Capital University

2006-07 Season

Dixie Jeffers To Be Honored at NCAA Final Four as Part of 2007 Russell Athletic/WBCA Victory Club
(ATLANTA, Ga.)--Capital University head women's basketball coach Dixie Jeffers will be honored at the NCAA Women's Final Four in Cleveland as part of the Russell Athletic/Women's Basketball Coaches Association Victory Club.

Algie Named Academic All-OAC Honorable Mention
(AUSTINTOWN, Ohio)--Capital University junior women's basketball player Jenna Algie (Mason/Kings) was named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference honorable mention by the conference's faculty athletics representatives.

Elsass Named All-OAC First Team; Jeffers Named OAC Coach of the Year
(AUSTINTOWN, Ohio)--Capital University sophomore Caitlin Elsass (Batavia/Clermont Northeastern) was named to the All-Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball First Team and head coach Dixie Jeffers was named OAC Coach of Year by the conference's head coaches.

Slow Start Dooms Women’s Basketball in OAC Title Game
(WILMINGTON, Ohio)—Wilmington College opened the game on a 10-0 run and never looked back in a 89-72 win over Capital University in the Ohio Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament Championship game Saturday at Fred Raizk Arena in Wilmington, Ohio.

Defense Delivers As Women’s Basketball Team Advances To OAC Finals
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Capital University’s women’s basketball team held its second straight opponent under 40 points, defeating Mount Union College 52-39 in an Ohio Athletic Conference tournament semifinal game Thursday at The Capital Center.

Women's Basketball Advances to OAC Semifinals
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Second-seeded Capital University posted a 55-38 win over seventh-seed John Carroll University in an Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament quarterfinal game Tuesday at The Capital Center

Elsass Layup Helps Women's Basketball Can Cardinals
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) –Caitlin Elsass (Batavia/Clermont Northeastern) made a layup to give the women’s basketball team a 78-77 lead with 37 seconds left, and two free throws by Daniele Manalac (Pickerington/Pickerington North) sealed Capital’s 80-77 victory over Otterbein College in an Ohio Athletic Conference game Saturday at The Capital Center.

Women's Basketball Falls in Overtime at Heidelberg
(TIFFIN, Ohio)--Capital University's women's basketball team suffered a 71-68 loss in overtime at Heidelberg College in an Ohio Athletic Conference game in Tiffin.

Listen to Capital's Dixie Jeffers Talk to D3Hoops.com
Capital University women's basketball coach Dixie Jeffers was featured on the D3Hoops.com Weekly Podcast. Coach Jeffers talks about everything from the state of Crusader program right now, national championships and the NCAA Tournament. Click the link to hear the chat.

Polar Bears Snap Women's Basketball Win Streak
(ADA, Ohio) -- Capital University's women's basketball team saw its 11-game win streak end with a 55-52 defeat at Ohio Athletic Conference opponent Ohio Northern University Saturday in Ada, Ohio.

No. 23 Women's Basketball Wins 11th in a Row
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--Capital University's women's basketball team wins its 11th straight game with a 72-39 rout of Mount Union College in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup Wednesday in Columbus.

Big First Half Extends Win Streak to 10, Moves Crusaders Into First Place
(NEW CONCORD, Ohio) -- Capital University's women's basketball team rallied from an 11-2 deficit to win its tenth straight contest, defeating Ohio Athletic Conference opponent Muskingum College 79-63 Saturday in New Concord and moving into a first place tie in the OAC.

Women's Basketball Makes It Nine in a Row
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--Capital University's women's basketball team won its ninth game in a row with a 69-61 victory over Marietta College in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup Wednesday in Columbus.

Crazy Eights: Women Knock Off JCU For Eighth Straight Win
(UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio) -- A 25-9 run to close the first half propelled Capital University's women's basketball team to a 64-45 Ohio Athletic Conference victory over John Carroll University Saturday in University Heights, Ohio.

Women's Basketball Upset Wilmington; Extend Win Streak to Seven Straight
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Sophomore guard Caitlin Graessle (Galloway/Bishop Ready) led four Capital players in double figures with 21 points as the women's basketball team upset Wilmington College 77-69 in an Ohio Athletic Conference game Wednesday at The Capital Center.

Women's Basketball Beats Baldwin-Wallace For Sixth Straight Win
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--Capital University's women's basketball team won its sixth game in a row with an 83-75 overtime victory over nationally ranked Baldwin-Wallace College in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup Saturday in Columbus.

Five in a Row For Women's Basketball After Win at Marietta
(MARIETTA, Ohio)--Capital University's women's basketball team extended its winning streak to five games Wednesday after a 77-40 Ohio Athletic Conference win at Marietta College.

