pilots: The NAIA No. 9-ranked Pilots are coming off an emotional 87-86 win over No. 3 St. Francis on Tuesday. Bethel, who is stuck in a four-way tie for second place with Grace, has one of the highest scoring offenses in the nation at 86.0 ppg.

The Pilots are led by Clay Yeo and his 22.7 ppg. Yeo has topped 30 points four times this year and has scored in double figures in all 20 games.

Gage Ott is No. 1 in the nation in field goal percentage, hitting 69 percent of his attempts. Bethel as a team ranks third in the NAIA by shooting 51 percent from the floor.

Scouting the Lancers: No. 21 Grace boasts one of the stingier defenses in the nation. The Lancers rank No. 17 in the NAIA by yielding 68.8 ppg.

Grace is coming off a 65-60 loss to No. 13 Marian on Tuesday, snapping a five-game winning streak. 

Brandon Vanderhegghen leads Grace in scoring with 15.3 ppg. He was named the NAIA National Player of the Week on Jan. 12 after helping the Lancers to an upset of then-No. 1 Indiana Wesleyan. Erik Bowen is No. 2 in the nation in double-doubles (13), currently posting 14.5 ppg and 10.3 rpg.