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Rochester Christian University Athletics
Grace Lodes
4 Grace Lodes
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Hometown:
    Grand Rapids, MI
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    JR
  • High School:
    Grand Rapids C.C.
  • gp
    20
  • pts/g
    5.8
  • fg %
    51.8
  • 3pt %
    0.0
  • ft %
    61.7
  • reb/g
    4.3
  • a/g
    0.7

Bio

2023-24 SEASON

  • Averaged 5.8 points and 4.3 rebounds in 20 appearances (six starts) in debut season as a Warrior
  • Recorded career-high 14 points on Nov. 11, 2023, against Roosevelt (IL)
  • Posted first career double-double against UM-Dearborn (10 PTS, 13 REB) on Jan. 27, 2024

PREP CAREER

  • Played basketball, volleyball, and track at West Catholic H.S.
  • Member of MBA (four years)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • Academic Major: Sports Management
  • Favorite TV show is Last Chance U: Basketball
  • Parents are John & Debra Lodes

WHY RCU?

"The culture was very inviting, and the support from people around Rochester Christian and the community was unmatched. It also has a competitive edge to it that makes people strive for greatness in anything they choose to do."

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 10 #21 Indiana Tech L, 83-43
Feb 14 at Siena Heights L, 84-72
Feb 17 Northwestern Ohio W, 78-68
Feb 21 at Lourdes L, 67-50
Feb 24 Cornerstone (MI) L, 76-69
Feb 28 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 78-73
  Overall Conf
Games 20 14
Games started 6 3
Minutes 312 201
Minutes per game 15.6 14.4
FG 43-83 25-49
FG Pct 51.8 51.0
3PT 0-2 0-2
3PT Pct 0.0 0.0
FT 29-47 13-19
FT Pct 61.7 68.4
Off rebounds 44 30
Def rebounds 43 26
Total rebounds 87 56
Rebounds per game 4.3 4.0
Personal fouls 39 25
Disqualifications 2 1
Assists 13 11
Turnovers 26 17
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.6
Steals 13 11
Blocks 15 9
Points 115 63
Points per game 5.8 4.5
Points per 40 min 14.7 12.5

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 28 Lambton W, 71-57 1 29 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 11
Oct 31 at #5 Marian L, 76-61 1 16 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 4 vs. Union (KY) W, 104-47 - 7 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Nov 5 vs. UC Merced W, 80-56 - 17 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 11
Nov 10 vs. #RV College of the Ozarks L, 96-80 - 24 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 3-9 33.3 11
Nov 11 vs. Roosevelt (IL) L, 88-62 1 18 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 14
Nov 18 at Concordia (MI) L, 88-65 1 11 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 21 Aquinas (MI) W, 78-65 - 24 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 10
Nov 29 at Madonna L, 74-65 - 12 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Dec 2 Lawrence Tech W, 65-59 0 16 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 5
Dec 9 Michigan-Dearborn W, 81-55 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 at Cleary (Mich.) W, 75-46 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Grand Valley State   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 Siena Heights L, 73-41 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 at #25 Indiana Tech L, 79-44 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 68-60 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 Lourdes W, 88-78 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 at Northwestern Ohio L, 88-78 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 Concordia (MI) L, 76-67 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 at Aquinas (MI) W, 81-76 - 15 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Jan 27 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 71-54 0 22 5-11 45.5 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 10
Jan 31 Cleary (Mich.) W, 71-59 - 16 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Feb 3 at Lawrence Tech W, 72-59 - 16 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 5
Feb 7 Madonna W, 74-62 - 19 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 8
Feb 10 #21 Indiana Tech L, 83-43 1 19 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 14 at Siena Heights L, 84-72 1 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 17 Northwestern Ohio W, 78-68 - 9 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 21 at Lourdes L, 67-50 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Cornerstone (MI) L, 76-69 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 28 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 78-73 - 13 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 28 Lambton W, 71-57 1 29 8 3 11 1 5 0.2 1 3 2 -
Oct 31 at #5 Marian L, 76-61 1 16 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -
Nov 4 vs. Union (KY) W, 104-47 - 7 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 1 3 -
Nov 5 vs. UC Merced W, 80-56 - 17 1 8 9 0 1 0.0 0 1 2 -
Nov 10 vs. #RV College of the Ozarks L, 96-80 - 24 2 2 4 1 1 1.0 0 0 5 1
Nov 11 vs. Roosevelt (IL) L, 88-62 1 18 2 4 6 0 0 - 1 1 1 -
Nov 18 at Concordia (MI) L, 88-65 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 5 1
Nov 21 Aquinas (MI) W, 78-65 - 24 4 3 7 2 3 0.7 1 0 3 -
Nov 29 at Madonna L, 74-65 - 12 1 1 2 1 0 - 0 1 1 -
Dec 2 Lawrence Tech W, 65-59 0 16 1 5 6 2 1 2.0 1 1 3 0
Dec 9 Michigan-Dearborn W, 81-55 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 at Cleary (Mich.) W, 75-46 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Grand Valley State   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 Siena Heights L, 73-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 at #25 Indiana Tech L, 79-44 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 68-60 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 Lourdes W, 88-78 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 at Northwestern Ohio L, 88-78 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 Concordia (MI) L, 76-67 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 at Aquinas (MI) W, 81-76 - 15 3 3 6 0 2 0.0 1 0 4 -
Jan 27 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 71-54 0 22 9 4 13 0 3 0.0 3 4 1 0
Jan 31 Cleary (Mich.) W, 71-59 - 16 0 4 4 3 2 1.5 1 1 1 -
Feb 3 at Lawrence Tech W, 72-59 - 16 1 3 4 1 2 0.5 1 1 1 -
Feb 7 Madonna W, 74-62 - 19 3 1 4 0 0 - 0 1 1 -
Feb 10 #21 Indiana Tech L, 83-43 1 19 0 1 1 1 2 0.5 2 0 0 -
Feb 14 at Siena Heights L, 84-72 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 -
Feb 17 Northwestern Ohio W, 78-68 - 9 4 1 5 1 0 - 0 0 2 -
Feb 21 at Lourdes L, 67-50 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Cornerstone (MI) L, 76-69 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 28 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 78-73 - 13 4 0 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2023-24 20 6 15.6 2.1-4.2 51.8 0.0-0.1 0.0 1.4-2.4 61.7 5.8
2024-25 6 4 18.7 2.8-4.5 63.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.3-2.5 53.3 7.0
Total 26 10 16.3 2.3-4.2 54.5 0.0-0.1 0.0 1.4-2.4 59.7 6.0

