2007-08 Season

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--Capital University's women's basketball team tallied its fourth consecutive winning season and 18th out of the previous 19 seasons in going 17-10, while also making it to the semi-finals of the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament.

(AUSTINTOWN, Ohio) - Junior guard Ryan Wood (Pickerington/Pickerington Central) and sophomore guard Kristen Richardson (Oxford/Talawanda) picked up Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors.

(AUSTINTOWN, Ohio) - Junior forward Caitlin Elsass (Batavia/Clermont Northeastern) and sophomore guard Kristen Richardson (Oxford/Talawanda) were named to the Ohio Athletic Conference's Second Team on Wednesday.

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(BEREA, Ohio)--Rachel Quiring nailed a three-pointer with 19 seconds left and Baldwin-Wallace College hit a pair of free throws to escape with a 56-51 victory over Capital University in the semifinals of the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament in Berea, Ohio.

(WESTERVILLE, Ohio) - Four players scored in double figures and Capital University's women's basketball team led throughout the game to score a 72-66 victory over Otterbein College in an Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinal game Wednesday in Westerville.

(WESTERVILLE, Ohio)--Otterbein College guard Sara Fee hit a three-pointer from just inside half court as time expired to send the Cardinals to a 63-62 win over Capital University in an Ohio Athletic Conference women's basketball game Saturday in Westerville. The Crusaders finished the season at 16-9 overall and 10-8 in the OAC tied for fourth with Otterbein and John Carroll. Otterbein holds the tiebreaker and will host the Crusaders Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. in the quartefinals of the OAC Tournament.

(TIFFIN, Ohio)--Capital University's women's basketball team outscored Heidelberg College 34-17 in the second half to get a 59-45 Ohio Athletic Conference win Wednesday in Tiffin.

(ADA, Ohio)---Capital University’s women’s basketball team saw its four-game winning streak come to an end with a 53-41 Ohio Athletic Conference loss Saturday against Ohio Northern in Ada, Ohio.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) - Despite going nearly seven minutes without scoring a point, Capital University's women's basketball team pulled out a 59-51 win over visiting Mount Union College Wednesday in Ohio Athletic Conference play in The Capital Center.

(NEW CONCORD, Ohio) – Capital University’s women’s basketball team overcame a 16-1 deficit to start the game and came away with a 61-55 win over Muskingum College Saturday in Ohio Athletic Conference play.

(DELAWARE, Ohio) -- Capital University sophomore guard Kristen Richardson (Oxford/Talawanda) was named to the women's basketball ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV Second Team.

Click the link above to see video highlights of the Capital Univeristy's women's basketball team and their 70-50 win over visiting Marietta College. The video is produced by CapVision a multimedia project by the Capital University Department of Communication.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)-Capital University's women's basketball team had a slow start, but pulled out a 70-50 Ohio Athletic Conference victory over Marietta College Wednesday in The Capital Center.

(STERLING, Va.)--Former Capital University women's basketball player Kendra Meyer '01 (Mason/Mason) was named to the D3Hoops.com All-Decade Team. A four-time All-OAC selection and the 2001 OAC Player of the Year, Meyer along with former Crusader Sandy Buddelmeyer are only two players in conference history with at least 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds.

(UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio) -- Capital University's women's basketball team snapped a five-game Ohio Athletic Conference losing streak, defeating John Carroll University 62-46 Saturday in University Heights.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – An 11-0 Wilmington College run at the beginning of the second half was too much for Capital University’s women’s basketball team to overcome, as the Quakers came away with an 81-66 victory in Ohio Athletic Conference play Wednesday in The Capital Center.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--On a wintry, cold January afternoon, the Capital University women's basketball team was equally as frigid as the Crusaders scored a season-low 40 points in a 58-40 Ohio Athletic Conference loss to No. 23-ranked Baldwin-Wallace College at The Capital Center.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)---Junior Caitlin Elsass (Batavia/Clermont Northeastern) turned in a double-double, including a career-high 30 points, and the Capital University women's basketball team survived a double-overtime thriller, 85-83, against visiting Wittenberg University Monday at The Capital Center.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – A 15-0 Otterbein College run in the first half proved to be too much for Capital University’s women’s basketball team, who lost 77-69 Saturday to the rival Cardinals in The Capital Center.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Capital University’s women’s basketball team lost its second consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference contest, falling 57-56 against Heidelberg College Wednesday in The Capital Center.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)---After trailing by as many as 12 points in the first half, Capital University's women's basketball team battled back but came out on the losing end of a defensive battle, 51-48, against Ohio Northern University in an Ohio Athletic Conference game Saturday at The Capital Center.

