SPRING ARBOR, MI – Spring Arbor University made a valiant run against the 9th ranked Grace College Lancers but Grace had all the answers down the stretch and ultimately topped the Cougars 71-60 in Crossroads League action on Wednesday night on the campus of Spring Arbor University.
Chris Bellamy paced the Cougars with nine of 16 shots from the field while scoring 20 points and grabbing six rebounds. Rob Hogans chipped in 10 points for Spring Arbor.
The game was still in doubt with less than 7:00 in the game and Spring Arbor was down by nine points 50-59 when Bellamy scored on a driving layup to cut the lead to seven. Matt Van Pelt stopped the Lancer's Greg Miller with a steal to give the Cougars an opportunity to cut even further into Grace's league, but the Cougars failed to capitalize and the Lancers would go on to win down the stretch.
Spring Arbor falls to 10-6 overall and 0-4 in league play while Grace improves to 11-4 and 3-1.
Spring Arbor will travel to Marion, IN and face Indiana Wesleyan University on Saturday for a 3:00 tip off against the Wildcats.
