Lady Jackets Extend Winning Streak to Eight Games
The Cedarville University women's basketball team hosted the Wilberforce University Bulldogs Thursday night. The Lady Jackets entered the game on a seven game win streak, hoping to crack the USA Today top 25 poll for Division II.
Cedarville took care of business in their quest for the top 25, winning 85-40. They did not make many mistakes in this game. Senior guard Raegan Ryan slashed into the paint to score a tough left-handed lay-up to start things off. The Lady Jackets would go on to ...
Lady Jackets Win Big Against Ohio Valley
The Cedarville women's basketball team easily handled the visiting Ohio Valley Fighting Scots Thursday night, cruising to an 80-40 victory.
The Lady Jackets jumped out to a quick lead in a home contest against the Scots. The two teams traded baskets with Cedarville maintaining a slight lead. With about ten minutes left in the first half, Cedarville broke the game wide open and didn’t look back.
They initially struggled with the Scots' full court pressure, but once the Jackets figured ...
Lady Jackets Win Fifth Straight
The Cedarville women's basketball team hosted Trevecca Nazarene University Saturday afternoon and came away with a 69-59 victory. Sophomore power forward Kayla Linkous led the way with her third straight double-double as the Jackets continued their winning ways.
The Lady Jackets held the Trojans to just eight points in the first 10 minutes, but after being stymied offensively, the visiting team started knocking down threes, cutting the lead down to make it 19-17.
The score never got ...
Cedarville Crushes Ohio Christian
Coming off of a week-long break, the Lady Jackets showed no signs of rust as they stormed out of the gate and never looked back, rolling over Ohio Christian University 78-43.
Cedarville scored the game’s first 17 points. The Trailblazers were scoreless until a pair of free throws 6:32 into the game got them on the scoreboard. The two teams played evenly after that, and the Jackets went into the half up 39-22.
Senior Raegan Ryan attributed the fast start to being well rested, and she ...
The New Kids on the Court
Freshmen abound on basketball teams: This year 10 freshmen bring dedication and determination to the court (full story here).
Breanne Watterworth
Position: Center
Hometown: Lake Orion, Mich.
Major: Early Childhood Education
Pump-up song? “Remember the Name” by Fort Minor
Favorite high school memory? Scoring 51 out of my team’s 60 points in one game.
Favorite food? Honey barbecue wings from Buffalo Wild Wings
Dream job? Elementary school teacher
What are your goals ...
Lady Jackets Basketball Wins Easily in Home Opener
The Cedarville women's basketball team’s latest game was a tale of two halves. The Cougars of Mount Vernon Nazarene kept the game interesting early on, but the Jackets pulled away in the second half, winning 82-61 in their home opener.
The Jackets started out struggling to find rhythm offensively and play intense defense.Senior guard and team captain Raegan Ryan said she attributed this to jitters due to this game being their first home game.
The first ten minutes of the first half ...
Cedarville Freshmen Abound on Basketball Teams
Freshman year is a time when memories are made: walking into the wrong room on the first day of classes, falling in love with a mysterious stranger, feeling the adrenaline rush as one gets back to the dorm two minutes after curfew, the list can go on. But year one is also a time of transition from high school to college, and some people handle the change more smoothly than others.
This transition is magnified in the collegiate sports world. Freshman athletes have to adapt to competition at ...
Moonlight Madness Previews Upcoming Basketball Season
Cedarville got a small taste of the upcoming basketball season Saturday night with Moonlight Madness.
The highlight of the night was the dunk exhibition. Instead of a contest like in years past, the audience was treated to a showcase of Cedarville’s best dunkers. Sophomore forward and former junior varsity player Josh Paul leapt over a friend on his way to a dunk, and sophomore forward Easton Bazzoli took a pass off the side of the backboard and slammed it in.
But sophomore guard Austin ...
Recruits Hold Promise
The Lady Jackets will welcome seven freshmen to the basketball team this fall. Taylor Buckley, one of the seven recruits, was named the Gatorade Rhode Island Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year in March for the second time.
This award recognizes athletic excellence among high school athletes along with academic achievement and exemplary character.
Kirk Martin, women’s basketball head coach, said the award speaks to the type of person Buckley is on and off the court.
“Clearly the ...