9-11-1 (.452) Overall
4-4-0 (.500) American Mideast Conference South Division
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
NCCAA National Runner-Up
NCCAA Sportsmanship Award
NCCAA Midwest Region Champions
Club X squad aids Segebart missions trip
CU sophomore defender Kyle Segebart (right) and former Yellow Jacket goalkeeper Luke Marietta (left) spend some time with the Club X Lightning U-9 boys team from Xenia. (photo courtesy of Club X)
XENIA, Ohio (6-15-2007) - Thanks to some help from the Club X U-9 boys team in Xenia, sophomore defender Kyle Segebart heads to Peru for a missions trip on June 17-25 as a member of the Cascade Surge - a PDL minor league team in Oregon. Club X helped to raise $100 for Segebart, who was a voluntary coach for the boys' squad and will play his first season as a Yellow Jacket this fall after transferring to CU. Parents of the players used "Project X: Goals and Saves for Kyle" to come up with the funds. [CASCADE SURGE FULL STORY and CLUB X LIGHTNING]
Jackets announce 2007 schedule
CEDARVILLE, Ohio (4-11-2007) - Eight home dates, including two in the Second Annual Dave Jones Memorial Classic, highlight the 2007 Yellow Jacket men's soccer schedule. The 18-game agenda was released by head coach Ben Belleman.
The season gets underway on Aug. 31 at longtime rival Wilmington. CU has played the Quakers, whose campus is located just a half hour south of Cedarville, more times in men's soccer (48) than any other opponent. The home opener is the next night on Sept. 1 against Mid-Continent at 7 p.m.
The Dave Jones Memorial Classic on Sept. 14 features perennial NAIA power Rio Grande against Indiana Wesleyan at 5 p.m. with the host Yellow Jackets squaring off with Roberts Wesleyan at 7:30. The pairings the next evening include Rio against Roberts in the first match before Cedarville hosts Indiana Wesleyan. The annual Homecoming contest on Oct. 6 has Shawnee State coming to town for the season's lone afternoon home starting time at 2:00. [2007 SCHEDULE]
Yellow Jackets earn NCCAA Sportsmanship Award
CEDARVILLE, Ohio (1-17-2007) - Cedarville University was presented the NCCAA Sportsmanship Award which recognized their character on the field at the 2006 NCCAA National Men's Soccer Tournament in Kissimmee, Fla. The choice was made by the National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association (NISOA) and the award was presented at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention in Indianapolis in January.
Ken Davis
Davis named NCCAA All-American
CEDARVILLE, Ohio (12-14-2006) - Junior forward Ken Davis has been named to the NCCAA All-America Team for the 2006 men's soccer season. He led Cedarville's NCCAA national runner-up club in scoring with six goals and six assists for 18 points. Junior goalkeeper John Norton was NCCAA All-America honorable mention. [NCCAA ALL-AMERICANS; SCHOLAR-ATHLETES]
Four Yellow Jackets were recognized as NCCAA Scholar-Athletes. The quartet includes Davis, Josh Gelser, Jesse Fox, and Grant Knight. The list includes juniors and seniors who maintain a minimum 3.40 cumulative grade point average. Gelser, Fox, and Knight earned spots as NAIA Scholar-Athletes (3.50 GPA). [NAIA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES]
Davis, Jon Taylor, and Jason Cunningham were voted to the All-NCCAA Midwest Region First Team. Team MVP Ryan Stutzman and Justin Benz were labeled honorable mention.
Davis was selected to the American Mideast Conference South Division Second Team. Honorable mention recognition went to Benz, Cunningham, Knight, and Elliot Moore. [ALL-AMC SOUTH DIVISION TEAM]
John Norton
Norton, Davis named to NCCAA All-Tournament Team
CEDARVILLE, Ohio (11-28-2006) - Cedarville men's soccer players John Norton and Ken Davis have been named to the NCCAA National All-Tournament Team. They played key roles in the Yellow Jackets' runner-up showing at the 2006 event.
Norton, a junior goalkeeper, logged every minute of all three matches with a 0.99 goals against average. He recorded 22 saves and posted one shutout. Davis, a junior forward, assisted on the tying goal in the opener against Master's and then scored the winner three minutes into overtime of the 2-1 victory. [NCCAA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM]
Benz grateful just to be playing at all
by Jim Sawin, sports information intern
CEDARVILLE, Ohio (10-13-2006) - Cedarville University senior forward Justin Benz of the men's soccer team is coming off an outstanding 2005 season where he led his team in both goals (13) and points (26). This was the second straight year Justin led the team in goals after moving from defense to the forward position at the start of the 2004 season. All this success didn't just happen to Benz; in fact, nearly none of this happened at all. [FULL STORY]
Head Coach
Ben Belleman
Assistant Coaches
Brent Davis
Josh Radcliffe
Dr. Kevin Roper
Soccer Facts
- 2003, 2004 NCCAA Midwest Region Champions
- 395 wins in 43-year history
- 10 national tournament appearances
- 12 conference titles
- 34 All-Americans and 36 Scholar-Athletes
