Women's Basketball opens 2024-25 season with 77-49 win over Wittenberg

Women's Basketball opens 2024-25 season with 77-49 win over Wittenberg
November 8, 2024

ADA — The Ohio Northern women's basketball team opened their 2024-25 season with a 77-49 win over Wittenberg on Friday evening.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (1-0 Overall), Wittenberg (0-1 Overall).
  • Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio.

The Game

  • Fifth-year senior Kristen Luersman (Fort Jennings) and sophomore Courtney Sumner (Ada) led the Polar Bears with 11 points each.
  • Sophomore Chloee Glenn (Glandorf/Ottawa Glandorf) scored eight points and had a team-high eight rebouds.
  • Ohio Northern started the game on a 6-0 run and led 16-9 after the first quarter.
  • ONU led 38-28 at halftime.
  • Northern went on a 14-0 run during the third quarter to extend the lead to 26 with 3:54 left in the third.
  • ONU outscored Wittenberg 25-5 during the third quarter to take a commanding 63-33 lead at the break.
  • Ohio Northern continued its dominance with a 7-0 run to open the fourth quarter, leading 70-33 with 6:37 remaining in the game.
  • Wittenberg answered with a 7-0 run of its own, making the score 70-40 with 3:15 remaining.
  • Ohio Northern made 29-of-65 field goals for 44.6 percent and was 6-of-24 from beyond the arc for 25.0 percent while Wittenberg was 18-of-25 from the floor for 27.7 percent and finished 4-of-23 on 3-pointers for 17.4 percent.
  • ONU made 13-of-17 free throws for 76.5 percent and WU was 9-of-19 from the line for 47.4 percent.
  • The Polar Bears out-rebounded the Tigers 50-40.

Notables

  • Ohio Northern is now 38-15 all-time in season openers.
  • The Polar Bears are now 21-4 all-time against the Tigers, with a 9-1 record in Ada.
  • Luersman is now 15th in ONU history with 523 career rebounds.
  • Sumner's 11 points were a career-high.
  • This is the 53rd season of Ohio Northern women's basketball. The Polar Bears are now 760-508 all-time in program history for a winning percentage of .599.
  • Fifth-year head coach Mark Huelsman is now 70-30 at Ohio Northern for a winning percentage of .700.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears return to action at the St. John Fisher (N.Y.) Tournament on Nov. 16-17.