Lady Jackets Volleyball Pulls off Upset of Findlay
by Joshua Stevens
Cedarville’s grit and determination pushed them to upset Findlay in dramatic fashion on Saturday. The Lady Jackets (6-12, 5-6 GMAC) swept the visiting Oilers with none of the sets decided by more than three points. The Jackets won the hard-fought sets 25-22, 26-24 and 25-23.
Senior outside hitter Taylor Wilkerson led the way for the Lady Jackets, finishing with 15 kills and 10 digs. Freshman Sarah Beste added seven kills and 15 digs, and sophomore Lauren Willow contrib...
CU Volleyball Swept by Hillsdale
by Tim Miller
The Cedarville Lady Jackets (5-12, 4-6 G-MAC) were disposed of by the Hillsdale Chargers in just three sets on Friday night. The Lady Jackets had picked up momentum, winning each of their last three matches before getting handled by their G-MAC West foe.
Cedarville was mightly outplayed in the first set but didn’t give Hillsdale much wiggle room in the final two sets. The Lady Jackets lost 25-8, 25-23, and 25-19.
Senior outside hitter Faith Ferris led the Lady Jackets in ...
CU Volleyball Earns Sweep In First Home Win
by Abigail Hintz
The Cedarville volleyball team wasn’t satisfied after a winning weekend away and snagged its first home win in their match against Davis & Elkins on Tuesday night. Cedarville’s disciplined play stifled the Senators, as they dropped all three sets with scores of 25-14, 25-15, and 25-23.
The Jackets are now 4-5 in the G-MAC, and extended their winning streak to three with the sweep. The teams both came in at fifth place on their respective sides of the conference, ...
Feet of the Faithful
Cedarville’s women’s soccer team uses its passion for the sport to witness to childeren in Costa Rica
by Joshua Stevens
Every four years, the Cedarville women’s soccer team takes the opportunity to go on a missions trip. This summer the team members visited Costa Rica where they impacted lives through the sport they love.
The team left Cedarville on July 26 and returned on Aug. 11. They spent most of their time in San José, the capitol of Costa Rica. They first visited a school in a ...
Lady Jackets Volleyball Loses Heartbreaker to Malone
by Abigail Hintz
Cedarville volleyball lost a tight match Tuesday night against Malone University, 3-1. The Pioneers took down the Jackets with no set ending more than three points apart (23-25, 26-24, 22-25, 26-28). Cedarville is now 2-11 overall and sixth place (1-5) in the G-MAC West, while Malone moves to second place in the East.
Senior outside hitter Taylor Wilkerson led the stat sheet with 21 kills, 25 digs and two aces. Sophomore middle hitter Lauren Willow also stood out, ...
Women’s Soccer Keeps Rolling With Win Over Ursuline
by Abigal Hintz
The Cedarville Lady Jackets kept their winning streak rolling with a 1-0 defeat of Ursuline College on Saturday evening. Creativity was the name of the game that moved the team to 5-1 overall and 4-1 in the G-MAC, while also extending their winning streak to three.
Olivia Hoffman was the lone goal scorer, snatching her third goal of the season with a power shot from distance two minutes before the end of the first half.
Cedarville and Ursuline seemed fairly evenly ...
Lady Jackets Soccer Calm the Lake Erie Storm
by Tim Smith
Newton’s First Law states that an object in motion will stay in motion unless stopped by an immovable force. Though this rule doesn’t exactly apply to sports, the Cedarville Lady Jackets seemed to put it to use on Thursday night in a 4-0 win over the Lake Erie Storm.
Mackenzie Northcutt scored for the Lady Jackets in the fifth minute, putting Cedarville up 1-0 early in the game. Lake Erie pressured the Cedarville defense the entire game, but to no avail. Cedarville looked ...
CU Men’s Soccer Wins on Late Chip
by Abigail Hintz
The Cedarville men’s soccer team pulled out a thrilling 1-0 win in their Saturday night match against Malone University. The G-MAC competition was played amidst remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon, which brought some tough conditions to the Athletes In Action Sports Complex.
The Jackets came out with energy in the first half, with two chances and a corner kick in the first two minutes of play. Freshman Bryce Childers was active early in the match, creating several chances ...
Lady Jackets Soccer Drown Out Pioneers
by Tim Smith
The Cedarville Lady Jackets easily dispatched the Malone Pioneers 4-0 on Saturday. The game was a much needed pick-me-up after their loss to Walsh, improving their record to 3-1 overall.
“We just wanted to come out and give it our all, be first to every ball and really start connecting with each other,” midfielder Hannah Atkinson said, who produced two goals in the winning effort.
Atkinson was not wrong about the Jackets' wanting to lay everything on the line in this ...
CU Volleyball drops home opener to Walsh
by Tim Miller
The Cedarville Lady Jackets were swept by the Walsh Cavaliers on Wednesday night in Cedarville's 2018 home opener. Cedarville falls to 1-7 and 0-1 in the G-MAC after losing 25-16, 25-17, and 25-19.
Sophomore hitter Lauren Willow chalked up eight kills and senior hitter Taylor Wilkerson tallied six. Sophomore setter Sierra Schuitema added 19 assists.
Head coach Greg Smith said the atmosphere in Callan was intense, but the Lady Jackets must continue to grind in order to show ...