Yellow Jackets Close Season With Win on Senior Day
by Joshua Stevens
Cedarville shot 59 percent from the 3-point line and scored 47 bench points to get the win against Alderson Broaddus on Saturday, 87-77.
The win came on Senior Night, as the men’s basketball team said goodbye to Evan Kraatz, Sean Blackburn, and Patrick Bain, the team’s leading scorer who tore his ACL against Ohio Valley on January 27.
“For the seniors, I knew it was going to be emotional.” Kraatz said. “Especially for Pat. I know it killed him that he couldn...
Conference Champs! Cedarville Lady Jackets Win G-MAC Outright
By Tim Miller
The Cedarville Lady Jackets (23-5, 18-4 G-MAC) finished their regular season with a dismantling of the Alderson Broaddus Battlers on Saturday afternoon, winning 69-34. With the win, the Lady Jackets clinched the G-MAC regular season title and will host the G-MAC Tournament which starts on Thursday.
Junior guard Baylee Bennett led all scorers with 17 points. Senior forward Breanne Watterworth added 13 points and eight rebounds. Senior forward Taylor Buckley, who earned her ...
Yellow Jackets Get Big Contributions in Dismantling of Davis & Elkins
By Joshua Stevens
Contributions from Conner TenHove, Joey Morlan and Grant Zawadski, allowed Cedarville to handle Davis & Elkins 88-69 on Thursday as the Yellow Jackets try to end their season on a high note.
TenHove had 21 points, Morlan scored 19 off the bench and Zawadski contributed 18 points and eight assists as the Jackets led by as many as 21 points to win in front of their home crowd.
“We got out to a hot start,” TenHove said. “We had a lot of guys contribute, which is ...
Watterworth Leads Cedarville to Win Over Davis & Elkins
by Tim Miller
The Cedarville Lady Jackets (22-5, 17-4 G-MAC) are one win away from capturing homecourt advantage for the 2018 G-MAC Tournament after winning over the Davis & Elkins Senators on Thursday night, 65-60.
The Lady Jackets came into the night tied in first place in the conference with Ursuline, but the Arrows lost to Malone, giving Cedarville a one-game lead with one game left. Cedarville needs to win on Saturday to clinch an outright G-MAC regular season title. Conference ...
Yellow Jackets Eliminated from G-MAC Tournament Contention
By Joshua Stevens
The Cedarville Yellow Jackets lost another close game, this one against Lake Erie, in a 65-63 contest on Saturday. With the home loss, the Jackets (11-14, 6-12 G-MAC) were eliminated from G-MAC tournament contention. The Storm (13-13, 8-10) move up to seventh in the G-MAC standings.
In a messy first half where both teams had more turnovers than assists, the Jackets seemed to have the early edge. They forced some turnovers in the opening minutes and took advantage of them. ...
Cedarville Fights Off Lake Erie to Maintain Hold of G-MAC Lead
By Tim Miller
The Cedarville Lady Jackets (21-5, 16-4 G-MAC) pulled away from the Lake Erie Storm to win on Saturday afternoon, 75-70. The game was a tale of two halves for Cedarville, but the Lady Jackets successfully got back to their usual ways in the second half to take control of the game and topple Lake Erie.
Freshman guard Ashlyn Huffman led the Lady Jackets for a career-high 22 points and dished out five assists. Huffman was also 9-10 from the free throw line. Huffman said her ...
Cedarville Stomps Ursuline to Control Own Destiny in G-MAC
By Tim Miller
The ailing Cedarville Lady Jackets (20-5, 15-4 G-MAC) took control of the G-MAC with their biggest win of the season on Thursday night, defeating Ursuline 82-54. With three games left, Cedarville moves to first place in the conference, owning the tiebreaker over Ursuline.
The win came on Cedarville's annual Play4Kay game, a night that spreads awareness of breast cancer and commemorates cancer survivors.
"That was an unbelievable environment," head coach Kari Hoffman said. ...
Lady Jackets Pinned Sixth in NCAA Division II Midwest Region
By Tim Miller
The Cedarville Lady Jackets were ranked sixth in the Midwest Region in the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Regional Rankings that were released today. Cedarville (17-4, 14-4 G-MAC) is the highest ranked team among G-MAC members.
"I think that's an awesome recognition," head coach Kari Hoffman said. "I think these ladies have deserved it. We've been probably the most consistent team in the G-MAC so far. We need to uphold our end of the deal now to finish out our season."
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Lady Jackets Stumble Against Findlay
By Tim Miller
The normally hot-shooting Cedarville Lady Jackets were clamped down on in a loss to the Findlay Oilers on Tuesday night, 73-65. The Lady Jackets (19-5, 14-4 G-MAC) fell out of having a share of first place in the conference with Ursuline after the loss.
The Lady Jackets, who own the No. 2 scoring offense in the G-MAC, scored their third least amount of points this season. Cedarville, the No. 1 3-point shooting team in the nation, made just 28 percent of their attempts from ...
Cedarville Falls to Ohio Dominican as G-MAC Hopes Decrease
by Joshua Stevens
Cedarville lost a tough game to Ohio Dominican on Saturday, 63-58. The loss keeps the Jackets at 9th place in the G-MAC standings, which would keep them out of the conference tournament.
After a big overtime win in Nashville against Trevecca a week earlier, the Jackets (11-12, 6-10 GMAC) came home seeking a second straight win against the Panthers (13-10, 8-8 GMAC), and momentum to keep their conference tournament hopes alive.
The first half had promising signs for the ...
