Women's Basketball: Ohio Northern (11-4 Overall, 5-3 OAC) at Otterbein (9-6 Overall, 4-4 OAC)
Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 7 p.m. - Rike Center, Westerville, Ohio
Wednesday's Preview: The Ohio Northern women's basketball team takes to the road, traveling to Westerville to battle Otterbein at 7 p.m. inside the Rike Center … The Polar Bears own an 11-4 overall record, which includes a 5-3 mark in Ohio Athletic Conference play … Northern is fresh off a 84-56 home victory over Marietta … In that game, sophomore Jaidyn Hale tallied a team-high 11 points and seven rebounds … Senior Emily Mescher leads ONU this season, averaging 10.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per contest … Senior Abby Weeks adds 8.8 points per game, while sophomore Lexi Jacobs and freshman Brynn Serbin chip in 7.7 and 6.1 points per contest, respectively … Serbin also boasts a team-best 2.2 assists per game … The Polar Bears average 61.9 points per game, connecting on 39.5 percent of their field-goal attempts and 29.6 percent of their 3-point shots … ONU also gets it done defensively, allowing foes to score just 53.5 points per contest … Otterbein — which has struggled of late, losing four in a row — lays claim to a 9-6 overall record, which includes a 4-4 mark in OAC action … Abbie Scholz paces the Cardinals, pouring in 12.9 points and corralling 6.7 rebounds per game … Otterbein averages 63.7 points per game, while allowing opponents to score 57.5 points per contest.
Ohio Northern Probable Starters:
G - #13 Jaidyn Hale, So. (5.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.6 apg)
G - #20 Lexi Jacobs, So. (7.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.7 apg)
G - #22 Jaclyn Yankle, Sr. (4.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.3 spg)
G - #23 Kate Iliff, So. (3.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg)
F - #34 Emily Mescher, Sr. (10.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.4 apg)
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Scoring | Rebounding | 3FGs | Assists | Steals | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Mescher | 10.3 | 1. | Mescher | 5.8 | 1. | Brock | 22 | 1. | Serbin | 2.2 | 1. | Serbin | 2.1 | ||||
| 2. | Weeks | 8.8 | 2. | Ward | 4.5 | 2. | Serbin | 19 | 2. | Jacobs | 1.7 | 2. | Yankle | 1.3 | ||||
| 3. | Jacobs | 7.7 | 3. | Weeks | 3.6 | 3. | Hale | 15 | 3. | Hale | 1.6 | 3. | Newland | 1.0 |
All-Time Series: Ohio Northern owns a 52-33 all-time record versus Otterbein … The Polar Bears — who are 21-18 all-time against the Cardinals in Westerville — have won 17 of the last 20 in the series, however, Otterbein has won three of the last four.
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 324-180 record, a .643 winning percentage.