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Lady Jackets Looking to New Identity

By Tim Miller Since taking over the Cedarville women’s basketball program three seasons ago, head coach Kari Hoffman has guided her team to an average of 22 wins. Hoffman and her squads have indulged in stability for three straight years, leading to little roster turnover, few different starting lineups employed, and consistency marked by contributors who had furnished the Lady Jackets with experience and leadership. This year, however, Cedarville launches into a new era, as every key ...

Yellow Jackets Finish Preseason With Loss to Dayton

By Tim Miller Senior guard Demond Parker implored his team to stay positive after a 93-60 loss to Dayton on Saturday. He told his team in the locker room that they won't face a better team than they faced over the past week, dropping exhibition games to Valparaiso, Ohio State, and now Dayton. "Our bodies are hurting," Parker said. "After banging against Big 10 and Atlantic 10 teams, we know it was great preparation, but we won't face another team like that for the rest of the year." ...

Cedarville Falls to Ohio State in Exhibition

by Tim Miller The highest anticipated exhibition game in Cedarville history was fun for a bit, but the NCAA Division I No. 16 Ohio State Buckeyes flexed their muscles over the unranked Division II Yellow Jackets, winning 95-52. While the Yellow Jackets showed promise for the first 15 minutes or so, Ohio State was able to run away with the game. Redshirt sophomore forward Quinton Green led the Yellow Jackets in scoring with 16 points on 5-8 shooting. He also pulled down four rebounds. Sophomore ...

Live Blog: Following Cedarville Basketball Against Ohio State

by Tim Miller The Cedarville men's basketball team is getting a holistic Columbus experience today ahead of their exhibition with Ohio State. Follow along throughout the day to see what the team is up to. 10:15am The Yellow Jackets board their team bus and head to Columbus. Traveling along with the 15 players and five coaches are two athletic trainers, two student assistants, and two members of the university's marketing team. 11:15am The team bus arrives at the Jerome Schottenst...

Ohio State versus Cedarville Preview: What to Expect

by Tim Miller The Cedarville University men's basketball team will play in likely the most anticipated exhibition in the school's athletic history today against NCAA Division I Ohio State. The Buckeyes are far and away the best basketball program in the state of Ohio and enter the season ranked No. 18 in the AP preseason poll and No. 16 in the coaches poll. Yellow Jackets Buzzing After Historic Season The Yellow Jackets are coming off their best season since the 2012-13 campaign after ...

Lady Jackets Pick Up Non-Conference Win Over Urbana

by Tim Miller The Cedarville Lady Jackets didn't practice yesterday, but it didn't seem to phase them as they rolled over Urbana in a non-conference affair, sweeping the Knights with relative ease. The Lady Jackets (13-7, 6-1 G-MAC) took care of the Knights with identical scores of 25-18, 25-18 and 25-18. "It was a really good match," head coach Greg Smith said. "Urbana is really good. As we continue to play along in the season, we're getting better at playing controlled. Mentally, we're ...

Lady Jackets Drop First G-MAC Contest Against No. 17 Hillsdale

by Tim Miller A young Cedarville Lady Jackets lineup was overmatched and overpowered by No. 17 Hillsdale on Saturday afternoon, loosing in a sweep. Cedarville (10-6, 5-1 G-MAC) didn't lead for a single point in the entire match. The Lady Jackets drop their first game of conference play after winning the first five. After showing promise in the first set, only losing 25-21, they dropped the next two sets 25-13 and 25-16. The tandem of junior middle hitter Lauren Willow and sophomore ...