WINONA LAKE, Ind. - Sophia Eli scored a career-high 19 points, and the Maple Leafs came roaring back in the third quarter against Grace to make it a one-possession game. Yet the Lancers outscored the Leafs 15-5 in the fourth quarter to win 69-56.

Grace led for all but the first five seconds of the game as Karlee Feldman quickly put the home team on the board first. The Leafs were doubled up in the first quarter as Grace tallied 22 points to Goshen's 11. There was already a 15-point difference when Grace led 22-7, but after a GC timeout, the Leafs scored the last four points of the quarter.

The Grace lead was at 35-19 when Goshen went on an 8-0 scoring run in the second quarter to pull within eight. At the half, it was still a nine-point game.

In the final minutes of the third quarter, Montasia McAllister hit some key buckets to put the Leafs back in contention. Down seven, she hit a jumper and was fouled on the shot to make it a five-point game. On the next Goshen possession, she connected on another jumper to make it a one-score game.

The Maple Leafs pulled within three a couple more times in the quarter but could never get closer. Then in the fourth, the Lancers held the Leafs scoreless for six minutes and twenty-nine seconds and ended the game on an 11-3 run. Goshen shot 10-18 in the third quarter and 2-12 in the fourth. Grace, a team receiving votes in the NAIA coaches poll, won 69-56.

Eli was just a rebound shy of a double-double, finishing with 19 points and nine rebounds. Sa'drea Rougeau continued her hot streak with a double-digit performance for the fourth straight game. She had 15 points and four steals. Zion Neat had 11 points with four rebounds.

Karlee Feldman scored 25 points and grabbed 18 rebounds for the Lancers, shooting 75% from the field. She leads the Crossroads League in rebounds and field goal percentage this season. Maddie Ryman added another 20 points for the home team. Kaylee Patton had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Players wore various colors to the game for Fight Together Night to represent different types of cancer and how it affects so many people. The game also served as an opportunity to donate to Grace freshman Hagen Knepp, who was diagnosed with a rare form of appendix cancer during the preseason.

For the Leafs to make the conference tournament, they need to win out and have Mount Vernon Nazarene lose out. Goshen faces Spring Arbor on Saturday, February 11, at 1:00 pm for Senior Day. Emily Brandeberry, Sa'drea Rougeau, Jazmin Vargas, and Suzanna Yoder will be recognized on the court at the end of the game. The ECoSistema pep band will be playing throughout the doubleheader.