1995 Miracle Yearbook

W.Basketball 20-11 54-70 Georgetown Col. 79-77 Transylvania Univ. 70-65 Taylor University 55-68 MountSt.Joseph Concordia Classic 86-62 Wilmington College 86-56 Walsh University 79-70 Univ.of Rio Grande 59-44 Bluffton College 66-78 Tiffin University 65-45 Urbana University 64-53 Ohio Dominican 77-71 Mt.Vernon Naz. 76-82 Shawnee State 72-66 Malone College 54-83 Univ.of Findlay 62-50 Urbana University 71-63 Walsh University 67-63 Tiffin University 72-87 Univ.of Rio Grande 79-69 Ohio Dominican 77-76 Shawnee State 77-54 Mt.Vernon Naz. 59-44 Malone College 54-78 Univ.of Findlay MOC/NAIA Div.II NCCAA National ABOVE: Melissa Hartman goes up hard againsttwo opponents while Christine Copeland and Amy Bathrick come upfor the rebound. 1994-95 Women's Basketball Review The Cedarville College women's basketball team put to- gether one of the finestseasonsin the program's history. The Lady Jackets matched a school record for victoriesin a season, advanced to the National Christian College Athletic Associa- tion tournament,and placed third in the tough ten-team Mid- Ohio Conference behind two nationally ranked teams. "I knew at the beginning of the season that we would do quite well,"said Kathy Freese,who wasvoted MOCCoach of the Year. "The kids finally pulled together and that was the key. Wehad a close knitgroup,and we were realthrilled with how the season turned out." The women weren't sure what to expect since their top scorerfrom the previousseason did notreturn. Butthey rolled toa 20-11 overallrecord and a13-5 markin theMOC.Thewins matched the effort of the 1988-89 club that was20-10,and the conference record trailed only Findlay and Shawnee State, who at one time or another were each ranked No.1 in the country in NAIA Division II. Cedarville registered some impressive wins,but the high- light of the campaign came on February 9 when the Jackets upset Shawnee State 77-76 in the Athletic Center. The Bears came in ranked No.3and scored the first eight points of the game. However,Cedarville ran off an incredible 25 straight points and never trailed the rest of the way. After being eliminated from the MOC/NAIA Division II Tournament,theJackets accepted a bid to playin the NCCAA Nationals in Rochester, NY. Cedarville,seeded third in the eight-teamfield,opened witha74-60winoverJudson College, (Illinois).EventualchampionWestern Baptist(Oregon)pulled outa65-61 win in the semifinalsoverthe Jackets,and then the women dropped the consolation game to top seed Indiana Wesleyan,75-69. Junior guard Melissa Hartman stepped up her game in the second half of the season and led the team in scoring at 14.2 points per game. She also set a school record from the free throw line by shooting 82.5 percent,she matched her school mark with 39three-pointers,and she wastopsin assists with 108. Hartman wasnamed to the NCCAA All-America Second Team and to the MOCFirst Team. Hartman, who was an NAIA and NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athlete, moved into fifth place on the Lady Jackets' all-time scoring list with 1,183 points. She is already the program's careerleaderin three-pointfield goals(109),assists (329),and steals(208). Her.766 career free throw accuracy is also ahead of the current school record of.725. Senior forward Christine Copeland closed out her career with 855 points and 908 rebounds. She ranked third on the team in scoring (11.3) and was first in rebounding (9.6). Copeland was recognized as a NCCAA All-America First Team performer and was also tabbed to the All-MOC First Team. The other double figure scorer wasjuniorCindy Cremeans whoaveraged 13.0points aftertransferring to Cedarvillefrom the University of Findlay. She led the team in field goal percentage(.508)and averaged 16.0pointsinthethreeNCCAA games while being named to the NCCAA All-Tournament Team. Shaundra Randolph was the other senior on the team and was a co-captain. She started three times,averaged 5.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game and was named to the NAIA and NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athlete teams for the second TOP: Shaundra Randolph goes upfor the shot despite the hands in her face. 158 sports