FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) – NAIA basketball teams across Northeast Indiana are powering into the semifinals of their conference tournaments ahead of the final weekend of February.
NAIA basketball teams across Northeast Indiana are powering into the semifinals of their conference tournaments ahead of the final weekend of February.
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Indiana Tech’s women wasted no time asserting their dominance over their first-round opponent in the WHAC tournament.
The top-seeded Warriors outscored Cornerstone 25-4 in the first quarter before taking a 50-13 lead at halftime.
Indiana Tech cruised to the 97-45 victory, led by 28 points from Taylor Covington and 16 from Gabby Richie.
The Warriors advance to the WHAC tournament semifinals against fifth-seeded Siena Heights.
That game will be played at 6pm Friday inside Indiana Tech’s Schaefer Center.
In the Crossroads League, the men’s tournament tipped off Wednesday evening across the state of Indiana.
The women’s first round played out the day before, with the top two seeds advancing, but No. 3 Spring Arbor and No. 4 Huntington each falling on their home court.
In the men’s first round, each of the top four seeds defended home court to advance to the semi-finals.
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Huntington’s men brought the energy back into Platt Arena, taking down Mount Vernon Nazarene 85-68.
Kaden Johnson led the way with a 21-point, 10-rebound double-double for the Foresters.
Landon Biegel added 18 off the bench thanks in part to five three-pointers, and Churubusco grad Jackson Paul added 11 points and four assists.
Top-seeded Grace – ranked No. 2 in the nation – took care of business against Spring Arbor, and second-seeded Indiana Wesleyan – ranked No. 4 nationally – had no trouble getting past Saint Francis.
Recent Manchester grad and current Lancers freshman Gavin Betten led Grace with 24 points in their first-round victory.
Indiana Wesleyan and Bethel are the only Crossroads League schools to have both their men’s and women’s teams advance into the conference tournament quarterfinals.
The Crossroads League men’s tournament resumes Saturday, with the women picking back up the day before.
