1996 Miracle Yearbook

FRONTROW:Gillian Gombis,Heather French,Summer Bennington,Robin Paulin,Jill Detwiler,CindyCremeans,Becky Cave, Melissa Hartman,Amy Bathrick,Tammi Matula, Elizabeth Hamilton, Christina Hunt. BACK ROW: Joy Williams(Ass't Coach), Kathy Freese(Head Coach),Joy Fagan(Ass't Coach),JenniferTew(Student Ass't Coach),Christine Copeland(Student Ass't Coach),Amy Egoff, Beth Maxie,Stephanie Newman,Lesley Grow, Amy Mershon,Dawn Ames,Lisa Martin(Student Trainer), Krystee Gehmen(Student Trainer), Martha Baldwin,Cheryl Schneckenberger(StudentTrainer). Cedarville's Lady Jackets box outand prepare to grab the rebound. Gillian Gombis drivesthe ball around her opponentto the hoop. The Cedarville College women's basketball team finished with a 16-20 record and travelled to the NCCAA Na- tional Tournament for the third con- secutive year. The Lady Jackets also had an 8-10 Mid-Ohio Conference record to place sixth in the tough ten-team league. The record is somewhat deceptive. Cedarville played eight games against teams that wenton to the NAIA National Tournament and had five other contests against teams that at least received votes in the national rankings. "I believe in playing a demanding schedule," stated head coach Kathy Freese, who even had a game at NCAA Division I Liberty Uni- versity snowed out. "I think it really preparesusfor theMOCand post-season play. It always seems to pay off." Cedarville wasthe only MOCteam to defeat both Findlay and Shawnee State, who have established themselves as pe- rennial NAIA powers. The Jackets sur- prised Findlay on the road, 73-68, and the Oilers were ranked as high as 11th this year. The highlight,however,came in a 77-71 overtime upset of Shawnee State who was ranked No. 1 in NAIA Division II at the time. Cedarville also buried Olivet Nazarene 81-60 at the NCCAA Nationals. Senior guard Melissa Hartman closed out an outstanding career by being named to the All-MOC First Team after averaging a team- high 14.6 points per game. She also was recognized as an NAIA and NCCAA All-America Scholar- Athlete for the second straight year. Hartman is the Lady Jack- ets' third all-time leading scorer with 1,678 points. She graduates with career records for most games started (123), three-point field goals made (154), assists (456), steals (293), and free throw per- centage (.763). Senior center Becky Cave set a school record for most games played in a career with 126 and for most blocked shots with 172. Junior forward Jill Detwiler, who ranked third in scoring with 11.4 points per game, tied a school record when she exploded for 41 points in a game at Rio Grande. Junior forward Amy Bathrick av- eraged 11.8 points and led the con- ference with 10.5 rebounds per game. Mark Womack,Sports Information Director women's basketball