CHAMPIONSHIP INFO
ASHLAND, Ohio - No. 6 seed Cedarville held No. 3 Ashland in check for most of the night en route to an impressive 70-55 victory in the first round of the G-MAC Tournament at Kates Gymnasium.
The Yellow Jackets, 18-11, move on to face No. 2 Hillsdale in Friday's second semifinal at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. Game time is 7:30 p.m. EST.
Branden Maughmer paced a balanced offense with 16 points.
Conner TenHove (13),
Kollin Van Horn (12), and
Quinton Green (11) joined him in double figures.
Cedarville took the lead for good on a pair of Maughmer free throws with just under five minutes to go in the first half.
The visitors led 38-30 at halftime and built the advantage to as much as 21 with seven minutes to go.
Quotable: Head Coach
Pat Estepp
"Proud of our guys for their focus and effort tonight. I thought we stayed aggressive throughout the game and we defended a very good team pretty well."
Stinger Notes:
- CU, who leads the league in free throw shooting made 19-of-22 (.864).
- The Jackets dominated the boards, 37-22, with TenHove grabbing nine.
- Maughmer added seven rebounds, five assists, and converted 12-of-14 at the stripe.
- The outcome avenged a 77-60 setback at AU on January 22.
- Cedarville won two out of three meetings with Ashland this winter.
- The Eagles lead the all-time series, 37-11, which began in the 1923-24 season.
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