Basketball seasons wrap up with awards
Andrew King
Issue date: 3/11/10 Section: Sports
After hard-fought seasons by both teams, the men's and women's basketball teams finished their seasons without NCAA tournament bids, but success nonetheless.
An impressive follow-up to one of their most successful seasons of all time saw the women's team make a postseason run all the way to the championship game of the OAC tournament following a regular season championship.
In the final against OAC rival Mount Union, the Crusaders played to within nine points of earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, but ultimately ended their 26-game home winning streak.
In a 71-80 losing effort, the team was led by Kristen Richardson's 27 points in 38 minutes, as well as solid contributions from bench players Shalena Hawkins and Stacy Timmerman.
The team was showered with postseason accolades following the loss, making the end of their season a bit less stinging. First came the announcement that head coach Dixie Jeffers earned the title of OAC coach of the year, the sixth title of her career.
Following Jeffers success was senior Kristen Richardson, who was named the OAC player of the year, the ninth player in Crusader history to win the award. Fifth year senior Caitlin Elsass was also named to the all-OAC team.
The men's season contained fewer wins, but just as much progress and individual success.
Led by senior Ben McGrath and budding star DJ Frazier, the team bounced back from a 1-5 start to the season to finish a respectable 16-11, good enough for third in the OAC.
Following their female counterparts, the men were also highly touted in the OAC.
Coach Damon Goodwin, just months after being inducted into the University of Dayton Hall of Fame, was named coach of the year in the OAC. This was fourth of his career and third in the past four seasons.
The leadership of the team was also honored by the OAC, as Frazier earned first-team all-OAC honors, while McGrath earned an honorable mention to the team.
By Andrew King
Editorial staff
aking@capital.edu
An impressive follow-up to one of their most successful seasons of all time saw the women's team make a postseason run all the way to the championship game of the OAC tournament following a regular season championship.
In the final against OAC rival Mount Union, the Crusaders played to within nine points of earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, but ultimately ended their 26-game home winning streak.
In a 71-80 losing effort, the team was led by Kristen Richardson's 27 points in 38 minutes, as well as solid contributions from bench players Shalena Hawkins and Stacy Timmerman.
The team was showered with postseason accolades following the loss, making the end of their season a bit less stinging. First came the announcement that head coach Dixie Jeffers earned the title of OAC coach of the year, the sixth title of her career.
Following Jeffers success was senior Kristen Richardson, who was named the OAC player of the year, the ninth player in Crusader history to win the award. Fifth year senior Caitlin Elsass was also named to the all-OAC team.
The men's season contained fewer wins, but just as much progress and individual success.
Led by senior Ben McGrath and budding star DJ Frazier, the team bounced back from a 1-5 start to the season to finish a respectable 16-11, good enough for third in the OAC.
Following their female counterparts, the men were also highly touted in the OAC.
Coach Damon Goodwin, just months after being inducted into the University of Dayton Hall of Fame, was named coach of the year in the OAC. This was fourth of his career and third in the past four seasons.
The leadership of the team was also honored by the OAC, as Frazier earned first-team all-OAC honors, while McGrath earned an honorable mention to the team.
By Andrew King
Editorial staff
aking@capital.edu
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