Lake Forest College may have been the regular-season Midwest Conference champion in men’s basketball, but Grinnell College continued its dominance of the Foresters during the 2011-12 campaign.
The Pioneers rolled past the visitors for the second time in as many tries Saturday afternoon at Darby Gymnasium, posting a 112-101 victory on Senior Day.
Grinnell finished second in the regular-season standings at 14-4 while moving to 18-...
A month ago, the Grinnell College men’s basketball team won a thriller against Illinois College.
But on Saturday afternoon, the Pioneers found themselves on the other end of the spectrum as the Blueboys posted a 144-135 double-overtime decision over Grinnell at Jacksonville, Ill.
Grinnell trailed by as many as 19 early in the second half, but rallied and eventually took a three-point lead. Illinois College came back, though, and...
Sparked by a balanced scoring attack, the Grinnell College men’s basketball team shook off a slow start to knock off Monmouth College 87-75 Wednesday night at Darby Gymnasium.
The Pioneers trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half before whittling the gap to 44-41 by intermission. The hosts then outscored Monmouth 46-31 in the second half to improve to 13-3 in the Midwest Conference and 17-3 overall.
Jesse Ney ’13, who...
A late burst by St. Norbert College sent the host Green Knights to a 97-96 men’s basketball win over Grinnell College on Saturday.
Grinnell, 12-3 in the Midwest Conference and 16-3 overall, led 91-82 with 5:37 left before St. Norbert closed out the game with a 15-5 run. Brandon Gries hit the game-winning free throw with 1.8 seconds left.
Despite the loss, Grinnell still clinched a spot in the MWC Tournament for the second year...
The Grinnell College men’s basketball team dropped a 105-96 decision at Ripon College Friday night in Midwest Conference action.
Griffin Lentsch ’13 led Grinnell with 25 points, including seven 3-pointers, while Matt Skelly ’12 had 20 points and Patrick Maher ’14 scored 12. Maher had a double-double, also coming up with 10 assists as well as seven rebounds.
Marques Valdez ’13 and Dominique Bellamy ’13 had three steals apiece for...
