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CU women’s squad ready to make run at NAIA tournament
CEDARVILLE — Cedarville University women’s basketball coach Kirk Martin loves the energy his team showing through 23 games this season.
“I noticed in practice yesterday there was a lot of smiling and giggling. A lot of energy going on,” Martin said today, Feb. 12. “We were happy to get through the doldrums of January and into February.”
The Yellow Jackets, ranked 18th in NAIA Division II, are 16-7 and 7-3 in the American Mideast Conference. They’re hoping to earn a bid into the NAIA D-II tournament by either finishing in the top two in the AMC regular season, or winning the AMC postseason tournament.
Shawnee State (25-0, 11-0 AMC) is the favorite to win the AMC regular season title with four games to play.
Walsh (17-9, 10-2) is second in the league with two games to play. Daemen (18-6, 8-3) is one-game back with four games to play, including games with both Shawnee State and Walsh.
The Yellow Jackets will need to win its five remaining conference games and hope Walsh and Daemen can each drop two of its final games to earn one of the conference’s two regular season automatic berths. If not, they can play their way into the tournament by winning the AMC postseason tournament.
But they’ll have to win on the road to grab the second automatic bid. They host Carlow and Point Park on Friday and Saturday, before traveling to Ursuline (Ohio), Houghton (NY) and Roberts Wesleyan (NY) next week.
“That’s going to be extremely challenging, especially for a young team,” Martin said.
But he feels good about the direction his team is headed.
“We have a lot at stake and we seem to have a clear understanding of roles and responsibilities,” Martin said. “We’re poised to finish strong. I feel good about us, which some coaches will tell you sometimes that’s not a good feeling, but I like where we are.
For more on the Cedarville women’s team, check out the Lady Jacket basketball blog of sophomore Stefanie Rodgers.
The games are also available to both watch or listen online here.
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