Women's Basketball: Heidelberg (9-12 Overall, 7-7 OAC) at Ohio Northern (16-5 Overall, 12-2 OAC)
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015 - 7:30 pm, The ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio
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Wednesday's Preview: Ohio Northern enters today's contest 16-5 overall, 12-2 OAC after defeating Mount Union Saturday 58-42 ... ONU was led by junior Karissa Steffas who scored a team-high 13 points and tied a team-high eight rebounds ... Junior Precious Ramsey added 10 points and also tied a team-high eight rebounds ... Ohio Northern is led this season by senior Jordan Kimes, who is averaging 13.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg, and 1.9 bpg ... The senior is currently third in the OAC for rpg ... Junior Carly Thomas is second on the team in scoring averaging 9.3 ppg and is first on the team in steals averaging 1.3 spg ... Freshman Amy Bullimore is second on the team in rebounds averaging 5.9 rpg, and is fourth in scoring averaging 8.6 ppg ... Heidelberg enters today's contest 9-12 overall, 7-7 OAC after defeating Muskingum Saturday 80-70 ... Heidleberg is led this season by sophomore Carli Patrick who is averaging 10.6 ppg and 11.7 rpg ... senior Paige Ricketts is second on the team in scoring and rebounding averaging 10.5 ppg and 6.7 rpg ... The senior leads the team in assists averaging 3.5 apg.
Ohio Northern Probable Starters(2014-15 Stats):
G - #14 Angela Tesny, So. (4.4 ppg, 40 assists)
G - #20 Brooke Espenschied , Jr. (5.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg)
G - #22 Carly Thomas, Jr. (9.3 ppg, 56 assists)
F - #30 Jordan Kimes, Sr. (13.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg)
F - #24 Karissa Steffas, Jr. (8.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg)
Series Records: Ohio Northern leads the overall series 41-25 ... The Polar Bears are 22-11 lifetime when facing Heidelberg at home, and have won the last 12 meetings between the two schools ... Ohio Northern defeated Heidelberg 61-45 in the first game of the two game series.
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 218-151 (.591) at ONU and a career record of 339-308 (.524).