Women's Basketball: Wilmington (11-8 Overall, 6-6 OAC) at Ohio Northern (14-5 Overall, 10-2 OAC)
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 - 7:30 pm, ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio
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Wednesday's Preview: The Polar Bears are playing host to the Quakers of Wilmington at the ONU Sports Center ... Ohio Northern enters today's game 14-5 overall, 10-2 OAC after dropping a game to John Carroll Saturday 63-49 ... ONU was led by junior Carly Thomas who scored a tea-high 10 points and dished out a team-high three assists ... Sophomore Britt Lauck added eight points, while senior Jordan Kimes added seven ... Ohio Northern is led this season by Kimes, who is averaging 13.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg, and 1.9 bpg ... The senior is currently third in the OAC for rpg and ppg ... Thomas is second on the team in scoring averaging 9.6 ppg and first on the team in steals averaging 1.3 spg ... Freshman Amy Bullimore is second on the team in rebounding, averaging 5.8 rpg and is fourth in scoring averaging 8.3 ppg ... Wilmington enters today's contest 11-8 overall, 6-6 OAC after defeating Heidelberg Saturday 51-48 ... Wilmington is led this season by sophomore Mary Moyer who is averaging 10.8 ppg ... Senior Courtney Tucker leads the team in rebounds with 6.6 rpg and is second in scoring with 10.6 ppg ... Tucker leads the team with 55 steals on the year, and is currently tied for first with 2.9 spg in the OAC.
Ohio Northern Probable Starters(2014-15 Stats):
G - #14 Angela Tesny, So. (4.0 ppg, 38 assists)
G - #20 Brooke Espenschied , Jr. (5.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg)
G - #22 Carly Thomas, Jr. (9.6 ppg, 50 assists)
F - #30 Jordan Kimes, Sr. (13.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg)
F - #24 Karissa Steffas, Jr. (7.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg)
Series Records: Ohio Northern trails the overall series 18-22 ... The Polar Bears are 11-10 when facing the Quakers at home, and have won the last six meetings at the ONU Sports Center ... The Polar Bears captured the victory in the teams first meeting this season 69-52.
ONU head Coach Michele Durand: Durand is in her 14th season as head coach of the Polar Bears. She has been named Region Coach of the Year twice and OAC Coach of the year twice. She has a record of 216-151 (.589) at ONU and a career record of 337-308 (.522).