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Cedarville University DigitalCommons@Cedarville Men's Basketball Programs Men's Basketball 12-16-2017 Cedarville vs. Findlay Cedarville University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/mens_basketball_programs Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the Sports Studies Commons Recommended Citation Cedarville University, "Cedarville vs. Findlay" (2017). Men's Basketball Programs. 92. https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/mens_basketball_programs/92 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 Men's Basketball Programs by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Cedarville. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Conner TenHove YELLOW JACKETS vs FINDLAY SATURDAY • DEC. 16 • 4:15 PM Men’s Basketball Weekly Blog December 12, 2017 reason for our second half surge was Patrick Bain. Pat had a great performance, and displayed his perseverance throughout This past week for Cedarville men's basketball was a tough one the game. He was held scoreless in the first half, but stayed due to our game schedule and academic requirements. As you all engaged and came back to score 21 points in the second half. He know we are nearing the finish line of the semester, so everybody also eclipsed the 1,000-point mark, which is a big milestone for is extremely busy preparing for final exams and final presenta- any college basketball player. It shows how consistent he has tions. This is usually the toughest time of the semester for every been throughout his career, and how hard he has worked to student because of the mental stress, and this is also true for ath- improve his game. He is one of only 54 Yellow Jacket players to letes. Worrying about classes and all the things you need to score 1,000 points in school history. Our whole team was happy study/prepare for can make practice hard from a mental aspect. for Pat, but not surprised because he has earned everything he Basketball practice is something you need to be completely men- has accomplished. tally engaged in because of all the different game planning we In our second game we played Kentucky Wesleyan, which is a cover, so all the external stress can make that tough at times. I team that is always one of the better teams in our conference and know if you come to games it might seem like we are just running the country. The game went back and forth throughout but we fell around aimlessly but we aren't. There's a lot of time that is put in short. It was a learning experience for our team, and we plan to by the players and coaches to make sure we are fully prepared bounce back big this next week. We have two huge games this for our games. All of our players did a great job staying focused week. Our first game is Wednesday against Hillsdale (Start time and getting prepared for the two big games we had. We also got is 7:45 p.m.). We would appreciate prayers for safe travels. Our to witness a big milestone from one of the hardest workers on our second game is home against Findlay on Saturday (Start time is team. 4:15 p.m.). If you are still in town we would appreciate it if you Our first game was against Trevecca who doesn't have the best came out to the game! The basketball team is praying that every- record, but they have played some of the better teams in our body has safe travels back home and a great finals week! league extremely tough. We knew the game would be tough, so we were prepared for a battle. The game was close throughout Yours truly, the first half, but we pulled away to win in the second half. A big SeanB Sean Blackburn is a senior from Columbus, OH major- ing in broadcasting and digital media. He spent two years with the Yellow Jackets before serving as a stu- dent assistant in 2016-17 and returning to the team this season. Sean Blackburn Read the blogs from other Yellow Jacket student-athletes at 2017-18 Blog Central. Go to: yellowjackets.cedarville.edu 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 YELLOW JACKET BASKETBALL @cujackets yellowjackets.cedarville.edu Today’s Game The Cedarville University Yellow Jackets host the University of ward, with a 19.8 ppg scoring average, 5.6 Findlay Oilers in a Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) boards per game and 33 assists. He is hitting game today in the Callan Athletic Center. over .500 from the field on a 76-of-148 effort with Cedarville, led by tenth-year Head Coach Pat Estepp (174- a team-best .833 mark from the charity stripe. 113), is 6-4 (1-2 G-MAC) after dropping an 81-61 decision to Martyce Kimbrough, a 6-1 senior guard, is the league opponent Hillsdale Wednesday night on the Chargers Oilers second-leading scorer at 16.9 ppg and the floor. team!s best three-point weapon with 33 long Findlay brings a 10-2 (5-0 G-MAC) record into today!s contest range baskets this season. Taren Sullivan including a 90-62 league win at Ohio Dominican on Wednesday Trey Smith tops the squad with 20 steals. evening in Columbus, Ohio for their sixth-consecutive win. Findlay, former long-time NAIA member of the American Leading the Yellow Jacket offense is senior Mideast Conference, leads the all-time series with Jackets by a Patrick Bain, a 6-3 guard, averaging 19.8 ppg 42-16 margin including an 86-76 win on November 26, 2016 in and 5.6 rpg while dishing out a team-best 33 Findlay, Ohio. assists. Bain, who became the 54th member of The two teams first met in men!s basketball during the 1953-54 the Yellow Jacket 1,000 Point Club on December season - a 122-51 win for the Oilers. 7, has also recorded a team-high 18 three-point field goals. Stat Comparison The second-leading scorer for the Yellow Patrick Bain Jackets is 6-7 freshman forward Conner Current Record (6-4, 1-2) (10-2, 5-0) TenHove who is tossing in 9.9 ppg while garnering a team-high 17 Points Scored/Game 78.2 84.9 ! offensive boards. ! Junior Grant Zawadzki, a 6-1 point guard, is the squad!s third- Points Allowed/Game 73.5 71.8 best scorer at 8.8 ppg while leading CU with 12 steals. FG % .463 .492 ! Demond Parker, a 6-2 sophomore guard, is the fourth-leading 3-point FG % .377 .393 ! Springfield, scorer for CU at 8.0 ppg. FT % .736 ! .689 Ohio Robert Okoro, a 6-6 junior forward, is adding 7.3 points per Rebounds/Game 36.7 ! 34.7 937-325-8480 game and is the third-leading rebounder at 4.5 rpg. ! Head Coach Charlie Ernst is in his seventh year at the helm of Assists/Game 14.8 17.3 the Oiler program. Before joining the G-MAC this season, he led Turnovers/Game 11.6 9.6 ! the team to three GLIAC Tournament titles, four GLIAC South Blocked Shots/Game 2.0 2.7 ! Division titles, four NCAA Division II National Tournament appear- Steals/Game 5.7 8.3 ! ances, and one Sweet 16 appearance. Current Streak L2 W6 ! Pacing the Findlay offense is Taren Sullivan, a 6-6 senior for- Probable Starters # Cedarville (6-4, 1-2) Pos. PPG RPG APG # Kentucky Wesleyan (10-2, 5-0) Pos PPG RPG APG 3 Colton Linkous (6-3 sophomore) G 5.4 1.6 1.6 2 Austin Gardner (6-1 senior) G 2.3 1.3 2.8 22 Kwenton Scott (6-4 junior) G 8.1 5.1 0.6 14 Martyce Kimbrough (6-1 senior) G 16.9 2.3 1.6 23 Patrick Bain (6-3 senior) G 19.3 5.9 3.4 22 Elijah Kahlig (6-3 senior) G 9.8 1.8 1.0 52 Grant Zawadzki (6-1 junior) G 7.6 3.0 2.6 5 Taren Sullivan (6-6 senior) F 19.2 6.9 3.5 35 Conner TenHove (6-7 freshman) F 10.8 5.3 1.0 42 Alex White (6-7 junior) F 8.8 5.8 0.8 Colton Linkous Kwenton Scott Patrick Bain Austin Gardner Martyce Kimbrough Elijah Kahlig Grant Zawadzki Conner TenHove Taren Sullivan Alex White yellowjackets.cedarville.edu @cujackets YELLOW JACKET BASKETBALL 3 NABC 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 200 Parkview Lane, Cedarville (near Hearthstone Inn) BOOKING EVENTS NOW! 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