Trailblazer News
Lady Blazers Honor Seniors
On Tuesday, after the Lady Blazers defeated #1 ranked Kentucky Christian University and became regular season Mid-East Region Champions for the first time in the history of the program, OCU honored their seniors. Brenda Carter and Brittany Martin have been an integral part of the success of the women's basketball program the last few years.
Martin was a member of Coach Wray'
Lady Trailblazers Defeat #1 ranked Kentucky Christian University
Tuesday was a night of history-making for the Ohio Christian University women's basketball team. They hosted Kentucky Christian University, with the #1 seed in the Mid-East Region on the line. OCU (#3 in nation) came out firing, taking an early 19-3 lead over the #1 nationally ranked KCU team. Kentucky Christian came back and cut the lead to six points at the half. But th
Brenda Carter joins 1000 point club
Senior All-American guard Brenda Carter became the second female member of the Trailblazer's 1000 point club last Tuesday at UC-Clermont. Carter added 20 points on Thursday to bring her total to 1020 points with several games still left this season. Carter joins an elite group of Trailblazer basketball players, including Jessie Gardner, the only other female in the group,
Lady Blazers Make History With 20th Win
The Ohio Christian University women's basketball team made history on Thursday when they defeated the #1 team in the ORCC (Ohio Regional Campus Conference) Ohio University-Eastern 79-75. The win was OCU's 20th of the season, which is a feat that no other team in the history of the women's basketball program has reached at Ohio Christian.
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Lady Blazers Fall Short at UC-Clermont
The OCU women's basketball team traveled to UC-Clermont on Tuesday to take on UC-Clermont. The first half was fast-paced and packed with offense, with the Cougars taking a 49-47 halftime lead over the Lady Blazers. In the second half, UC-Clermont made a run and went up by 14 with 7 minutes left in the game. But the Lady Blazers fought back and went on a run of their own, cutti
Blazers 1-1 For the Weekend
The team went into a hostile environment on Friday night against World Harvest Bible College losing the outing 56 to 74. "Harvest is a tough place to play for any team. They have several home game antics to try to play on teams psyche before the game even starts. We know this going to happen but have to play through it." The Blazers shot their worst game of the yea
Lady Blazers Win and Move to 19-3
The Lady Blazers traveled to rival World Harvest Bible College on Friday in an Ohio Collegiate Athletic Conference match-up, defeating the Lady Warriors 85-39. Freshman guard Shelby Roe led another balanced OCU attack with 22 points, on 8 of 14 shooting from the field, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Senior guard Brenda Carter added 20 points, on 9 of 12 shooting, and dished out 5 assists.&
Blazers Move to 19-3
The Trailblazers move to 19 and 3 with a win over Southern State by a score of 93 to 69. The team is now 8 and 0 in the Ohio Collegiate Athletic Conference and could be the number one seed if they win against World Harvest Bible College on Friday. The Blazers had their hands full in Southern's shooting guard Tirrell Cumberland. Tirrell came into tonight's game averaging 35 points a game.
Lady Blazers Win Again
The Lady Blazers defeated Southern State Community College on Tuesday by a score of 94-67. All ten players for the Lady Blazers contributed on both ends of the floor, with every player scoring and earning at least one steal in the game. It was again the Blazers' defensive tenacity that led to the big production on offense. OCU finished with 26 steals for the game, forcing 42 t
Blazers Win 2 In Regional Play
The team was back into regional play on Friday night against Crown College of Knoxville, TN. Crown started big and physical in the first few minutes of the game but their inexperience began to show as OCU pressured the ball at every position. The Trailblazer caused Crown to turn the ball over 38 times, a season record, which led the team to an 86 to 42 win.