Women's Basketball: Defiance (1-3 Overall) at Ohio Northern (3-1 Overall)
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 - 5:30 pm, ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio
Tuesday's Preview: Ohio Northern enters today's game 3-1 after defeating Adrian Saturday in overtime 87-80 ... The Polar Bears were led by senior Jordan Kimes who posted her first double double of the season ... Kimes had a team-high 21 points and a team-high 10 rebounds ... Junior Carly Thomas added 11 points and two assist, and junior Brooke Espenschied added eight points and eight rebounds ... The Polar Bears shot 64.3% from three, while the Bulldogs shot 36% from three ... Jordan led the Polar Bears shooting a perfect three for three from behind the arc ... She also leads ONU this season in scoring averaging 12.8 ppg ... Freshman Amy Bullimore leads the team in rebounding averaging 7.3 rpg and is fourth on the team in scoring averaging 8 ppg ...Defiance enters the contest 1-3 overall after dropping a game to Hope (Mich.) 77-43 on Saturday ... The Yellow Jackets were led by sophomore Erica Smay who had a team-high 12 points and two steals ... Senior Megan Zachrich added nine points and four rebounds.
Ohio Northern Probable Starters(2014-15 Stats):
G - #14 Angela Tesny, So. (5 ppg, 2.8 rpg)
G - #20 Brooke Espenschied, Jr. (7.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg)
G - #22 Carly Thomas, Jr. (11.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg)
F - #30 Jordan Kimes, Sr. (12.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg)
F - #24 Karissa Steffas, Jr. (7 ppg, 5.5 rpg)
Series Records: Defiance trails in the overall series 17-3 ... ONU is 7-1 when facing the Yellow Jackets at home, and have won the last three 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 205-147 (.582) at ONU and a career record of 326-304 (.517).