Feb. 23, 2022, PLYMOUTH, Ind. – Grand Rapids Community College's men and women's basketball went down in defeat to the Ancilla Chargers on Wednesday night. The women suffered a 53-38 loss while the men lost 116-99.
The women's basketball team played without starting forward Grace Lodes, and couldn't find any rhythm on the offensive end. The team scored a season-low 38 points, and shot a season-worst 22.6 from the field, including just two of 24 from three-point range.
"Not our best outing by any means," Coach David Glazier said. "We’ve struggled the past few games to consistently score the basketball, which caught up with us tonight. We will get back to work tomorrow to prepare for Friday night's season finale at Glen Oaks."
Sally Merrill scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Raiders.
Despite the outcome of their next game, the Raider women will finish in third place in the conference, and take on the sixth-place team in the first round of regional tournament next week.
The Raider men concluded their 2021-22 campaign by scoring 65 points in the second half, but couldn't overcome the outstanding three-point shooting from Ancilla College. The Chargers were 17 of 34 from deep, compared to 11 of 33 for the Raiders.
“Tough one to end the season,” Coach Joe Fox said. “We had some solid individual efforts but needed to gel better as a team on both ends. We did a much better job offensively in the second half, scoring 64 points, but needed to execute better defensively. I’m grateful for my two sophomores, who did a great job of leading the team this season, on and off the court. I’m excited to follow their careers moving forward.”
Freshman point guard Danyel Bibbs scored a game-high 32 points and dished out six assists in just 25 minutes.
Sophomores Ryel Daye and Drew Moore ended their GRCC careers with solid performances. Moore totaled 24 points on nine of 13 from the field, including four three-pointers. Daye finished with seven points, 11 rebounds and six assists.
Moore and Daye finished one and two on the team in scoring, averaging 20.1 points per game and 17.5. Daye led the team with 11.9 rebounds per game.
The men's team finished with a 10-19 overall record and 5-13 in the conference.
The women's team still has one more game in the regular season, playing on Feb. 25 at Glen Oaks Community College. The team will host a first-round game on March 1 in the regional tournament against a team to be determined.