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Lady Jackets Suffer Underwhelming Defeat to Tiffin

by Tim Miller The Cedarville Lady Jackets were unable to contend with the Tiffin Dragons on Tuesday night, dropping the match in three sets. Momentum swings were few and rarely went to Cedarville's advantage, as the underwhelming performance was the last one at the Callan Athletic Center for over two weeks. Cedarville lost 25-18, 25-20, and 25-21 and didn't lead until the third set. "We knew we were gonna have to have a solid match, not just physically but mentally," head coach Greg ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

Lady Jackets Clip Ohio Dominican on Senior Day

by Tim Miller The Cedarville Lady Jackets triumphed over the Ohio Dominican Panthers on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Ohio Dominican Panthers 3-2 on Senior Day in the Callan Athletic Center. The Lady Jackets were forced to work for their Senior Day win, winning 25-15, 25-14, 26-28, 25-23 and 15-10. Junior outside hitter Taylor Wilkerson led the way for Cedarville with 17 kills. Senior middle hitter and freshman outside hitter Lauren Willow each tallied 15 kills. Freshman setter ...

Lady Jackets Disappoint Against Hillsdale

by Tim Miller The Cedarville Lady Jackets (15-12, 10-3 G-MAC) dropped a pivotal G-MAC showdown against the Hillsdale Chargers (21-3, 11-2 G-MAC) on Friday night in four sets. The loss was a setback for Cedarville, as they dropped a full game behind Hillsdale to third place in the conference. Hillsdale fought to win 25-15, 24-26, 25-21 and 25-18 in the match. Senior middle hitter Gabby Olson earned 12 kills and nine blocks in the match. Senior outside hitter Krissy Pratt added nine kills ...

CU Passes Major G-MAC Test Against Walsh

by Tim Miller The Cedarville Lady Jackets (8-10, 6-2 G-MAC) outlasted the Walsh Cavaliers (13-4, 7-2 G-MAC) 3-2 in a pivotal G-MAC showdown on Friday night. With the win, Cedarville closed the gap to Malone and Findlay (both 8-1 in G-MAC) in the conference standings. Cedarville took the match 21-25, 25-15, 25-21, 22-25 and 15-10. “It was a big game so we knew we had to come out there and serve aggressive and get our defense the ball to win,” senior middle hitter Gabby Olson said. ...

Cedarville Volleyball Extends Winning Streak Against Trevecca

by Tim Miller The Cedarville Lady Jackets (7-9, 5-1 G-MAC) pushed their winning streak to four games with a 3-0 sweep of G-MAC rival Trevecca on Friday night. Cedarville continued its dominance at home, improving to 4-0 at the Callan Athletic Center and winning its 12th straight set at home. The Lady Jackets won the match 25-20, 25-14 and 25-20. Senior outside hitter Krissy Pratt led the Lady Jackets in kills for the second game in a row, amassing nine. Senior middle hitter Gabby Olson ...