GOSHEN, Ind. - Goshen had a lead with four minutes to go against Bethel on Saturday afternoon but the Pilots ended the game on a 10-4 run to win 67-62.

When the teams were tied 20-20 in the second quarter, Bethel used an 8-3 scoring run to go into halftime with an 28-23 scoring advantage.

The Maple Leafs scored 24 points in the third quarter, more than their first two quarters combined. Goshen made 62% of their shots in the period, which included a 12-2 run to start the quarter, and then they were only down one going into the fourth. Zion Neat scored the first basket of the fourth quarter to put GC on top and the teams went back-and-forth with the lead for the next five minutes. Gracie Lambes scored six of Bethel's final ten points, giving them a third straight win against the Leafs.

Neat led all players on the court with 25 points and had her fourth 25-point game of the season. Syanne Mohamed had 13 points and eight rebounds. She had two blocks and made six of her seven shot attempts. It was her sixth game this season with six or more made field goals, and five of those have come in the last seven games. Zoe Zellers had four rebounds and four assists. Ava Lickliter's four assists are tho most in a conference game for her this season.

Goshen is at Saint Francis on Wednesday, January 29, at 5:30 pm.

It was Staff Appreciation Day in Ruth Gunden Gymnasium. You can read what was said for the event below:

Fans.... we would like to draw your attention to center court as our women's basketball players meet up with a Goshen College professor or staff member to honor them and thank them for making a significant impact on their lives. Special invited guests, please come down to the center court at this time to meet up with your student-athlete and be recognized...

These honored guests have provided guidance and support to these athletes in an exceptional way throughout their time here at GC. We wanted to publicly say THANK YOU for all of the time, hard work, and dedication you have put into teaching, supporting, and lifting our students in the various ways you do. We are where we are today because of your guidance. 

Thank you, honored professors and staff members, and we appreciate you being here today to cheer us on in sport and life!

Today's special guests are....

Erica Albertin with Lilly Null
Juan Pacheco Lozano with Ava Egolf
Val Hershberger with Kyla Foster
Sara Method with Ava Lickliter and Paula Ferrer Nolla
Brooke Lemmon with Zion Neat
Isacc Hernandez with Carrie Hiler
Robina Sommers with Emme Boots
Solida Brown with Syanne Mohamed
Manu Bhattarai with Seja Lang
Andrew Hartzler with Kiana Oelling
Cheryl Caffee with Zoe Zellers
Kathy Meyer Reimer with Hannah Clark
Jaelyn Rufenacht with Ellie Fausnaugh
Paul Keim with Rayah Kolbusz

Thanks again, professors, admin and staff, for being here tonight to show your support, and please accept this card and some goodies from the players as a reminder of our gratitude for all you do for GC student-athletes.