Women's Basketball: Ohio Northern (6-2 Overall) at Ohio Wesleyan Invitational
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern 8-2 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 62 |
| Ohio Wesleyan 7-5 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 44 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern 7-2 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 76 |
| Manchester (Ind.) 4-5 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 47 |
Team Stats
Ohio Wesleyan
| Game Statistics | Ohio Northern | Ohio Wesleyan |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (23-48) | (14-51) |
| Field Goal % | 47.9% | 27.5% |
| Rebounds | 31 | 33 |
| Assists | 15 | 8 |
| Turnovers | 20 | 23 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 28 | 19 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 7 | 8 |
| Pts in the Paint | 20 | 16 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 6 |
| Bench Pts | 20 | 8 |
| Game Statistics | Ohio Northern | Manchester (Ind.) |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (28-77) | (13-38) |
| Field Goal % | 36.4% | 34.2% |
| Rebounds | 52 | 26 |
| Assists | 20 | 8 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 21 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 20 | 13 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 22 | 5 |
| Pts in the Paint | 28 | 6 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 4 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 56 | 34 |
Sunday-Monday, December 29-30, 2019, 5/3 p.m. - Branch Rickey Arena, Delaware, Ohio
Saturday-Monday Preview: The Ohio Northern women's basketball team wraps up non-conference play at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational Sunday and Monday … Northern battles Manchester (Ind.) Sunday at 5 p.m. before playing Ohio Wesleyan Monday at 3 p.m. … The Polar Bears will look to get back on track after dropping its last two games to fall to 6-2 on the season … In Northern's most recent game, a 61-53 loss at Trine (Ind.), junior Emily Brock paced the Polar Bears with nine points off the bench … Senior Emily Mescher leads ONU, averaging 12.9 points and six rebounds per game … Senior Abby Weeks adds 9.8 points per contest, while sophomore Lexi Jacobs chips in 6.6 points per game ... Freshman Brynn Serbin averages a team-best 2.5 assists per game … The Polar Bears average 59.6 points per contest, connecting on 38.6 percent of their field-goal attempts and 29.9 percent of their shots from 3-point land … Northern also gets it done on the defensive end of the floor, surrendering 55.3 points per game … Manchester lays claim to a 4-4 record, having won three of its last five games … The Spartans — who are led by Nicole Weaver who pours in 10.9 points per game — average 61.6 points per game … The Battling Bishops own a 6-4 overall record and are riding a five-game win streak … OWU averages 71.3 points per game and is led by Claire Sterling who tallies 17.5 points per contest.
Ohio Northern Probable Starters:
G - #15 Abby Weeks, Sr. (9.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.9 apg)
G - #20 Lexi Jacobs, So. (6.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg)
G - #22 Jaclyn Yankle, Sr. (5.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg)
F - #24 Martrina Parks, Sr. (0.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg)
F - #34 Emily Mescher, Sr. (12.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg)
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Scoring | Rebounding | 3FGs | Assists | Steals | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Mescher | 12.9 | 1. | Mescher | 6.0 | 1. | Brock | 12 | 1. | Serbin | 2.5 | 1. | Serbin | 1.9 | ||||
| 2. | Weeks | 9.8 | 2. | Ward | 4.4 | 2. | Hale | 9 | 2. | Hale | 2.0 | 2. | Yankle | 1.3 | ||||
| 3. | Jacobs | 6.6 | 3. | Weeks | 4.3 | 2. | Serbin | 9 | 3. | Weeks | 1.9 | 3. | Weeks | 1.0 |
All-Time Series: Ohio Northern owns a 5-2 all-time record versus Manchester … The Polar Bears — who have won five in a row in the series — and Spartans last met in 2014 when Northern walked away with a 53-48 victory in Manchester … Ohio Northern boasts an 18-9 all-time record versus Ohio Wesleyan … The Polar Bears — who own a 9-2 record versus the Battling Bishops in Delaware — have won four in a row in the series and seven of the last eight.
Head Coach Michele Durand: Durand is in her 19th season at the helm of the Ohio Northern women's basketball team … She's the all-time winningest coach in program history, laying claim to a 319-178 record, a .642 winning percentage.