Women's Basketball: Ohio Northern (2-1 Overall) at Adrian (1-2 Overall)
Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 - 3 pm, Merillat Center, Adrian, Mich.
Saturday's Preview: Ohio Northern enters today's game 2-1 after defeating Kenyon Wednesday 66-46 ... The Polar Bears were led by junior Carly Thomas who had a team-high 16 points and three rebounds ... Senior Jordan Kimes added 11 points and four rebounds, and junior Karissa Steffas added 7 points and a team-high seven rebounds ... The Polar Bears shot 45.7% from the field and 36.8% from three, while the Ladies shot 25.5% from the field and 25.9% from three ... ONU is led this season by freshman Amy Bullimore who is averaging 7 ppg and has a team-high 24 rebounds ... Thomas leads the team in scoring averaging 12 ppg ... Adrian enters the contest 1-2 overall after dropping a game to Oberlin 68-59 on Wednesday ... The Bulldogs were led by junior Jordan Yoke who had a team-high 18 points and four rebounds ... Sophomore Brigitte Zavithsanos added 11 points and three assist.
Ohio Northern Probable Starters(2014-15 Stats):
G - #14 Angela Tesny, So. (4.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg)
G - #20 Brooke Espenschied, Jr. (7 ppg, 3.7 rpg)
G - #22 Carly Thomas, Jr. (12 ppg, 3 rpg)
F - #30 Jordan Kimes, Sr. (10 ppg, 5.3 rpg)
F - #24 Karissa Steffas, Jr. (7.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg)
Series Records: Andrian trails in the overall series 16-9 ... ONU is 8-4 when facing the Bulldogs at home, and have won the last five meetings between the two teams.
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 204-147 (.581) at ONU and a career record of 325-304 (.517).