Cedarville Comeback Falls Short Against Hillsdale
by Joshua Stevens
The Cedarville Yellow Jackets (8-9, 3-7 GMAC) lost a hard-fought game to the Hillsdale Chargers on Saturday evening, 82-72. This loss marks the third straight for the Yellow Jackets, while the Chargers get their second straight win after beating Ohio Valley on Thursday.
Senior guard Patrick Bain led the way for the Jackets with 22 points, six rebounds and four assists. Guards Kwenton Scott, Colton Linkous and Grant Zawadzki also put up double digits, but it was not enough ...
Lady Jackets Move Up G-MAC With Win Over Ursuline
by Tim Miller
The Cedarville Lady Jackets (14-3, 9-2 G-MAC) earned a huge road victory over the Ursuline Arrows (13-6, 10-3 G-MAC) on Saturday afternoon, 66-63. The win allowed the Lady Jackets to pass Ursuline in the conference standings, as Cedarville now sits at No. 2 in the G-MAC.
Freshman guard Ashlyn Huffman attacked the basket with ferocity to lead the Lady Jackets in scoring with 18 points. Huffman also grabbed five rebounds and dished three assists. Junior guard Baylee Bennett ...
Balanced attack allows Lady Jackets to top Hillsdale
by Tim Miller
Senior guard Kaitlyn Holm sent the Callan Athletic Center into a frenzy with a game-winning shot to lead the Cedarville Lady Jackets (13-3, 8-2 G-MAC) past the Hillsdale Chargers on Monday night, 80-75. Four Lady Jackets reached double digits in scoring and four players grabbed six or more rebounds.
“We’re all just really proud of everybody,” head coach Kari Hoffman said. “It was just a complete team win.”
Holm had 19 points on 7-12 shooting and hit the most ...
Yellow Jackets Clipped in Overtime
by Tim Miller
The Cedarville Yellow Jackets (6-5, 1-3 G-MAC) lost a tight affair to the Findlay Oilers on Saturday evening in overtime, 79-78. The men’s team lost in overtime right after the women’s team lost in double overtime to Findlay.
Head coach Pat Estepp said that even though the loss is tough to swallow, he was very encouraged by the team’s performance against one of the top teams in the region.
“I couldn’t be prouder of our guys,” Estepp said. “That’s a gut-wre...
No. 22 Cedarville Deflated in Double Overtime Loss
by Tim Miller
The No. 22 Cedarville Lady Jackets fell in a marathon of a game to the Findlay Oilers on Saturday afternoon, 92-83 in two overtimes. Junior guard Baylee Bennett reached a career high in points with 32 on 8-11 shooting from behind the arc.
“I’m proud of Baylee for shooting very well,” head coach Kari Hoffman said. “She’s been in a slump so I’m proud of her for getting her confidence back.”
Junior guard Regina Hochstetler added 15 points and senior guard Kaitlyn ...
Okoro’s Unusual Journey to Cedarville
by Tim Miller
For most collegiate athletes, it takes dedication from a young age to become good enough to be successful in high-level college sports. For Cedarville University junior basketball player Robert Okoro, basketball was far from his mind for most of his life.
Okoro, a native of Imo State, Nigeria, didn’t enter a basketball gym until Dec. 19, 2009. Okoro said he remembered watching the sport on the Olympics and thought it looked elementary, but there’s a reason he remembers the ...
Lady Jackets Open Conference Play with Win
by Tim Miller
The No. 24 Cedarville Lady Jackets (6-1,1-0 G-MAC) won their conference opener against the Trevecca Nazarene Trojans on Thursday night, 75-60. Five players reached double digits in the game for Cedarville.
Junior guard Regina Hochstetler led the Lady Jackets in scoring with 15 points on 6-13 shooting.
The Lady Jackets’ two starting forwards each flirted with double-doubles. Senior forward Emily Williams reached double digits in scoring for the first time this season and ...
Bain Reaches 1,000 Career Points as Cedarville Topples Trevecca
by Tim Miller
Patrick Bain scored his 1,000th career point in the Cedarville Yellow Jackets (6-2, 1-0 G-MAC) conference opening win over the Trevecca Nazarene Trojans. Bain finished with 21 points, all of which came in the second half. Bain also added seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks.
Bain said he’s humbled to play college basketball, and even more so to score 1,000 points.
“It’s a good feeling,” Bain said. “I couldn’t have done it without my teammates constantly ...
Bain Goes to East Asia for a Higher Purpose
USA Eagles ministers to others through basketball
by Tim Miller
For most basketball players, summer is a time for players to hone their craft and meticulously work on small parts of their game. Some do that through private workouts, while others join summer teams to get additional in-game experience.
For Cedarville University senior guard Patrick Bain, part of his summer was spent both improving his game and working toward strengthening interpersonal relationships for a traveling basketb...
Cedarville Blows Out Shawnee State in Testy Affair
by Tim Miller
The Cedarville Yellow Jackets (5-2) blew out the Shawnee State Bears on Saturday night by a final count of 106-80. Cedarville shot 63 percent from the field and 69 percent from behind the 3-point line in the game.
Junior forward Joey Morlan broke out for a career-high 20 points on 6-8 shooting from behind the arc. Morlan said ending his slow start to the season tonight will give him confidence going forward.
“It was nice to see a couple go down tonight,” Morlan said. ...
