WINONA LAKE, Ind. - Marian suffered its 11th consecutive game on Wednesday night, losing 94-63 against No. 2 Grace College. Marian competed against the Lancers early in the game, but were no match for the Crossroads League's top team, as the Knights fell to 5-20 on the season and 2-13 in league play.

Marian led in phases in the opening 10 minutes of play on Wednesday, scoring five unanswered points after Grace logged the first score of the night. A pair of three-point makes from Ron Rutland III gave Marian an 8-4 lead over three minutes into the game, and at the media timeout, a three-point play from Aaron Humphrey Jr. gave the Knights a lead once more, this time at 15-13. 

Josiah Gustin gave Marian the lead back after Grace tied following the Humphrey three-point play, but it would be the last time Marian managed to sit in front, as Grace rattled off five consecutive points to push in front 20-17. The Knights hung with the Lancers and tied the game at 22 as Aidan Franks canned a triple, but it would not be enough to keep Grace down. A 6-0 run for the Lancers ensured their first half lead, as they would go into the intermission leading 40-29.

Marian was held scoreless over the final 2:30 of the first half, an indicator for its play in the second half, as the Knights came out of the locker room from the halftime break sluggish. The Knights shot just under 38 percent from the field in the second half, while on the opposite end of the court, Grace College seemingly could not miss, scoring at a 72 percent clip.

Franks and Gustin would help Marian early in the half cut the Grace lead to seven points as Marian took advantage of a pair of turnovers, but just as quickly as they cut the margin, the Lancers equally increased it, going on an 8-0 run to seal a double-digit lead. The seven-point difference of 40-33 was the closest Marian got to overtaking the Lancers, as Grace continued to score, leading by a final margin of 31 en route to its 94-63 win over the Knights.

Aidan Franks finished the night as Marian's leading scorer, leading the team with 14 points. Dylan Moles scored 12, and Ron Rutland III scored 10. Aaron Humphrey Jr. had seven points and seven rebounds, logging five of the team's eight assists.

As a team, Marian shot 32.5 percent from the floor, and managed to earn just seven trips to the foul line. Grace out-rebounded Marian 44-26. 

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