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Cedarville University DigitalCommons@Cedarville Women's Basketball Programs Women's Basketball 12-16-2017 Cedarville vs. Findlay Cedarville University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/womens_basketball_programs Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the Sports Studies Commons Recommended Citation Cedarville University, "Cedarville vs. Findlay" (2017). Women's Basketball Programs. 100. https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/womens_basketball_programs/100 This Program is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Cedarville, a service of the Centennial Library. It has been accepted for inclusion in Women's Basketball Programs by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Cedarville. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Breanne Watterworth LADY JACKETS vs FINDLAY SATURDAY • DEC. 16 • 2:00 PM Women’s Basketball Weekly Blog December 12, 2017 focus defensively on stopping drives and having great help defense. The day before a practice we watch clips before we ever It!s been another great week as a Yellow Jacket. With the first step foot on the court. This entails receiving a scouting report and week of conference play, we are sitting 2-0 and let me tell you that watching film of their key players! style of play, the team!s offense feels good but we are preparing ourselves for March when it all and also their defensive tendencies. This allows us to see and matters. If you haven!t already heard, something even more excit- prepare for what we will be competing against the next day. ing has happened this past week. We are nationally ranked! Your During the actual practice portion we walk through those offen- Lady Yellow Jackets are currently ranked the 24th best team in sive sets we watched and talk about how we are going to defend the nation. Obviously this is exciting but we celebrate the accom- them. We don!t focus too much on the other team however, plishment and quickly move on because we have teams to beat, because it is obviously most important to concentrate on us and work to do, and goals to reach. how we want to play. All this to say it is so nice to walk into a Like I said, this week was our first taste of conference compe- game feeling prepared because of our coaching staff. Thank you tition. We played two solid teams, Trevecca on Thursday and coaches! Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday. Ending the week with two solid We have a big week coming up. Not only do we play at wins feels great and gives us confidence going into our game Hillsdale on Wednesday and Findlay at home on Saturday (two against Hillsdale this Wednesday. talented conference teams) but, we are headed into exam week Something that is behind the scenes that many of you may not and the stress and fatigue that comes with that makes this week know is that our coaching staff does a phenomenal job preparing a tough one. As we sat in the locker room waiting for practice this us before our games. If you recall back to our special edition week, one of our seniors, Emily Williams had a few wise words to Thanksgiving blog, Bre mentioned that she was "thankful for all say to us regarding exam week: the effort that our coaching staff puts in to prepare us for a game." "Well ladies, time to prepare to study all day because that!s just Usually a couple practices before a game the coaches will explain what you do on exam week." It was quite humorous because it our next opponent!s style of play so that we can focus on how to wasn!t like Emily felt like she needed that much time to prepare defensively play against them throughout the practice. For exam- for her exam, it was because that!s "just what you do during exam ple, if our opponent scores at the basket at a high volume, we week!" So with that being said, you can either find your Lady Jackets in the library studying all day or in the gym working hard to add some more W!s to our record. See you next week! Abby Wolford is a junior from Cincinnati, OH majoring in health and physical education. She is in her third season with the Lady Jackets after missing the entire 2016-17 campaign due to injury. Read the blogs from other Yellow