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LANSING, Mich. -- The Great Lakes Christian College Crusaders came out shooting today and kept the pressure on the Sabercats, dishing out a 92-47 loss to Maranatha as the Sabercats opened a three-game Midwest Region stretch.
Katelyn Brown led the Saebrcats with 25 points and four rebounds while Paige Joiner and Chloe Steuerwald notched six points apiece.

OVERVIEW

• Result: Maranatha 47-92 Great Lakes
• Venue: Doty Center - Great Lakes Christian College
• Location: Lansing, Mich.
• Attendance: 123
• Records: MBU (4-9), GLCC (5-9)

STORY 
The Crusaders busted out of the gate in the first quarter, shooting a red-hot 13-19 to put up 32 points in the opening 10 minutes. The Crusaders made more buckets than the Sabercats could even attempt, as the hosts poured on the pressure to force 11 turnovers from Maranatha - it was all going right for the hosts.

The struggles continued into the second quarter, and after a similar 10-minute stretch, the Sabercats faced a 57-25 deficit going into halftime, and it looked like a rough night was ahead.

The Sabercats ultimately cut the quarter differences to just five points in the final two acts, but there was simply no stopping Great Lakes, who had six of their seven players hit double-digit points in the high-scoring win.

Makensie Mondy was the star of the game for the hosts, putting up a triple-double with 23 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists
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Maranatha Starters: 4-Steuerwald, 5-Ureke, 10-Joiner, 21-Mikkelson, 25-Brown

STATS

• Box Score
• MBU: shot 26.8 percent from the field
• GLCC: shot 48 percent from the field
• Last time: Maranatha defeated Great Lakes 77-56 on February 10, 2018
• Series: Maranatha leads the all-time series against Great Lakes 2-1

OPPONENTS

• Great Lakes competes in the NCCAA Midwest Region alongside Maranatha 
• Great Lakes  finished the '22-23 season with an 7-25 record

NEXT

The Sabercats stay in Michigan to face Grace University in another NCCAA Midwest match-up tomorrow, January 12 at 5 P.M. EST Follow at mbusabercats.com/schedule.