Redemption against Walsh: Cedarville advances to GMAC semis in 5 sets
By Danielle Cherry
Cedarville and Walsh met four days ago on the volleyball court. Their pairing in the GMAC tournament quarterfinals meant the Lady Jackets could avenge a four-set loss at Walsh.
The Cavaliers are known for their tough defense, with a strong hitting line coming out in the second half of the season. But this time the second-seeded Jackets prevailed over the seventh-seeded Cavaliers 18-25, 25-21, 25-27, 26-24, 15-13.
Cedarville's Ava Maibach and Ella Rickert ...
Cedarville hits century mark in season-opening rout
By Danielle Cherry
In Cedarville’s season opener against visiting Appalachian Bible, the Yellow Jackets took an early lead with defense that pushed the Warriors to their breaking point, running away to a 115-62 victory.
The Jackets played with confidence and a sense of urgency to build an early lead. Bringing in a tough defense, the Jackets whittled down the Warriors’ shot time, forcing bad passes, jumping in for interceptions.
From the start it was clear the ...
Cedarville’s moonlit start to basketball season
By Elizabeth Crosley
On the last Friday in October, Cedarville students gathered in the Callan Athletic Center for one of the most anticipated athletic events of the season-Moonlight Madness.
Moonlight Madness is an annual event that introduces Cedarville's cheer team and the men’s and women’s basketball teams to the student body.
The event is important to team morale and brings excitement among students for the basketball season.
Stinger rides onto the court on an ...
Marvel Rivals Yellow Jackets face harsh loss against Winthrop
By Balen Allain
From left to right: team captain Ben “Fysx” Jones, Cooper “Disciple_91” Brackney, Alan “RogueWSargeant” Alexis, Logan “log_hoffman” Hoffman, and Logan “H3RSCH” Herschberger.
Cedarville’s Marvel Rivals team lost 3-0 Thursday night to Winthrop University’s iron grip.
“This is the back end, so a lot of these games are gonna be some of the harder games,” said Jared “Sphinx” Toyer, who wasn’t playing this night.
Winthrop ...
Cedarville Smash team fiercely fights for a 2-1 victory against Adrian College
By Balen Allain
Cedarville’s Super Smash Bros Ultimate team waged a fierce war Thursday night against Adrian College, whose players put forth a strenuous challenge. After a long back and forth, Cedarville won the night through patience and careful play.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate, or Smash, is a character-based 2-D fighting game. A full game operates in rounds. The team of four plays against the other team in a series of 1v1s, where each opponent has three lives (or stocks, as ...
Jackets sweep Ursuline on volleyball senior day
Cedarville's Sidney Shepherd (11), Alivia Rutt (center) and Madelyn Hensley celebrate a point in Saturday's win over Ursuline.
Senior Sydney Low (16) is surrounded by teammates to celebrate a point.
Cedarville volleyball won its fourth straight game Saturday on senior day with a sweep of Ursuline, 25-11, 25-11, 25-17.
The Lady Jackets honored seniors Madelyn Hensley and Sydney Low.
Cedarville (15-9, 11-2 G-MAC) continues to lead the South Division. The Jackets scored the first ...
Cedarville storms past Lake Erie in 3-set sweep
By Danielle Cherry
On Halloween eve Cedarville faced off against Lake Erie and won in a clean sweep by taking the dominant hand from the start: 25-13, 25-12, 25-16.
Coming off of a successful stretch of seven victories, interrupted only by a loss against unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Ferris State, the Jackets played with pure confidence and motivation to keep their momentum. Stepping on to a court surrounded by costumed fans, there was an evident joy in the way they carried themselve...
First-place Lady Jackets sweep Kentucky Wesleyan
By Rylee Brown
After a week away from competition, the Cedarville women’s volleyball team swept Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon, 25-12, 25-15, 25-21 to remain atop the GMAC South Division standings
The Lady Jackets (12-9, 8-2 GMAC) started strong and it showed through their consistent performance to gain a quick lead over the last-place Panthers (5-17, 1-10). The energy was high on the Jackets’ side of the court with many strong kills early in the first set. Kentucky Wesleyan ...
Volleyball: Lady Jackets surprise Ashland in 3 sets
By Danielle Cherry
Coming off its five-set victory against Ohio Dominican University, Cedarville had 24 hours to recover before they played a team undefeated in the GMAC: Ashland University.
The Lady Jackets dialed in their focus, took advantage of an off night by Ashland, and upset the Eagles in three sets, 25-19, 25-21, 25-15 for their third straight win.
The Jackets were consistent in their play, with the back row being ever steady coming off of their come-from-behind victory last ...
Lady Jackets drop marathon set, rebound to beat ODU in 5
By Danielle Cherry
In a five-set game, Cedarville University showed what relentless pursuit looks like, fighting for every point, ultimately beating Ohio Dominican University 28-30, 20-25, 27-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Ohio Dominican entered with one conference loss as the team to beat in the upcoming GMAC tournament, owning a 3-1 victory over Cedarville earlier this season. For the Jackets, coming off of the easy win from Thomas More, the change in game pace was drastic to their ...