NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – Manchester University, playing its first home game in over a month, started the new decade with a convincing 56-30 triumph over Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Mount St. Joseph. Friday's victory over the Lions was also MU's first win against MSJ since January 2017.

Manchester's defense was strong all evening as it held MSJ to under 10 points in three of the four quarters. The Spartans limited Mount to just 21.3% (10-47) shooting for the game. MSJ was just 5-of-27 from beyond the three-point arc.  MU converted 22 Lion turnovers into 20 points on Friday evening.

Both Macy Miller (Huntertown, Ind./Carroll) and Nicole Weaver (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) scored 12 points to lead a very balanced offensive for Manchester. Nine different Spartans scored in Friday's contest. Miller finished with nine boards, three steals, and two assists.  Weaver grabbed seven rebounds and dished out a pair of assists.

On the night, Manchester outrebounded MSJ 46-38.

The Spartans improved to 5-6, 2-2 HCAC on the season. Mount St. Joseph stumbled to 2-9, 1-3 HCAC. Manchester will take on rival Anderson University on the road on Wednesday January 8. Wednesday's game against the Ravens will begin at 7:30 p.m.