Higher Standards Draw Bennett
The Cedarville women’s basketball team added a new face to the starting lineup this season. Sophomore transfer student Baylee Bennett joined the team this season and became the starting point guard after Abby Wolford went down with an injury.
“When we heard that she’d be interested in transferring, we were really excited about bringing her onto our squad,” said Kari Hoffman, Cedarville’s women’s basketball coach.
Bennett played basketball at Cincinnati Christian University last ...
Hoffman Receives the Torch
It’s not too often that a team with a 22-8 record and a regular season conference championship under its belt changes coaches. The 2016-17 Cedarville Lady Jackets basketball team is experiencing that rare occasion.
Former head coach Kirk Martin retired from the Cedarville basketball program after 15 years. He is the winningest coach in the program’s history.
Now, Kari (Flunker) Hoffman, one of the most accomplished players Martin has coached at Cedarville, grabs the reins of the team ...
Poor Shooting Leads to Cedarville Loss
The Cedarville Lady Jackets had their four-game winning streak snapped in a 58-39 loss to the Indianapolis Greyhounds on Saturday afternoon at home. The Lady Jackets shot just 22 percent from the floor, and struggled behind the arc, making just four of their 22 three point attempts.
Other than junior guard Regina Hochstetler, the Lady Jackets’ usual scorers failed to hit their usual mark. Hochstetler led the Lady Jackets in scoring with 17 points.
Breanne Watterworth (averaging 12.3 ...
Lady Jackets Survive Double Overtime
Breanne Watterworth scored 23 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to help Cedarville to a 72-66 double-overtime, nail-biting win over Ohio Christian on Thursday night.
Watterworth made more shots than she missed, converting nine of her 17 shots from the field. Watterworth also made each of her five attempts from the charity stripe.
The junior forward said she brought a two-pronged attack to help the Lady Jackets.
“We struggled with encouragement early on, so I just felt like I had ...
Lady Jackets Win Easily Over Wilberforce
The Cedarville Lady Jackets were able to showcase their roster from top to bottom in their 95-42 thrashing over the Wilberforce Bulldogs on Saturday night.
Six players finished in double figures for the second time in three games, and all ten active players saw playing time in the game. Nine of the ten Lady Jackets put the ball in the basket at some point in the game.
Ellie Juengel came off the bench to lead the team in scoring. She dropped 16 points and shot 4-7 from behind the ...
Cedarville Holds Off Central State
The Cedarville Yellow Jackets won its second straight game in a thriller against the Central State Marauders on Tuesday. The Jackets won a back-and-forth affair, 77-71.
Six players finished in double figures for the Jackets. The game showed how complete of a team the Jackets are.
Cedarville head coach Kari Hoffman emphasized how important it is for the team to have multiple threats.
“That is huge, that is really huge,” Hoffman said. “Right now our rotation is pretty small, but ...
Lady Jackets Earn First Win
First-year head coach Kari Hoffman earned her first collegiate coaching win as the Cedarville Yellow Jackets defeated Cincinnati Christian, 82-61.
Coach Hoffman was pleased with the effort and sees the team improving.
“I’m excited that we got our first win,” head coach Kari Hoffman said. “I feel like our team is taking a step in the right direction.”
Junior guard Regina Hochstetler scored 23 points to lead the Jackets. Sophomore guard Baylee Bennett, a transfer from ...
Moonlight Madness 2016
PHOTO GALLERY: Cedarville University's tradition, "Moonlight Madness", celebrated the beginning of basketball season Sat. Nov 5.
Lady Jackets Fall in Martin’s Last Home Game
Cedarville was unable to get into an offensive rhythm Saturday night, trailing the entire time in a 73-62 loss to Ursuline in head coach Kirk Martin’s last regular-season home game.
In the third quarter, the Jackets tied the score at 45 with a Kaitlyn Holm 3-pointer. That was the closest they got.
“We could never get the significant over-the-hump basket, and they did,” Martin said.
The Arrows outscored the home team, 21-13, in the final quarter, to win the game and place ...
CU Thinks Pink, Beats Ohio Valley
The Lady Jackets defeated Ohio Valley Saturday afternoon, 62-48, and wore pink uniforms to support breast cancer awareness.
It was a struggle early on for both teams offensively. It took nearly four minutes for the Jackets to score the first basket of the game. The Jackets were only up 11-4 after the end of the first quarter.
Things started to pick up in the second quarter. The Jackets went into halftime with a 28-19 lead. Junior forward Christina McQueen provided a spark off the bench ...