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2023-24 20 6 312 43-83 51.8 0-2 0.0 29-47 61.7 115
2024-25 6 4 112 17-27 63.0 0-0 - 8-15 53.3 42
Total 26 10 424 60-110 54.5 0-2 0.0 37-62 59.7 157

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2023-24 20 6 15.6 0.0-0.0 51.8 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 61.7 0.0
2024-25 6 4 18.7 0.0-0.0 63.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 53.3 0.0
Total 26 10 16.3 0.0-0.0 54.5 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 59.7 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2023-24 20 6 15.6 2.2 2.1 4.3 1.9 0.1 0.7 1.3 0.5 0.7 0.8
2024-25 6 4 18.7 1.3 3.8 5.2 2.0 - 1.8 1.5 1.2 0.7 0.5
Total 26 10 16.3 2.0 2.5 4.5 2.0 0.1 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.7

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2023-24 20 6 312 44 43 87 39 2 13 26 0.5 13 15
2024-25 6 4 112 8 23 31 12 - 11 9 1.2 4 3
Total 26 10 424 52 66 118 51 2 24 35 0.7 17 18

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2023-24 20 6 15.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
2024-25 6 4 18.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0
Total 26 10 16.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 20 6 15.6 2.1-4.2 51.8 0.0-0.1 0.0 1.4-2.4 61.7 5.8
Conference 14 3 14.4 1.8-3.5 51.0 0.0-0.1 0.0 0.9-1.4 68.4 4.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 8 2 16.9 2.0-4.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.8-2.6 66.7 5.8
Away 8 3 13.9 1.6-3.4 48.1 0.0-0.2 0.0 0.2-0.4 66.7 3.5
Neutral 4 1 16.5 3.5-6.0 58.3 0.0-0.0 - 3.2-5.8 56.5 10.3
Result Wins 11 1 17.3 2.8-5.1 55.4 0.0-0.1 0.0 1.7-2.5 67.9 7.4
Losses 9 5 13.6 1.3-3.0 44.4 0.0-0.1 0.0 1.1-2.1 52.6 3.8
Month October 2 2 22.5 2.0-5.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.5-2.5 60.0 5.5
November 7 2 16.1 2.7-5.0 54.3 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.3-3.9 59.3 7.7
December 1 0 16.0 1.0-2.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 3.0-6.0 50.0 5.0
January 3 0 17.7 4.0-6.3 63.2 0.0-0.3 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 8.0
February 7 2 12.1 1.0-2.4 41.2 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-1.3 77.8 3.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 20 6 312 43-83 51.8 0-2 0.0 29-47 61.7 115
Conference 14 3 201 25-49 51.0 0-2 0.0 13-19 68.4 63
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 8 2 135 16-32 50.0 0-0 - 14-21 66.7 46
Away 8 3 111 13-27 48.1 0-2 0.0 2-3 66.7 28
Neutral 4 1 66 14-24 58.3 0-0 - 13-23 56.5 41
Result Wins 11 1 190 31-56 55.4 0-1 0.0 19-28 67.9 81
Losses 9 5 122 12-27 44.4 0-1 0.0 10-19 52.6 34
Month October 2 2 45 4-10 40.0 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 11
November 7 2 113 19-35 54.3 0-1 0.0 16-27 59.3 54
December 1 0 16 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 5
January 3 0 53 12-19 63.2 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 24
February 7 2 85 7-17 41.2 0-0 - 7-9 77.8 21

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 20 6 15.6 0.0-0.0 51.8 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 61.7 0.0
Conference 14 3 14.4 0.0-0.0 51.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 68.4 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 8 2 16.9 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 66.7 0.0
