Women's Basketball: Ohio Northern (0-0 Overall) v Trine (Ind.) (0-0 Overall)

Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 - 8 pm, Spurlock Center, Franklin, Ind.

Saturday's Preview: Today's game is the 2014-15 season opener for both teams and is the second game of the Franklin (Ind.) Tipp-Off Classic ... Franklin and Muskingum will tipp-off at 6:30 pm followed by ONU and Trine (Ind.) at 8 pm ... Ohio Northern has won ten straight season openers ...The Polar Bears welcome back nine letter winners from last year's team that went 23-6 overall and finished third in the Ohio Athletic Conference with a 14-4 record ... Northern made its third consecutive OAC Tournament championship appearance and its second consecutive NCAA III Tournament appearance under 14th year head coach Michele Durand ... Senior Jordan Kimes leads the list of returners for ONU ... Kimes led the Polar Bears last season in scoring (15.5 pg), rebounding (9 rpg), field goal percentage (.593), 3-point percentage (.543) and blocks (56) ... Seniors Mary Miller, Kaitlyn Theisen, Kerri Beedy, and Juniors Carly Thomas, Precious Ramsey, and Brooke Espenschied also return for the Polar Bears ... Trine posted a 6-19 overall record and a 3-13 record in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

Ohio Northern Probable Starters (2013-14 stats):

G - #14 Angela Tesny, So. 
G - #20 Brooke Espenschied, Jr. (7.5 ppg, 27 steals)
G - #22 Carly Thomas, Jr. (9.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg)
F - #30 Jordan Kimes, Sr. (15.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg)
F - #24 Karissa Steffas, Jr. (4.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg)

Series Records: Trine is 1-0 against the Polar Bears ... ONU fell to the Thunder during the 2009 season 59-58.

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 202-146 (.580) at ONU and a career record of 323-303 (.515).