Jackets Volleyball Three-Peats as Conference Champions
The Cedarville women's volleyball team won their third consecutive G-MAC Championship on Saturday afternoon with a victory over Ohio Valley University. There was a lot of energy in the Callan Athletic Center as the teams and fans, alike, knew the title was on the line.
“Ohio Valley brought a whole bus load of students, and so obviously the big advantage for us is playing at home,” Coach Doug Walters said. “We play in front of the best crowds here at home."
Walters said they play in ...
Jackets Hold Off Panthers in Season Opener
1,375 pajama-clad fans packed into the Callan Athletic Center Friday night to watch the Cedarville men’s basketball team win its home opener against Ohio Dominican in a close game, 90-86.
Due to the G-MAC volleyball tournament, the game tipped off at 11:00 p.m. and head coach Pat Estepp made it a pajama night. The fans were on their feet for most of the game, only sitting down during timeouts.
Estepp said the crowd had a big part in the win.
“The crowd was phenomenal,” he said. ...
Lady Jackets Sweep Panthers, Advance to Championship Game
Cedarville’s volleyball team won the G-MAC semifinal match on Friday night, defeating Kentucky Wesleyan in straight sets. This marks the third time this season that the Jackets have defeated the Panthers.
Cedarville opened the match with a lot of energy. The Jackets never trailed in either of the first two sets, winning them 25-20 and 25-21.
The Jackets' last match was Nov. 4, when they were defeated in three sets by Findlay. Coach Walters admitted that this arrangement was less than ...
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 ...
Sports Streaming: An Ethical Dilemma for Cedarville Students
Sunday afternoons present a challenge for NFL fans on campus. How can students watch their favorite teams? In the dorm lounges, students are limited by regional coverage showing the Bengals, Browns or the “Game of the Week” chosen by CBS or Fox.
One easy solution that many students resort to for this problem is watching the game on the Internet. A simple Google search of “NFL live streaming” presents a multitude of websites showing any NFL game, or any other sporting event, seemingly ...
Jackets Grab Second Straight G-MAC Championship
The Cedarville men’s soccer team shut down Davis & Elkins College to claim the G-MAC Championship for the second year in a row.
A large part of the first half featured solid possession from both teams and good defending. Cedarville’s back four played extremely well for the entirety of the contest. Connor Gilmour had the best chance of the first half in the ninth minute. He turned with the ball on his left foot and nearly put one in the lower right corner of the net. The Senators'...
Second Half Offense Propels Jackets to Conference Championship Game
The Cedarville men’s soccer team earned a trip to their third consecutive G-MAC championship game Thursday night, defeating second-seeded Alderson Broaddus 5-1 in the conference tournament semifinal. The final will be at home, this Saturday, Nov. 8 at noon.
The first half was a defensive struggle, with neither team being able to score. Between the two teams, only six shots were taken. In the second half, however, the goals came in bunches.
Cedarville started the scoring quickly in the ...
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 ...
Lady Jackets Steamroll Central State
In their final regular season home game Wednesday night, the Cedarville women’s volleyball team cruised to an easy victory over Central State. It didn’t take long for the Jackets to defeat the Marauders, winning in three sets (25-4, 25-7, 25-2).
Central State has not won a match this season, and in their 14 losses they haven’t won a single set. The win moves the Jackets to 17-12 (8-1) on the season.
Because of the dominating win, Emily Gewirtz and Katie Sir, both freshmen, saw more ...
