2.21.09 - GRABOWSKI SCORES 17 IN FINAL GAME AS MC DEFEATS ROSE-HULMAN 76-58
Manchester senior Jeff Grabowski tied a game-high 17 points as Manchester closed out their season with a 76-58 win over Rose-Hulman Saturday.
Manchester jumped out to a 26-8 lead in the first 12 minutes of the first half, and went up by as many as 24 points before settling for a 43-26 halftime lead.
Rose-Hulman cut the Manchester lead to 50-40 the first five minutes of the second half, but MC used 65% field goal shooting in the game to outscore Rose-Hulman 21-10 over the next 10 minutes to take a 71-50 lead and settled for the 76-58 win.
Tyler Henn match Grabowski with 17 points. He was 6-7 from the field with seven rebounds and four steals, while Grabowski ended the game 8-10 from the floor with three rebounds. Jason Spindler added 10 points on 4-5 shooting with three blocked shots.
Manchester closes out the season with an 11-14 record, 6-10 in the HCAC. They finished in a tie for sixth place in the conference standings, but Hanover won the tie-breaker and will be the sixth and final team to take part in the HCAC Conference Tournament.
2.18.09 - SPARTANS POST 67-55 WIN OVER ANDERSON
Manchester posted a 67-55 conference win at Anderson on Wednesday, keeping their chances for a berth into the HCAC Tournament alive with one game remaining this Saturday in the regular season.
Manchester used an 8-0 run to close out the first half as JT Hooks and Jordan Moss connected on three-pointers to give the Spartans a 35-27 lead.
Manchester opened the second half with a 10-1 run to take an 18-point lead, and while Ravens came within six points with 7:26 remaining, Manchester pushed it back to a double-digit lead throughout most of the remaining half to pick up the 67-55 win.
Jordan Moss led all Spartans with 16 points, hitting 6-11 shots from the field and adding six rebounds and seven assists. Jason Spindler added 12 points and five boards on 5-7 shooting, and Nathan Ferch added 10 points and eight rebounds in the win.
Manchester improves its record to 10-14 overall, 5-10 in the conference. They close out the regular season Saturday hosting Rose-Hulman.
2.14.09 - HANOVER POSTS 81-71 WIN OVER MANCHESTER
Hanover College used a 43-28 lead at the half to post a81-71 win over Manchester on Saturday.
Tyler Henn scored 13 of his 16 points on the afternoon in the second half, hitting 7-17 shots from the floor and adding 10 rebounds and three steals. Jason Spindler added 11 points on 5-8 shooting from the floor and two rebounds. Jeff Grabowski chipped in eight points and two assists for the Spartans.
The win by Hanover gives them sole possession of sixth place in the conference standings, and with two games remaining, MC needs a pair of wins and a loss by Hanover to lock in a spot in the HCAC Conference Tournament. Manchester falls to 9-14 overall, 4-10 in the HCAC. They travel to Anderson on Wednesday.
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 Head Coach Brad Nadborne, in his fifth year at Manchester, leads a program that has gained both conference and national recognition. Before coming to Manchester College, Nadborne served three seasons as an assistant coach at DePauw University, with a one-year stint at the University of Wisconsin/LaCrosse as the interim head coach. He spent five seasons as a graduate and head assistant coach at Cornell University, and two years as the head recruiter for the University of Colorado.
- Manchester College is the only school in the HCAC to play in a national championship, finishing runner-up in 1995 under then Head Coach Steve Alford.
- First Year player Nathan Ferch was selected to the Honorable Mention All-Conference team last year.
- Graduate Jamaal Wade became a four-time First Team All-Conference selection last year and left MC as the 8th best scorer of all time with 1,363 points.
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