2007 Miracle Yearbook

r his year,the women's basketball team excelled to new heights.Their accomplishments included a 27-7 overall record, AMC South Division and American Mideast Conference Championship titles,and making it all the way to the NAIA Division II Final Four. Individually, many of the players also achieved high honors.Brittany Smart broke the record for all-time scoring at both Cedarville and the NAIA Division II, eclipsing the 3,000 point mark in her career. Smart was also named the AMC Player ofthe Year for the second consecutive time and also was named the NAIA Division II National Player ofthe Year. Her teammate Karah Walton earned a spot on the All-AMC South second team, while Kristi Beougher was named to the All-AMC South third team. Clearly,the team's accomplishmentsshow thatthey had a successful season, but their winning season wasn't what impacted them the most.According to senior guard Stacie Travis,"Myfavorite part ofthe season was our Florida trip during Christmas Break. It wasfun to win both ofour games, but morethan that it was greattojust spend time together awayfrom the stress ofschool and just really getto know each other better."Junior point guard Kristine Rucker added,"It was exciting to see how God used each one of us in different waysfor His purposes. It was also neatto see o.ur team grow as we experienced trials and had to rely on the Lord to get us through each time."Both on and offthe court,the Lady Jackets had a spectacular season,and the players all echoed freshman Lauren Gentene when she said,"1 really enjoyed being a part oftheteam this year!"The 2006-2007 Lady Jackets expressed a sense ofachievement and look back on the season with fond memories. ti4 5.ezeif r4,6 yadet& )etit rim ww/ n Skill is required to play the game of basketball,and skill is something senior BrittanY Smart has,as evidenced by the ease it takesfor her to breeze by her opponent. Bryan* Indiana Wesleyan* Saint Francis In+ Spring Arbor+ Taylor Indiana-South Bend% Virginia-Wise* Wilberforce* Urbana* Georgetown& Lindsey Wilson& Walsh* Ohio Dominican* Warner Southerns Bethel (Ind.)s MountVernon Nazarene* Tiffin* Shawnee State* Ohio Dominican* Malone* Rio Grande* MountVernon Nazarene* Season Results W68-56 L59-69 L 70-86 W72-51 W82-77 W79-60 W81-54 W 78-51 W 101-70 L 64-92 W 90-85 W82-56 L68-73 W86-67 W80-79 W 85-67 W83-69 W75-67 W69-59 W58-56 L97-100 W 76-63 Walsh* Wilberforce* Shawnee State* Urbana* Tiffin* Rio Grande* Malone* Daemen** Union (Ky.)+4 Morningside++ Taylor++ Indiana Wesleyan W 89-84 W 79-45 W88-74 W91-58 W82-6O L69-72 W 71-62 W 87-76 W86-63 W95-79 W64-55 L56-93 27-7(.794)Overall 15-3(.833)American Mideast *Conference South Division %Cedarville Invitational;Callan Athletic Center +Saint Francis Classic;Fort Wayne,IN %Shawnee State Classic;Portsmouth,OH &Georgetown Classic;Georgetown,KY s Warner Southern Classic; Lake Wales,FL ** AMC Championship Game;Amherst,NY .*16th Annual NAIA Division II National Tournament;Sioux City,IA