Lady Jackets Rally for Overtime Victory
Cedarville's women’s basketball team won their first home game of the 2013-2014 season over Bellarmine University in a match that went into overtime.
The first ten minutes of the game were closely contested, but the visiting Knights began to pull away, taking a 9-point lead into the half.
The beginning of second half was not much different as the Knights continued to hit key shots and make easy buckets on the interior of the Jacket defense. With eight minutes remaining, the Jackets began ...
The Birth of a Conference
In summer 2008, Cedarville commenced discussions to leave the NAIA for NCAA Division II. This idea carried plenty ofprayer and discussions, as Cedarville knew a long road was ahead, said Alan Geist, Cedarville’s athletic director.
The next five years was an extensive and laborious process, Geist said, but that put Cedarville in the position it is in today – as an active member of NCAA Division II and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, or G-MAC.
Geist had a major role in moving the ...
What’s All The Buzz About?
The Cedarville Yellow Jacket mascot has changed throughout the years, but some traditions live on.
“It’s like the picture of Cedarville when you see the Yellow Jacket,” says cheerleading head coach Kristin Miller, who oversees the mascot, “and so that ties sports in with the great academic institution that it is.”
One change this year is that a new student is playing the Jacket. Miller announced in September that the previous year’s
Yellow Jacket had graduated and that a ...
Jackets Kick Season Off With Double Overtime Thriller
Friday night was the beginning of a new chapter for Coach Pat Estepp and his staff. Cedarville men’s basketball opened up its 2013-2014 campaign in the second Don Callan Classic against NCAA Division II St. Joseph’s College.
Much anticipation was in the air as seven new players began their careers. The student section was loud and energized. President Thomas White kicked off the season with an invocation.
The Jacket’s starting line included Austin Pickett and Jason Cuffee at the guard ...
Faro Named Head Coach
Brett Faro has recently been named the men’s head soccer coach.
He was the interim head coach for the soccer team since July and has led the team to a 12-3-3 record in his first season. He has been an assistant coach with the Yellow Jackets for the past two seasons. Faro said he is excited for the future of the Yellow Jackets.
“I am very passionate about this program and the direction it is headed,” Faro said. “We desire to provide kids with the best possible Christian soccer ...
Lady Jackets Sweep Indiana East In Non-Conference Play
The Cedarville volleyball team was back in action Nov. 5, sweeping Indiana University East in a non-conference matchup.
Indiana East came into the evening with a record of 23-12, touting a squad of nine freshmen and one sophomore. The Jackets returned home after winning two conference matchups in West Virginia over the weekend.
The Jackets fell behind 10-6 early in the first set, but after a timeout by head coach Doug Walters, the Jackets rattled off nine straight points and wouldn’t look ...
Top-Seeded Lady Jackets Advance to Semis
The top-seeded Cedarville women’s soccer team wasted no time scoring the first goal of their 3-0 victory Saturday afternoon in the first round of the G-MAC tournament against eighth-seeded Ohio Valley.
Freshman Grace Miorelli netted a pass from sophomore Jacoby Ziegler just 2:19 into the contest, before the visiting Fighting Scots could even get the ball past mid-field.
Cedarville dominated the rest of the first half with numerous shots on goal, culminating in senior Elizabeth Cox’s put ...
Yellow Jackets Sweep G-MAC Championship
by Tabitha DeHart
The Cedarville Men’s Cross Country team won the G-MAC Championships for the second year in a row on their home course this past Saturday, Oct. 26. Cedarville won the first five spots, gaining a perfect score of 15 points to create a large gap between the Jackets and the second-place finisher, Trevecca Nazarene (55 points) and third-place Davis and Elkins (81 points).
Matt Brooker repeated as individual meet champion, claiming the G-MAC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the ...
Lady Jackets Repeat as G-MAC Champions
The Lady Jackets won the G-MAC championships on their home course for the second year in a row Oct. 26. They won the meet with 41 points, narrowly beating Trevecca Nazarene, the runner-up with 47 points. Ursuline took third with 72 points.
The women’s head coach Jeff Bolender said that the Lady Jackets passed so many competitors in the last 100 meters of the race that Cedarville would not have won the meet had the race been 100 meters shorter.
Despite the less-than-ideal conditions - wind ...
Cedarville Wins in Frigid Temperatures
The Cedarville University men’s soccer team won its 11th game of the season on Thursday night 2-0 against opponent Trevecca Nazarene. With game temperatures starting at 40 degrees, it was Cedarville’s coldest game of the season.
Scoring was slow, and it did not come easy against Trevecca Nazarene. Both goals were scored by sophomore Connor Gilmour in the second half of the game. Cedarville and Trevecca Nazarene played staunch defense during the first half of the contest. It took a while ...