Away 8 3 13.9 0.0-0.0 48.1 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 66.7 0.0
Neutral 4 1 16.5 0.0-0.0 58.3 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 56.5 0.0
Result Wins 11 1 17.3 0.0-0.0 55.4 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 67.9 0.0
Losses 9 5 13.6 0.0-0.0 44.4 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 52.6 0.0
Month October 2 2 22.5 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 60.0 0.0
November 7 2 16.1 0.0-0.0 54.3 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 59.3 0.0
December 1 0 16.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0
January 3 0 17.7 0.0-0.0 63.2 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
February 7 2 12.1 0.0-0.0 41.2 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 77.8 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 20 6 15.6 2.2 2.1 4.3 1.9 0.1 0.7 1.3 0.5 0.7 0.8
Conference 14 3 14.4 2.1 1.9 4.0 1.8 0.1 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 2 16.9 2.5 2.3 4.8 1.5 0.0 1.3 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.8
Away 8 3 13.9 2.3 1.4 3.6 2.0 0.1 0.3 1.3 0.2 0.8 0.8
Neutral 4 1 16.5 1.5 3.5 5.0 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.8
Result Wins 11 1 17.3 3.2 3.2 6.4 2.1 0.0 0.9 1.8 0.5 0.8 1.2
Losses 9 5 13.6 1.0 0.9 1.9 1.8 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.2
Month October 2 2 22.5 4.0 1.5 5.5 1.5 - 0.5 3.0 0.2 0.5 1.5
November 7 2 16.1 1.6 2.6 4.1 2.9 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.6
December 1 0 16.0 1.0 5.0 6.0 3.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0
January 3 0 17.7 4.0 3.7 7.7 2.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 0.4 1.7 1.7
February 7 2 12.1 1.7 0.9 2.6 1.0 - 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.3

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 20 6 312 44 43 87 39 2 13 26 0.5 13 15
Conference 14 3 201 30 26 56 25 1 11 17 0.6 11 9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 2 135 20 18 38 12 0 10 13 0.8 6 6
Away 8 3 111 18 11 29 16 1 2 10 0.2 6 6
Neutral 4 1 66 6 14 20 11 1 1 3 0.3 1 3
Result Wins 11 1 190 35 35 70 23 0 10 20 0.5 9 13
Losses 9 5 122 9 8 17 16 2 3 6 0.5 4 2
Month October 2 2 45 8 3 11 3 - 1 6 0.2 1 3
November 7 2 113 11 18 29 20 2 4 6 0.7 3 4
December 1 0 16 1 5 6 3 0 2 1 2.0 1 1
January 3 0 53 12 11 23 6 0 3 7 0.4 5 5
February 7 2 85 12 6 18 7 - 3 6 0.5 3 2

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 20 6 15.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Conference 14 3 14.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 2 16.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
Away 8 3 13.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
Neutral 4 1 16.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 11 1 17.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Losses 9 5 13.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Month October 2 2 22.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
November 7 2 16.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
December 1 0 16.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
January 3 0 17.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
February 7 2 12.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0

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