Women's Basketball: Ohio Northern (17-5 Overall, 13-2 OAC) at Muskingum (6-16 Overall, 4-11 OAC)

Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 - 3 pm, Performance Court, New Concord, Ohio

Saturday's Preview: Ohio Northern enters today's contest 17-5 overall, 13-2 OAC after defeating Heidelberg Wednesday 60-31 ... ONU was led by senior Jordan Kimes who scored a game-high 13 points and pulled down eight rebounds ... Junior Precious Ramsey added nine points and grabbed six rebounds ... Ohio Northern is led this season by Kimes, who is averaging 13.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg, and 2.0 bpg ... The senior is currently third in the OAC for rpg ... Junior Carly Thomas is second on the team in scoring averaging 9.2 ppg and is first on the team in steals averaging 1.4 spg ... Freshman Amy Bullimore is second on the team in rebounds averaging 6.1 rpg, and is tied for fourth scoring averaging 8.2 ppg ... Muskingum enters today's contest 6-16 overall, 4-11 OAC after falling to Capital Wednesday 68-61 ... Muskingum is led this season by Jasmine goings who is averaging 11.7 ppg and 4.5 rpg ... Taylor Maurer is second on the team in scoring averaging 10.8 ppg and first on the team in steals averaging 2.0 spg.

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: Muskingum leads the overall series 37-39 ... The Polar Bears are 13-24 lifetime when facing Muskingum on the road, and have won the last 8 meetings between the two schools ... Ohio Northern defeated Muskingum 82-46 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 219-151 (.592) at ONU and a career record of 340-308 (.525).