Lady Jackets Pour it on OVU for Eighth Straight Win
by Tim Miller
The Cedarville Lady Jackets (16-3, 11-2 G-MAC) thumped the Ohio Valley University Fighting Scots on Saturday afternoon, 96-64. The Lady Jackets never trailed in the game and kept their lead from the 5:39 mark in the first quarter to the end of the game.
Junior guard Regina Hochstetler tickled the twine to the tune of 25 points. Hochstetler shot 10-14 from the field and 5-8 from behind the 3-point line. Junior guard Baylee Bennett and senior forward each piled in 14 points. ...
TenHove Does Double Duty With Yellow Jackets
by Tim Miller
There are nearly eight million athletes competing in high school sports in the United States. Of that number, fewer than one percent get the opportunity to compete at the next level in the NCAA.
The odds are slight that a devoted teen gets the chance to play in the NCAA, but Conner TenHove cares not about these numbers.
TenHove, a 6-foot-7 freshman from Valparaiso, Indiana, is enjoying a productive season with the Cedarville University men’s basketball team. The forward ...
Lady Jackets Move Up G-MAC With Win Over Ursuline
by Tim Miller
The Cedarville Lady Jackets (14-3, 9-2 G-MAC) earned a huge road victory over the Ursuline Arrows (13-6, 10-3 G-MAC) on Saturday afternoon, 66-63. The win allowed the Lady Jackets to pass Ursuline in the conference standings, as Cedarville now sits at No. 2 in the G-MAC.
Freshman guard Ashlyn Huffman attacked the basket with ferocity to lead the Lady Jackets in scoring with 18 points. Huffman also grabbed five rebounds and dished three assists. Junior guard Baylee Bennett ...
No. 22 Cedarville Deflated in Double Overtime Loss
by Tim Miller
The No. 22 Cedarville Lady Jackets fell in a marathon of a game to the Findlay Oilers on Saturday afternoon, 92-83 in two overtimes. Junior guard Baylee Bennett reached a career high in points with 32 on 8-11 shooting from behind the arc.
“I’m proud of Baylee for shooting very well,” head coach Kari Hoffman said. “She’s been in a slump so I’m proud of her for getting her confidence back.”
Junior guard Regina Hochstetler added 15 points and senior guard Kaitlyn ...
Okoro’s Unusual Journey to Cedarville
by Tim Miller
For most collegiate athletes, it takes dedication from a young age to become good enough to be successful in high-level college sports. For Cedarville University junior basketball player Robert Okoro, basketball was far from his mind for most of his life.
Okoro, a native of Imo State, Nigeria, didn’t enter a basketball gym until Dec. 19, 2009. Okoro said he remembered watching the sport on the Olympics and thought it looked elementary, but there’s a reason he remembers the ...
Lady Jackets Open Conference Play with Win
by Tim Miller
The No. 24 Cedarville Lady Jackets (6-1,1-0 G-MAC) won their conference opener against the Trevecca Nazarene Trojans on Thursday night, 75-60. Five players reached double digits in the game for Cedarville.
Junior guard Regina Hochstetler led the Lady Jackets in scoring with 15 points on 6-13 shooting.
The Lady Jackets’ two starting forwards each flirted with double-doubles. Senior forward Emily Williams reached double digits in scoring for the first time this season and ...
Bain Reaches 1,000 Career Points as Cedarville Topples Trevecca
by Tim Miller
Patrick Bain scored his 1,000th career point in the Cedarville Yellow Jackets (6-2, 1-0 G-MAC) conference opening win over the Trevecca Nazarene Trojans. Bain finished with 21 points, all of which came in the second half. Bain also added seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks.
Bain said he’s humbled to play college basketball, and even more so to score 1,000 points.
“It’s a good feeling,” Bain said. “I couldn’t have done it without my teammates constantly ...
Cedarville Blows Out Shawnee State in Testy Affair
by Tim Miller
The Cedarville Yellow Jackets (5-2) blew out the Shawnee State Bears on Saturday night by a final count of 106-80. Cedarville shot 63 percent from the field and 69 percent from behind the 3-point line in the game.
Junior forward Joey Morlan broke out for a career-high 20 points on 6-8 shooting from behind the arc. Morlan said ending his slow start to the season tonight will give him confidence going forward.
“It was nice to see a couple go down tonight,” Morlan said. ...
Cedarville Closes Non-Conference Play With Romping of Wilberforce
by Tim Miller
The Cedarville Lady Jackets (5-1) continued their dominance of the Wilberforce Bulldogs, defeating Wilberforce 84-43 on Thursday night. The Lady Jackets have taken 43 of the 45 all time matchups between the two schools.
Junior guard Regina Hochstetler led the team in scoring for the fifth game this season, piling in 16 points on 7-15 shooting. Hochstetler was delighted with the high-quality brand of team basketball played tonight.
“I thought it was a really great win for ...
Bain’s 20-point Second Half Charges Cedarville Past Ohio Christian
by Tim Miller
Senior guard Patrick Bain broke out for 20 second-half points to help the Cedarville Yellow Jackets topple the Ohio Christian Trailblazers, 85-71 on Tuesday night. Bain finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season.
Head coach Pat Estepp wasn’t pleased with the Yellow Jackets’ performance tonight.
“I thought Ohio Christian was more ready to play than us,” Estepp said. “We didn’t have a good enough intensity level and we ...
