Women's Basketball: Ohio Northern (10-3 Overall, 6-0 OAC) at Wilmington (8-5 Overall, 3-3 OAC)
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 - 7:30 pm, Fred Raizk Arena, Wilmington, Ohio
Wednesday's Preview: Ohio Northern enters today's game 10-3 overall, 6-0 Ohio Athletic Conference and looks to remain perfect in conference play .... The Polar Bears defeated Marietta Saturday 69-60 ... With the win the Polar Bears are a perfect 3-0 on the road against conference opponents ... The Polar Bears were led in the contest by senior Jordan Kimes who recorded a game-high 14 points and grabbed six rebounds ... Freshman Amy Bullimore added 10 points and seven rebounds ... Junior Brooke Espenschied grabbed a team-high eight rebounds ... Ohio Northern is led this season by Kimes, who is averaging 13.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg, and 2.1 bpg ... Kimes is currently ranked first in the OAC for bpg, fourth for rpg, and fourth for ppg ... Junior Carly Thomas is second on the team averaging 9.9 ppg and 2.2 apg ... Wilmington enters today's contest 8-5 overall, 3-3 OAC after defeating Mount Union Saturday 59-47 ... The Quakers were led in the contest by Ashley Andracki who netted a game-high 12 points and recorded a team-high two assists ... Mary Moyer added 9 points and 1 rebound ... Wilmington is led this season by Moyer, averaging 11 ppg and grabbing 5.4 rpg.
Ohio Northern Probable Starters(2014-15 Stats):
G - #14 Angela Tesny, So. (3.6 ppg, 25 assists)
G - #20 Brooke Espenschied, Jr. (6.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg)
G - #22 Carly Thomas, Jr. (9.9 ppg, 35 assists)
F - #30 Jordan Kimes, Sr. (13.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg)
F - #24 Karissa Steffas, Jr. (9.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg)
Series Records: Wilmington leads the overall series 22-18 ... The Polar Bears fell last season at the Fred Raisk Arena 59-54 ... ONU is 5-12 when playing at Wilmington.
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 211-149 (.586) at ONU and a career record of 332-306 (.520).