Women's Basketball: Ohio Northern (18-5 Overall, 14-2 OAC) at Baldwin Wallace (18-5 Overall, 13-3 OAC)

February 16, 2015

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 - 7:30 pm, Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium - Berea, Ohio

Wednesday's Preview: Ohio Northern and Baldwin Wallace face off in a pivotal Ohio Athletic Conference match-up ... With an ONU victory the Polar Bears can clinch the number one spot in the OAC and a first round bye ... The Polar Bears enter today's contest 18-5 overall, 14-2 OAC after defeating Muskingum Saturday 60-50 ... ONU was led by senior Jordan Kimes who scored a game-high 20 points in route to her 1,000 career point ... Kimes scored her 1,000 career point following a free-throw with 2:18 remaining in the contest ... Junior Karissa Steffas added a game-high 11 rebounds and chipped in six points ... Junior Carly Thomas added 10 points and recorded five steals ... Ohio Northern is led this season by Kimes, who is averaging 13.6 ppg, 8.0 rpg, and 1.9 bpg ... Junior Carly Thomas is second on the team in scoring averaging 9.2 ppg and is first on the team in steals averaging 1.5 spg ... Freshman Amy Bullimore is second on the team in rebounds averaging 6.1 rpg, and is tied for fourth scoring averaging 8.1 ppg ... Baldwin Wallace enters today's contest 18-5 overall, 13-3 OAC after defeating Wilmington Saturday 65-62 ... Baldwin Wallace is led this season by senior Audrey Smolik who leads the team in scoring averaging 12.5 ppg and pulling down 6.7 rpg.

Ohio Northern Probable Starters(2014-15 Stats):

G - #14 Angela Tesny, So. (4.1 ppg, 43 assists)
G - #20 Brooke Espenschied , Jr. (5.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg)
G - #22 Carly Thomas, Jr. (9.2 ppg, 63 assists)
F - #30 Jordan Kimes, Sr. (13.6 ppg, 8.0 rpg)
F - #24 Karissa Steffas, Jr. (8.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg)

Series Records: Ohio Northern leads the overall record 37-27 ... The Yellow Jackets are 22-9 when facing the Polar Bears at home ... Baldwin Wallace defeated ONU earlier this season 69-64.

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 220-151 (.593) at ONU and a career record of 341-308 (.525).