Jacket stu- dent-athletes at 2017-18 Blog Central. Go to: yellowjackets.cedarville.edu @abbycadabby54 Fresh Pure Chemical Free Drinking Water Free Delivery Home & Office 1-800-800-8124 10 Kinsey Road Complimentary Trial Offer Xenia, Ohio 45385 • Cooler & Dispenser • Sales & Rental www.aquafallswater.com 937-372-6391 2 LADY JACKET BASKETBALL @cujackets yellowjackets.cedarville.edu Today’s Game The Cedarville University Lady Jackets host the University of blocked shots and an .860 mark from the free Findlay Oilers in a key early-season Great Midwest Athletic thrown line on 37-of-43. Conference (G-MAC) game today in the Callan Athletic Center. The main threat from long-range for Findlay is Cedarville, ranked #22 in the latest WBCA NCAA II National Elissa Ellerbrock, a 5-8 junior guard with 34 field Poll, is under the leadership of second-year Head Coach Kari goals from behind the arc (34-of-68, .500). Hoffman (27-12). The Lady Jackets, winners of seven consecu- The Oilers have four players with 20 or more tive games, are 8-1 (3-0 G-MAC) on the season after recording an assists on the season led by junior guard Jenna 83-68 league win at Hillsdale on Wednesday night. Stegmaier with 28. Findlay enters today!s game with an eight-game winning streak. Findlay, long-time CU rivals as former NAIA The Oilers are 8-1 on the year with a 5-0 G-MAC record after top- members of the American Mideast Conference, Anna Hintz ping Ohio Dominican 85-72 on Wednesday evening in Columbus. leads the all-time series with the Lady Jackets by a 23-8 margin. Regina Hochstetler, a 5-7 junior guard, leads The teams last met during the 2011-12 campaign - a 72-66 Oilers the Cedarville offensive attack with a 17.6 points victory in the contest played on December 19, 2011 in Cedarville. per game scoring average. Hochstetler tops CU The teams first met in women!s basketball during the 1976-77 with 27 three-point field goals and a .765 effort at season - a 76-32 Cedarville victory. the charity stripe. Senior Breanne Watterworth, a 6-3 forward, is averaging 12.4 ppg and 9.7 rpg with a second- Stat Comparison best .615 field goal pct. Current Record (8-1, 3-0) (8-1, 5-0) Guard Kaitlyn Holm, a 5-7 senior, is the third ! Lady Jacket scoring in double digits with an 11.2 Regina Hochstetler Points Scored/Game 80.0 75.0 ppg average while pacing the team with 41 Points Allowed/Game 62.0 60.0 ! assists and 12 steals. FG % .507 ! .504 Taylor Buckley, a 5-11 senior forward, adds 3-point FG % .443 ! .439 Springfield, 9.9 points and 6.9 rebounds off the bench for the FT % .707 .723 ! Ohio Lady Jackets. She has grabbed a team-high 29 ! 937-325-8480 offensive boards. Rebounds/Game 42.8 37.0 University of Findlay Head Coach Jim Wiedie Assists/Game 16.7 ! 16.7 ! is in his fifth year with the Oilers (63-54). He Turnovers/Game 16.7 ! 17.0 began his career at Findlay as the associate Blocked Shots/Game 3.2 ! 1.8 head coach from 2011-13. Kaitlyn Holm Steals/Game 5.8 7.0 ! Topping the Oiler offense is Anna Hintz, a 6-2 junior forward, ! tossing in 17.1 ppg with team-highs of 8.2 rebounds per game, 10 Current Streak W7 W8 Probable Starters # Cedarville (8-1, 3-0) Pos. PPG RPG APG # Findlay (8-1, 5-0) Pos PPG RPG APG 4 Baylee Bennett (5-5 junior) G 9.7 2.1 2.4 3 Haley Horstman (5-8 senior) G 14.7 3.9 3.0 11 Regina Hochstetler (5-7 junior) G 17.6 4.1 2.9 11 Lynsey Englebrecht (5-7 senior) G 14.0 3.6 2.8 24 Kaitlyn Holm (5-7 senior) G 11.2 5.2 4.6 15 Elissa Ellerbrock (5-8 junior) G 7.8 3.8 2.2 30 Emily Williams (5-11 senior) F 5.1 6.4 1.4 30 Jenna Stegmaier (5-10 junior) G 6.7 6.0 3.1 44 Breanne Watterworth (6-3 senior) F 12.4 9.7 0.8 10 Anna Hintz (6-2 junior) F 17.1 8.2 1.1 Baylee Bennett Regina Hochstetler Kaitlyn Holm Haley Horstman Lynsey Englebrecht Elissa Ellerbrock Emily Williams Breanne Watterworth Jenna Stegmaier Anna Hintz yellowjackets.cedarville.edu @cujackets LADY JACKET BASKETBALL 3 WBCA NCAA II Poll #4 December 12, 2017 After the game great meals are waiting for you in Beavercreek! www.cfarestaurant.com/beavercreek/home www.cfarestaurant.com/fairfieldcommons/home Serving Greene County and Surrounding Areas Cedarville 200 Parkview Lane, Cedarville (near Hearthstone Inn) BOOKING EVENTS NOW! 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