Women's Basketball: Ohio Northern (5-0 Overall, 1-0 OAC) at Wilmington (4-2 Overall, 1-0 OAC)

Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 7 p.m. - Fred Raizk Arena, Wilmington, Ohio  

Wednesday's Preview: The Ohio Northern women's basketball team travels to play Wilmington at 7 p.m. inside Fred Raizk Arena … The Polar Bears — who are receiving votes in both the D3hoops.com top 25 and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Coaches Poll — boast an overall record of 5-0, which includes a 1-0 mark in Ohio Athletic Conference … Northern is fresh off a thrilling 58-57 home victory over Mount Union Saturday, a game in which the Polar Bears closed on a 10-0 run … Senior Abby Weeks led the way with a double-double consisting of 16 points and 10 rebounds … Weeks is averaging 11.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in 2019, while also chipping in 1.8 assists per contest … Senior Emily Mescher — who added 12 points and six rebounds against the Purple Raiders — averages a team-best 13.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game this season … Sophomore Lexi Jacobs, who hit the game-winning shot against Mount Union with 16 seconds to play, scores eight points per contest, while junior Sydney Ward adds seven points per game … Freshman Brynn Serbin leads the squad with 3.5 assists per contest … The Polar Bears are averaging 62.8 points per game, connecting on 41.5 percent of their field-goal attempts and 30.1 percent of their shots from 3-point land … Northern is also getting it done on the defensive end, holding opponents to 52.8 points per contest … Wilmington is off to a 4-2 start, which includes a 1-0 mark in conference play … McKayla Binkley paces the Quakers — who are averaging 87.8 points per game — pouring in 18.5 points per contest … Three other Quakers average in double figures … Wilmington is allowing foes to score 70.7 points per game. 

Ohio Northern Probable Starters:

G - #15 Abby Weeks, Sr. (11.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.8 apg)

G - #20 Lexi Jacobs, So. (8.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.6 apg)

G - #22 Jaclyn Yankle, Sr. (3.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg)

F - #24 Martrina Parks, Sr. (0.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg)

F - #34 Emily Mescher, Sr. (13.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg)

ONU Statistical Leaders:

All-Time Series: Ohio Northern owns a 30-22 all-time record versus Wilmington … The Polar Bears — who are 10-12 against the Quakers in Wilmington — have won 12 in a row in the series and 21 of the last 22.

Head Coach Michele Durand: Durand is in her 19th season at the helm of the Ohio Northern women's basketball team … She's the all-time winningest coach in program history, laying claim to a 318-176 record, a .644 winning percentage.