Women's Basketball Takes Fourth Straight Win over Muskies
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Sophomore Caitlin Graessle (Galloway/Bishop Ready) matched her career-high 21 points to lead the Capital University women’s basketball team to its fourth-straight win with a commanding 89-65 Saturday over Ohio Athletic Conference foe Muskingum College at The Capital Center.

Women's Basketball Picks Up Second Consecutive OT Win
(ALLIANCE, Ohio) -- For the second straight Ohio Athletic Conference game, Capital University's women's basketball team needed extra frames to pick up a victory, defeating Mount Union College 67-65 in double overtime Wednesday in Alliance, Ohio.

Cardiac Crusaders; Women's Basketball Comes Back to Beat Ohio Northern in Overtime
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--For the third time this season the Capital University women's basketball team turned a double-digit deficit into a win with a 48-47 overtime victory over Ohio Northern University in an Ohio Athletic Conference game Saturday in Columbus.

Women's Basketball Blasts The 'Berg
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--Capital University's women's basketball team shot a season-best 53.6-percent from the floor in an 81-46 rout of Heidelberg College in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup Wednesday in Columbus.

Women's Basketball Falls in Non-Conference Finale at Defiance
(DEFIANCE, Ohio)--Capital University's women's basketball lost its non-conference season finale, 63-57 at Defiance College Saturday.

 Caitlin Elsass Named OAC Player of the Week
Capital University sophomore Caitlin Elsass (Batavia/Clermont Northeastern) was named Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week.

Elsass had a career-high 24 points and 12 rebounds and her rebound and putback with 2.7 seconds left in regulation tied the game as she led Capital to a 94-86 overtime win at Otterbein College last Saturday.


Graessle's 21 Points Gift Wraps Win For Women's Basketball
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--Sophomore Caitlin Graessle (Galloway/Bishop Ready) scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Capital University's women's basketball team to a 73-63 victory over Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) College Monday in Columbus.

Women's Basketball Comes Back From 13 Down to Beat Otterbein in Overtime
(WESTERVILLE, Ohio)--Three Capital University women's basketball players scored career-highs as the Crusaders rallied from a 13-point first half deficit to rally for a 94-86 overtime Ohio Athletic Conference win at cross-town rival Otterbein College.

Women's Basketball Gets First OAC Win Versus John Carroll
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--Capital University's women's basketball stopped a two-game skid and got its first Ohio Athletic Conference win of the season Saturday with a 66-60 win against John Carroll at The Capital Center.

Women's Basketball Comeback Falls Short at No. 14 Wilmington
(WILMINGTON, Ohio)--Last year the Capital University women's basketball team engineered the largest comeback in NCAA Division III history at Wilmington College but the Crusaders could not repeat the feat this year falling 64-57 Wednesday in an Ohio Athletic Conference contest in Wilmington, Ohio.

No. 25 Women's Basketball Falls to No. 5 Baldwin-Wallace
(BEREA, Ohio) – No. 25 Capital University’s women’s basketball team fell in its first Ohio Athletic Conference game of the season Saturday at No. 5 Baldwin-Wallace College, 53-50, in Berea, Ohio.

Balanced Attack Propels Women's Basketball Past Bethany
(BETHANY, W.Va.)--Capital University's women's basketball team used a strong second half and a balanced scoring attack as 14 differnent Crusaders scored to knock off Bethany College (W.Va.), 85-57, Tuesday in Bethany, West Virginia.

Dixie Jeffers Gets Career Win No. 500 as Women's Basketball Beats Wittenberg
(SPRINGFIELD, Ohio) -- Capital University women's basketball coach Dixie Jeffers became the sixth coach in NCAA Division III history to win 500 career games with as the Crusaders downed Wittenberg University, 69-63, Saturday in Springfield, Ohio.

Women’s Basketball Dials Long Distance For First Win of Season
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Capital University’s women’s basketball team hit 11 three-pointers, one off the school single-game record, in an 85-56 win over Kenyon College in the consolation game of the Capital Classic Saturday in Columbus.

Slow Start Sends Women's Basketball To Season Opening Loss
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--Capital University's women's basketball team could not recover from a slow start in a 68-60 loss to Transylvania (Ky.) University in the first round of the Capital Classic in Columbus.

CAPITAL CLASSIC: Rio Grande Advances to Finals
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Britney Walker scored a game-high 20 points and the University of Rio Grande moved on to Saturday's championship game of the Capital Classic after its 75-69 victory over Kenyon College Friday at The Capital Center.

Women's Basketball Ready For an Extreme Makeover in 2006-07
Capital University's women's basketball program may resemble an episode of Extreme Makeover Home Edition heading into the 2006-07 season.

Women's Basketball Ranked Third in OAC Preseason Poll
(AUSTINTOWN, Ohio)--Capital University's women's basketball team was picked third in the Ohio Athletic Conference Coaches Preseason Poll.
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