July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Heitkamp takes No. 11 Crusaders to second round (03/04/06)
Collegiate Check-up
This time, there would be no need for a comeback.
Fort Recovery graduate Sara Heitkamp and the Capital University women’s basketball team needed three double-digit rallies to win the Ohio Athletic Conference tournament last week. No such thing was necessary Friday night as Heitkamp led the Crusaders through the first round of the NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament 61-54 over Franklin College.
Heitkamp shot 7-of-14 for 19 points to lead Capital (27-2), which was up by 10 at the half on the way to the win. She went 3-of-5 from long distance and also had three assists, two rebounds and a steal.
The No. 11 Crusaders will play Hope College (28-1) today at 7:30 p.m. Franklin ended its season at 24-5.
The tournament victory kept a good week going for Heitkamp and the Crusaders. On Feb. 25 they rallied from a 10-point, second-half deficit to win the OAC tournament, and Tuesday Heitkamp was named OAC Player of the Year for the second straight season.
Capital trailed in the OAC title game against host Baldwin-Wallace, ranked 10th in the nation, 37-27 four minutes into the second half. But it responded with a 12-2 run to pull even and eventually won the game on a Daniele Manalac lay-up with 2.4 seconds remaining.
Heitkamp scored a game-high 12 points in the win. She led the Crusaders with eight rebounds and seven assists.
Later in the week she became just the fifth player in OAC history to win back-to-back Helen Ludwig Play of the Year honors.
Heitkamp is averaging 18.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.4 steals on the year. She owns the school’s all-time steals record and is second all-time in scoring with more than 1,700 points.
Jill Roughia
Jay County - 2005
Was part of a relay victory for the Huntington University women’s track team at Anderson University’s Fred Wilt Memorial Invitational Feb. 25.
Roughia joined fellow freshman Katie Crandall and juniors Heidi Christner and Brittany Fillman in winning the 4x400-meter relay by nearly five seconds in 4-minutes, 11.69 seconds.
She was also fifth in the mile with a time of 5:33.53 and eighth in the 800-meter run in 2:30.20.
Tyler Niekamp
Fort Recovery - 2003
Hit three of his four field goal attempts for eight points as Findlay defeated Ashland 86-50 in its final regular-season game Feb. 25. He also had three rebounds and a steal.
He had two rebounds in the Oilers’ 76-62 victory over Hillsdale in the quarterfinal round of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament Tuesday.
Findlay (25-4) dropped out of the GLIAC tournament Friday with a 64-62 loss to Ferris State.
Heath Williams
Jay County - 2004
Had one hit as the Ancilla College baseball team saved a split in its season-opening double-header Tuesday.
Williams’ double was one of 18 hits as the Chargers won game two 9-3 after being shut out 3-0 by Grace College in the opener.
Jenny Lehman
South Adams - 2004
Finished eighth in the 55-meter hurdles for the Bluffton University women’s track team with a time of 9.7 seconds in competition at Ohio Northern Feb. 24.
Dustin Overton
Jay County - 2004
Played the final home game of his career at Ancilla College as the men’s basketball team fell 81-71 to Glen Oaks Community College Feb. 17.
Overton posted a team-high 10 rebounds. He also had eight points, three assists and two steals.[[In-content Ad]]
Fort Recovery graduate Sara Heitkamp and the Capital University women’s basketball team needed three double-digit rallies to win the Ohio Athletic Conference tournament last week. No such thing was necessary Friday night as Heitkamp led the Crusaders through the first round of the NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament 61-54 over Franklin College.
Heitkamp shot 7-of-14 for 19 points to lead Capital (27-2), which was up by 10 at the half on the way to the win. She went 3-of-5 from long distance and also had three assists, two rebounds and a steal.
The No. 11 Crusaders will play Hope College (28-1) today at 7:30 p.m. Franklin ended its season at 24-5.
The tournament victory kept a good week going for Heitkamp and the Crusaders. On Feb. 25 they rallied from a 10-point, second-half deficit to win the OAC tournament, and Tuesday Heitkamp was named OAC Player of the Year for the second straight season.
Capital trailed in the OAC title game against host Baldwin-Wallace, ranked 10th in the nation, 37-27 four minutes into the second half. But it responded with a 12-2 run to pull even and eventually won the game on a Daniele Manalac lay-up with 2.4 seconds remaining.
Heitkamp scored a game-high 12 points in the win. She led the Crusaders with eight rebounds and seven assists.
Later in the week she became just the fifth player in OAC history to win back-to-back Helen Ludwig Play of the Year honors.
Heitkamp is averaging 18.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.4 steals on the year. She owns the school’s all-time steals record and is second all-time in scoring with more than 1,700 points.
Jill Roughia
Jay County - 2005
Was part of a relay victory for the Huntington University women’s track team at Anderson University’s Fred Wilt Memorial Invitational Feb. 25.
Roughia joined fellow freshman Katie Crandall and juniors Heidi Christner and Brittany Fillman in winning the 4x400-meter relay by nearly five seconds in 4-minutes, 11.69 seconds.
She was also fifth in the mile with a time of 5:33.53 and eighth in the 800-meter run in 2:30.20.
Tyler Niekamp
Fort Recovery - 2003
Hit three of his four field goal attempts for eight points as Findlay defeated Ashland 86-50 in its final regular-season game Feb. 25. He also had three rebounds and a steal.
He had two rebounds in the Oilers’ 76-62 victory over Hillsdale in the quarterfinal round of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament Tuesday.
Findlay (25-4) dropped out of the GLIAC tournament Friday with a 64-62 loss to Ferris State.
Heath Williams
Jay County - 2004
Had one hit as the Ancilla College baseball team saved a split in its season-opening double-header Tuesday.
Williams’ double was one of 18 hits as the Chargers won game two 9-3 after being shut out 3-0 by Grace College in the opener.
Jenny Lehman
South Adams - 2004
Finished eighth in the 55-meter hurdles for the Bluffton University women’s track team with a time of 9.7 seconds in competition at Ohio Northern Feb. 24.
Dustin Overton
Jay County - 2004
Played the final home game of his career at Ancilla College as the men’s basketball team fell 81-71 to Glen Oaks Community College Feb. 17.
Overton posted a team-high 10 rebounds. He also had eight points, three assists and two steals.[[In-content Ad]]
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