Women's Basketball: Ohio Northern (14-4 Overall, 10-1 OAC) at #19 John Carroll (16-2 Overall, 9-2 OAC)
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 - 3 pm, Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center, University Heights, Ohio
Saturday's Preview: The Polar Bears make the trip to University Heights to take on John Carroll in a pivotal Ohio Athletic Conference match-up ... Ohio Northern enters today's game 14-4 overall, 10-1 OAC after defeating Otterbein Wednesday 82-54 ... ONU was led by senior Jordan Kimes who scored a game-high 16 points ... Kimes shot a perfect 2-2 from three in the contest ... Sophomore Britt Lauck added 14 points, while sophomore Angela Tesny chipped in 10 ... Junior Brooke Espenschied tied a game-high seven rebounds... Ohio Northern is led this season by Kimes, who is averaging 14.1 ppg, 8.5 rpg, and 1.9 bpg ... Junior Carly 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 5.9 rpg and is fourth in scoring averaging 8.4 ppg ... John Carroll enters today's contest 16-2 overall, 9-2 OAC after losing in overtime to Heidleberg Wednesday 78-75 ... John Carroll was led in the contest by Emily Taylor, who netted a game-high 17points ... Beth Switzler added 15 points and a team-high 10 rebounds ... John Carroll is led this season by Katlyn Spahar who is averaging 18.8 ppg and 6.4 rpg.
Ohio Northern Probable Starters(2014-15 Stats):
G - #14 Angela Tesny, So. (4.1 ppg, 37 assists)
G - #20 Brooke Espenschied , Jr. (6.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg)
G - #22 Carly Thomas, Jr. (9.6 ppg, 47 assists)
F - #30 Jordan Kimes, Sr. (14.1 ppg, 8.5 rpg)
F - #24 Karissa Steffas, Jr. (8.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg)
Series Records: Ohio Northern leads the overall series 35-22 ... The Polar Bears are 17-12 when facing the Blue Streaks on the road ... The Polar Bears captured the victory in the teams first meeting this season 73-70.
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 215-150 (.589) at ONU and a career record of 336-307 (.522).