Trailblazers suffer first KIAC Conference Loss

NEW ALBANY, IN – After finishing the 2018-19 season with only one River States Conference victory, the Ohio Christian University Lady Trailblazers were one of the last teams expected to succeed in 2019-20. Despite the expectations, the Lady Trailblazers proved the doubters otherwise, finishing a stellar RSC Tournament run with a 95-82 win in the title game against Indiana University Southeast on Tuesday night. 

CIRCLEVILLE, OH - One day prior to taking their team into the River States Conference championship against Indiana University Southeast, Staci Pertuset (1st Team) and Rachel Gillum (2nd Team) each were named All-RSC members on Monday afternoon. The nominations came from each head coach around the conference. Pertuset has put an exclamation point on her career at OCU, averaging mindboggling numbers of 20.8 PPG, 8.2 RPG, and 4.4 APG. She also currently ranks #1 in NAIA DII for steals (153) and steals per game (5.1). On February 8th, Pertuset set a new career high with 40 points against

CIRCLEVILLE, OH - Following the conclusion of the 2019-20 season, Sophomore Justin Barksdale has been named All-RSC First Team by the conference's head coaches. Barksdale joined nine others from around the conference to be named first team members. Overall, Barksdale put up numbers of 16.1 PPG and 9.0 RPG, averaging just short of a double double. In total, Barksdale finished the year with 452 points and 251 rebounds, while shooting 53.4% from the field. Barksdale helped lead his squad to their first appearance in the River States Conference Tournament since 2018. For the complete list

CIRCLEVILLE, OH – Following a few short minutes of action in Saturday's River States Conference Semi-Final, there was little doubt on the outcome. Using a 17-point advantage in the opening quarter, Ohio Christian cruised past Indiana University Kokomo on Saturday, punching their ticket to the RSC Championship on Tuesday.

MIDWAY, KY – In the team's first playoff appearance in three years, Head Coach Brenda Baker and the Lady Trailblazers came hungry for a win on Wednesday, as they knocked off #2 seed Midway University on the road 79-67. Ohio Christian will now return home for a semi-final matchup with the #4 seed Cougars of Indiana University Kokomo. Despite seeing starting PG Carolane Cox (SR/Chillicothe, OH) leave the game due to injury less than a minute into the game, the Lady Trailblazers quickly established their presence with a 22-point first quarter. Cox later returned to the game, as OCU