Women's Basketball: Ohio Northern (0-0 Overall) at Anderson (Ind.) (0-0 Overall)
Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 7 p.m. - O.C. Lewis Gymnasium, Anderson, Ind.
Tuesday's Preview: The Ohio Northern women's basketball team kicks off its 48th season in school history at Anderson (Ind.) at 7 p.m. … The Polar Bears closed the 2018-19 season with 15-13 overall record, which included a 7-11 mark in Ohio Athletic Conference play … Northern finished the season strong, advancing to the OAC Tournament championship game as the No. 7 seed … The Polar Bears were selected to finish fifth in the Preseason OAC Coaches Poll … Head coach Michele Durand and her staff welcome back 12 letter-winners and two starters from last season's squad ... Senior Emily Mescher leads the list of returnees after experience a 2018-19 season that saw her average 8.5 points per game — second on the team — and a team-best 6.5 rebounds per contest … Senior Abby Weeks recorded 7.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game last season, while junior Emily Brock — who led the team with 52 shots made from 3-point land — chipped in 6.9 points per contest … The Polar Bears poured in 62 points per game in 2018-19, and held opponents to an OAC-best 58.8 points per contest … The Ravens sported a 9-16 overall record last season … Payton Moore and Lexi Dellinger return after averaging 14.5 and 14.4 points per game, respectively, in 2018-19.
2018-19 ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Scoring | Rebounding | 3FGs | Assists | Steals | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Mescher | 8.5 | 1. | Mescher | 6.5 | 1. | Brock | 52 | 1. | Weeks | 1.5 | 1. | Weeks | 1.0 | ||||
| 2. | Weeks | 7.8 | 2. | Ward | 3.7 | 2. | Weeks | 17 | 2. | Mescher | 1.3 | 2. | Brock | 0.6 | ||||
| 3. | Brock | 6.9 | 3. | Weeks | 3.5 | 3. | Jacobs | 13 | 3. | Jacobs | 1.1 | 3. | 2 Tied | 0.4 |
All-Time Series: Ohio Northern owns a 2-0 all-time record versus Anderson … This will be the first meeting between the two squads since 1998.
ONU Head Coach Michele Durand: Durand will enter her 19th season at the helm of the Ohio Northern women's basketball team as the all-time winningest coach in program history …. She lays claim to a 313-176 record, good enough for a .640 winning percentage.