Jan. 28, 2023, GRAYLING, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Community College men's and women's teams dominated in their games at Kirtland Community College on Saturday, both by more than 30 points.
The women's team bounced back from a tough loss at Muskegon Community College on Wednesday, cruising to an 85-51 win while getting two career performances from players off the bench.
After scoring a season-low 35 points in their previous game, the Raiders offense lit it up for a season-high in points, including 30 in the second quarter. The team also set season highs in overall field goal percentage, with 45.2 percent; and three-point field goal shooting, with 60 percent.
Alyssa Katerberg was on fire from behind the arc, totaling five threes for a career-high 15 points while adding five rebounds. Dual sport athlete Karissa Ferry scored a career-best 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting while grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds, including 12 on the offensive end.
Sally Merrill led GRCC with 20 points and Grace Lodes added 15 points, helping the team improve to 9-6 overall and 3-2 in MCCAA Northern Conference play.
The men's team led by just seven points at the half, but erupted for 62 points in the second half on 65 percent shooting, to cruise to a 98-59 victory, the team’s 14th of the season.
"Incredible effort from the guys in the second half," head coach Joe Fox said. "We really locked into the scout and played with incredible energy. Brockton Kohler was a steadying force, and Jack Scrimshaw really helped us close the game out. Feels great to string a few wins together on the road.
After an 11-0 start, the team dropped four in a row. But now it is riding a three-game win streak to improve to 3-2 in the conference.
GRCC had a total of 12 players score on the night, led by Kohler who scored 16 points on 5-of-8 from the floor.
Just as it did in its previous game, GRCC led in every statistical category, including only turning the ball over 10 times against 23 for Kirtland, and blocking five more shots.
Danyel Bibbs scored 14 points and Chris Coleman, JaJuan Walker and Myron Brewer all added 10 points.
Both teams will be back on the road on Feb. 1, visiting Delta College. The women will tip-off first at 5:30 p.m.