Lady Eagles Drop Two at Faith Classic

Friday night the Faith Lady Eagles played host to the Lady Tigers of Grace Bible College in their first game of the Faith Classic.  Grace Bible was ranked #8 in the country heading into the weekend.  The Lady Eagles came out ready to play and put up a strong defensive effort against the visiting Lady Tigers.  Grace only took a 6 point lead into the locker room at halftime, but then turned up their offense in the second half.  Despite the Lady Eagles offensive struggles throughout the whole game, Faith found themselves down only eight points with eight minutes to go in the game.  In the end though Grace was too much and were able to close out the game with a 57-33 victory.  Laura Garwick led Faith in scoring with 9 points and also chipped in 10 rebounds.  Shannon Steffen added 7 points as well.

The Lady Eagles continued their struggles on offensive in the Saturday game of the Faith Classic vs. Lincoln Christian University (NAIA).  Lincoln came out strong in the first half and took a 35-10 lead into the locker room at halftime.  The Lady Eagles looked better in the second half, but still struggled to score the ball.  Lincoln was able to secure the victory with 68-32 win.  Kelsey Grider had a team high 12 points for the Lady Eagles as well as 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks.  The Lady Eagles will play Crossroads College on Tuesday in Rochester, MN.