Women's Basketball: Capital (8-8 Overall, 4-5 OAC) at Ohio Northern (12-4 Overall, 8-1 OAC)

January 23, 2015

Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 - 3 pm, ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio

Saturday's Preview: Ohio Northern enters today's game 12-4 overall, 8-1 Ohio Athletic Conference after defeating Heidelberg Wednesday 61-45 ... ONU was led by sophomore Britt Lauck who scored a team-high 13 points ... Lauck played a key role in a late second half run that helped propel the Polar Bears to victory ... Senior Jordan Kimes picked up her fifth double double in the contest ... The senior scored a team-high 13 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds ... Ohio Northern is led this season by Kimes, who is averaging 14.1 ppg, 8.6 rpg, and 1.9 bpg ... Junior Carly Thomas is second in scoring averaging 9.7 ppg and first on the team in steals averaging 1.2 spg ... Capital enters today's contest 8-8 overall, 4-5 OAC after defeating Muskingum Wednesday 66-39 ... Capital was led in the contest by junior Nina Napolitano, who netted a game-high 14 points ... Sophomore Courtney Merritt added 10 points and six rebounds ... Capital is led this season by senior Shelby Sheets, who is averaging 11.9 ppg ... Junior Kristen Thompson leads the team in rebounding averaging 7.5 rpg.

Ohio Northern Probable Starters(2014-15 Stats):

G - #14 Angela Tesny, So. (3.9 ppg, 32 assists)
G - #20 Brooke Espenschied, Jr. (5.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg)
G - #22 Carly Thomas, Jr. (9.7 ppg, 43 assists)
F - #30 Jordan Kimes, Sr. (14.1 ppg, 8.6 rpg)
F - #24 Karissa Steffas, Jr. (8.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg)

Series Records: Ohio Northern trails the overall series 49-30 ... The Polar Bears went 2-0 last season aganist the Crusaders ... ONU is 21-17 when playing Capital at home.

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 213-150 (.587) at ONU and a career record of 334-307 (.521).