Yellow Jackets Shut Down Visiting Lake Erie
by Josh Decker
The Cedarville Yellow Jackets defeated Lake Erie for the second time in three days with a 70-55 home win on Monday night. The victory marks Cedarville’s fourth straight win and puts the Jackets’ record at 5-2 overall in the conference. It was a solid performance considering the team did not have their full starting lineup available.
Junior Branden Maughmer highlighted the Cedarville offense, dropping 26 points and dishing out three assists.
Sophomore Jacob Drees had a ...
Cedarville Edges Lake Erie in Overtime
by Josh Decker
The Yellow Jackets stretched the win streak to three games with another G-MAC win Saturday afternoon over Lake Erie on the road, coming away with an 80-71 victory in overtime. The Jackets are now 4-2 overall in the conference.
Senior Conner TenHove and junior Branden Maughmer paced the offense for Cedarville, each scoring 22 points in the matchup. TenHove pulled in nine rebounds and Maughmer grabbed eight.
“I felt like we played well as a whole,” said Maughmer about ...
Dominant Yellow Jackets Top Ohio Dominican in G-MAC Rematch
by Josh Decker
The Cedarville Yellow Jackets shot lights out Thursday night and defeated the visiting Ohio Dominican Panthers by a score of 99-72 in the Callan Athletic Center. The Jackets are now 3-2 and sitting at fourth in the G-MAC standings.
Senior Conner TenHove highlighted the red-hot Cedarville offense, dropping 23 points and pulling in 13 rebounds for a double-double that included 6-7 shooting from 3-point range.
“The team played really well and we were flowing really well on ...
Yellow Jackets Confident Ahead of New Season
by Josh Decker
Coming off of a successful 2019-2020 regular season that saw the Yellow Jackets’ season end with an early exit in the G-MAC conference tournament, the Cedarville men’s basketball team is focused on improving and looking forward to the 2020-2021 campaign, especially with all of the uncertainty surrounding the season with COVID-19.
Cedarville came away with 18 wins last year and an overall record of 18-11. A solid 13-5 conference record was good enough to secure fourth ...
Cedarville Secures Three Division I Exhibitions
by Tim Miller
Fresh off a 2019 season that ended with a NCCAA Division I National Championship banner, the Cedarville University men’s basketball team will surge into this season with three exhibitions against NCAA Division I programs. The Yellow Jackets will travel to Valparaiso, Ohio State, and Dayton on Oct. 19, Oct. 30 and Nov. 2.
Head coach Pat Estepp said he has been in contact with Dayton and Ohio State for exhibitions since he took over the program in 2008. While in past years the ...
Yellow Jackets Win G-MAC Tournament Opener
by Tim Miller
The No. 4 Cedarville Yellow Jackets returned to the G-MAC Tournament after a one-year hiatus and won 81-77 over No. 5 Ohio Dominican on Tuesday night. The Yellow Jackets led for the majority of the game, but didn't clearly have an advantage until the very end against the defending conference tournament champions.
The Yellow Jackets were lethal from deep, sniping 62 percent of their shots from behind the arc. All five starters were in double figures for Cedarville.
"Our ...
Yellow Jackets Suffer Setback to No. 14 Findlay
by Tim Miller
The Cedarville Yellow Jackets surrendered their first half lead to the No. 14 Findlay Oilers and never got it back, losing 81-68 on Thursday night. The Yellow Jackets' loss is a huge blow to their hopes of hosting the conference tournament, as they fall two games out of first place.
Just six players scored for the Yellow Jackets (12-9, 9-4 G-MAC) in the loss. Cedarville was out-rebounded by three and lost the turnover margin by six.
Sophomore Conner TenHove led the Yellow ...
Preview: Cedarville Takes On G-MAC Leader Findlay
by Tim Miller
After upsetting No. 9 ranked Findlay on Dec. 1, the Cedarville Yellow Jackets have an opportunity to sweep the Oilers this Thursday.
Head coach Pat Estepp said Findlay hasn't implemented many changes in its scheme since their first meeting, so the challenge on Thursday will be beating a team for a second time that rarely loses twice to the same team in a season.
Now the No. 14 team in the nation, Findlay is an impressive 16-3 and is tied for first in the ...
