Women's Basketball: Ohio Northern (4-1 Overall) at Otterbein (2-3 Overall)

Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 - 7:30 pm, Rike Center, Westerville, Ohio

Wednesday's Preview: Ohio Northern enters today's game 4-1 after defeating Defiance Tuesday Nov. 25, 71-48 ... The Polar Bears were led by senior Jordan Kimes who had nine points and a team-high eight rebounds ... Junior Karissa Steffas and sophomore Britt Lauck added a team-high 13 points, and senior Kerri Beedy added nine points ... The Polar Bears trailed for most of the first half as they entered halftime trailing the Yellow Jackets 26-24 ... However, ONU dominated the second half as the Polar Bears went on a 19-0 run ... Beedy led the stretch as she netted nine of the 19 total points ... Ohio Northern out shot Defiance in the second half shooting 46.9% from the field, while Defiance was just 30% ... ONU is led this season by Kimes averaging 12 points ppg and grabbing 6.8 rpg ... Junior Carly Thomas is second averaging 10.2 ppg and dishing out two apg ... Thomas is currently ranked second in the OAC for three point percentage shooting 50% from behind the arc ... Otterbein enters today's contest 2-3 after losing to Shawnee State, Ky. 70-55 ... The Cardinals were led in the game by junior Amariah Huck who had team-highs 14 points and seven rebounds ... Chelsea Reed and Mary Corbett each added 11 points.

Ohio Northern Probable Starters(2014-15 Stats):

G - #14 Angela Tesny, So. (4.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg)
G - #20 Brooke Espenschied, Jr. (6.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg)
G - #22 Carly Thomas, Jr. (10.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg)
F - #30 Jordan Kimes, Sr. (12.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg)
F - #24 Karissa Steffas, Jr. (8.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg) 

Series Records: Otterbein trails in the overall series 44-30 ... ONU is 27-13 when facing the Cardinals at home, and have won the last nine meetings between the two teams.

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 206-147 (.583) at ONU and a career record of 327-304 (.518).