(ALLIANCE, Ohio) – Sophomore guard Kristen Richardson (Oxford/Talawanda) scored a career-high 24 points in pacing the No. 24 Capital University’s women’s basketball team to a 67-55 Ohio Athletic Conference victory over Mount Union College in Alliance.

(AUSTINTOWN, Ohio)--Capital University junior Heather McAlpin (Cincinnati/Colerain) was named Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week.

(MARIETTA, Ohio) – A pair of large first half runs propelled the No. 25-ranked Capital University women’s basketball team to a 90-51 Ohio Athletic Conference victory over Marietta College Saturday at Ban Johnson Arena.

(AUSTINTOWN, Ohio)--Capital University junior Caitlin Graessle (Galloway/Bishop Ready) was named Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)---Junior guard Caitlin Graessle (Galloway/Bishop Ready) scored 25 points in the first half and finished with a career-high 38, including 7-10 shooting from beyond the arc, to lead the No. 25 Capital University women's basketball team to an 80-70 victory over the visiting Yellow Jackets of Defiance College Saturday at The Capital Center.

(AUSTINTOWN, Ohio)--Capital University sophomore Kristen Richardson (Oxford/Talawanda) was named Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--Capital University scored a season-high 79 points in a 79-43 rout of Muskingum College Saturday in an Ohio Athletic Conference women's basketball game at The Capital Center.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – A 14-2 second half run broke open a tied game and sent the No. 17 Capital University women’s basketball team to a 62-51 victory over Ohio Athletic Conference for John Carroll University Saturday in The Capital Center.

(WILMINGTON, Ohio) -- Capital University's women's basketball team dropped its first Ohio Athletic Conference contest of the season, falling on the road against Wilmington College, 76-68, Wednesday in Wilmington, Ohio.

(AUSTINTOWN, Ohio)--Capital University junior forward Caitlin Elsass (Batavia/Clermont Northeastern) was named Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--The No. 22 ranked Capital University women's basketball team ended the game on a 13-5 run to beat No. 7 in the nation Washington (Mo.) University, 66-58, Sunday at The Capital Center.

(BEREA, Ohio) – Capital University’s women’s basketball team opened Ohio Athletic Conference play with a thrilling 72-64 overtime win over Baldwin-Wallace College Saturday in Berea, Ohio.

(DELAWARE, Ohio)--Capital University's women's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Saturday with a 71-61 defeat to Ohio Wesleyan University at the Hoops for Hope Tournament in Delaware, Ohio.

(DELAWARE, Ohio)--Capital University's women's basketball team, ranked No. 20 in the nation, opened the game on a 15-5 run and never looked back in a 77-39 rout of Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) University Friday in a first round game of the Ohio Wesleyan "Hoops For Hope" Tournament in Delaware, Ohio. The Crusaders play host Ohio Wesleyan in the tournament championship game at 3 p.m. Saturday.

(NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind.)---Sophomore Kristen Richardson (Oxford/Talawanda) and junior Caitlin Elsass (Batavia/Clermont Northeastern) combined for 42 points to help Capital University's women's basketball team earn a 75-49 victory over Kalamazoo (Mich.) College in the championship game of the Manchester Bankers' Classic Saturday.

(NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind.) – Four players scored in double figures for Capital University’s women’s basketball team, who opened its season with a 71-57 victory over Manchester (Ind.) College in the Manchester Banker’s Classic Friday.

(STERLING, Va.) – Capital University junior forward Caitlin Elsass (Batavia/Clermont Northeastern) has been named a Preseason All-American by D3hoops.com.

(AUSTINTOWN, Ohio)--Capital University's women's basketball team was picked first in the Ohio Athletic Conference coaches preseason poll.

Capital head women's basketball coach Dixie Jeffers previews the 2007-08 season in an interview with Cody Leist on CapVision. CapVision is a multimedia production of Capital Department of Communication. Click the link above to see the interview.

After an unseasonably warm Fall in Central Ohio, the Capital University women’s basketball team is looking to turn up the heat on its opponents with the return of nine letterwinners and four starters from a team that finished last season 20-7.

(BEAVERTON, Ore.)—Capital University’s women’s basketball team has been tabbed as the No. 1 team in the nation in the 2007-08 preseason national top-25 poll by Women’s DIII News.