Goshen College

On January 24, 1959, men's basketball teams from Bethel and Goshen met on the hardwood for the first time, and a rivalry was born. The two Christian colleges, separated by 27 miles along U.S. Highway 20, have played for more than six decades since.

Goshen joined the Mid-Central College Conference (now Crossroads League) in 1970. Bethel followed suit in 1981, and for nearly 40 years, the two schools have been conference opponents.

Beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, Bethel and Goshen play for the U.S. Highway 20 Cup. 

Points are awarded to the winning team in each of the schools' 15 shared sports, with the points divided in sports where the teams meet more than once. In cross country and track and field, where the league standings are determined solely by placement at the Crossroads League meet, the higher-finishing team will receive the point.

"Goshen College and Bethel University have a long, storied history," said Harold Watson, former GC director of athletics, at the trophy's inception. "It will be cool to add a little flavor to the matchups moving forward with a traveling trophy at the end of each academic year."

"I am excited that Bethel and Goshen have agreed to initiate this traveling trophy between our athletic departments," said Bethel University Athletic Director Tony Natali. "As close as the two schools are, this makes sense to initiate the competition.  It will be fun to see how this series progresses over the years to come."

	Sport	Date	Location	Result	Points	Goshen	Bethel
	Men's Tennis	9/7/24	Goshen	GC 4-3	1.00	1.00	--
	Women's Tennis	9/7/24	Goshen	BU 6-1	1.00	--	1.00
	Women's Volleyball	9/18/24	Bethel	BU 3-0	0.50	--	0.50
	Men's Soccer	10/19/24	Goshen	BU 5-0	1.00	--	1.00
	Women's Soccer	10/19/24	Bethel	Tie 0-0	1.00	0.50	0.50
	Women's Volleyball	10/23/24	Goshen	BU 3-0	0.50	--	0.50
	Men's Cross Country	11/8/23	League	GC 6th, BU 9th	1.00	1.00	--
	Women's Cross Country	11/8/23	League	GC 5th, BU 9th	1.00	1.00	--
	Women's Basketball	11/20/24	Bethel	BU 57-55	0.50	--	0.50
	Men's Basketball	11/20/24	Bethel	BU 101-56	0.50	--	0.50
	Women's Basketball	1/25/25	Goshen	BU 67-62	0.50	--	0.50
	Men's Basketball	1/25/25	Goshen	BU 86-69	0.50	--	0.50
	Women's Bowling	2/1/25	League	GC 4,081-2,476	1.00	1.00	--
	Men's Bowling	2/1/25	League	GC 4,267-2,500	1.00	1.00	--
	Men's Volleyball	2/11/25	Goshen	BU 3-0	0.50	--	0.50
	Women's Indoor Track & Field	2/15/25	League	BU 5th, GC 10th	1.00	--	1.00
	Men's Indoor Track & Field	2/15/25	League	BU T-6th, GC T-8th	1.00	--	1.00
	Baseball	3/14/25	Bethel	BU 6-5	0.25	--	0.25
	Baseball	3/14/25	Bethel	BU 5-2	0.25	--	0.25
	Softball	3/14/25	Goshen	BU 9-6	0.25	--	0.25
	Softball	3/14/25	Goshen	GC 9-8	0.25	0.25	--
	Baseball	3/15/25	Bethel	GC 14-11	0.25	0.25	--
	Baseball	3/15/25	Bethel	BU 1-0	0.25	--	0.25
	Men's Volleyball	4/1/25	Bethel	BU 3-0	0.50	--	0.50
	Softball	4/14/25	Bethel	GC 11-3	0.25	0.25	--
	Softball	4/14/25	Bethel	BU 8-7 (8)	0.25	--	0.25
	Men's Outdoor Track & Field	5/2/25	League	BU 8th, GC 10th	1.00		1.00
	Women's Outdoor Track & Field	5/2/25	League	BU 9th, GC 10th	1.00		1.00
	TOTAL				18.00	6.25	11.75

Last updated May 9, 2025