Feb. 5, 2022, GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Community College women's basketball extended their win streak to seven in a row, while the men's basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak in a sweep of Kellogg Community College on Saturday.
The women’s team dominated, with all 11 GRCC players scoring at least two points and grabbing at least one rebound in the Raiders’ 57-31 victory.
The win keeps GRCC all alone in second place in the MCCAA Western Conference with a 12-7 record, 8-1 in the conference.
Forwards Grace Lodes and Sally Merrill led GRCC with 10 points and both tallied four rebounds in 19 minutes on the court.
Audrey Harnish led the team in rebounding with nine while scoring six points off the bench. Emersyn Koepke added eight points and six rebounds.
"Extremely happy with the complete team performance today," Coach David Glazier said. "Our reserves work their butts off everyday so it was rewarding to see them all contribute to the win today."
In the men’s game, GRCC point guard Danyel Bibbs was nearly unstoppable, connecting on 11 of 13 from the field, one of one from three-point range and three of three from the charity stripe, for a game-high 26 points. He also had a game-high nine assists, four blocks and three steals.
The Bruins jumped out to an early lead and had a nine-point advantage 7:22 into the game, but the Raiders outscored the visitors by 14 to close the half up 48-43.
GRCC, 9-13 overall and 4-7 in the conference, led the entire second half, hanging on for a 96-90 victory, snapping a three-game skid.
Andrew Moore knocked in 19 points while Brockton Kohler poured in 18 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.
"Playing a team back-to-back, especially after a heartbreaker like the last game, can be difficult," Coach Joe Fox said. "Both teams made adjustments, and I was happy with how the guys executed. Danyel Bibbs did a great job pushing the pace offensively, and Nyuon Nhial was a great anchor defensively in the second half. I’m excited for the guys to get a W after putting in a lot of hard work. The next key is to build on this win and keep momentum rolling moving toward the playoffs."
Both teams will have just one day off before they take on Glen Oaks Community College in Grand Rapids on Feb. 7.